The Annual National Juried Art Exhibition at the Academy is finally here! Making its grand opening at First Fridays on April 1, 2022, this exhibition is certainly one of the most unique the community has ever seen, and one we definitely will not forget. Featured in the show are a total of […]
Happy Holidays! With Love, The Academy Center of the Arts
Like the rest of you, with the holiday season upon us and usual festivities inching closer, the Academy Center of the Arts family is wrapping up the year 2021. As excited children all over the world will run to their tree and open up presents on Christmas morning, we want to offer up one […]
Fall Campaign Stories Part 3: Where You WANT to be… Where You NEED to be… – The Quintero Family
The Quintero Family has called Lynchburg home with their three sons for fifteen years now. Heather and Josh have always enjoyed bringing their family to the Academy for various shows and events, but it wasn’t until two years ago when their youngest son joined the Academy Youth Theatre program that they really […]
Fall Campaign Stories Part 2: Where You NEED To Be – Victoria Hauck
Victoria Hauck is an artist that specializes in watercolor paintings and ceramics that she calls “pretty by accident” – but there is no accident about the artwork she creates. Despite being legally blind, Victoria has been well acquainted with art and colors since her early childhood. “As a teen I would go over […]
Fall Campaign Stories Part 1: Where You WANT To Be – Bosco Bae
Academy Galleries are Flourishing this October with pieces from Garden Club of Virginia
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of ‘reflower’ is “to blossom or flourish anew”. As we enter a season where plants stop making their food and the sun tends to shy away, there are still flowers blooming everywhere we look. They might be hiding behind buildings or underneath city sidewalks, but they are […]
Featured Artist Transforms Trash into Treasure
Florida native and long-time assemblage artist, Susan Harb, made her second appearance in 7 years in the Ann White Academy Gallery during First Fridays on January 8, 2021. “I think back to where I grew up in a small town in central Florida with less than one thousand people,” said Harb. “With not […]
Emerging Artists Committee Gives Local Creators’ Voices the Chance to be Heard
Written by: Izzi Diaz 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 […]
VIRTUAL ART AUCTION OPENS TO PUBLIC BIDDING ON 9/4/20
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 […]
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 […]
