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The Soul of America at 25: K. Johnson Bowles

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Longwood Center for the Visual Arts 129 N. Main Street, Farmville

20 February 2026 — 7 February 2027 The Soul of America at 25 commemorates the iconic and beloved work created with community volunteers by artist and former LCVA Director K. Johnson Bowles. LCVA exhibitions and programs are made possible through the generous support of the…

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Virginians by Virginians: Portraiture from the Permanent Collection

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Longwood Center for the Visual Arts 129 N. Main Street, Farmville

Barbara L. Bishop Gallery 20 February – 8 November 2026 Longwood University has collected art since the early 1900s. Several of Longwood’s early art acquisitions were funded by class gifts, such as the beloved Joan of Arc sculptures on view in the Rotunda. In the…

William Thompson Russell Smith (Scottish-American, 1812–1896), Untitled (Natural Bridge), c. 1844. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Longwood Center for Visual Arts, American Art Collection, Gift of Arthur J. Phelan, Jr., 1979.02.

Highlights from the Collection: Untitled (Natural Bridge)

Longwood Center for the Visual Arts 129 N. Main Street, Farmville

William T. and Harriet Butterworth (Class of 1951) Miller Gallery 20 February–8 November 2026 William Thompson Russell Smith came to the United States from Scotland as a boy, settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his family. He studied art under James Reid Lambdin (American, 1807–1889), who…