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UVA Art Museum: “Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village”

UVA Art Museum: “Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village”

Ruffin Gallery: “Illustration Bitter and Sweet”

Ruffin Gallery: “Illustration Bitter and Sweet”

UVA Art Museum: “Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village”

UVA Art Museum: “Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village”

CCDC: “This is Design: Work from the Second Annual Design Marathon”

CCDC: “This is Design: Work from the Second Annual Design Marathon”

C’ville Arts: Gillian Ruffa’s “Silk Sensations: The Art of the Scarf”

C’ville Arts: Gillian Ruffa’s “Silk Sensations: The Art of the Scarf”

UVA Library’s Harrison Institute: “From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson at the University of Virginia”

UVA Library’s Harrison Institute: “From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson at the University of Virginia”

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First Friday: Timeout from the film festival edition

feature image I don't want to hear anybody say, "I'm bored—there's nothing to do," this Friday because from where I stand (or sit) there is way, way too much to do. Having First Friday coincide with the Virginia Film Festival means a veritable cornucopia of visual pleasures for those lucky enough to be in the 'vil (...)

Long shot: Everson makes a visual poem

feature image One thing I look forward to during the Virginia Film Festival is the chance to view edgy, experimental pieces that usually only screen in urban centers like Chicago or New York. But this year the arty offerings are few and far between. Two exceptions are Kevin Everson's new feature, Erie, and a group e (...)

Ironclad art: Rust never sleeps at Les Yeux du Monde

feature image On a recent autumn evening, as people mingled and sipped wine while admiring Dean Dass's paintings at Les Yeux du Monde's newly completed hilltop gallery, architect W.G. Clark stood on the grassy lawn below the boxy structure and studied his latest project. "It's a little mysterious because it doesn't (...)

Snap: Chalk it up to D. Smith

feature image "D. Smith" is one amazing artist--- and one amazingly willing to spend time in a perishable medium, as this October 13 chalk drawing on the First Amendment Monument amply demonstrates. (...)

Foreign correspondence: Travels with Bob and Cindy

feature image A recent article by Benedict Carey in The New York Times addresses how being thrown out of one's element sparks intellectual growth and concludes, "at least some of the time, disorientation begets creative thinking." For Bob Anderson and Cynthia Burke, who both have exhibitions at the McGuffey Art Cent (...)

The living end: Death becomes Second Street

feature image As once green leaves shrivel and fall and daylight dwindles, the world sends our summer-hazed selves a wake-up call to smell the wilting roses of our own mortality. It's no accident that Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, when the dead come calling, coincide with fall's decay. Appropriately, Second S (...)

  • First Friday: Timeout from the film festival edition
  • Long shot: Everson makes a visual poem
  • Ironclad art: Rust never sleeps at Les Yeux du Monde
  • Snap: Chalk it up to D. Smith
  • Foreign correspondence: Travels with Bob and Cindy
  • The living end: Death becomes Second Street
Happenings

Third annual Hookworm Film Festival in Lovingston

November 7, 2009 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm


The Hookworm Film Festival celebrates its third year as a “parasite” of the Virginia Film Festival, presenting “strange, disturbing, funny, and beautiful films featuring horror, animation, sci fi, comedy, and music by Nelson County filmmakers, including David Lee Stewart, Alex Sherman, M Drake Sherman, and Adam Wilson.” Blue Moon Antique Mall and Book Store. 8230 Nelson Hwy, Lovingston. 434-263-8890 or hookwormfilmfestival@yahoo.com.

ACV presents 15th Annual Artisans’ Studio Tour

November 7, 2009 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Free


Teapot by Mary Ann Burk.

The Artisans Center of Virginia presents the 15th Annual Artisans’ Studio Tour, featuring 15 open studios with 30 artisans demonstrating their craft in the Charlottesville area. Craftspeople participating include potters, textile artists, jewelers, quilters, and woodworkers. Refreshments at every studio. For a map visit http://virginiaartisans.org/studio_tour/index.shtml 434-825-7541.

Women Build of Habitat for Humanity display artistic toolboxes

November 7, 2009 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Women Build toolbox

Women Build of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Charlottesville Area display over 40 toolboxes transformed by local artists into works of art. Proceeds from sales of the boxes benefits the Women Build Program of Habitat for Humanity. 1221 Harris St. 293-6331.

SSG: Sandeep Mukherjee’s landscapes and Hilary Wilder’s “High Lonesome”

November 6, 2009 12:00 pm to December 31, 2009 6:00 pm

Untitled image by Sandeep Mukherjee.Untitled image by Sandeep Mukherjee
Untitled image by Hilary Wilder.Untitled image by Hilary Wilder.

Second Street Gallery features two exhibitions: in the Main Gallery, Sandeep Mukherjee shows texturally driven landscapes; and in the Dové Galley, Hilary Wilder explores the topic of Romanticism in “High Lonesome.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm, with artists’ talks at 6:30pm. 115 Second St. SE in the City Center for Contemporary Arts. 977-7284.

The Garage: Dana Giacofci’s “Staycation”

November 6, 2009 12:00 pm to November 30, 2009 5:00 pm

Dana Giacofci, "Motorhome 2."
Dana Giacofci, “Motorhome 2.”

The Garage presents “Staycation,” an exhibit of mixed-media work by UVA and Cranbook Academy alum, Dana Giacofci. A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5-7pm. 250 N. First St. For more information, visit http://thegarage-cville.com.

McGuffey Art Center: Gregory Vose, Steve Taylor, Blake Hurt, Etta Harmon Levin, and Cat Thrasher

November 3, 2009 12:00 pm to November 22, 2009 6:00 pm

Steve Taylor, "Mist-A.M."
Steve Taylor, “Mist-A.M.”

The McGuffey Art Center features five exhibitions: in the Main Gallery, sculptor Greg Vose shows “Stone Blogs; Bronze Tweets”; in the Lower Hall Galleries, painter Steve Taylor presents “The Small Stuff” and digital artist Blake Hurt offers “New Looks”; and in the Upper Hall galleries, watercolorist Etta Harmon Levin shows “The Land Below—Aerial Views,” and photographer Cat Thrasher shows “Child Face.” An opening reception is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

Angelo: “Inspiration within a Paradigm,” featuring work by Tracy Verkerke and Annie Runkle

November 1, 2009 11:00 am to December 31, 2009 6:00 pm

Drawing by Tracy Verkerke.
Drawing by Tracy Verkerke.

Angelo presents “Inspiration within a Paradigm,” a show that explores them and variation through drawings of the Buddha by Tracy Verkerke and textile bags by Annie Runkle. An opening reception is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.

Mudhouse: Polly R. Breckenridge’s “Unspoken Dialogues”

November 1, 2009 8:00 am to November 30, 2009 10:00 am

Polly R. Breckenridge, "Threaded."
Polly R. Breckenridge, “Threaded.”

Mudhouse features “Unspoken Dialogues,” a show of artwork by Polly R. Breckenridge. A first Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 6-8pm. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.

Java Java: Kathy Kuhlman’s “x’s and o’s”

November 1, 2009 7:00 am to November 30, 2009 6:00 pm

Painting by Kathy Kulhman
Watercolor by Kathy Kuhlman

Java Java features “x’s and o’s,” and exhibition of watercolors by Kathy Kuhlman. 421 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 245-0020.

Nichols Gallery Annex: “Just Landscapes?”

October 31, 2009 12:00 pm to November 29, 2009 5:00 pm

Frederick Nichols, "Autumn Tree, Sherando."
Frederick Nichols, “Autumn Tree, Sherando.”

The Nichols Gallery Annex in Barboursville presents, “Just Landscapes?,” an exhibition of paintings and prints by over 15 Southern artists, including Frederick Nichols, Philip Koch, Tom Tartaglino, and Priscilla Whitlock. Near the intersection of Routes 20 and 33. 540-832-3565.

Ruffin Gallery: “Illustration Bitter and Sweet”

October 30, 2009 9:00 am to December 6, 2009 5:00 pm

Randy Bolton, "Early Spring."
Randy Bolton, “Early Spring.”

Ruffin Gallery shows “Illustration Bitter and Sweet,” an exhibition of work by four artists who explore ideas through illustration, Randy Bolton, Michael Krueger, Marja Ruta, and Leonid Tishkov. Curator Dean Dass says, “Histories private and public coincide and mutually contaminate each other in works that both charm and dismay.” Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Road. 924-6123.

The Niche in the Fine Arts Library: Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere”

October 30, 2009 9:00 am to November 26, 2009 10:00 pm

Still from Shane Mecklenburger's "Halcyon Atmosphere."
Still from Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere.”

The Niche in the Fine Arts Libary screens Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere.” Mecklenburger used 3D models of guns designed for digital shooter games to create this nine-minute piece, which is part of a series called “pwn3d” that investigates how masculinity is constructed in first-person shooter games. Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, Bayly Dr. (across from the Architecture School). For more information, visit http://thelibraryniche.blogspot.com.

Jason McCleod Jewelry Studio Gallery: Group Art Show

October 27, 2009 12:00 pm to November 16, 2009 5:00 pm

Jason McLeod, "Time Bracelets."
Jason McLeod, “Time Bracelets.”

The Jason McLeod Jewelry Studio Gallery presents a group show featuring work—not all of it jewelry—by Elaine Butcher, Frankie Denton, Brian Gibney, Malcolm McGregor, Jason McLeod, and Andres Zapata. 1713-2E Allied Lane in McIntire Plaza (behind C’ville Coffee). 293-9548.

Les Yeux Du Mond: “Dean Dass: New Paintings.”

October 9, 2009 12:00 pm to November 14, 2009 5:00 pm

Landscape by Dean Dass.
Painting by Dean Dass.

Les Yeux du Monde inaugurates its new W.G. Clark-designed gallery with the exhibition, “Dean Dass: New Paintings.” Hours anytime by appointment. 841 Wolf Trap Road. 973-5566.

UVA Art Museum: “Abstract Photography”

September 12, 2009 12:00 pm to January 3, 2010 5:00 pm


Louise Lawler, American, b. 1947, How Many Pictures, 1989
Cibachrome, edition 2/5, 48 1⁄6 x 61 7⁄8 inches
2007.023 Glenstone
© Louise Lawler

The University of Virginia Art Museum shows “Abstract Photography,” featuring seminal works by seven contemporary photographers who are included in the Glenstone Collection. The exhibition showcases images by William Wegman, Louise Lawler, John Graham, Jim Hodges, Vik Muñiz, and Wolfgang Tillmans.  The Museum has scheduled several lectures in association with the show. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

UVA Art Museum: “The Expanding Eye: Art Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe”

September 12, 2009 12:00 pm to January 3, 2010 5:00 pm

Félix Edouard Vallotton Swiss, 1865-1925 A. Edgar Poe, 1894 Woodcut, 6 1⁄4 x 4 7⁄8 inches
Félix Edouard Vallotton,
Swiss, 1865-1925
A. Edgar Poe, 1894
Woodcut, 6 1⁄4 x 4 7⁄8 inches.

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents “The Expanding Eye: Art Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe,” in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Poe’s birth. Curated by the inimitable Stephen Margulies, the exhibition features works of art inspired by Poe’s literary creations. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Jefferson Library: “Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks: A Biographical and Botanical Art Exhibit”

May 3, 2009 12:00 pm to November 12, 2009 5:00 pm

Vicki Malone, "Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple)."
Vicki Malone, “Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple).”

The Jefferson Library presents “Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks: A Biographical and Botanical Art Exhibit,” featuring work by regional artists and researchers who have delved into medical practice of Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks. Contemporary artworks depicting herbal plants likely used during Lucy’s time are on display. Contributing artists include Christine Andreae, Debbie Bankert, Janet Brome, Esther Carpi, Meta Carr, Wendy Cortesi, Lara Call Gastinger, Eileen Malone-Brown, Vicki Malone, and Gail McIntosh. 1329 Kenwood Farm Lane. 984-7450.

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