Serving our Community Through Arts and Culture
Around the world, artists are desperately striving to have their voices heard, especially during a pandemic. Our young artists, who often face more barriers to presenting their art to the community, are on our minds as our gallery spaces continue to bring both artists and art lovers together to experience the value of the exhibiting […]
These days, online schooling has become the norm for most students. Because of this, there has been a significant decline in arts accessibility for the children in our community and across the globe. For the entirety of October, the Academy Center of the Arts has joined forces with the Bank of the James and […]
How can students reconcile with learning that something they once loved, has now turned into a potential risk to their health and safety? Due to COVID-19 and the unknown of when students may return to a ‘normalized schedule’, many in the surrounding Lynchburg area have assumed and accepted that with the added focus on […]
The Academy Center of the Arts’ 2020 Virtual Art Auction closed this past Friday, September 18, 2020. The Auction featured a total of 124 pieces of both locally and regionally made artwork displayed in the Harrington Galleries, and was the first part of the multi-layered 2020 fundraising campaign entitled “The Academy Is…” . […]
Since the entertainment industry shut down of March 2020, over 12 MILLION event professionals and artists have been out of work in an industry estimated at generating close to $1-trillion in revenue per year. Due to public health concerns, live events will likely not return until sometime next year, and key legislation and aid is on the back burner as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
