University of
Virginia:
“Anna McMillen reconnected with her childhood passion for
making Chinese Literati art – plain ink paintings designed to express the
artist’s spirit – and combined it with her study of architecture. The result
was a better understanding of the importance of grasping the essence of an
architectural project, she said.
McMillen, 21, of Chesapeake, graduated May 18 with degrees
in architecture and urban planning from the University of Virginia’s School of
Architecture, as well as minors in architectural history and global
sustainability. She studied the ink wash paintings in Shanghai last summer
thanks to an Undergraduate Award for Arts Projects program.
The grant, modeled on the University’s successful Harrison
Undergraduate Research Awards program, supports creative expression, such as
filmmaking, writing and dance, providing students up to $3,000 for projects
that expand their expression and showcase artistic accomplishments.”
~ Writes Ashley Patterson of UVA
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