PVCC Art Exhibition Opening Reception and Next Installation of Films Talk Back Series Set for November 21
Charlottesville, Va. – November 18, 2025 – The Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) Visual Arts Department will host a free evening of creativity and dialogue Friday, November 21, in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. The event will combine the opening reception for the latest art exhibition, “Spare Parts,” with the next installment of the Films Talk Back series, for an invitation to engage with thought-provoking art, film, performance and conversation.
Art Exhibition: Spare Parts
The evening will begin in the Gallery with a reception for Spare Parts from 5 to 7 p.m., showcasing a wide variety of collage and assemblage works in an exhibition inspired by PVCC’s One Book program selection: Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” Curated by Fenella Belle, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts, the exhibition explores how meaning emerges when smaller elements are joined together by artists using everything at hand – from commercially available stickers to magazines, postcards, clay, wire and more.
Participating artists include Kim Boggs, Diana Hale, Mary Lamb, Terri Long, Deborah O’Keefe, Nikki Painter, Laura Parsons, Charles Peale, Noah Scalin, and Aggie Zed. Spare Parts will show through January 10, 2026.
Films Talk Back: Silent Cinema Meets Modern Sound
Following the reception, at 7 p.m., the monthly Films Talk Back series will pair two groundbreaking silent films: Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1927) and Hans Richter’s “Ghosts Before Breakfast” (1928), with award-winning multi-instrumentalist Tom Teasley's signature fusion of ancient percussion traditions and cutting-edge electronic sound design.
After the screening, Teasley will lead a talk-back session exploring the ongoing dialogue between innovation and humanity, reframing these early 20th-century films in the context of today’s conversations about automation, AI, worker identity, and creative autonomy.
General seating begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre.
The V. Earl Dickinson Building is located at the south end of College Drive. Ample free, well-lit parking is available adjacent to the building in Lot 4.
For more information, contact Fenella Belle at fbelle@pvcc.edu or 434.961.5362. Details about other upcoming events can be found online at pvcc.edu/performingarts.
About Piedmont Virginia Community College
Established in 1972, Piedmont Virginia Community College is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia – principally, residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. PVCC is committed to providing access to a college education for all who can benefit, an opportunity for each student to reach their potential, and excellence in all programs and services. The main campus is in Albemarle County, Virginia. Classes are also offered at the PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center in Stanardsville, Va. (Greene County) and the PVCC Jefferson School City Center in downtown Charlottesville. Visit pvcc.edu.
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