Please join us this Thursday, Oct. 30, for the Opening Receptions of two new exhibitions:
- Adaptation, Innovation, and Tradition: Art from the Patawomeck Community – reception Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 5 p.m. in Ridderhof Martin Gallery
- The Annual Student Art Exhibition (ASAE) – reception Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 5 p.m. in duPont Gallery with awards announced at 4:45 p.m.
Receptions will take place in both Ridderhof Martin Gallery and duPont Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Awards for ASAE will be announced in the duPont lobby at 4:45 p.m. Refreshments will be served at both receptions. All are welcome – please stop by!
These exhibitions will remain on view from October 31 – December 7, 2025. Admission is always free and no tickets are required. If you are interested in scheduling a tour for a specific group or class, please let us know.
In Ridderhof Martin Gallery: Adaptation, Innovation, and Tradition: Art from the Patawomeck Community celebrates the creative traditions and contemporary practices of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia. Over the centuries Patawomecks have come together to celebrate, work, build, play, and worship, always as a distinct and bounded community with deep ties to one another and to their homeland around Potomac Creek. The objects in this exhibition represent the full spectrum from tools, to crafts, to fine art, and have a distinct connection to place – a powerful theme within the Patawomeck community because it provides sustenance to its people economically, culturally, and spiritually. This exhibition is organized by Dr. Brad Hatch and supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250). An artists’ roundtable will be held Thursday, Nov. 6 from 5 – 6 p.m. in Seacobeck Hall, room 145.
In duPont Gallery: the Annual Student Art Exhibition showcases the incredible talent and creativity of UMW students. Artworks by 46 students will be on display. This year’s guest juror is Dr. Clare van Loenen, director of museums and galleries at Sweet Briar College. Several artworks in the exhibition are selected for annual departmental awards, including the Anne Elizabeth Collins ’73 Memorial Art Award, the Emil R. Schnellock Award for Excellence in Painting, and the Melchers Gray Purchase Award. For this last award, the recipient’s artwork is purchased from the exhibition to become part of the UMW Galleries’ permanent collection. Awards will be announced at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday (directly preceding the opening reception). Dr. van Loenen will give a juror’s talk Thursday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. in the HCC Digital Theatre, room 136.
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