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LCVA RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD Farmville -- The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, the art museum of Longwood University, has received a first-place award in a national publications competition sponsored by the American Association of Museums. The winning publication was the exhibition catalogue for the LCVA’s 2006 exhibition, Reflecting Centuries of Beauty: The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art. The LCVA competed with museums throughout the nation with a budget of $750,000 and less; it was the only organization in Virginia to receive an award. The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue previously garnered regional recognition from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and from the Council on the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The SEMC chose the LCVA for its top honor, the “award of excellence,” celebrating the overall quality of the Reflecting Centuries of Beauty exhibition. In addition, the SEMC gave the exhibition catalogue an honorable mention. The SEMC’s territory includes twelve states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; the LCVA competed against museum exhibitions with a budget of $25,000 through $100,000. CASE granted the catalogue (along with the LCVA’s newsletter) a “special merit award,” selected among public and private colleges and universities in Longwood’s district of nine southeastern states. “Reflecting Centuries of Beauty: The Rowe Collection of Chinese Art,” showcased 160 works representing all major periods and dynasties. Valued at more than $1 million, the featured collection was a gift from Longwood University alumna Bernice Beazley Rowe (’70) and her husband Dr. Henry Rowe. Significant for its breadth and depth, the collection is one of the most important in the Commonwealth of Virginia. LCVA Director K. Johnson Bowles curated the exhibit and noted, “The exhibition offered a rare opportunity to study and marvel at six thousand years of Chinese artistic production. I’d like to thank the Rowes for making it possible.” The exhibition remained on display at the LCVA from March through June 2006, and portions of the collection may still be seen in the Rowe Gallery in Lancaster Hall on the Longwood University campus. Longwood University President Dr. Patricia Cormier explained, “This is the sort of national and regional recognition that the LCVA in particular, and that Longwood University in general, have earned. This honor speaks to so many strengths – the generosity of our donors, the stewardship of our gifts, the creativity and scholarship of our faculty and staff, and the overall excellence of our endeavors.” Among those who worked on the award-winning catalogue were Bowles, who authored the text, and Longwood University Director of Publications and Visual Arts David Whaley, who designed the publication. In addition, Richmond photographer Taylor Dabney and LCVA staff members Robin Sedgwick and Janet Lundy made key contributions. For more information, call 434-395-2662. LCVA is located at 129 North Main Street in Farmville. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. ### For more information, please contact: Beth Cheuk, PR & Events Coordinator
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