Art Notes
By Mark Bailey on Oct. 24, 2007
Exhibits, historic
—The Academy o- -ine Arts, 600 Main St., under renovation. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through -riday year-round. Donations accepted. Call 528-3256.
—Academy o- -ine Arts at -aria’s Twin Oaks Restaurant, 14175 -orest Road, -orest.
—Academy o- -ine Arts at UBS -inancial Services Inc., 2215 Langhorne Road, gallery hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
—Altavista Area YMCA, 718 Seventh St., Altavista.
- “Color, -orm, Texture,” artwork by Phyllis Hollenbeck, through Oct. 29.
—Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children’s Museum, 27 Ninth St. Admission is $7 -or ages 2 and up, $6 -or seniors (60 and older) and $4.50 per person -or groups o- 10 or more with two days advance notice. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 845-1888.
- “Halloween Haunts,” prepare -or Halloween with this spooky cra-t project. In the Kaleidoscope Gallery through Oct. 31.
- “Pygmy Woven Basket,” create your own woven basket and learn what kind o- -ood you can -ind in the Congo. In the Kaleidoscope Gallery through Oct. 29.
- “-all -oliage,” celebrate the changing o- the seasons with your own lea- wreath to decorate your home. In the Kaleidoscope Gallery through Oct. 29.
—Amherst County Museum and Historical Society, 154 S. Main St., Amherst. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. No charge. Call (434) 946-9068.
—Anne Spencer House and Garden, 1313 Pierce St. Garden open daily, -ree. House open by appointment only, $5. Group rates available. Call 845-1313 or 384-3963.
—Appomattox County Historical Museum, Court Street, open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, April through October. Daily tours available. Admission, $3 -or adults, $2 -or students and children. Visit http://www.appomattoxhistory.org or call (434) 352-3910.
—Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Va. 24, Civil War displays recently unveiled. Open daily -rom 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 352-8987 or visit http://www.nps.gov/apco.
—Arti-acts Gallery, 4327 Boonsboro Road, Peakland Crossing. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through -riday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 384-3644, e-mail
or visit http://www.arti-actsgalleryinc.com.
- Work by local artist Luis Lozano, -eatured artist through December.
—Art UpStairs, 126 South Bridge St., Bed-ord (above Bed-ord Hardware). Permanent gallery -eaturing works o- local artists and cra-tsmen. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through -riday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call (540) 586-8811.
—Avenel Plantation, 413 Avenel Ave., Bed-ord. Tours by appointment. Admission, $3 adults, $1 -or children under 12. Call (540) 586-1814.
—Avoca Museum, Arboretum and Gardens, 1514 Main St., Altavista, -eaturing Victorian home site o- war soldier the Rev. Charles Lynch, Native American and Civil War collections and antique log cabin. Open -or tours -rom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Call 369-1076 or visit http://www.Avoca
Museum.org.
—Awareness Garden, 1700 block o- Old Langhorne Road, open daily dawn to dusk to honor -amilies and caregivers whose lives have been touched by cancer. Call 384-6740.
—Bed-ord Academy -or the Arts, 305 North Bridge St., open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Other times may be arranged by
appointment and groups are encouraged to do so. Call (540) 586-7030.
- The works o- Warner T. Scott, on display through Nov. 3.
—Bed-ord Central Library, 321 North Bridge St., Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, -riday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays. Call (540) 586-8911 ext. 18 or visit http://www.library.bed-ord.va.us.
—Booker T. Washington National Monument, 12130 Booker T. Washington Highway, Hardy. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission, parking and all programs are -ree. Call (540) 721-2094 or visit http://www.nps.gov/bowa/
home.htm.
—Blackwater Creek Gallery, 845 Belmont St. Call 846-0403 or e-mail
.
- “Beyond Visions and Dreams,” an exhibition o- outsider, visionary and contemporary -olk art. On display though Nov. 30.
—Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Road. Call 832-7600.
- “Seeing India: Landscapes o- the Sacred and the Heart,” photographs by Jerry Carney. In the Merritt Hall Gallery through Oct. 30.
—CJMW Architects Gallery, 1030 Main St. Artwork can be viewed -rom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through -riday.
—Clover Hill Village, River Ridge Road, Appomattox. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, April through October. Admission: $5 -or adults, $3 -or students and children. Daily tours available.
—Danville Museum o- -ine Arts and History, 975 Main St., Danville. Docent guided tours available at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through -riday; and at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There is no -ee -or the tour. Call 799-6145 or visit http://www.danvillemuseum.org.
—Daura Gallery, Dillard -ine Arts Center, Lynchburg College. Hours: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through -riday, or by appointment. No charge, visitor parking available. The gallery is -ully accessible to physically challenged visitors. Call 544-8343 or 544-8595.
- “A-rican Art -rom the Collection,” A-rican baskets -eaturing a wide assortment o- materials and
techniques. On display Oct. 22 through Dec. 9.
- “Dan Mills: Empire,” work -ocusing on global imperialism, cartography and hybrid composite portraits o- U.S. leaders and cartoon characters. On display Oct. 22 through Dec. 9.
- “Pierre Daura: Catalan-American Modernist,” selected paintings, sculpture and works on paper by Daura, through Dec. 9.
- “Pierre Daura: The Still Li-e,” exhibition comprised o- works recently donated to the Daura Gallery by the artist’s daughter, Martha Daura. On display through Dec. 9.
—-auber Gallery, 200 Boston Ave., inside St. John’s Episcopal Church. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -riday. Call 528-1138 or visit http://www.stjohnslynchburg.org.
- Paintings by Betsy Havens and James E. Calk, through Oct. 22.
—-ort Early, Civil War National Historic Landmark, 3511 Memorial Ave. Open by appointment. No charge, donations accepted. Call 847-1811.
—-rame House Gallery, 101A Tradewynd Drive, Wyndhurst. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through -riday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 258-9743 or e-mail -ramehousegallery@
hotmail.com.
—Henderson’s -urniture, U.S. 221 in -orest. More than 30 artists -eatured in store. Call 525-4005 or visit http://www.hendersons-urniture.com.
—Historic Courthouse Museum, 774 Village Highway, Rustburg. Local artwork on display, as well as original plasterwork in courthouse. Exhibits include “Campbell County and World War II.” Visit http://www.myvirginia
heritage.com/cchs_museum.htm or call (434) 332-9618.
—Jones Memorial Library, 2311 Memorial Ave. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and -riday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Ongoing displays o- regional history and literary collections.
—Legacy Museum, 403 Monroe St. Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. $5 adults, $3 -or seniors, $2 -or youth and students and -ree -or children under 6. Call 845-3455.
- “Someday: The -all o- Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1954-1981.”
—Lynchburg Art Club, 1011 Rivermont Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
—The Lynchburg Museum, Bragassa Toy Store, 325 12th St. Exhibits showcase the history o- Lynchburg and include native Americans, antique toys, Civil War items, and more. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. -ree. Call 455-4004.
—Lynchburg Public Library, 2315 Memorial Ave. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, -riday and Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 455-6310.
- “2007 Virginia Women in History,” display to honor eight women, past and present, who have made important contributions to Virginia and America, through Nov. 3.
—Maier Museum o- Art, Randolph College, 1 Quinlan St. Galleries. No charge. Call 947-8136.
- “A Room with a View: Selections -rom the Permanent Collection,” paintings, prints and photographs -rom the museum’s permanent collection.
—The Mezzanine Gallery, at Dance Theatre o- Lynchburg, 720 Commerce St.
—Monacan Indian Museum, 2009 Kenmore Road, Amherst. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $1, under 5, no charge. Call (434) 946-5391.
—National D-Day Memorial, Bed-ord. Honors the valor, -idelity and sacri-ice o- the Allied -orces on June 6, 1944. Open daily -rom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hourly guided tours last 45 minutes. Limited gol- cart seating available. Admission, $5 -or adults, $3 -or ages 6 to 16, children under 6 -ree. Walking tours are $2 -or adults, and $3 -or a riding tour. Call (800) 351-DDAY.
—Nelson Memorial Library, 8521 Thomas Nelson Highway. Gallery hours noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through -riday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. -ree admission.
—Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum, -ourth and Taylor streets. Open daily dawn to dusk. -ree. Cemetery also -eatures Cemetery Center with gi-t shop and Mourning Museum (open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily-Closed major holidays), Pest House Medical Museum, Hearse House and Cemetery Caretakers’ Museum, and Station House Museum. Arboretum open year-round. Call 847-1465 or visit http://www.gravegarden.org.
—Patrick Henry National Memorial at Red Hill, 1250 Red Hill Road, Brookneal. Last home and burial place o- the “Voice o- the Revolution” and Virginia’s -irst elected governor. Sel—guided walking tour o- the grounds on the Staunton River includes his grave, law o—ice, reconstructed home and dependencies. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $2 students. Go to http://www.redhill.org or call (800) 514-7463.
—Point o- Honor, 112 Cabell St. -ederal-era mansion built in 1815 by Dr. George Cabell, -riend and physician to Patrick Henry, is restored and elegantly -urnished with period antiques. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Adults, $6, $5 -or seniors, $2 youth, under 6, no charge. Call 847-1867 or 455-6226.
—Poplar -orest, 1548 Bateman Bridge Road, -orest, Thomas Je—erson’s Bed-ord County plantation. Open -or tours -rom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, April through November (except Thanksgiving day). Admission -or house tours is $9 -or adults, $7.50 -or seniors, $8 -or active military, $1 -or youth (ages 6 to 16) and -ree -or children under 6. Call (434) 525-1806 or visit http://www.poplar-orest.org.
—Riverviews Artspace, 901 Je—erson St. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, or by appointment. Call 847-7277.
—Riverviews Artists’ Co-Op Gallery, 901 Je—erson St. Hours: noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday through -riday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. -eaturing artists who have studios at Riverviews.
- October -eatured artist Kathy Brady.
—Sandusky Historic Site, 757 Sandusky Drive. This historic home served as headquarters -or the June 1864 Battle o- Lynchburg. Open by chance. Group tours available by appointment. Admission is $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students. Call 832-0162.
—Seven Hills Art Club, has a permanent, rotating show on the third -loor o- Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Grove St.
—South River Meeting House, 5810 -ort Ave. Tour a restored 18th-century Quaker Meeting House. Learn about the connection o- their history to Lynchburg and the belie-s o- the Quakers. -or group tours with a costumed interpreter, call 239-2548. Sel—guided tours available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through -riday.
—Spruce Creek Gallery, Va. 151 one mile south o- Nellys-ord, Nelson. Call 361-1859.
- “Remembrance o- Things Past,” new paintings by Christine Rooney, on display through Oct. 28.
—Starlight Ca-e, 512 5th St. Call 227-9988.
- Photographs by Ariel Uniss Parker and paintings by Ashley Wolpert, on display through October.
—Sweet Briar College Galleries, Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday and -riday, and 1 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Admission is -ree. Call 381-6547.
- “Alan O’Neal and Loes van Riel: A Relationship with Art,” on display Oct. 18 through Dec. 10.
- “Connect the Dots: Worldwide Art -rom the Sweet Briar College Art Collections,” through April 6, in Pannell Gallery.
- “-amily Portraits: Virginian Indians at the Turn o- the 20th Century,” an exhibition o- reproduction photographs depicting members o- six tribes o- the historic Powhatan chie-dom and its allies on display through Jan. 20 in Benedict Gallery.
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