Located between Melchers and Pollard Halls, duPont Hall is home to several art events open to all this semester.
As you prepare your syllabi and departmental calendars for the semester, consider adding and promoting the following art events. These are OPEN TO ALL, need no prior registration or ticketing, and offer excellent opportunities for student engagement, analysis, and dialogue.
More information will be available about each event as it approaches, but if you need more context now, please contact Director of UMW Galleries Tracy Stonestreet at tstonest@umw.edu or (540) 654-1381. If you’d like to bring your class to the galleries for a tour or activity during the semester, that can be scheduled too!
September 4, 5 – 7pm:
Gallery Opening Receptions
Ridderhof Martin Gallery and duPont Gallery
Celebrate the start of the academic year with the opening receptions for Intersection, featuring abstract artworks by David Carlson and Chee Keong Kung, and Take a Painting, an interactive painting installation by Erika Stearly.
*These exhibitions run until October 10, 2025.
September 11, 5 – 6pm:
Gallery Talk with Erika Stearly
duPont Gallery
Artist Erika Stearly discusses the ideas behind Take a Painting, a participatory project that invites visitors to exchange their own creations for one of hers, creating a continually evolving installation.
September 25, 5 – 6pm:
A Celebration of American Prints (Visiting Artists and Speakers Program)
HCC 136
Join Clayton Lewis, Curator Emeritus of the Clements Library and President of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, in conversation with alumna Allison Stagg (’02), Research Professor at Technische Universität Darmstadt, as they explore the enduring appeal of American printmaking.
October 6, 5 – 6pm:
Dr. Tiffany Lynn Hunt, “Fabricated Boundaries: Filipina American Fiber and Textile Artists“
Location TBD
Adjunct professor Dr. Tiffany Hunt will discuss her curatorial research for the exhibition Fabricated Boundaries: Filipina American Fiber and Textile Artists, on display this fall at American University Museum at the Katzen Center in Washington, DC. This event is co-sponsored by the Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, the Department of Studio Art, Department of Cultural and Philosophical Inquiry, and UMW Galleries.
October 9, 5 – 6pm:
Gallery Talk with David Carlson, Chee Keong Kung, and Sarah Hardesty
Ridderhof Martin Gallery
Artists David Carlson and Chee Keong Kung reflect on their exhibition Intersection with curator Sarah Hardesty, discussing process, abstraction, and the dialogue between painting, sculpture, and installation.
October 23, 5 – 6pm:
Erin Mallea, Artist Talk (Visiting Artists and Speakers Program)
HCC 136
Artist Erin Mallea speaks on her practice connecting art, ecology, and community, highlighting socially engaged projects that respond to place and history.
October 30, 5 – 7pm:
Gallery Opening Receptions
Ridderhof Martin Gallery and duPont Gallery
Join us for the opening receptions of Adaptation, Innovation, and Tradition: Art from the PatawomeckCommunity and the Annual Student Art Exhibition, juried by Dr. Clare van Loenen.
*These exhibitions run until December 7, 2025.
November 6, 5 – 6pm:
Artist Round Table with members of the Patawomeck Tribe
SEA 145
Artists and community members from the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia discuss the works featured in the exhibition and share perspectives on tradition, environment, and identity. This event is co-sponsored by UMW Galleries, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250).
November 20, 5 – 6pm:
Juror Talk with Dr. Clare van Loenen (Visiting Artists and Speakers Program)
HCC 136
Dr. Clare van Loenen, Director of Museums at Sweet Briar College and juror of the Annual Student Art Exhibition, speaks on her curatorial work in the U.K. and United States, as well as her development of student exhibition practices.