As a kick-off to the Academy Center of the Arts’ 2020 Fall Campaign, The Academy is…, the Academy has partnered with local and regional artists to offer a Virtual Art Auction, opening to public bidding 9/4/20-9/18/20. The Art Auction will raise funds to benefit both the Academy Center of the Arts, funding the […]
Archives for August 2020
Local Up & Coming Photographer Makes First Gallery Premiere
Lynchburg native and Old Dominion University Senior Demel Bolden made his first gallery premiere during the Academy’s First Fridays event on August 7th. “It all began with a photography class my mom made me take at E.C. Glass,” said Demel, “and an old camera with no lens that my grandma gave me, and […]
Youth Theatre Thrives at the Academy Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Addams Family, our summer Academy Youth Theatre production, recently performed this August in the midst of COVID-19 where campers, staff, and parents navigated this “new normal” with ease. “Being in a show during COVID-19 was hard because as theatre kids we are so used to being close and social, but it’s all been […]
Academy Announced Fall Campaign Efforts as COVID-19 Impacts Performing Arts Organizations
The Academy Center of the Arts has announced the kick off of The Academy Is…fundraising campaign, taking the place of their annual Gala and annual fund goals, which aims to provide necessary operating funds for the organization. “At the Academy Center of the Arts, we believe that one of the cornerstones of […]
12 Year Old Dallas Native Finds Passion in the Pottery Studio
During her summer visit with her grandparents, Evey Fallwell, a 12-year-old Dallas, Texas native, recently discovered her love for pottery after attending a summer pottery camp at the Academy Center of the Arts. Evey’s love of art began by taking courses in school and practicing hand-building with clay at home wherever she could. “I started […]
