First Friday events
By Liz Barry on Sep. 03, 2008
Avenue Arts Studio Gallery
1206 Rivermont Ave.
“Dance with Mason” and “Stone by Stone,” an exhibition featuring abstract art and sculpture by Janet Dance and John Mason.
Opening Reception: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Show runs through Sept. 30. For more information, call (434) 841-6831 or e-mail
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Rivermont Studio
1204 Rivermont Ave.
Inaugural Exhibition with David Camden, Susan O. Hamway, Joe Monk, Laura Pharis, Pam Wallace, Rob Womack and Aggie Zed.
Opening Reception: 6 to 8 p.m. Show runs through Sept. 28.
The Firehouse Gallery
1210 Rivermont Ave.
Artists include Andrew Montgomery (paintings and illustrations), Seth Meeks (paintings), Thomas Dean (screen prints), Becca McCharen (photography/installation), Don Baldizon (paintings), Bill Shouse (child’s play), Erin Zumwalt (drawings), Lindsey Stroud (mixed meda), Clay Brimijoin (photography), Raymond Ferguson (paintings), Noah McMillan (piano).
Opening reception: 5 to 9 p.m.
blackwater creek gallery
845 Belmont St.
“Individual Realities,” work by outside artists Raymond J. Ferguson and Walter T. Hudson.
Opening reception: 6 to 9 p.m., show runs through Dec. 21. For more information, visit http://www.black
watercreekgallery.com or call (434) 846-0403.
Light Wings Gallery
849 Belmont St.
“Step Outside the Cocoon” with work by Gail Laurant, Terri Miller, Amanda Sandos and Cindee Wilson.
Opening reception: 5 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (434) 845-6719.
Lynchburg Art Club
1011 Rivermont Ave.
“Permanent Collection Exhibition” with more than 80 pieces by local well-known artists; the earliest dates to the late 1800s. Members Gallery features original, framed artwork, matted originals and prints for sale.
First Friday Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Opening reception: Sunday 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (434) 528-9434 or visit http://www.lynch
burgartclub.org.
Academy of Fine Arts
600 Main St.
Academy Gallery: The Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, with cash prizes totaling more than $1,800. Up Front Gallery: Annual Regional Juried Photography Exhibition.
Opening Reception: 5 to 8 p.m. with folk music by Greg Trafidlo and hors d’ouevres by Avenue Foods. For more information, call (434) 528-3256 or visit http://www.academyfinearts.com.
Riverviews Artspace
901 Jefferson St.
“Casting Rhythms: works by Cathy Breslaw,” a California-based artist who makes colorful, woven textile pieces, will be up in the Craddock-Terry Gallery. On display through Oct. 19. In the Artists’ Coop, the works of David Eakin will be featured.
Opening reception: 6 to 8 p.m. For information, call (434) 847-7277 or visit http://www.riverviews.net.
Hardwick’s
915 Main St., The Galleria
An exhibition of recent works by photographer Meridith De Avila Khan, whose work concentrates on the “forgotten” moments to be found in the landscape and world around us.
Opening reception: 5 to 8 p.m.
Other galleries and venues featured on the GLTC’s Art Trolley include Beeswax Candle Co., An Artisans Gallery, 921 Main Street Fine Art, Heritage Crafter’s Gallery, Studio Gallery and Amazement Square. The trolley, which runs between 5 and 8 p.m., makes stops at participating galleries, restaurants and venues on First Fridays.
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