An Eventful September of Remembrance

The Arts and Humanities can do This!

Higher rates of vaccinations by community members translate to increased arts and history program audiences and the safe reopening of arts venues. Encourage friends, Family and colleagues to get vaccinated. WeCanDoThis.hhs.gov

Crossroads: Change in Rural America will be on view from October 16 - November 21 in Chatham Virginia.

.The National Humanities on the Road was developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2003 in response to the demand by smaller museums and communities for high quality humanities programming that fit their spaces and budgets. Its purpose is to “ get more stories to more people and open new worlds for all who experience them." To provide rural communities with professionally researched and designed exhibitions and programming, entities like the Virginia Humanities, Virginia Association of Museums and the Smithsonian have teamed up to bring you Crossroads: The Smithsonian Museum on Main Street. This Danville Museum show will be opening in Chatham at the Reid Street Gallery on Saturday, October 16 at 2pm. Please join us for the opening. For More information please contact info@danvillemuseum.org

DMFAH launches new Carson Davenport Exhibition

Carson Davenport Exhibition

In Conjunction with the Smithsonian exhibition (October 16 –November 21) the DMFAH in partnership with the Pittsylvania County Historical Society, is excited to announce the installation of a Carson Davenport Exhibition showcasing 5 Pittsylvania County Historical Society Carson Davenport works and 40 DMFAH works at the Renovated Train Station in Chatham. A native of Danville, Carson Davenport was an artist of national reputation. Born on February 14, 1908, Mr. Davenport attended the public schools in Danville. He also studied at The Corcoran School in Washington, Grand Central School of Art in New York, The John Ringling School in Sarasota, Florida and The Eastport Summer Art Colony. He is represented in numerous public and private collections throughout the country including the White House Collection, Knoedler Galleries of New York, the Virginia Museum and Valentine Museum in Richmond. He was commissioned by The United States Postal Service to paint murals in Chatham, Virginia and Greensboro, Georgia. In 1937, Davenport became the director of The WPA Art School and Gallery at Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Carson Davenport was chair of the Averett College Art Department from 1943 until his retirement in 1969. He died on September 28, 1972.

https://www.danvillemuseum.org/Feature/details/id/23/carson-davenport

Lee Statue Removed from from the Fan

Gen. Robert E Lee Statue comes down in Richmond

An Article by Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie, describes the taking down of the Confederate Robert E. Lee statue on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue’s removal last summer amid the nationwide protest movement that erupted after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. Northam, who was present during the removal of the statue stated that this is “hopefully a new day, a new era in Virginia.”

Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the former president and Chief operating officer of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, said she saw Wednesday’s removal as a historical moment in Richmond’s long-running struggle with how to tell its history.

That effort “ is perfectly normal for communities to do – question who and what they are, what they value and how they want those values to be reflected, not only in the landscape, but in its laws.” she said.

To See the Full Article please click HERE: https://apnews.com/article/robert-e-lee-statue-virginia-removed-92955a351d9fda6319f379ddc28df8a0

Remembering the Importance of Unity

911 Remembrances – 20 years after the 9/11 Attacks

On September 11, 2001, almost 3000 people were killed after a pair of hijacked airliners destroyed the World Trade Center Towers, and another airplane was flown into the Pentagon leaving a gaping hole. A fourth Plane, headed for the US Capitol Building, crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers tried to take back control of the hijacked plane.

Following the 2001 attacks, then President Bush ordered American troops to enter Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to root out al-Quaida, and hunt for the mastermind of the attacks – Osama Bin Laden. During Obama’s presidency, Osama bin Laden was killed in a covert U.S military operation, and only this year, twenty years after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States, American troops were removed from Afghanistan.

During remembrance ceremonies, the names of the victims of 9/11 were read by family members, who shared anecdotes and remembrances of their loved ones.

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/11/1035528744/911-sept-11-september-anniversary-20-year-memorials-ground-zero-pentagon

Thank you to all who contributed to this Community Fundraiser

To Find out more about how you can contribute for Next Years ATTIC SALE please visit our website

Attic Sale – Onward to next year.

The Danville Historic Society has offered the Attic Sale Committee the use of their storage unit for items collected in 2021-2022. The furniture donations are by appointment, and will go directly to the storage unit. Donation items are left at the Museum; Dave Corp and Helen Earle will take them to storage usually 2-3 times per month or as needed. So reach out to the Museum at info@danvilemuseum.org or 434.793.5644 if you have any items you would like to give toward the Attic Sale next year. Danville Museum Attic Sale Donation Drop-off of items & furniture (no electronics or clothes) @ the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History will take place throughout the year. For furniture and large items donations, please call/email for information and an appointment.

We thank the many participants for the past Attic Sale. And we thank the Attic Sale Committee for their tremendous efforts with this fundraiser.

Volunteers needed for Wanderlove Take Down on September 28.

On Tuesday, September 28, the DMFAH and 25 community partners as well as volunteers will be taking down the WANDERLOVE: A Stitch in Time installation. Groups will gather at the JTI Fountain on Main Street around 6pm. This Yarn Bombing Fiber installation is a community knitted project that was produced during the winter months of 2021.

When the exhibition comes down at the end of the month the DMFAH will access to see how much of the work can be salvaged , washed and reconstructed into baby blankets and other winter friendly items. If you participated in the WANDERLOVE: A Stitch in Time Project, we would love to hear from you.

Please fill out the Survey Form posted online HERE: https://www.danvillemuseum.org/community-outreach-2020-2021

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