Jepson AEC Receives Green Credentials
Susan Mullane has announced that the Jepson Alumni Executive Center at UMW has been designated a “Green” Conference Center. Recycling and conservation efforts have been stepped up to meet Virginia State standards, and the Jepson name will be proudly displayed on the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality website. Virginia Green is the statewide program that works to reduce the environmental impacts of Virginia’s Tourism Industry. It is run as a partnership between DEQ, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association.
More information about becoming a green facility may be found at http://www.deq.state.va.us/p2/virginiagreen/conference_centers.html.
Support the JF Multicultural Center on 9/23!
The James Farmer Multicultural Center is currently in the process of coordinating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Black History Month, and Women’s History Month Celebrations for the 2010-11 academic year. If you are interested in supporting or being a part of any of these committees, please attend our initial interest meeting on Thursday, September 23 at 4:00 p.m. OR 6:00 p.m. in the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, 211).
If you are unable to attend either meeting, please e-mail LaNita Weisenberger at lweisenb@umw.edu indicating the committee(s) you are interested in and in what capacity you would like to serve. Thank you to the entire campus community for your continued support!
New duPont Gallery Exhibit Open Until Oct. 8
Art professor Carole Garmon found inspiration for her latest exhibit “Study for a Perfect Day” from two billboards that she spotted while driving through Tennessee last spring. Read more.
Gari Melchers Painting Featured on Embassy Exhibition Catalog Cover
- Exhibition Cover
Gari Melchers Home and Studio’s In Old Virginia painting made the cover of the US Embassy Bern ART in Embassies Exhibition catalog. Donald Beyer, Jr. is the US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and In Old Virginia hangs in his official Residence in Bern.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio Hosts New Exhibition
"Julia and Ivan" by Gari Melchers, ca. 1921, pastel and crayon on paper
On Display from September 10 through November 21
“Gari Melchers’ Works on Paper: Highlights from the Collection”
Curatorial Intern and University of Mary Washington senior Davida “Vida” Austin has selected almost 20 works on paper for this temporary exhibition.
Vida’s selections represent a survey of styles and subjects that show Melchers development as an artist on paper and span nearly his entire career.
The subject matter is wide-ranging and includes everything from portraits and landscapes to figurative interiors.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio is open everyday, except Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free to the UMW community.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio to Host Fall Bulb Planting Workshop
Fall Bulb Planting Workshop
Sunday, September 19, 2 p.m.
Building and Grounds Preservation Supervisor Beate Jensen will show how to use bulbs in formal gardens and for naturalizing.
Sponsored by Roxbury Farm and Garden
Free and open to the public; reservations not required.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio hosts Bird Talk
Andrew Dolby
Illustrated talk in the Pavilion followed by bird watching on the grounds and in the woods. Free and open to the public; reservations not required.
Members of the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Virginia Society of Ornithology will be on hand to lead informal tours after the talk.