UVA Arts invites all UVA Undergraduate & Graduate Students and Faculty & Staff + family to the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds for the annual UVA Arts Welcome Picnic from 6:00 to 8:00pm with information tables, performances, & food and drinks. Come learn about curricular, extra-curricular, and volunteer opportunities from the Visual & Performing Arts & Architecture Departments, Programs, and Community. Bring your camp chair or a blanket to get comfy…
Musical Performances all evening!
- Tyler Burkhardt
- D’Earth Jazz Trio
- Richard Will Bluegrass
- AKAdeMiX Dance Crew
- UVA Marching Band Small Group
- WTJU/WXTJ DJs
Department Happenings:
- Photo Booth all evening! Come take some awesome photos and leave with your photo strip…
- The first 300 people to sign up for the UVA Arts Newsletter at the UVA Arts table will get a FREE T-Shirt!!
- WTJU will be giving away FREE WTJU SWAG & its newest ZINE for those who participate in the Mobile Recording Studio + brand new WTJU buttons and the world-famous WTJU soaps!
- Creative Writing Table: Leave with your very own personal Horoscope Haiku created on old-school typewriters!
- Virginia Film Festival Swag Raffle Giveaway, VAFF Colored Pens, and stickers!!
- Play a LAWN JENGA with the School of Architecture!
- The Fralin and Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection will have GOODIES for the taking!
- Pick up SWAG from Dance & Drama, Music, Art, Arts Administration, the Arts Libraries, the Career Center, UVA Acts + many others!
Graciously sponsored in part by the UVA Arts Council.
Picnic from Harvest Moon: Grilled Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers, Hot Dogs, Smoked Pulled Pork BBQ, Southern Style Cole Slaw, Herbed Potato Salad, Watermelon Slices, & Assorted Cookies and Brownies
Please note: The Culbreth Parking Garage will be open & FREE, but Culbreth Road will be closed for the event, access will be available from University Avenue (not Rugby).
Rain Location: Drama Building: Food in the Lobby; Tabling will be in Helms Theater