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Virginia Artists Featured in VMFA Artmobile Exhibition in Lynchburg

November 20, 2019 by Morgan Yeatts

This past weekend, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Artmobile took up temporary residency in our Historic Theatre courtyard. The mobile art museum was free to the public and over […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: academy, Art, community

Academy to Host Mobile Art Exhibition

October 21, 2019 by Morgan Yeatts

This November, the Academy is partnering with Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to host the VMFA Artmobile in the courtyard of the Historic Academy Theatre during a weekend of events […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: academy, Art, community, historic theatre

Looking Forward to Ain’t Misbehavin’

October 21, 2019 by Morgan Yeatts

This coming November, Community Through Theatre will be presenting the 1978 Tony Award winning musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’. This jazzy show won 4 Tony Awards in its prime, including Best Musical, […]

Filed Under: Theatre Tagged With: academy, community, community through theatre, historic theatre, Theatre

Providing Access to the Arts

July 24, 2019 by Morgan Yeatts

by Morgan Yeatts       Here at the Academy, our mission is to serve the community through arts and culture. One of the means by which we accomplish our […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: academy, classes, community, pottery

The Best of Us Celebrates Community

February 6, 2019 by Morgan Yeatts

Written by: Morgan Yeatts   For two years now, the Academy Center of the Arts has partnered with Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African American greek fraternity, to present The […]

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Meet the Staff: Tabitha Abbott

November 16, 2018 by Morgan Yeatts

by Morgan Yeatts     As a Lynchburg native, Tabitha knows just how far downtown Lynchburg has come through the years. Before coming to the Academy Center of the Arts […]

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Meet the Staff: Tyler Herron

October 17, 2018 by Morgan Yeatts

by Morgan Yeatts   Tyler Herron knew from a young age that lighting design was the career he wanted to pursue. He remembers telling his parents that, someday, he was […]

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Meet the Staff: Tremayne Edwards

September 6, 2018 by Morgan Yeatts

by Morgan Yeatts   Growing up, Tremayne Edwards, Box Office Manager here at the Academy Center of the Arts, never really had a answer to the question “what do you […]

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What Art Does: Building Confidence and Community Through Theatre

July 3, 2018 by Morgan Yeatts

by Morgan Yeatts   Summers at the Academy Center of the Arts are filled with excellent opportunities for the community to experience and participate in the arts, whether that be […]

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