WVU Libraries unveils Kittie Blakemore portrait
West Virginia University Libraries unveiled a portrait of Virginia “Kittie” Blakemore, the first coach of the WVU’s women’s basketball team.
West Virginia University Libraries unveiled a portrait of Virginia “Kittie” Blakemore, the first coach of the WVU’s women’s basketball team.
Presenting the first Art in the Libraries retrospective exhibit, which celebrates 10 years of impact. To honor and reflect, join the launch event on Oct. 8.
Read More: Ten years of Art in the Libraries celebrated in first ever retrospective exhibit and upcoming contributor panelIn honor of American Archives Month, on Oct. 2, WVU Libraries is proud to host Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States.
Read More: WVU Libraries to host Archivist of the United States for a day of special collections tours and public eventsThe West Virginia & Regional History Center invites the public to celebrate West Virginia Day with a program on West Virginia folklore and the opening of a new exhibit at 2 p.m. June 20.
Read More: WVRHC to celebrate West Virginia Day June 20As part of its mission, the Art in the Libraries Committee seeks to highlight the art and scholarship of graduate students.
Read More: Graduate Student Exhibit Award submissions open through June 30The WVRHC extends an open invitation to commemorate the closing of “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection” from 2-4 p.m. Friday, May 17.
Read More: WVRHC hosting open house for “Women Making History” exhibit May 17WVU Libraries will unveil a portrait of Regina Charon, a pioneering civil rights attorney and role model for women entering the legal profession, from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Robinson Reading Room.
Read More: WVU Libraries to unveil Regina Charon portraitThe West Virginia and Regional History Center will host internationally acclaimed writer Jayne Anne Phillips at 7 p.m. April 12 in the Milano Room in WVU’s Downtown Campus Library.
Read More: Acclaimed novelist Jayne Anne Phillips to speak at Downtown LibraryJoin the West Virginia and Regional History Center for an evening with poet and publisher Jeffrey Cyphers Wright at 6:30 p.m. April 9 in the Milano Room in West Virginia University’s Downtown Library.
Read More: An Evening with Jeffrey Cyphers Wright: Poet, Publisher, PuppeteerAs the curator of the upcoming exhibition at WVU Libraries exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI), I am excited to invite the WVU community to be a part of this transformative endeavor.
Read More: Perspectives: Curating the WVU Libraries Exhibitions + Artificial Intelligence in Your LifeJoin us as we celebrate Women’s History Month at the West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU Libraries. The public is invited to view the exhibition, “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection."
Read More: Celebrate Women’s History Month at the West Virginia and Regional History CenterThe Health Sciences Library is hosting a National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit titled “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine.”
Read More: Health Sciences Library hosting exhibit on African Americans in Civil War medicineThe Health Sciences Library is hosting an exhibit titled “The Art of an Art Therapist” through August. Working as an art therapist involves creative counseling approaches utilizing various art media to help clients.
Read More: Health Sciences Library hosting Art Therapy exhibitThe West Virginia University Humanities Center is proud to support a public lecture by 2023-2024 Humanities Center Fellow Jennifer Walker on April 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Evansdale Library, Room 234.
Read More: WVU Humanities Center to host lecture on composer Hector BerliozThe West Virginia University Humanities Center is proud to present a panel discussion, titled “Listening to and Learning from WV Artists: Taking on Community-Engaged, Collaborative Research in The Humanities” on March 28 from 4-6 p.m.
Read More: Humanities Center to present panel discussion, “Listening to and Learning from WV Artists”Artist Mary Kay Watson will discuss her art and book collection at the opening of her exhibit, “An Artist and Her Books: The Mary Kay Watson Collection,” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Milano Room in WVU’s Downtown Library.
Read More: WVU Libraries to host artist and book collectorThe WVU Art in the Libraries committee is seeking input on an exhibit titled “Artificial Intelligence: Shaping Futures, Impacting Lives” to launch in August 2025.
Read More: Art in the Libraries seeking input on AI exhibitThe Art in the Libraries Committee and Dean of Libraries Karen Diaz awarded Sara Haggerty and Kamara Townes with the 2023 Dean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award.
Read More: Two students receive Dean of Libraries’ Student Arts AwardThe WVU Humanities Center will welcome Dr. Karen Culcasi, a Humanities Center Fellow, for a discussion of her new book, “Displacing Territory: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees in Jordan,” on Feb. 1 in the Downtown Library’s Milano Room.
Read More: Humanities Center to host Humanities Center Fellow Dr. Karen CulcasiA new temporary exhibit, “The Tradition of the White Coat,” is now on display at the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences.
Read More: Neal Museum opens “White Coat” exhibitNeal Museum invited West Virginia healthcare workers to submit objects that represented their personal story of resilience and avoiding burnout. The resulting exhibit, “Getting Through: Healthcare Worker Resilience in West Virginia,” is now on display.
Read More: Neal Museum opens exhibit on the resilience of WV’s healthcare workers