Stefano della Bella: Baroque Printmaker
This exhibition of approximately 20 prints features the work of Baroque artist Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), a prolific creator of landscapes, city scenes, battles, animal studies, mythological subjects and fantasies. […]
Curious Notions, Fanciful Whims: Folk Art from the Southern Highlands
The Arts Center is honored to have this opportunity to present the folk art collection of Howard Campbell, allowing us to see the work of the region’s outsider artists as […]
The Riches of Family: An American Journey from Slavery to Prosperity and As Long as the Waters Flow: Native Americans in the South and East
As Long As the Waters Flow: Native Americans in the South and East: thirty-six large black and white photographs by North Carolina photographer Carolyn DeMeritt provide a beautiful documentation of […]
That Happy Land: Two Exhibitions Celebrating the Natural Beauty of Virginia’s Heartland
That Happy Land Views of the Valley: 19th Century Landscapes by Edward Beyer: Edward Beyer was born in 1820 in the German Rhineland. He studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy […]
Studio Retro: Ten Years in the Making
William King Regional Arts Center’s Resident Studio Artist Program will celebrate its tenth birthday during 2002, as will the Arts Center. What better way to honor this important component of […]
Virginia Clothed: Commerce and Fashion Along the Great Wagon Road, 1780-1900
With Virginia Clothed, you can view more than 35 garments and accessories that date between 1780 and 1900, including examples from Russell, Tazewell, Smyth, Wythe, and Washington counties as well […]
Virginia Watercolor Society Twenty-Third Jurored Exhibition
Works by 97 of Virginia’s best watercolorists are showcased in this audience-friendly exhibition. Guest juror Ray Kass selected the show from submitted slides. The Virginia Watercolor Society, organized in […]
A Day on the Abingdon Branch: The Photography of O. Winston Link, 1955-1957
This rare photography collection captures the last steam train on the Virginia Creeper rail line. Of the Abingdon Branch, O. Winston Link said, “at times the locomotives are almost incidental […]
Her Wooden Canvas: The Carvings of Mabel Barrow Kreger
By 1898, a spirited and determined young 16-year-old Mabel Barrow had learned the craft of carving wood. “Miz Mabel” applied traditional methods and often mythical motifs to furniture and other […]
Africa: Crossing the Continent
This lavish exhibition, drawn from one of the most encyclopedic private collections on the east coast, features more than 100 pieces of art. Included are a hauntingly strange Yombe nail […]