Over the next several weeks, the Daura Museum of Art will host the Annual Juried Exhibition and the Senior Thesis Art Exhibition, shining a spotlight on artwork created by University of Lynchburg students over the past academic year.
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Daura Museum presents self-portraits of namesake
An exhibition of self-portraits by Pierre Daura, namesake of the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art, opened today in the Daura’s Gallery II. The exhibition, “Pierre Daura: Self-Portraits,” is composed of work from the University’s permanent collection.
Daura Museum showcases permanent collection in spring semester exhibits
Artwork from the permanent collection of the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art will take center stage this spring in three exhibits, two of which open next week.
Artist making bullets into bells at Lynchburg on Oct. 20
A Washington, D.C.-based artist will be making bullets into bells on Friday, Oct. 20, at the University of Lynchburg. The traveling installation, “When do you feel safe?” was created in response to the current crisis of school shootings in the U.S.
Daura Museum of Art names new director
The University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art has a new director. Brooke Marcy, who previously served as curator at Riverviews Artspace in downtown Lynchburg, will assume the role on Sept. 18.
Semester opens with exhibits at Daura Museum of Art, Dillard Fine Arts Center
Two exhibits, “Cultural Witness: Art, Artifacts and Social Order, Selections from the Daura Museum Collection” and “The Beauty of the Land: Watercolor Landscapes of Pierre Daura,” will open Monday, Aug. 22, in the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art.
Seniors’ artwork, emotions on display May 9-17 in Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art
The University of Lynchburg’s Annual Senior Art Thesis Exhibition opens Monday, May 9, in the Daura Museum of Art. A reception and awards ceremony will be held from 4-5 p.m. The exhibit runs through Tuesday, May 17. Admission is free and the public is invited.
Soul Box gun violence project among three spring exhibits at Daura Museum
Three exhibits are currently on display at the Daura Museum of Art, “This Loss We Carry: Art Revealing the Gunfire Epidemic,” “Metaphor, Myth, & Politics: Art from Native Printmakers,” and “On Paper: Fine Prints from the Collection.”
Daura Museum exhibits shed light on drug addiction, domestic violence
When her son, Devin, died after a fentanyl overdose in 2018, Theresa Clower turned to art as a way to deal with her grief. Her first project was a pencil drawing of her son. That portrait sparked “INTO LIGHT: Erasing the Stigma of Drug Addiction,” one of two exhibits opening Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art.
Fall Daura Museum of Art lineup opens with Warhol, African art
The fall lineup at the Daura Museum of Art opened last week with two exhibits, “15 Minutes of Fame: Andy Warhol and the Cult of Celebrity,” and “The African Conservation Project.” Both exhibits run through Friday, Sept. 24.