Arts & Culture

In a noisy world, people sometimes tune-out the sounds around them, but at the University of Virginia artists are celebrating sound with two intriguing exhibits.

Banks were once at the heart of many communities in Virginia, but with so much banking now done online, many have closed. In Roanoke and Charlottesville, renovations are underway, and developers are betting on the arts to bring new life to those elegant old banks.

A surprising show has opened in Charlottesville, featuring the work of an artist who’s spent most of her life in prison. It’s been organized by someone she’s never even met.

The Virginia Film Festival features a number of national and international productions, but it also celebrates this state. One documentary allows viewers to settle into the slow pace and scenic beauty of Tangier Island.

It’s called Multiple Choice and it profiles a unique approach— combining academics with vocational training at a time when artificial intelligence could cost many Americans their jobs.

Americans have plenty to choose from when it comes to entertainment – hundreds of cable channels, streaming services and direct TV, but that hasn’t stopped a group of investors from bringing back an old-fashioned movie tradition – the drive-in.

At a time when the nation is sharply divided and compassion seems to be in short supply, a new show at UVA’s art museum is sparking thought and conversation about empathy.

Her new book is Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home, and Family in a Fractured America.

Tickets go on sale October 3rd, but the Virginia Film Festival is urging the public to go online now – to figure out which of more than 120 movies and documentaries they might like to see.

The Gullah people are descendants of African slaves brought to the low country of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Their unique language and culture were preserved over decades of isolation. Now, that music is at the center of a performance Saturday in Charlottesville.