Category: What’s New @ UMW

New Exhibition at the UMW Galleries from Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The French Horse from Romanticism to Surrealism: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsRidderhof Martin Gallery, Sept. 1- Oct. 9, 2016The French Horse from Romanticism to Surrealism: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is on view from Sept. 1-Oct. 9 in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery. The horse was omnipresent in 19th-century France. Not […]

Marvashti Named as Leadership Fredericksburg Fellow

Lisa Chinn Marvashti, assistant director of marketing in the University Relations office, has been chosen by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce as one of the 30 fellows in its Leadership Fredericksburg program’s 2017 Class.The fellows will take part in sessions from September through May that will include in-depth leadership skills development and meetings with […]

James Monroe Museum Hires First Public Programs Coordinator

The James Monroe Museum is pleased to announce that Lynda Allen was recently chosen as the institution’s first Public Programs Coordinator.  The new staff position is responsible for all of the Museum’s interpretive events, educational programs and facility rentals. Programs are offered on a variety of topics throughout the year, and tours for public and […]

Japanese Lantern-Making Workshop at Sculpture Studio

It’s been an exciting and creative week in the UMW Sculpture Studio, where community members and students have been working together to learn the process of traditional Japanese lantern making. They’ve been collaborating on a paper sculpture that is about 9 feet tall and 18 feet long. The workshop participants range in age from 8 to 83 […]

STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL NEWS

STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL NEWS EXCELLENT EAGLE EMPLOYEE Congratulations to Anika Wilson! Anika is SAC’s Excellent Eagle Employee for the month of August. Below is what Rick Pearce had to say about Anika.Among her many duties is handling insurance requests and claims. Her tenacity and skill at preparing and negotiating payments from the state’s self-insurance fund for […]