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Academy Center of the Arts

Lynchburg VA center for arts, culture, and community building

Virginian Hotel – Frank Hobbs – Oil Paintings
February 9 - May 10
BWXT Youth Gallery – James River Day School
April 5 - April 30
Magnolia Foods – Karen Bowden – Mixed Media
April 5 - April 30
Westminster Canterbury – Emily Flint – Acrylics
April 26 - June 14
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest: Conversations with Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de LaFayette
April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jefferson Choral Society presents: Requiem by Brahms
April 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Dusty’s All Star Circus
May 1 - May 2
Kid’s Clayworks: For the Painter
May 2 @ 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Artrageous
May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Harrington Gallery Building – 45th Virginia Watercolor Society 2024 Juried Exhibition
May 3 - June 28
Education

Art Journal Workshop Vol. 1

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Time: July 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Number of Classes/Day: Saturday
End Date: July 13
Register By: July 11
Ages: 10+
Venue: Peggy Burruss Art Studio
Cost: $35
Instructor: Rebekah Pryor

Join our Saturday Art Workshop for a transformative journey with art journaling! Discover the power of an art journal as a safe space to explore techniques, designs, and colors, while also freeing your mind from creative blockages. In this workshop, we’ll delve into various techniques that not only enhance your journaling experience but can also be applied to standalone art pieces. Let your hands create and your mind find calm as you unlock the full potential of your artistic expression! Please bring an art journal such as this one : ART JOURNAL . All other materials will be provided for you.  If you have any questions please email Kelli Johnson at [email protected].

Interested in learning about scholarship opportunities and discounts? Click here to learn about our education access program.

Instructor : Rebekah Pryor

Rebekah Pryor is an artist, administrative assistant, mother, and wife but her passion is for inspiring others to pursue their own creativity. She graduated from the University of Lynchburg in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art with an emphasis in painting while also receiving a minors in Special Education and Psychology with a concentration in Human Development. Rebekah received the Daura Gallery award for her senior thesis art show. Through high school and college Rebekah found that her love of teaching came naturally as she spent most of her time babysitting and then working in early childhood education. She now looks forward to a future of teaching little artists to embrace their own creativity as she pursues a 

 

career as an art teacher. Outside of work, Rebekah enjoys spending time with her family – visiting art museums, reading, painting, and creating with her two young children.

 

 

Sponsored by:

IWT

with Education Access Program Discounts Underwritten by

Foster Fuels