Southwest Virginia Artists

10/01/2023

09/11/2023

08/24/2023

Author Beth Macy will be over at Moss Arts Center on Wednesday as part of the Rural Education Summit. We'll be there selling books, but if you'd like to get your copy now then stop by! She'll also be signing books after the event!

08/12/2023

Michelle Fisher
Market Gallery . Roanoke Virginia

08/12/2023

Y’all spoke and overwhelmingly you wanted a scalloped rim. And a scalloped rim you shall have!
I used the new slab throwing technique I learned from the workshop hosted by for this form. It was so fun!!! I see more slab and thrown combo mugs in my future!

08/12/2023

Check it out

PLATFORM FOR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM

08/06/2023

Michelle Fisher
August Featured Artist
Art by Night reception tomorrow

08/06/2023

One week (and a day) left to see Women Working with Clay, on view through Sunday, August 13 at the EDWM. We're open Tuesday-Sunday 12-5pm and Thursday 12-8pm.

📸 : Louise Deroualle, detail of "Boundaries, Reflections, and Imagined Connections," 2019. Stoneware, slip, and glazes.

07/12/2023

Take a rare look inside the Political Art Documentation/Distribution archive.

06/27/2023

In summer ’23 we’re turning up the heat with our mural efforts. Expect opportunities for artists, volunteers, and community learning. Be sure to keep in the know by signing up for weekl…

05/31/2023

Seth Davis will begin his tenure this week.

05/26/2023

05/10/2023

Bring those feet over here to our next Art Open House! WVTF Music and RADIO IQ are hosting this event Friday May 19th from 5 to 7pm at our Roanoke Broadcast Center. Artists from The Studio School Roanoke are displaying works in our facility; the open house is a chance to meet with them, perhaps purchase some art and meet other art lovers as well! Catering will be provided by Jolly Grape, live piano music performed by Wayne Gallops. We hope to see you at this free event. (Pictured: En Pointe by Patti Kapral, Acrylic, $400)

05/09/2023

05/09/2023

05/09/2023

We’re watching one of the final pieces of the Dorothy Gillespie mural restoration in downtown Roanoke, as the painters re-trace the artist’s original signature. Job well done! Stay tuned for our feature on the project later this week. Art in Roanoke Downtown Roanoke, Inc.

05/03/2023

05/03/2023

04/27/2023

2023 Open Studios Tour Roanoke

04/26/2023

Marguerite Andrews
Market Gallery . Roanoke Virginia

04/26/2023

Join the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Painted Violins Artists at Hotel Roanoke for an after-work cocktail hour at Bar 1882. There will be painted violins on display, performances from musicians, and two wonderful prizes to give out to anyone in attendance (you must be present to win an award).

Entry is free, and the bar will be cash/card!

Visit rso.com/painted-violins for more information about the new initiative.

04/16/2023

04/12/2023

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Amtrak Kemper Street Station wants to update its look with a new mural. The City of Lynchburg’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism is looking for a l…

04/12/2023

04/10/2023

04/07/2023

Hollins Mourns the Loss of Celebrated Professor, Author, and Scholar R.H.W. Dillard April 7, 2023 Creative WritingFaculty R.H.W. Dillard, renowned author and figure in the creative writing world, and a devoted member of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Hollins University for 59 year...

04/07/2023

Congratulations to Roanoke’s own Beth Macy, for being named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2023! The prestigious fellowship is given to “individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. “
Find of Macy’s work (including signed copies of her books) HERE:https://buff.ly/3KGAI7y

04/04/2023

Join us from 6 to 8 for the closing reception of our exhibition, "The Art of Place," and recognize the incredible work of artists Susan Egbert, Brett LaGue, Angie Patton Poe, and Nan Mahone Wellborn.

This evening will also feature a gallery talk with artist-in-residence, Brett LaGue, and will highlight some the art he has created.

Tuesday, May 2 @ 6pm
Admission is $5/free for HSWV members.

"The Art of Place" close Saturday, May 6.

04/04/2023

Justyna Kopania
“Mist”, 2018.
Oil on canvas
80cm x 70cm, no 30cm x 24cm

04/04/2023

The old American Viscose property in Roanoke, which is slated for redevelopment, already hosts a wide variety of tenants. Here are some of them.

03/29/2023

"Wedding Anniversary" is the title of this oil painting illustration by Walter Biggs. This is a signed 22 x 40 painting from October 1947. With June coming, and a lot of anniversaries being celebrated, this would make this year's celebration very special. Offered at $32,500.
LinDor Arts 306 1st St in downtown Roanoke.
540-400-8442

03/29/2023

03/29/2023

Come out this weekend and make a book with us! We're here until 5pm and tomorrow from 12-5. All supplies are provided for you. See you soon!

03/28/2023

TWO weeks from today!

Celebrate with us at the Raleigh Court Branch Library on Saturday, April 8th at 11 AM. Come early with your little one and enjoy a special Saturday Storytime all about poetry that begins at 10:30 AM.

A special thank you to our wonderful featured poets T.J. Anderson III, Dionte' Hall, Bryan "Harvest Blaque" Hancock, Jeanne Larsen, and Meighan Sharp.

This is the next in a series of programs our friends from the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center and the Roanoke Higher Education Center.

📍 2112 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke, VA 24015