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Westminster Canterbury: Photographs by Dudley Rochester

Westminster Canterbury: Photographs by Dudley Rochester

BozART Gallery: “Minds Wide Open— Celebrating Women in the Arts”

BozART Gallery: “Minds Wide Open— Celebrating Women in the Arts”

Skylight Studios: Terry Coffey

Skylight Studios: Terry Coffey

Albemarle County Courthouse: New work by the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild

Albemarle County Courthouse: New work by the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild

University Programs Council seeks submissions for UPC gallery exhibition

University Programs Council seeks submissions for UPC gallery exhibition

The Arts Center in Orange: “Fabulous Fiber”

The Arts Center in Orange: “Fabulous Fiber”

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Young at art: Students make marks at McGuffey

feature image On a recent Project Runway episode, Tim Gunn challenged the competing designers to construct garments using only items from a hardware store. Good thing the contestants didn't have to go up against St. Anne's-Belfield students Hannah Velie and Katelyn Coyner, whose dresses are among the standout pieces (...)

Collector’s items: Mears gladly tarnishes her reputation

feature image In the Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi, which recognizes the beauty of imperfection, the word sabi refers specifically to a beauty acquired through age and wear. Think graceful curves of peeling paint or the varied patina of tarnished metal. One artist who venerates sabi is Lindsey Mears, whose exhibit (...)

Happily ever after: Boberska sows the seedy

feature image When you think of Detroit's urban decay, "enchanting" is probably not the word that springs to mind. Yet that is exactly the quality artist and architect Berenika Boberska envisions when she considers the former industrial giant's abandoned neighborhoods. An artist in residence at the University of (...)

Domestic violence: SSG brings war home

feature image My father made a profound observation while visiting PVCC's "Cut and Paste" show last week. He said he likes art that has meaning but which also offers "mystery," prompting contemplation and allowing viewers to bring to it their own interpretations and associations. His words resonated when I took in S (...)

Slice of life: Leonard sets the table

feature image Most people maintain romantic notions about the lives of artists and writers. But the truth is we all have to make a living. That guy and gal who sell you cabernet and beer at the Market Street Wineshop? He's an accomplished poet, and she's a brilliant actor. The woman who manages the dairy case at C'v (...)

Home maintenance: Lively envisions the future

feature image You may not know what “albedo” means, but, trust me, you’ve experienced it big time in the past week. Albedo is the amount of solar radiation reflected back into space from the earth’s surface, and it’s essential to planetary health. The best promoter of albedo? Snow with an underlying layer (...)

  • Young at art: Students make marks at McGuffey
  • Collector’s items: Mears gladly tarnishes her reputation
  • Happily ever after: Boberska sows the seedy
  • Domestic violence: SSG brings war home
  • Slice of life: Leonard sets the table
  • Home maintenance: Lively envisions the future
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Kluge-Ruhe presents lecture by Judith Ryan

March 17, 2010 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Free

Judith Ryan
Judith Ryan.

The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection presents a lecture by Judith Ryan, Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, who will discuss “The Raw and the Cooked: The Aesthetic Principles of Aboriginal Art.” Space is limited, so reservations are required. 400 Worrell Dr., Peter Jefferson Pl. 244-0234.

Kluge-Ruhe offers “Tucker Box” lunch tour

March 17, 2010 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

Maringka Baker, Nyumun, 2009 Image courtesy of Tjungu Palya Art Centre and Basil Hall Editions, Australia
Maringka Baker, Nyumun, 2009
Image courtesy of Tjungu Palya Art Centre and Basil Hall Editions, Australia.

The Kluge-Ruhe offers a guided tour of its current exhibitions, followed by lunch in the gallery. Bring your own lunch or order one for $10.00. Ordered lunches are provided by Brix, the Terrace Cafe at Pantops Center. Reservations are required, so call ahead. 400 Worrell Drive. 244-0234.

Les Yeux Du Monde: “Minds Wide Open: Women in the Arts”

March 12, 2010 1:00 pm to April 18, 2010 5:00 pm

Deborah Kahn, "Embrace."
Deborah Kahn, “Embrace.”

Les Yeux du Monde, in association with the statewide celebration of women in the arts, presents “Minds Wide Open: Women in the Arts,” featuring work by Susan Bacik, Cary Brown, Anne Chesnut, Stacey Evans, Ellen Hathaway, Diane Hughes, Peyton Hurt, Deborah Kahn, Megan Marlatt, Annie Harris Massie, Donna Mintz, Trisha Orr, Nina Ozbey, Martha Saunders, Rebecca Silberman, and Anne Slaughter. Gallery hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-5pm, or by appointment. 841 Wolf Trap Road. 973-5566.

PVCC: Megan Marlatt’s “The Dark Side of Play” and Norman Brenbridge’s “Around the Middle Sea”

March 12, 2010 9:00 am to April 21, 2010 5:00 pm

Megan Marlatt, "LeRoi's Toys."
Megan Marlatt, “LeRoi’s Toys.”

Piedmont Virginia Community College features two exhibitions: UVA art prof Megan Marlatt explores the complex world of children’s toys in “The Dark Side of Play”; and Norman Brenbridge draws from his extensive travels for “Around the Middle Sea.” V. Earl Dickinson Building.  College Drive. 961-5202.

Warm Springs Gallery: Painter Christopher Burch and ceramics artist Phil Elson’s “Passages.”

March 10, 2010 11:00 am to March 31, 2010 5:00 pm

Phil Elson, "Just Down From Placa de Catalunya, 15 pieces."Phil Elson, “Just Down From Placa de Catalunya, 15 pieces.”
Christopher Burch, "Amber Lake."Christopher Burch, “Amber Lake.”

New-to-town Warm Springs Gallery presents “Passages,” its inaugural exhibition featuring paintings by American artist Christopher Burch and ceramic pieces by Australian artist Phil Elson. 105 Third St. NE. 245-0880.

McGuffey Art Center: Lindsey Mears, Kristina Glick Shank, Gloria Mitchell, and the annual High School Art Show

March 1, 2010 12:00 pm to March 31, 2010 6:00 pm

Lindsey Mears, "Abide."Lindsey Mears, “Abide.”
Kristina Glick Shank, "Scrapyards Suns: Double Brooch."Kristina Glick Shank, “Scrapyards Suns: Double Brooch.”

The McGuffey Art Center presents four exhibitions during March: in the Main Gallery, book and mixed-media artist Lindsey Mears shows “Winter into Spring”; in the Downstairs Hall Galleries, jeweler Kristina Glick Shank shows “Gathered Up,” and painter Gloria Mitchell shows “Indian Territory”; and the Upstairs Hall Gallery features the always interesting annual High School Art Show. A First Friday opening is scheduled for March 5, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NE. 295-7973.

Angelo: Alan O’Neal’s “Compositions”

March 1, 2010 11:00 am to April 30, 2010 6:00 pm

Alan O'Neal, "Composition No. 3"
Alan O’Neal, “Composition No. 3″

Angelo presents “Compositions,” an exhibition of new paintings by local fave Alan O’Neal. A First Friday opening is scheduled for March 5, 5:30-7:30pm. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.

UVA’s Ruffin Gallery: Berenika Boberska’s “Fallow City Project”

February 26, 2010 9:00 am to March 26, 2010 5:00 pm

Berenika Boberska, "Fallow City."
Berenika Boberska, “Fallow City.”

The University of Virginia’s Ruffin Gallery presents visiting artist and architect Berenika Boberska’s installation, “Fallow City Project,” which proposes ways to reclaim and revitalize urban and suburban areas that have fallen into decay. Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Road. 924 6123.

Second Street Gallery: “Conflict/Interest”

February 5, 2010 12:00 pm to March 27, 2010 6:00 pm

Eric Parnes, "Sex Drugs and Rock N Roll."
Eric Parnes, “Sex Drugs and Rock N Roll.”

Second Street Gallery presents a group show, “Conflict/Interest,” which “speaks to both the recent fascination with current conflicts as source material for art making, but also recognizes the ways in which, for artists working today, the imagery of war has been present and pervasive throughout their entire lives. ” Artists featured include Eyal Danieli, Naomi Falk, Mona Hatoum, Tim Hetherington, Richard Kraft, Eric Parnes, Steven Rubin, Mary Schepisi, and Suara Welitoff.  A First Friday winter-deferred opening is scheduled for February 12, 5:30-7:30pm, with a curator’s talk at 6:30pm. 115 Second St. SE. 977-7284.

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