art museum Archives - Longwood Center for the Visual Arts

Bality Rockbridge Valley, 30 x 36 inches, oil on canvas, 2025

Close to Home: Andras Bality’s Virginia

William T. and Harriet Butterworth (Class of 1951) Miller Gallery and Thomas Sully Gallery 20 February–6 September 2026 Close to Home features twenty-five paintings by Richmonder Andras Bality (b. 1963). Capturing the breadth and depth of the Commonwealth’s natural and man-made beauty, the paintings’ imagery spans from…

Virginians by Virginians: Portraiture from the Permanent Collection

February 20 8:00 am

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 1930s, art…

CHASM: A Panel Discussion

January 14 3:00 pm

Chasm: A Panel Discussion January 14, 2026 at 3:00pm https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/j/99189621961 No Registration Required Start the New Year with art! Join the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts in welcoming Helen Frederick, Randi Reiss-McCormack, Madalyn Marcus, and Buzz Spector in a panel discussion on Chasm: Intuition, Risk, and Certainty. Chasm is a…

A Gracious Plenty: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jack Blanton

June 4, 2025 12:00 am

A Gracious Plenty: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jack Blanton 4 June — 31 August 2025 An opening reception will be held Wednesday 4 June from 5 to 8 p.m. This unique collection of sensibly scaled works has found a perfect home,…

Working Artist Exhibition

May 2, 2025

2 — 14 MAY 2025 OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY 2 MAY FROM 5:30 TO 8 P.M. EARLY ENTRY FOR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AT 5 P.M. Working Artist is a group exhibition featuring the work of artists Mia Brown-Seguin, Rayna Liddell, and Carleigh Reiffer. The Working Artist program is…

Point of Departure, 2025 Senior Exhibition

May 2, 2025

2 — 14 MAY 2025 OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY 2 MAY FROM 5:30 TO 8 P.M. EARLY ENTRY FOR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AT 5 P.M. Point of Departure is a group exhibition featuring senior capstone projects from graduating Longwood University students. Each year, seniors from …

Point of Departure, 2025 Senior Show Reception

May 2, 2025

2 — 14 MAY 2025 OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY 2 MAY FROM 5:30 TO 8 P.M. EARLY ENTRY FOR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AT 5 P.M. Point of Departure is a group exhibition featuring senior capstone projects from graduating Longwood University students. Each year, seniors from …

Choose Your Own Adventure

January 31, 2025 8:00 am

Choose Your Own Adventure January 31 to May 25, 2025 Exhibition Celebration • Friday 31 January• 5:30–8 P.M. Early Entry for Friends and Partners at 5 P.M. Inspired by the Choose Your Own Adventure book series, this exhibition highlights works of art from the LCVA’s permanent collection. You’ll learn…

LCVA’s Art After Dark Presents a Gallery Talk with Dr. Debra Jean Ambush

October 23, 2024 6:00 pm

Join artist Dr. Debra Jean Ambush for a discussion of her current exhibition, Letters from Farmville: Reflections on Ancestral Arrival into Descendant Memory. This program will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at the LCVA and is free and open to the…

Start with Art, Learn for Life

June 9, 2024 11:00 am

Start with Art, Learn for Life 2024 Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition June 9th-September 8th 2024 Exhibition Opening Reception Sunday, June 9th from 2-4pm This exhibition features the work of students from Amelia County Elementary School, Amelia County High School, Amelia County Middle School, Andy…

Flapper Fashion of the 1920s: A Gallery Talk with the Curator

February 7, 2024 6:00 pm

LCVA welcomes bustle textiles founder Ashley Webb as host of its first Art After Dark of the new year. The exclusive gallery talk will take place on Wednesday, February 7 at 6:00 pm. This program is an opportunity for participants to tour the LCVA’s popular current…