The Library seeks a local artist to create a research-based work connected to the Library collections or locations. The fellowship provides full access to Library resources, as well as a $2,000 award and exhibition.
Somé Louis, the 2026 Art in Library Spaces Community Artist-in-Residence, will give an artist's talk on Oct. 1 in Shannon Library. Her work explores "childhood memories of unstructured summer days," especially in her old family home in the Caribbean.
A Centennial Retrospective of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
An exhibition to showcase our rich and assorted collections, highlighting the staff who make those materials discoverable and accessible. On view in the Small Special Collections Library through June 13, 2026.
Celebrating the life and legacy of Anne Spencer — Harlem Renaissance poet; civil rights activist; librarian and educator; avid reader and prolific writer. On view through June 14, 2025 in Special Collections.
A new exhibition at the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections sheds light on an often-overlooked Harlem Renaissance poet in UVA’s backyard.
This scary season, if you find yourself on a midnight dreary without a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore to ponder, the University of Virginia Library has recommendations for you.
In 2018, UVA administrators decided they would take on one of the most challenging renovations in school history: expanding, reorganizing, and overhauling Alderman Library.
Rare Book School at the University of Virginia has received a $3.1m donation to endow a full-time curatorial chair for the School’s teaching collection and exhibitions program. It represents the largest single gift in Rare Book School’s 41-year history.