UVA Art Museum

Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c.
Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537
Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet)
Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

Make it classy! How the Renaissance codified a style

Repeat after me: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite— anyone who’s taken high school Latin knows these are the five types of columns used in Roman architecture. Right? Wrong! As the University of Virginia Art Museum’s current exhibition, “Variety, Archeo

UVA Art Museum Final Friday exhibit: "Inspired by Henry Moore"

The University of Virginia Art Museum's plaza near the installed Henry Moore sculpture, "Seated Woman," features the exhibition, "Inspired by Henry Moore," a First Friday show of work by students in William Bennett's course, Arts 2810: Introduction to Sculpture I. 155 Rugby

Cammy Brothers offers Lunchtime Talk at the UVA Art Museum

The University of Virginia Art Museum offers a Lunchtime Talk by architectural history prof Cammy Brothers, who will discuss the exhibit, "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice." 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.

Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham: Letter to the World (Swirl), 1940, Gelatin silver print, reprinted 1980, 16 x 20 in, 40.64 x 50.8 cm (sheet), Gift of L. Bradley Camp, 1984.25.200.6

UVA Art Museum offers a Saturday Special Tour led by Stephen Margulies

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a Saturday Special Tour led by Stephen Margulies, who guest curated the current exhibition, "The Dancer and the Dance: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs." 155 Rugby Road. 243-2050.

Isabel Bishop, American, 1902–1988. "Lunch Counter," c. 1940; oil, egg tempera, and pencil on hardboard, 23 x 14 in, 58.42 x 35.56 cm. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC © Estate of Isabel Bishop, Courtesy D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, Acquired 1941. Accession No. 0139.

UVA Art Museum hosts Family ArtJAM: "Figuring out the Figure"

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a Family ArtJAM, "Figuring out the Figure." Children will tour the Museum's current exhibit, "Figure Study: The Fourteenth Street School and the Woman in Public," and then participate in a related hands-on activity. The worksh

UVA Art Museum hosts Family ArtJAM: "Capturing the Gesture of Dance"

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a Family ArtJAM, "Capturing the Gesture of Dance." Children will tour the Museum's current exhibit, "The Dancer and the Dance," and then draw from a live model in motion, participate in a dance workshop, and watch a performance

UVA Art Museum hosts lunchtime talk by Benjamin Ray

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a lunchtime talk by Benjamine Ray, professor of religious studies and adjunct curator at the Museum, who will discuss "How to Talk about African Art." 155 Rugby Road. 243-2050.

UVA celebrates Final Friday

The University of Virginia Art Museum hosts a Final Friday celebration with refreshments and the chance to enjoy the Museums's current exhibits: "Figure Study: The Fourteenth Street School and the Woman in Public," "Variety, Archeology and Ornament: Renaissance Architectura

Bruce Boucher leads Saturday Special Tour at the UVA Art Museum

The University of Virginia Art Museum offers a tour of its exhibition "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," led by Museum director Bruce Boucher. 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.

UVA Art Museum hosts lunchtime talk by Tyler Jo Smith

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents a lunchtime talk by Tyler Jo Smith, associate professor of classical art and archeology, who will discuss ancient Mediterranean art on view in the Object Study Gallery. 155 Rugby Road. 243-2050.