Upcoming art exhibitions in Central Virginia (2024)

The Arts Center in Orange: “When Tomorrow Arrives We Will Love Life” by Abed Shalabi will remain on view through Sept. 28. artscenterinorange.com. (540) 672-7311.

The Barn at the Greene County Visitor Center: “A Moment in Time,” an art installation and sale featuring new works by photographer Bobie Burwell and painter Patty Hudson, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 to 8 at 9157 Seminole Trail in Ruckersville. (973) 277-4449.

The Barn Swallow: Closed for the month of August; for appointment-only visits, call (434) 979-4884. Reopening in September from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 796 Gillums Ridge Road in Charlottesville. thebarnswallow.com.

Beverley Street Studio School: 217 W. Beverley St. in Staunton. bssschool.org. (540) 886-8636.

Blue Ridge Studio of Fine Arts: Studio’s new location is 131 E. Main St. in Orange. www.brsofa.com. (540) 360-4370.

Botanical Fare Restaurant: Julia Kindred’s oil paintings are on display. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. botanicalfare.com. (434) 217-4496.

Buck Mountain Church: Works by Cindy Stegmeier can be seen through August in the Parish Hall at 4133 Earlysville Road in Earlysville. (434) 973-2054.

C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery: August’s featured artist will be Flame Bilyue, whose “Illuminating the Path” show will be on view through Wednesday. 118 E. Main St. September’s featured artist will be jewelry designer and artist Dana Masters, who will display her On a Whim Silhouette Jewelry creations in “Living on a Whim.” A First Fridays opening event is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6. (434) 972-9500.

The Center at Belvedere: Piedmont Pastelists’ group show will be on view through Friday. Works in acrylics by Judith Ely will be featured on the second floor. Renee Blue O’Connell’s new show, which includes five collages inspired by the solar eclipse and the sense of global connection it inspired, also is on view through Friday. “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” a national exhibit featuring portraits by Robert Shetterly, can be seen from Tuesday through Sept. 21 in the Center’s first-floor gallery. A variety of related events will be offered. 540 Belvedere Blvd. off East Rio Road. https://thecentercville.org/.

Chroma Projects and Vault Virginia: “Raymond Berry: Bellair: Making Visible the Invisible” will remain on view in the Micro Gallery and on the walls of the Great Halls through Friday. Opening with First Fridays receptions from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 will be Chroma Projects’ “Giselle Gautreau: Meridian Drift” and Vault Virginia’s “The Culture of the Earth: Isabelle Abbot, Fenella Belle, Lee Halstead and Cate West Zahl.” Third Street Southeast, just off the Downtown Mall. artlab@chroma projects.com. chromaprojects.com.

Crozet Artisan Depot: August’s guest artists are photographer and encaustic artist Gail Haile of Staunton, who will present “Celebrating the Ordinary,” and clay artist Mary Hadden of Floyd, who will present “Romancing the Mud.” Exhibits will run through Saturday. September’s featured artists are painter Judith Anderson, who will present “Whimseys,” and potter Becky Garrity, who will present “Simple, Graceful and Purposeful Pottery.” September exhibits will run Sunday through Sept. 30, with a meet-the-artists event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 14. crozetartisandepot.com.

Cunningham Creek Winery: 3304 Ruritan Lake Road in Palmyra. www.cunninghamcreek.wine. (434) 207-3907.

Cuppa Joe Coffee: Paintings and etchings by Tom Tartaglino on display at 90 Joshua Lane in Palmyra. Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (434) 906-4172.

The Gallery at Studio Ix: “More Echo: New Works by Thomas Dean,” featuring new prints on paper and wood, is on view through Sunday. “Part of the Process: Prints and Objects by Catherine Stack” will be on view Sept. 6 to 29; an artist talk is set for 5 p.m. Sept. 26. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. studioix.co. (434) 242-0905.

Grace Estate Winery: 5273 Mount Juliet Farm in Crozet. Hours: Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. graceestatewinery@gmail.com.

The Guild Gallery: 300 E. Main St. (434) 227-1333.

Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: “Nic(o) Brierre Aziz: Haiti Across the Water” will be on view through Saturday. “Toward a Lineage of Self,” the next installment of the Pride Overcomes Prejudice permanent exhibition, will open at 10 a.m. Sept. 21. (434) 260-8720.

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection: Free tours are offered by volunteer guides at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily. 400 Worrell Drive. (434) 243-8500.

The Looking Glass: “The Jungle Within” by Annie Temminck with Trevor Kemp is on view. Open Saturdays and Sundays. Ix Art Park Foundation has opened a major expansion of its immersive art museum featuring works by new and returning artists. ixartpark.org.

Louisa Arts Center: Journey Open Gallery Show remains on view through Sept. 20. A closing event is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 20. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at 212 Fredericksburg Ave. in Louisa. louisaarts.org. (540) 967-2200.

Loving Cup Vineyard and Winery: 3340 Sutherland Road in North Garden. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. (434) 984-0774.

McGuffey Art Center: Galleries will be closed through Tuesday for McGuffey’s annual cleanup and will reopen Sept. 5 with “Sugah: Black Love Endures” by Charlottesville Black Arts Collective in the First-Floor Gallery, featuring works by P. Muzi Branch, Lizzie Brown, Chris Green, Jae Johnson, Leslie Lillard, Some Louis, Tobiah Mundt, Maiya Pittman, Kori Price, Joshua Ray, Dorothy Rice, Cherrish Smith and Javori Warren. Three shows in the Smith Gallery include “Aaron Farrington: Wet Plate Portraits,” “Charlene Cross: Enamel Glass Artist” and “Charles Peale: Collage.” “Wizardry Behind the Scenes: The Art of the Cast That Makes It Happen,” a group exhibition by 2023-2025 Gallery Committee members, is in the Second-Floor Gallery North. “Ann Cheeks and Friends” is in Second-Floor Gallery South. “Portraits” is in the Associate Gallery. First Fridays reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. mcguffeyartcenter.com.

Northside Library: “BozART in the Library,” works by BozART Fine Art Collective artists Christine Rich, Cindy Stegmeier, Judith Ely, Shirley Paul and Brita Lineburger, on view Sunday through Sept. 30. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays. (434) 973-7893.

Paramount Theater: Third Street Box Office Project is a series of exhibitions marking the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by examining the theater’s role in the history of segregation and civil rights. “Ascending Light” by Nick Brinen will be on view through Sept. 17. (434) 979-1333.

Piedmont Virginia Community College: 2024 Student Art Exhibition will be on view through Sept. 7 in the North and South galleries in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. pvcc.edu/performingarts. (434) 961-5362.

Possum’s Store Art and Artisan Gallery: 914 Old Blue Ridge Turnpike in Criglersville. www.firnewfarmartistscircle.com. (540) 718-0370.

Quirk Gallery Charlottesville: “Funny Money” by Stacey Lee Webber remains on view through Sept. 29. (434) 365-3774.

Random Row Brewery: “Inside/Outside: Flowers in the Window,” paintings by Randy Baskerville, can be seen through Saturday. Hours: 4:30 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, noon to 11 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. at 608 Preston Ave.

Revalation Vineyards: “A Celebration of Nature’s Beauty,” works by Kimberly Engle, is on view through Saturday. Free; open to viewers 21 and older. An exhibition of paintings by Richard Young will be on view from Sunday through Oct. 31 in both tasting rooms. 2710 Hebron Valley Road in Madison. (540) 407-1236.

Rockfish Valley Community Center: (434) 361-0100.

Nan Rothwell Studio: 700 Wilder Drive. (434) 263-4023.

Scottsville’s Center for the Arts and the Natural Environment: Applications are being accepted for SCAN’s “Valley Street Scape” through Friday. The exhibit, with the theme “Fall,” will be displayed in the window of the vacant storefront at 475 Valley St. in Scottsville from Sept. 21 to Nov. 23. Submission guidelines and entry form available at https://forms.gle/mmfkz8seBpJit9xY9. svilleartsandnature.org.

Second Street Gallery: Gallery will be closed through Wednesday to prepare for the new exhibition season. “Teeny Tiny Trifecta” will open the gallery’s 51st exhibition season at 11 a.m. Sept. 6; the ticketed TTT7 VIP Presale Party & Fundraiser is $100 for 5 p.m. Sept. 5 entry and $50 for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 entry. Works will be available for sale. secondstreetgallery.org. (434) 977-7284.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital: 500 Martha Jefferson Drive. Check in at the front desk. (434) 654-7000.

Shenandoah Valley Art Center: Jasper Drilling’s oil paintings exploring the relationship between gender and the body through self-portraits will remain on view through Sept. 28. August Members’ Exhibit, “Blue,” and “Susan Lapham: Playland,” contemporary cloth constructions, remain on view through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, weather permitting. www.svacart.org.

Sweet Art Emporium: Works by more than 70 artists on view. Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. 264 Turkeysag Trail, Unit E, in Palmyra. www.sweetartemporium.com. (434) 882-2087.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville: Serene landscape oil paintings by Kathleen Hutter will remain on view through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. (434) 293-8179.

Wayne Theatre: “Regional Collage: Inner and Outer Landscapes,” featuring works by Elisabeth Fitzhugh, remains on view through Nov. 17. waynetheatre.org. (540) 943-9999.

Welcome Gallery: “fallow,” a group exhibition by 2024 New City Art Fellows Eboni Bugg, Brielle DuFlon, Elena Yu and M. Pittman, opens with a First Friday event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and remains on view through Sept. 25 at 114 Third St. NE. newcityarts.org. (434) 202-5277.

Woodberry Forest School: Firnew Farm Artists’ Circle’s “Sanctuary,” its eighth Woodberry Forest art show, will remain on view through Saturday. Baker Gallery at Walker Fine Arts Center. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. www.woodberry.org/arts/baker-gallery.

Les Yeux du Monde: “Picasso, Lydia & Friends, Vol. V” opens from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and remains on view through Oct. 27. In addition to works by Pablo Picasso and Lydia Csato Gasman, there will be works by fellow contemporary artists William Bennett, Anne Chesnut, Dean Dass, Rosemarie Fiore, Sanda Iliescu, Megan Marlatt, David Summers and Russ Warren. A portion of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Lydia Csato Gasman Archives for Picasso and Modernist Studies. LYDMGallery@gmail.com. LYDM.co. (434) 882-2622.