Apr
19
to Jun 1
Jun
14
to Aug 3
Quiet - An Exhibit by the Textile Artists of Virginia (TAVA)
Join us for this rotating exhibit from the Textile Artists of Virginia. Opening Reception is Friday, June 21.
May
3
2:00 PM14:00
Menagerie 2024
Menagerie is one of the Fine Arts Center’s most popular exhibits as it features a variety of different types of art created by many different artists from across the New River Valley.
Nov
25
to Jan 6
Off the Wall
What happens when two artists paint a canvas—one layer at a time? Magic, that’s what! Be a part of our Off the Wall community-art exhibit.
Oct
13
to Nov 18
Altered Art
Eighteen local artists and collaboration groups present their vision of art, altered to tell their story. This exhibit runs from October 13 thorough November 18. A reception with the artists will be held on Friday, October 20 at 5 p.m. The public is invited.
Aug
18
to Oct 7
Menagerie 2023
Menagerie is one of the Fine Arts Center’s most popular exhibits as it features a range of art and styles from the many talented artists throughout the New River Valley. This year’s exhibit is no exception.
Apr
21
to Jun 3
Repurposed, Recycled, Reimagined
Join us for an imaginative art show consisting of reused, repurposed, and found items from more than 20 local artists.
Mar
1
to Mar 31
Youth Art Month is March 2023
Join us in celebrating the next generation of artists and their teachers by viewing one of the Youth Art Month exhibits in communities across the New River Valley.
Feb
16
to Feb 26
Southwest Virginia Scholastic Art Awards
This is the 100th year of the Scholastic Awards! The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers sponsors the awards for young artists aged 13 and up in grades 7-12. Student artists receive an opportunity to exhibit locally at the Fine Arts Center, with gold medal winners moving to the national competition. At the national level students compete for more than $37,000 in scholarships along with awards and the opportunity to exhibit in New York and other regional exhibits. For the first year, the Fine Arts Center will also be offering scholarship awards to the American Visions nominees from Southwest Virginia along with one outstanding middle school artist.
Feb
14
to Mar 26
Scholastic Art Awards
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers sponsors the awards for young artists aged 13 and up in grades 7-12. The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley is the affiliate for all of Southwest Virginia. Student artists receive an opportunity to exhibit locally at the Fine Arts Center, with gold medal winners moving to the national competition. At the national level students compete for more than $37,000 in scholarships along with awards and the opportunity to exhibit in New York and other regional exhibits.
Dec
15
to Feb 11
No Place Like Home
This community art show is open to artists 18 years or older with original, hand-crafted works that represent their idea of home. Oil, watercolor, fiber arts, photography, mixed media, sculpture, digital and other forms of art are all welcome.
Oct
20
to Dec 10
Function Over Form?
Our invitational exhibit, Function or Form?, features work that crosses the line between art and functionality.
Aug
25
to Oct 8
Menagerie 2022
Menagerie is one of the Fine Arts Center’s most popular exhibits as it features a variety of art created by many different artists from across the New River Valley.
Menagerie is open to all artists of the New River Valley who are 18 years or older with original, hand-crafted works created in the past two years.
Show Dates for the Menagerie Exhibit are Thursday, August 25 through Saturday, October 8, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on August 25. Come enjoy the talented work from more than two dozen local artists working in a variety of media.
Jun
14
to Aug 10
Peak Creek: Two Views
Local artists L. S. King and Ken Smith explore one of the defining natural features or our region through separate media: Peak Creek. Join us for this shared exploration of this natural resource and its surrounding region.
Mar
31
5:00 PM17:00
Youth Art Month 2022
The Fine Arts Center honors New River Valley art teachers and students with a display of student art through the month of March.
Feb
8
to Mar 27
Scholastic Art Awards
Winners of the Southwest Region of the Scholastic Art Awards are featured in the Edna B. Love Gallery at the Fine Arts Center until March 27, 2022.
Nov
18
to Jan 6
From the Silence of Wood: Woodworking Artists' Exhibit
Our newest exhibit, From the Silence of Wood, features the work of more than 10 local artists who craft in wood or have wood-related artwork.
Oct
23
to Dec 4
New River Art Juried Biennial 2021
Join us for the 16th New River Art Biennial Exhibition this year coordinated by the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley.
Aug
10
to Sep 30
Jeremy Riffe Photo Exhibit: NRV Reveries
The Fine Arts Center is featuring the photographs of local photographer, Jeremy Riffe, in the Edna B. Love Gallery through September 30, 2021.
Jun
29
to Jul 31
Dear B.J. Postcards from the Pandemic
Dear B.J.
Postcards from the Pandemic
Join us for this new exhibit from international award-winning artist and Pulaski resident, L.S. King. King’s work can be humorous, moving, and thought providing. King’s handmade postcards (and stamps!) chronicle the relationship between two people over the past year and more in a way that can connect to all of us.
Image by L. S. King
May
29
to Jun 27
Permanent Collection Retrospective
The Fine Arts Center is pleased to reopen its doors with a retrospective of our permanent collection. Items from founding members, docents, and local artists already in the collection will be joined by new acquisitions.
Mar
1
to Mar 31
Feb
1
to Feb 28
Scholastic Art Winners
View our online gallery of the American Vision, Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners from this year’s Scholastic Art Awards. This program is the nation’s longest and most prestigious art competition for secondary school students, and the winners in the Southwest Region will move on to the national competition for the chance to win scholarships and prizes.
Oct
10
to Nov 22
Glass in Our World
This exhibit features glass artists from the New River Valley who use a variety of glass forming techniques. Here you will see stunning fused glass, blown glass, stained glass art, including several pieces from our permanent collection crafted by Edna Love.
Aug
23
5:00 PM17:00
May
31
to Jul 5
Different Worlds: Photography
Photography exhibit of local farms, landscapes, and unique beauty of the world around us.
Sunset photo by Joe Guthrie.
Apr
15
to May 29
Pulaski County Is... Photography Show
What does Pulaski County mean to you? Stop in to enjoy this photography exhibit of impressions, memories, and captured moments in and around Pulaski County, Virginia.
Mar
4
to Mar 31
Youth Art Month
One of the Fine Arts Center’s favorite exhibitions features art work from student artists of all ages from across the region.
Jan
2
to Feb 24
Scholastic Art Awards
Annually cross the country, talented artists from grades 7-12 compete recognition, exhibition, and scholarships through the Scholastic Art Awards.
Nov
1
to Dec 2
Jim Lloyd: Appalachian Musician
View a range of eclectic homemade or uniquely manufactured string and other instruments from the private collection of musician, teacher, storyteller, and public radio host Jim Lloyd.