McGuffey Art Center

Barefoot Excursions: McGuffey Art Center

In this episode of Barefoot Excursions, we head to the McGuffey Art Center to explore the history of this Cville landmark.

The Landmark as vertical garden | Russell U. Richards | TEDxCharlottesville

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Vertical Garden Idea

Russell U. Richards is an artist and filmmaker with a studio at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. His art typically uses elements drawn from life as a jumping-off point into fantastical, futuristic or conceptual territory. Though he jokes his work is too graphical for the fine art world but too fine for the comics, Russell’s art has been exhibited in galleries around the world and published extensively. He is the recipient of a Virginia Commission for the Arts grant, and was honored with a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Taubman Museum of Art in 2009.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

[Wikipedia] Toru Oba

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Toru Oba (born 1945) is an American Sculptor born in Minazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan into a family of traditional landowners and artists. Toru grew up in the mountains of rural Yamagata. He completed his early schooling in Yamagata and later finished his education in Tokyo.He has lived in Russia and France. In 1969, Oba moved to La Roque-sur-Cèze, France. He apprenticed with French stonemasons working on the 11th century stone village. He lived in France with his wife and daughter until 1972. Then he moved to rural West Virginia, United States, where he created Japanese style gardens, Russian, Finnish and Rumford style fireplaces. In 1984, Toru became an instructor of a stone masonry workshop at the Lama Foundation in Taos, New Mexico. Oba subsequently became a founding member of the The Stone Foundation based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.In 1985, Oba moved with his wife and two daughters, to central Virginia, where he currently resides. Toru's work evolved towards landscape features and monumental sculptural structures such as Japanese style lakes, waterfalls, massive sculpted stone benches, tables, and freestanding contemporary sculpture. Toru's stone work is always art. Oba's style is rough surfaces juxtaposed against smooth ones, wide-open spaces, and nature-like arrangements– betrays a very Japanese aesthetic. Currently Oba has six monumental sculptures prominently displayed in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia at the McGuffey Art Center and has worked at 531 N. First St in the same town. Oba's work is on display at the Brad Smith Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and in private collections around the world.

zapateado and clogging together

This is a video of the Lua Project with guest artist Zenen Zeferino, giving a short demonstration of zapateado from Veracruz, Mexico and Appalachian clogging. This is to show how the two rhythms interact when performed at the same time. This is from a performance presentation of their Virginia Humanities supported project, Mexilachian Son: New Songs from an Emerging Virginia Culture. This performance is from the McGuffey Arts Center in Charlottesville, Va on May 12, 2019.

Choreographer Interview | Veronica Hart's Momentaneous

Charlottesville Ballet company dancer Veronica Hart discusses her new work Momentaneous.

In November 2011, Charlottesville Ballet premiered the third section of Veronica Hart's Momentaneous as a work-in-progress at the First Fridays Dance Series at the McGuffey Art Center. Veronica has now expanded the work to three movements, which will appear in the Mainstage One Performance on 2/11/12.

The title Momentaneous comes from the idea of remaining in the moment and not allowing anxiety for the future or nostalgia for the past water down our enjoyment of the present. Time is fleeting and so are our careers as dancers. The movement is big and lyrical and meant to be challenging and enjoyable for the dancers to bring out the most in their individual performance qualities.

For more information about Veronica Hart and to reserve your tickets to the Mainstage One Performance, visit CharlottesvilleBallet.org.

Video by Elisa Alexander | (c) Charlottesville Ballet, 2012

Barefoot Excursions: UVA Corner Starbucks

In this episode of Barefoot Excursions, Coy visits 1601 University Avenue at the UVA Corner to explore the history of the 1927 building which has been home to a Starbucks since 1998. Barefoot Excursions is hosted by Coy Barefoot, best-selling author and celebrated Charlottesville historian.

Curry Virtual Tour

A Virtual Tour of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia

Charlottesville Inside-Out: Frank Walker; Rivanna Radio Control Club (#1109)

Try your hand at flying with a local radio control club; then sit down with an artist whose work is inspired by his passion for history and people.

Barefoot Excursions: The UVA Corner

Best-selling author and radio personality Coy Barefoot visits the historic UVA Corner, the heart of the University of Virginia community.

Barefoot Excursions: Wells Fargo Building

In this episode of Barefoot Excursions, Coy tells us about the history of the Wells Fargo building.

Barefoot Excursions: Miller & Rhoads Building

We're downtown in this episode of Barefoot Excursions where Coy takes us to a rare view of Cville on top of the old Miller & Rhoads building.