Michelle Crow-Dolby (mdolby)

Education & Communications Manager

Gari Melchers Home and Studio Gari Melchers Home and Studio
mdolby@umw.edu
540-654-1845

Michelle Crow-Dolby in the News

New Acquisition on View at Gari Melchers Home and Studio

Gari Melchers was a highly regarded portrait painter, and in February another one returned to his estate. Last year, UMW alumna Mary Christ ‘02, Campus Art Collection Registrar at Yale, contacted GMHS about accepting this portrait into our collection. She knew that the two universities share the goal of making Read more…

Gari Melchers Home & Studio to Host Annual Beeping Egg Hunt, March 29

Since 2011, Gari Melchers Home and Studio has organized an inclusive Beeping Egg Hunt, inspired by the Easter celebrations once hosted at Belmont by Corinne and Gari Melchers. This event welcomes blind, visually impaired, and other children with disabilities, along with their families. Chirping eggs allow children to locate them using Read more…

History Paintings in Progress: Gari Melchers’ Mural Studies

America 250 inspires an exhibition of Gari Melchers’ history paintings. During his career, patrons commissioned the artist to paint historic subjects for public buildings. Over life-size scenes fill their designated spaces in prominent libraries and two state capitols. The subjects range from allegory to posthumous portraits, for which the artist aimed Read more…

Belmont Hosts 11th Annual Beeping Egg Hunt, April 13

Gari Melchers Home & Studio will host its 11th annual Beeping Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. The free egg hunt provides an opportunity for visually impaired and blind children, along with their families, to participate in an accessible audible egg hunt. Sighted siblings can also Read more…

Belmont to Host “The Rappahannock Fall Line: An Intersection”

Sunday, March 30, 2025, 1-4 p.m. Update: The symposium is now FULL, except for UMW students, but a waitlist has been started in case seats open up. This is a free, public symposium that explores the ecological, historical, and cultural significance of the Rappahannock River Fall Line, by examining its role in shaping Read more…

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