Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Ben Cozic, staff writer Ever since man first drew on rock walls, art has become a major influence in the world. People show expression and perspective in what they create and then show it off to see how others react. But what about art today? Since the days when great artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo […]
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No college is complete without a host of clubs; someplace where people of similar interests can go off to enjoy themselves. Most clubs are commonly found throughout any college, such as the Chess Club or the Writing Club. These are the sorts of classic clubs that have existed in colleges long before the turn of […]
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Believed to have been written and first performed over 400 years ago, The Tempest is playing at PVCC on March 31, April 1 and 2. The cast of 18 includes students from PVCC and members of the local community who will be performing an inspired take on Shakespeare’s classic. Adjunct Coordinator of Theatre Productions and […]
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If you wish to experience foreign art in a local building, visit the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art collection. There, you can get a look at art that was first introduced thousands of years ago. Aboriginal art is an ancient style first practiced by indigenous Australians. Using tree bark and stone as canvases, the Aboriginal Australians would […]
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Adjunct instructors Fenella Belle and Stacey Evans displayed collaborative work Feb. 5 at McGuffey Art Center. The monthly “First Fridays” in downtown Charlottesville was busy, with hundreds of visitors at a time. According to Belle, around 1,000 people visited the exhibit throughout the night. “It is hard to say, but I did have to buy […]
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The Ix Art Park formally adopted executive staff Jan. 4. This move, by Monticello Associates board of directors, marks the change from ephemeral experiment to formal establishment. Radical expression has been homeless for several years, since the bulldozing of Random Row Bookstore. Brian Wimer will now take the lead at the Ix Art Park and […]
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Let There Be Light is an annual, light-themed, interactive exhibit hosted on the grounds of PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson building. Celebrating the winter solstice, Let There Be Light aimed to comfort and inspire in the midst of the longest night of the year. Upon entering the Dickinson building, guests were welcomed with complimentary maps of […]
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The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia was largely empty on Oct. 22. Most of the staff was travelling, leaving a skeleton crew of PVCC faculty and alumni to staff the facility. Visitors were greeted by PVCC student Angela Bell, who directed them to appropriate galleries and assured them that no one […]
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Curator James Yates and Professor Beryl Solla organized “Yard Dreams” and “Gallery Dreams,” a complementary exercise in gallery and installation art. Based in the South Gallery of the Dickensen Building, the gallery exhibit is companion to a series of installations in the Belmont neighborhood. Yates described the early days of the collaboration. He began with “It […]
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The PVCC Gallery debuted two new exhibits at its opening reception on Sept. 18. The exhibits, “Gallery Dreams” and “Lost and Found,” drew a steady crowd throughout the evening as students, friends, family, and other art enthusiasts paced the halls, exclaiming over the pieces. “Gallery Dreams,” displayed in the South Gallery, is a companion piece […]
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