Academy Center of the Arts

Lynchburg VA center for arts, culture, and community building

Virginian Hotel – Michael Twery – Mixed Media
August 9 - November 8
Westminster Canterbury – Geral Butler- Oil
September 27 - November 15
Up Front Gallery – Lee McCraw-Leavitt
October 1 - October 31
Magnolia Foods – Nelfa McReynolds – Acrylic Paintings
October 1 - October 31
Harrington Gallery Building – Medford Taylor
October 1 - October 31
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
October 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Pottery Night Out
October 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Academy Paint Night : Paint & Sip October
October 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
IV Shades of Blue at the Music Hall
October 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Clay Festival 2024
October 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Education

Intermediate Oils January

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Time: January 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Number of Classes/Day: 4 Tuesdays
End Date: Jan 30
Register By: January 7
Ages: 14+
Venue: Peggy Burruss Art Studio
Cost: $110
Instructor: Mike Twery

This class is for intermediate to advanced painters. If you want to continue building your skill set and developing your own style; this class is for you. Be a part of an art community while developing your own abilities. Emphasis is on choosing your own direction through individualized instruction and feedback from critiques. Please bring two samples of your work to the first class.

This is an oils based medium however the instructor can assist with acrylics as well. Please see this suggested supply list : Painting With Oils Suggested Supply LIst

SENIOR DISCOUNTS (ages 62+) Enter the coupon code ‘SENIOR’ for a $25 discount off any class over $75. Must login in to your account, then apply the code, then check out.

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

Instructor: Mike Twery

Michael Twery grew up in Lynchburg,Va.  He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received his BFA & MFA degrees in Painting.  Michael has worked as an artist-in-residence and art instructor for over 35 years, exhibited work for over 45 years. He currently works out of his studio in Lynchburg.  Michael has exhibited his art in both California and Virginia.  He has shown at the Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, the Diego Rivera Gallery and St. Mary’s College in the San Francisco Bay area; and at the Maier Museum, Lynchburg College, Roanoke College, the University of Virginia, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Academy Center of the Arts, and many other local and regional galleries in Virginia.  Michael has created art commissions for the City of Lynchburg, the Craddock-Terry Hotel, Coleman Adams Construction, Amazement Square Children’s Museum, Hardee’s Corporation, Forest Elementary School, Lynchburg City Schools, the Boys & Girls Club of Lynchburg, James River Day School, and several other institutions and private individuals.

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with Education Access Program Discounts Underwritten by

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