The Annual National Juried Art Exhibition at the Academy Center of the Arts opened on Friday, April 5, 2019, and includes 49 artists from 12 states. The exhibition encompassed a wide variety, including oil paintings, clay, mixed media paintings, sculpture, wood, fiber, printmaking, digital prints, and collage. Over $3000 in cash awards was presented to eleven artists. The winners are listed below. Best in Show: $1,000 Shaun Whiteside (Radford, VA) Body of Work Sponsored by Cary and Robert Roberts 2nd Place Award: $700 Kaitlyn Houston (Floyd, VA) “To the Left,” and “To the Right” Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts 3rd Place Award: $500 Katherine March (Staunton, VA) Body of Work Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts Juror’s Choice Award: $300 Brian Rayner (Charlottesville, VA) “Line of Sight” Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts Juror’s Choice Award: $200 Michael Twery (Lynchburg, VA) “Eye of the Storm” Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts Juror’s Choice Award: $150 Kevin Chadwick (Lynchburg, VA) “Cora and the Serpent” Sponsored by Troy Deacon and Ted Delaney Juror’s Choice Award: $125 Deliece Blanchard (Lynchburg, VA) “Goshen Wild Flowers” Sponsored by Royal […]
Archives for April 2019
Jim Ackley Announced as New Director of Community Through Theatre
by Morgan Yeatts Here at the Academy Center of the Arts, we love involving the community in our mission to provide quality arts, culture, and entertainment. One of the ways we accomplish this goal is through our Community Through Theatre program. Today, we’re sharing more about the new and exciting changes to the program and how Community Through Theatre will be structured in the future. The Community Through Theatre program will be restructured to be comprised of 2 year volunteer commitment positions. There will be a committee responsible for choosing theatrical productions, directors, and artistic teams for the productions. There will also be a Director of Community Through Theatre position, whose responsibilities will include leading the committee in these decisions and working directly with the Academy staff to budget and plan the two annual productions. The Academy is proud to announce that the first Director of Community Through Theatre will be Jim Ackley. Jim led the theatre program at E.C. Glass High School for 32 years, directing over 150 productions during his time there. He brings extensive knowledge and expertise in theatre arts to the position. He was also recognized in 2013 with the […]
