Arts

HappeningsNovember 28, 2022From Screen to Square Film Screening: Hidden Figures

The upcoming screening is the second installment in the DeLaney Center's ongoing film series.

On CampusNovember 16, 2022W&L Celebrates the Holiday Season

’Tis the season for holiday events on campus and in the local community! Check out what’s happening and make your plans to ring in the holiday season.

In The NewsNovember 15, 2022W&L’s University Singers Win Multiple Awards at City of Derry International Choir Festival

University Singers placed third in the festival’s International Open Competition and received the prestigious Visit Derry Award for their final performance.

Nov 7November 4, 2022W&L Presents DeLaney Center’s Film Series

The first From Screen to Square event will take place on Monday, Nov. 7.

HappeningsOctober 10, 2022W&L Presents ‘Selections from The Lindsay Webster Collection of Cuban Posters at Wofford College’

The show will be on display in Wilson Hall’s Lykes Atrium in conjunction with Esteban Ramón Pérez’s solo exhibition “Distorted Myths,” which will be on view in the Staniar Gallery Oct. 10 through Nov. 2.

In Case You Missed It

HappeningsSeptember 16, 2022Author Malika Booker to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L

Booker will give a lecture on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. in in Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium.

HappeningsSeptember 6, 2022W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Fall 2022 Programs and Exhibitions

The first of three fall exhibitions at Washington and Lee University’s Staniar Gallery is now open to the public.

HappeningsAugust 30, 2022Museums at W&L: Fall 2022 Programs and Exhibitions

The Museums at W&L invite the public to their opening reception for "Museum Menageries" on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

My W&LDecember 10, 2021‘The Honor of Learning’

Lauren Hoaglund '22 has parlayed her passion for medieval and Renaissance history, literature, classics and theater into a busy but rewarding four years at W&L.

ArtsMarch 26, 2021The Show Must Go On Camera

The cast and crew of W&L’s upcoming Bentley Musical, “Little Women,” tackled a host of pandemic-related challenges to produce a film version of the show that will be screened for audiences March 30-April 2.

AcademicsMarch 17, 2021Banding Together

Students and faculty in the W&L Music Department refused to let COVID-19 silence them, instead embracing creative protocols to continue making music together in person.

Experiential LearningMarch 10, 2021Blending the Past and the Present to Produce Stimulating Art

In a recent in-class project, seven W&L students used materials found around campus to discuss a broader historical narrative and create a piece now on display in Staniar Gallery.

From the CollectionsNovember 23, 2020Art That Talks

Theater students at W&L were challenged to select a piece from the university's art collection and give it voice.

Museums at W&LApril 30, 2020Social Distancing on Ceramics

A new gift to the Reeves Museum of Ceramics documents how one artist is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theater, Dance, and Film StudiesApril 28, 2020‘EVERYBODY’

Despite a COVID-abbreviated run, the cast of W&L's "EVERYBODY" celebrates the "positive, self-affirming experience" of putting on the show.

Museums at W&LApril 27, 2020Thinking Outside the (Gallery) Box

“To See Color First,” the first comprehensive study of Louise Herreshoff Eaton’s bold and expressive watercolors, opens April 27 as a virtual exhibition.

University SingersApril 14, 2020‘It’s OK to Be You’

Final performances of "Considering Matthew Shepard" had to be canceled because of COVID-19, but the University Singers will never forget the powerful experience of telling Shepard's story.

From the CollectionsApril 10, 2020Squirrels and Grapes on the Dinner Table

This plate, a recent gift to W&L's Reeves Museum of Ceramics from local collectors Joan and Jay Crawford, provides a window into Chinese culture and the material lives of one of Virginia’s most prestigious families.

Don't Miss It November 6, 2019W&L Repertory Dance Company to Perform “W&L Dancers Create…”

Call the Lenfest Center box office today at 540-458-8000 to reserve tickets.

From the CollectionsNovember 1, 2019W&L Collections Feature Native American Artists

As Native American Heritage Month kicks off, University Collections of Art and History invites you to see artwork by Native American artists and featuring Native American people and cultures.

Faculty MentorshipJuly 15, 2019Getting Their Start in Art

For Darcy Olmstead '21 and Lindsey Hewitt '21, analyzing art in the Netherlands and the U.S. with Professor Erich Uffelman has been an educational 'dream come true.'

Faculty Accolade July 10, 2019W&L Awarded Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) Collaborative Curricula Themed Grant

The grant will help fund a project to bring professors from the six ACS dance departments to participating campuses and create a model for shared teaching.

My W&LJune 17, 2019All the World’s Her Stage

With the support of faculty and fellow students, Charlotte Cook '19 acted in seven theater productions at W&L while juggling a major, two minors and other extracurricular activities.

Spring TermApril 30, 2019Drawing Inspiration from Nature

Students in the Spring Term course Drawing in Place practice observational drawing in a beautiful setting near Lexington.

Spring TermApril 25, 2019Photo Class Pictures the Past

Professor of Art Christa Bowden's Spring Term course, Antique Photo Processes, focuses entirely on 19th-century photo processes.

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