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Academy Center of the Arts

Lynchburg VA center for arts, culture, and community building

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Magnolia Foods – Phyllis Hollenbeck- Mixed Media
May 2 - May 30
Anne White Gallery – Karen and Lawrence Bowden
May 2 - May 30
Up Front Gallery – Mark D. Johnson
May 2 - May 30
Virginian Hotel – Purnell Pettyjohn- Watercolor
May 9 - August 8
Westminster Canterbury – Nelfa McReynolds- Acrylics
May 12 - July 26
Beginning Hand Building
May 15 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Thursday Independent Studio
May 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Lynchburg Pops Presents And All That Jazz
May 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Academy Paint Night : Paint & Sip May
May 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ecclesia School of the Arts Presents Alice “Wonders”
May 17

Camps

Academy Youth Theatre : Imagine A Dragon
Education
Academy Youth Theatre : Imagine A Dragon
$300 | Historic Academy Theatre
June 9 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Preschool Camp : Adventures Under the Sea
Education
Preschool Camp : Adventures Under the Sea
$110 | Lippard Room
June 9 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Teen Pottery Camp
Education
Teen Pottery Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
June 9 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Dragons Unleashed : Painting & Drawing
Education
Dragons Unleashed : Painting & Drawing
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
June 9 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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434 Drumline Camp
Education
434 Drumline Camp
$180 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
June 16 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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SOLD OUT Academy Youth Theatre : Beetlejuice, Jr
Education
SOLD OUT Academy Youth Theatre : Beetlejuice, Jr
$350 | Historic Academy Theatre
June 16 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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It’s A Bug’s Life Clay Camp
Education
It’s A Bug’s Life Clay Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
June 16 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Preschool Camp : Exploring the Magic Forest
Education
Preschool Camp : Exploring the Magic Forest
$110 | Lippard Room
June 23 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Teen Pottery Camp
Education
Teen Pottery Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
June 23 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Nature’s Wonders: Bugs, Trees & Leaves Art
Education
Nature’s Wonders: Bugs, Trees & Leaves Art
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
June 23 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Discovering Nature Art Camp
Education
Discovering Nature Art Camp
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
June 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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SOLD OUT!! Academy Youth Theatre : Hadestown Teen Edition
Education
SOLD OUT!! Academy Youth Theatre : Hadestown Teen Edition
$450 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Mother Goose Clay & Art Camp
Education
Mother Goose Clay & Art Camp
$150 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 7 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Frog & Toad : Adventures in Art
Education
Frog & Toad : Adventures in Art
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 7 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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SOLD OUT!!! Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Mother Duck & The Golden Goose AM CAMP
Education
SOLD OUT!!! Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Mother Duck & The Golden Goose AM CAMP
$165 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Teen Pottery Camp
Education
Teen Pottery Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
July 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Beetlejuice Art in 3D
Education
Beetlejuice Art in 3D
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Marionette Polymer Clay Camp
Education
Marionette Polymer Clay Camp
$135 | The Glass Studio
July 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Mother Duck & The Golden Goose PM CAMP
Education
Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Mother Duck & The Golden Goose PM CAMP
$165 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Costume Camp
Education
Costume Camp
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Frog & Toad Clay & Art Camp
Education
Frog & Toad Clay & Art Camp
$150 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Pet Painting & Drawing
Education
Pet Painting & Drawing
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Young Shakespeare Company : Macbeth
Education
Young Shakespeare Company : Macbeth
$250 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
July 21 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
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Painting Playground: Exploring Tempera, Acrylic & Watercolor
Education
Painting Playground: Exploring Tempera, Acrylic & Watercolor
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Teen Pottery Camp
Education
Teen Pottery Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
July 28 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Visual Tales : Storytelling Through Illustration
Education
Visual Tales : Storytelling Through Illustration
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 28 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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SOLD OUT!! Academy Youth Theatre : A Year With Frog & Toad
Education
SOLD OUT!! Academy Youth Theatre : A Year With Frog & Toad
$300 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 28 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Teen Comics Camp
Education
Teen Comics Camp
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
July 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Inspired By Artists Clay Camp
Education
Inspired By Artists Clay Camp
$135 | May Carter Pottery Studio
August 4 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS : THE SNOW QUEEN (1st-7 years old)
Education
MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS : THE SNOW QUEEN (1st-7 years old)
$250 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 4 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
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MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS : THE SNOW QUEEN
Education
MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS : THE SNOW QUEEN
$250 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 4 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
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SOLD OUT!!! Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Rapunzel AM CAMP
Education
SOLD OUT!!! Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Rapunzel AM CAMP
$165 | Historic Academy Theatre
August 11 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Rapunzel : Art Camp Adventure
Education
Rapunzel : Art Camp Adventure
$135 | Peggy Burruss Art Studio
August 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Rapunzel PM CAMP
Education
Academy Youth Theatre : Young Actors Camp Rapunzel PM CAMP
$165 | Historic Academy Theatre
August 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Phone: 434-528-3256

600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

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