CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

The LCVA has three gallery spaces for rotating art exhibitions and one gallery for display of its permanent collection of African art. In addition, the Kids' Activity Room, adjacent to the Bishop Gallery, features family-friendly activities that correlate to the main exhibition. A lower level gallery an also be used for exhibitions.

Recent LCVA exhibitions include Reflecting Centuries of Beauty: The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art, which garnered regional and national awards; the nationally traveled Pre-Columbian Art from the Mississippi Museum of Art; and Virginia's first solo show of the internationally acclaimed Kojo Griffin, a native of Farmville.

The galleries are free and open to the public, including evening opening receptions.

Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Art on Campus
Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program

Archive of Previous LCVA Exhibitions

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Power & Beauty:  New in the African Art Collection
Miller Gallery
March 9, 2012 – ongoing

What do a jewelry designer, a CEO of a top advertising agency, and a former US ambassador have in common? They and their families have recently given spectacular pieces of African art to the LCVA. Gifts from Barbara Boggess Watson, I.B. Dent, Mike & Ginny Hughes, and Allen & Barbara Davis have more than doubled the size of the LCVA's African Art Collection. Featuring highlights from these recent gifts, Power and Beauty will open in the Miller Gallery of the LCVA on Friday, March 9, with a free, public reception from 5 -7 p.m. 

The exhibition is generously cosponsored by Lonnie Calhoun & Marian Hahesy-Calhoun, I. B. Dent, Dr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Howard, Bert Johnson, The Martin Agency, and Paris Ceramics.

Longwood University Art Department Senior Exhibition
Bishop & Sully Galleries
April 14 - May 12, 2012

A compilation of four years of hard work, individual commitment, and endless creativity will be on display at the Longwood University Art Department Senior Exhibition from April 14 – May 12 at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. The exhibition will feature photography, graphic design, and ceramics by more than twenty young artists who will graduate from Longwood University with an art degree in May.

Participating artists include David Abbott, Brittany Claud, Jessica Cox,  Sarah Croughwell, Andrea Damiano, Alan Dunaway, Colleen Festa, Kyle Fowlkes, Irene Girgente, Amanda Haymans, Taryn Langmead, Colleen MacRae, Michelle Maddox, Nancy McDonald, Stefanie Pishock, Kristen Rawls, Darlene Rogers, Alan Satkowski, Kaitlyn Smith, Meg Spencer, Emily Staskiel, Alyssa Strackbein, and Beth Thompson.

Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition
Lower Level
March 25 - April 21, 2012

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is proud to present Start with Art, Learn for Life, the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition.  This year’s display consists of 523 works of art by students in grades K-12 from public and private schools within a ten-county region. Art teachers contributed their students’ works from public, private, and home schools in the counties of Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince Edward. The exhibition is made possible by generous support from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.

Seeing Spots: An Interactive Installation
Kids' Activity Room
April 14 - August 3, 2012

This room is inspired by the work of internationally known artist Yayoi Kusama, whose trademark is working with polka dots.  Born in Japan, Kusama’s paintings, sculptures, and installations have been exhibited around the world.  Specifically, this room is based on the obliteration room, a popular interactive children’s project Kusama developed for the Queensland Art Gallery in Australia

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Longwood University Alumni Exhibition
Opens June 8, 2012

The LCVA is excited to announce an exhibition dedicated to the works of Longwood University Alumni. The exhibition will include works in any media or size and by any alumni who wish to enter.

Longwood University: A Picturesque Campus
Opens June 8, 2012

The LCVA invites artists of all ages to participate in an exhibition to celebrate Longwood University’s beautiful campus. The exhibition will include works in any media or size and by anyone who wishes to enter. Begin creating works now and throughout the year which show Longwood’s truly captivating and welcoming environment. Purchase prizes for the best depictions will be awarded. Look for more information in upcoming publications.

If you are interested in learning about either of these opportunities, please contact Alex Grabiec, Exhibitions Manager, at 395-2206 or grabiecam at longwood.edu.