Culture Connection takes a light survey of the upcoming arts and cultural events going on in the region to spotlight for our listeners. The feature shares event details that have been chosen and read for our listeners by Hanna Lynch, in loving memory of WNRN’s >Culture Monkey, Beryl Solla.
Beryl Solla was Chairperson of the art department and gallery curator at PVCC. She taught there for ten years and previously taught at JMU and Barry University, in Miami. She received her MFA from the University of Miami and has made various large-scale public tile projects for the past twenty-five years. Beryl was an active member in various organizations including Piedmont Council for the Arts’ Cultural Planning Committee.If you would like to submit an arts event that is coming up in the next month, email culture@wnrn.org!

Culture Connection: April 3rd – April 9th
The Ruffin Gallery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville is hosting their 2023 Student Thesis Art Show, featuring work from Maddie Butkovich, Claire Szeptycki,

Culture Connection: March 27th – April 2nd
In Charlottesville, the McGuffey Art Center presents the Fralin’s Little Museum of Art with featured artist Misty Mawn. Located on the Cornell Plaza in front

Culture Connection: March 20th – March 26th
In Charlottesville, the Ruffin Gallery at the University of Virginia presents work by Anna Hogg in an exhibit titled “Every Bit Unrending, Unreading”, on view

Culture Connection: March 13th – March 19th
Outside of Charlottesville, The Arts Center in Orange presents “Burden of Invisibility”, a series by Veronica Jackson through March 25th. In Richmond, the Library of

Culture Connection: March 6th – March 12th
The Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville is showing an exhibit by Valencia Robin, titled “Mother Tongue” through March 24th. Arts Council of the Valley in

Culture Connection: February 27th – March 5th
Live Arts in Charlottesville presents the work of Steven Haske in an exhibit titled “Secondary Worlds”, on view until the end of March.

Culture Connection: February 20th – February 26th
The University of Virginia Fralin Museum of Art in Charlottesville is presenting a Maya Painted Pottery exhibit titled “Look Three Ways” until the end of

Culture Connection: February 13th – February 19th
The work of University of Virginia art students is on display for seasonal exhibit titled “Hearts” at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, through February 26th.

Culture Connection: January 30th – February 5th
In Charlottesville, the Ruffin Gallery at the University of Virginia presents an exhibition titled “Aesthetics of Undocumentedness”, featuring various undocumented artists who share their stories