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 […]
Art Supply Drive Provides Kits For Children in the Community
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 […]
Local Drummers Unite for New Music Program at the Academy
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 […]
Academy Staff Members Lend Helping Hands During COVID-19
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 […]
Academy Costumer Rallies Efforts to Sew Masks for Local Hospitals and Areas in Need
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 […]
Sensory Friendly Bags Now Available at all Academy Shows for those in Need
The Academy Center of the Arts has just announced the addition of Sensory-Friendly bags in their Historic Academy Theatre. “At the Academy, we are actively working to serve more of our community’s citizens,” said Geoffrey Kershner, Executive Director. “This means we are looking to remove obstacles that may exist for some in our community […]
11th Annual Empty Bowls Event Aims to Raise $10,000 for Lynchburg Daily Bread
The Academy Center of the Arts has announced the 11th annual Empty Bowls event to benefit the Lynchburg Daily Bread on Saturday, March 16, 2019, from 10:30am – 1:30pm in the Warehouse Theatre, 519 Commerce Street. Empty Bowls is a national program recognized and participated in across the country, in efforts to raise fund and […]
Over 600 Lynchburg Area Music Students Gain Access to Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Contact: Brittany Griffith Director of Communications and Marketing (434) 528-3256 x131 [email protected] OVER 600 LYNCHBURG AREA MUSIC STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA The Academy Center of the Arts’ staff and board are proud to share that over 600 local middle and high school music students will travel to […]
Meet the Staff: Kelly Posenauer
by Morgan Yeatts Kelly Posenauer’s story of moving to Lynchburg for school and staying is not uncommon in a college town like this one. Originally from Pennsylvania, she came here to attend Liberty University. While she knew that her heart was in children’s education, she wasn’t sure if teaching was the route she wanted […]
Outreach in Action
by Morgan Yeatts Our goal at the Academy “is to overcome barriers in the community in order to better serve underserved and underrepresented populations, [and to] reach those with the arts who don’t have access,” said Evan Smith, Director of Community Outreach. One of the best ways we complete this mission is through camps […]
