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ArtUpstairs
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 2nd Floor Gallery above  Bedford Hardware.   (540) 586-8811.   

Open M-F 8-5:30, Sat. 8-4.

Art UpStairs is a gallery designed to host periodic exhibits of local artists and craftsmen, as well as a permanent collection of consignment pieces. The show is open during normal business hours of Bedford Hardware, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30p.m. and Saturdays 8-4. In addition, Bedford Hardware and Art Upstairs will be open Friday evenings till 8 from Thanksgiving through Christmas. For further information please call 586-8811. 

New Art UpStairs Exhibit To Open

Art UpStairs, a gallery located in the second floor showroom of Bedford Hardware, will host an exhibit of area artists beginning Saturday, November 22, 2008.   The show features photographer Vickey Duncan; furniture maker Dave Jackson; painter Sandee Johnson; writer and carver P.J. Lowe; and sculptor Annis McCabe.

Vickey Duncan is a self-taught photographer who, in only two years of showing her work, has won a number of awards for her fine art photography. Her color photography captures the exquisite beauty of God's world, often found in her own backyard.

Dave Jackson is a local woodworker who has provided cabinetry, furniture and house restoration to the Bedford area for twenty-plus years. In his spare time he restores antique furniture and trains his bird dogs.

Artist and photographer, Sandee Shaffer Johnson has traveled as a photographer/journalist in over seventy countries, but now makes her home in Bedford. Her style and techniques are varied, but include acrylics, collage, watercolor, printmaking and pen and ink. She prefers mixed media work in both realistic/figurative pieces as well as abstract/loose forms. Her artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Europe, the Orient, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

Annis McCabe has been a mainstay and patron of the arts in Bedford for many years, including a major role in initiating, organizing and operating the Sedalia Center as a cultural and educational institution. In addition to undergraduate and graduate work in Fine Arts, she has also taught at Lynchburg College and Randolph Macon Woman’s College. For the last two decades her personal work has focused on creating art, primarily sculptural, for liturgical spaces in various Virginia churches.

P. R. Lowe grew up in rural North Carolina and now resides in the mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia. Although Walking With Trees is the author's first published book, she has been writing since childhood, including short stories, essays and a completed book of poems. She has had poems published in small publications and recently an essay on NPR's web site, This I Believe. Currently she is working on a sequel to Walking With Trees, under the working title of “Deeper Into The Woods”. The art of Raccoon Magic is an offshoot of her woods walks, and preserves the natural in functional art.

In addition to the above, regularly featured artists on display include:
Rebecca Raybon, a photographer whose work captures the beauty of rural Virginia;
Gene Curd, who creates unique birdhouses, wooden games, and household accessories;
Marion Curd, who designs and sews a variety of handbags and other fabric items;
 Lanny Hodges, an artist whose works include painting, pottery and sculpture;
Larry Schmehl, II, who crafts toolboxes from fine hardwoods;
And Warner Scott, with photographs and drawings in a variety of formats.

Art UpStairs is a gallery designed to host periodic exhibits of local artists and craftsmen, as well as a permanent collection of consignment pieces. The show is open during normal business hours of Bedford Hardware, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30p.m. and Saturdays 8-4. In addition, Bedford Hardware and Art Upstairs will be open Friday evenings till 8 from Thanksgiving through Christmas. For further information please call 586-8811. 

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The 77th Annual Georgia Morgan

Civic Art Show

"Reflections of Virginia"

February 1 - 8, 2009

Opening Reception

Sunday, Februay 1, 1:30 to 4 pm

Critique by Dr. Delane Karalow, LC, at 4 pm

$250 Best in Show Award sponsored by

The Donna Petty Memorial Fund

First Friday

February 6, 5 to 8 pm

Gallery Hours

Monday - Saturday, 11 am to 2 pm

Closing Sunday, 1:30 to 4 pm

$100 People's Choice Award sponsored by

The Lynchburg Art Club presented on final Sunday

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“Trifecta”

Solly Blank, Debbie Berger, and Karen Bowden

March 1 – 8, 2009

Opening Reception, Sunday, March 1

First Friday, March 6

Gallery Hours

Monday - Saturday, 11 am to 2 pm

Closing Sunday, 1:30 to 4 pm

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 2009 Spring Exhibition ScheduleReception Sundays through following Sundays (one week),11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mon. – Sat., and 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. SundaysAlways includes First Fridays, 5 to 8 p.m.

April - Photography Show: Paulette Goodman, Craig and Sally Shaffer, Jere Real, First Friday Sneak Preview, April 3, Reception on Sunday, April 5 through Sunday, April 12

May - Myrna Nein, Linda Williams, Lisa Richards,  First Friday Sneak Preview, May 1, Reception on Sunday May 3, through Sunday May 10

June – Pastel Exhibit, First Friday Sneak Preview, June 5, Reception on Sunday, June 7, through Sunday, June 14 July – August – Elliott Twery, a retrospective show and sale. 

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It may not be too late to sign up for a class.  Call instructors if you have questions.

Note our new Thursday morning independent work time.

Winter, 2009 Class Schedule

Independent Work Time  Mondays, 9 a.m. - noon, beginning January 5, for 8 weeks.  Work on your own, no skill level required. Tuition $20.  Call Marion Freerks at 434-384-8472

Advanced Watercolor  Mondays, 1 - 3:30 p.m., beginning January 12, for 6 weeks.  Students work from photos aided by demonstrations and critiques.  Tuition $95.

Call Solly Blank at 434-385-9742

Pastel Painting  Wednesdays, 1 - 3 p.m., beginning January 14, for 6 weeks.  Beginning and intermediate students use and experiment with pastels, papers, and combinations of different mediums with demonstrations and tutorials of various techniques, and work with elements of composition and drawing skills.  Tuition $100.

Call Chris Rooney at 434-384-0188

Advanced Pastel Painting  Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - noon, beginning January 14, for 6 weeks.  Involves intensive work with pastels including emphasis on composition and creativity while building portfolios.  Tuition $100.  Chris Rooney at 434-384-0188

Oil Painting  Wednesdays, 7 – 9 p.m., beginning January 14, for 8 weeks. All levels of ability accepted.  Oil and other media will be taught.  Tuition $175.

Call Rosalie Day White at 434-528-4181.

Independent Work Time  Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., beginning January 15, for 8 weeks.  Work on your own, no skill level required.  Tuition $20.  Possible critique at end of winter session.  Bring your lunch if you like.  Call Purnell Pettyjohn at 434-384-5986 or Patsy Wilkinson at 434-384-6874.

Possible Independent Work Study  Evening to be determined, 7 - 9 p.m.  LOOKING FOR A FACILITATOR!  If you are interested in supervising this work time call

434-846-3606.

Interested students should call instructors directly for sign up.

May 2 - May 18: Smokie Watts and Zubie Newsky.

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April 24-May 11: Randolph College Senior Art Majors Show in the Maier Museum.

RiverViews(at)ArtsLynchburg.net

Christina Marsh: Self-Defined in the Craddock-Terry Gallery at Riverviews ArtSpace through April.
May 2nd - June 22nd: inventions/interruptions; Ula Einstein & Lori Hepner; in the Craddock-Terry Gallery. Opening reception May 2nd, 6-8 pm.  Exhibitions in the Co-op Gallery, Reading Room, and Lobby Gallery

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The Lynchburg Museum System, Box 529, Lynchburg, VA 24505  (434) 455-6226

The Lynchburg Museum System operates the newly reopened Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House, 901 Court Street and Point of Honor, 112 Cabell Street. Hours: Monday--Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sundays noon to 4 pm.
*** Visit our websites: www.pointofhonor.org and www.lynchburgmuseum.org for updates

June 14: Batteau Festival

October 11: Day at the Point, Point of Honor, 112 Cabell Street  (434) 455-6226

Point of Honor will host the 11th Annual Day at the Point on Saturday, October 11th from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free. This fall festival brings living history, food, kid’s games and crafts, music, and more to the grounds of Point of Honor each year. The historic home was built in 1815, by the Cabell family and is among the finest examples of Federal architecture in Piedmont Virginia. Craft demonstrations, music, food, kids games, and a batteau are just part of the activities of the day.

December 7: Christmas Open House, Point of Honor, 112 Cabell Street  (434) 455-6226 or 847-1867

Point of Honor will host its 25th Annual Christmas Open House on December 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. presenting one of Lynchburg’s architectural jewels decorated for the holiday season as it would have been in the early 19th century. Point of Honor was built in 1815 by the Cabell family and is among the most elegant examples of Federal architecture in Piedmont Virginia. Join us for free admission, period music, refreshments, and special items on sale in our Gift Shop.