Serving our Community Through Arts and Culture
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 […]
(Lynchburg, VA) In the interest of the health and welfare of patrons, staff, volunteers, and performers, the Academy Center of the Arts, 524 Main Street, has increased health & safety policies for upcoming performances at our venues. Select artists in the September and October months are now scheduled to perform twice per night to […]
Join the Academy Center of the Arts as we honor Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States, on June 19, 2020, in collaboration with the Juneteenth Coalition, The Listening, inc., and area artists of color. To kick off the Juneteenth celebrations, the Academy and BWX Technologies, Inc. will […]
Contact: Brittany Griffith Director of Programming and Sales (434) 515-2039 [email protected] For Immediate Release: 06/1/2020 ACADEMY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING COMMUNITY THROUGH THEATRE PRODUCTION (Lynchburg, VA) The Academy Center of the Arts has just announced Community Through Theatre’s upcoming production, Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, set to perform in […]
In response to the current stay-at-home order amid COVID-19, the Academy Center of the Arts and its staff have pivoted their regular education strategies to adjust for online learning, allowing our students and their families the opportunity to enroll in interactive online Zoom courses, beginning in the month of May. The Academy has […]
During a time when many arts organizations are closing their doors and reducing the number of their staff, the Academy Center of the Arts has done the opposite. With the assistance of generous donor support, the Academy has not only preserved our full-time staff, but has also been able to provide our part-time staff with […]
During the unprecedented time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is without question that we need to come together. Whether it may be virtually through a Zoom session or socially distanced in a public park, it is now the time that we need each other more than ever. The Academy Center of the Arts […]
ACADEMY HOSTS VIRTUAL FIRST FRIDAYS EVENT TO BRING ARTS ACCESS TO ALL (Lynchburg, VA) The Academy Center of the Arts hosts their upcoming First Fridays Exhibition, featuring the 2020 National Juried Art Exhibition, virtually on Friday, April 3, 2020, at 5:00 PM. Venture through the Virtual Exhibition in 360 video or view photos of […]
The Academy Center of the Arts has just announced the Academy at Home Virtual Series, featuring live-streamed performances, follow-along educational tutorials, and living room concerts from area performers, educators, and artists you know and love. Each week, we’ll stream and release new content via Facebook, YouTube, and our website, allowing you to experience arts and […]
Lindsay Patton, teacher and costumer for Academy Youth Theatre and Community Through Theatre productions at the Academy Center of the Arts, is now using her talents to assemble and sew masks for our local hospitals and areas in need. If you have the skills and the supplies, we encourage you to email Lindsay to […]
