the arts center in orange

An Intimate Evening with Singer/Songwriter Terri Allard

An Event for a Special Cause: Please join us for a live acoustic performance by acclaimed singer, songwriter Terri Allard, a hometown girl who continues to make good as the host of Charlottesville Inside Out on PBS Station WHTJ. Proceeds and donations will support the Arts Center In Orange Community Outreach Program, a cultural initiative with [...]

2012 winter classes

W25 Portrait Drawing with Thomas Marsh This four week class covers the fundamental principles of portrait drawing: – geometric principles of simplifying the head, – basic anatomy of the head and neck – features of the face and head: eye, nose, mouth, ear – understanding proportion and likeness Date: Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, [...]

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Exhibits in The Arts Center In Orange Morin Gallery are offered free to the public thanks to the support of the Virginia Commission for the Arts and community sponsors.

Oh, Shenandoah!

Exhibit Dates: January 12 – February 25

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 12, 5-7pm

The exhibit brings together winning photographs from concurrent contests around Virginia that were held during the spring and summer of 2011 in celebration of Shenandoah National Park’s 75^th anniversary.

Categories include Views into the Park, Views from the Park and Views within the Park. Awards were bestowed in adult and youth age groups. Oh, Shenandoah! is hosted by Shenandoah National Park Trust, the official “friends” group of Shenandoah National Park. For more information, visit www.snptrust.org or phone (434) 293-2728. Sponsored by Grelen Nursery, Inc., Southern States Orange-Madison Cooperative and Virginia National Bank. (photo above, Virga by Chase Schiefer)

Beginning on January 29th and throughout February, Oh Shenandoah! will offer a back drop for a special panel exhibit featuring photos and histories of 20 African American Churches in Orange County produced by the Orange County African American Historical Society in celebration of Black History Month. The History of the African American Churches of Orange County exhibit opens with a reception Sunday, January 29th from 2:30-4pm, including a discussion and performance by the Shady Grove Fifth Sunday Singers. The event is free and the public is invited. (photo above, Blue Run Baptist Church est. 1766)