Tom Hale Oil Paintings January 8 - 29 please note, 2nd Friday of January for Opening Reception Tom Hale completed his studies in painting, fine art and art history at the Ringling College of Fine Art in Sarasota, Florida and at Bradenton College in Bradenton, Florida. Ha has held one-man and group shows in Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. In Virginia, his work has hung in juried comopetitions and shows including, "The International Works on Paper" at the Marsh Gallery, The Cudahy's Gallery, The Staunton Invitational Show, The James Center, The River Towers, The Glave Kocen Gallery and Gallery 5800. He specializes in commissions of varied subjects and large works for private and corporate clients, interior designers, and small companies. In Richmond, over 25 corporation and private companies include his work in their collections as well as many private homes. Dympna de Wild Oils, Monotypes and Sculpture February 5-26 "In Ingmar Bergman's movie 'Through a Glass Darkly' the front porch of an old seaside cabin is transformed into a theater for one night after standing empty during the long Nordic winter. In the play, within the movie, a brother and a sister exchange profound sentences about love and death. The sister collapses into madness afterwards, but that is another story. While watching the movie I could smell the weathered boards of the interior of the cabin, the salt water and the wet bathing suits. Behind the stage and obscuring the horizon, is a dark line of pine trees on one side and the sun skimming the ocean on the other. It must have been close to midsummer night. "I imagine my interior spaces waiting for a similar moment, when a few travelers will stop by and pause. I expect to be among them and show fragments of my self, either through my photographs, monotypes of mixed media work. I create spaces that protect me from storms and from the harsh reality of my fleeting existence. I work mostly from imagination and memory to expose what I encounter in my dreams and undefined (always to be defined anew) expectations." Opening Postponed due to weather: Join us for LAST Friday, Feb 26, 5-8pm. Music by The Sophistokatz - Vocal Jazz Standards Added feature for this First Friday!! Come see roving caricature artist: "Caricatures by Jed". Jed has been drawing as long as he can remember. As an aspiring artist, he received instruction from his father Steven, a nationally renowned portrait artist, and from his cousin Franz, who taught him a great deal about rendering the human figure and drawing superheroes. In 2004 he was introduced to the world of caricature entertainment, and there he quickly found a home. Jed's caricatures make people laugh without doing irreparable damage to their self-esteem and make a great addition to any event. Drop in at the Academy of Fine Arts on the first Friday of every month from 5 to 8 pm. This free event features live music, light refreshments, and a visual feast for your eyes. Catch the GLTC "Art" Trolley with stops at the Academy of Fine Arts, Riverviews Artspace, Beeswax Candle Co. - An Artisan Gallery, James River Furnishings, Oxide Pottery, Omniterrum, Hardwicks in the Galleria, The Dancing Leaf Gallery, the Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House, Blackwater Creek Gallery, Light Wings Gallery, the Lynchburg Art Club, Rivermont Studio and Avenue Arts Studio and the Fire Station. This is a great way to start your month with family, friends and coworkers: a nice break before you head home or the first stop for a night out on the town. The GLTC "Art" Trolley is sponsored by a grant from the Lynchburg Retail Merchants Foundation, Inc.

John Shuptrine Un-Space Photography January 8-29 please note, 2nd Friday of January for Opening Reception Rome 101 - a photographic series by Steven F Coates and Ten Lynchburg College Students February 5-26

Art Raffle to benefit the visual arts program at the Academy of Fine Arts See details, below. "Mutts Gone Nuts" Postponed until April Group exhibition of our Canine Friends - in conjunction with the "Jessie & James Comedy Dog Show" performing in the Warehouse Theatre.

National Juried Art Exhibition April 2-30, 2010 Opening Reception: April 2, 5:00-8:00 pm Juror's Gallery Talk: April 2, 5:30-6:00 pm Juror: Kathleen A. Edwards, Chief Curator, University of Iowa Museum of Art Cash Prizes totaling over $3000: Best in Show -$1000, 2nd Place - $750, 3rd Place - $500 plus Juror's Choice Cash Awards Entry Forms may be downloaded from the website: AcademyFineArts.com Kathleen A. Edwards is Chief Curator at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Edwards has curated over 30 exhibitions for the UIMA including A Legacy for Iowa: Pollock's Mural and other Masterworks from the UIMA Collection; Acting Out: Invented Melodrama and Contemporary Photography; Eye Witness: Daniel Heyman's Portraits of Iraqi Torture Victims; I AM: Prints by Elizabeth Catlett; Art is Life/Life is Art: The Graphic Work of Dieter Roth; and From Hayter to Pettibon: American Prints and Printshops. Upcoming projects include the exhibition and catalogue Lil Picard and Counterculture New York, which will open at Grey Art Gallery, New York University in April 2010. She is also an adjunct professor in the UI department of Cinema and Comparative Literature. Prior to her tenure at the UI Edwards was the Executive Director of The Print Center in Philadelphia. Edwards earned a B.A. at Westhampton College, University of Richmond, and an M.A. at Philadelphia College of Art. Friday, February 19, 2010 Warehouse Theatre Commerce & 5th Street Reception from 6-7 pm Art Raffle at 7:15 pm Catered by Isabellas. Master of Ceremonies: Charlie Catalano The all media show of over 100 pieces of art will be on display from February 1-19 for previewing in the Warehouse Theatre lobby. All proceeds benefit the Visual Arts Program at the Academy. Tickets are $100/person, $130/couple with one ticket for art or $200/couple and 2 tickets for art. Each ticket buyer is guaranteed to take home a piece of art worth at least $100. Tickets on sale NOW! Participating Artists: Sammy Allen, Lee Alter, Mehmet Altug, Kat Antis, Judy Arkell, Ross Arkell, Ranny Aultice, Nancy Bass, Ted Batt, Karen Blaesing, Solly Blank, Karen Bowden, Greg Boyd, Jata Brown, Hanna Burruss, Tim Buzzelli, May Carter, Annette Chenault, Paul Clements, Lucia Coates, Steve Coates, Mark Collins, Bill Connelly, Bertha Crockett, Kevin Crowe, Richard Crozier, Kathy Cudlin, Meridith De Avila Khan, Peggy Dillon, Ella Duckworth, David Eakin, Lib Elder, David Emmert, Nancy Ewing, Andrea Ferguson, Jane Garrett, Doug Harnsberger, Bill Harris, Kristin Harris, Cheryl Hawkins, Donna Headley, Allegra Helms, Nathalie Heppner, Phyllis Hollenbeck, Laura Howell, Paul Huffer, Debbie Hughes, Katherine Hughes, Jill Jensen, Thomas Johnson Furniture,Sandee Johnson, Pat Lease, Kaye Lipscomb, Gina Louthian-Stanley, Luis Lozano, Bruce Mabry, Brooke Marcy, Jill Markwood, Kelly Mattox, Barbara Mayer, , Liz McCormack, R.W. Meade, Leah Meadows, Joe Monk, Suny Monk, John Morgan, Tom Morgan, Myrna Nein, Duane Nelligan, Judy Noon, Chantal O'Keefe, Ariel Uniss Parker, Purnell Pettyjohn, Lisa Pitcher, Sallie Rabe, Joan Ranzini, Nan Rothwell, Sue Saandholland, Craig Shaffer, Sally Shaffer, Rosalie Short, John Shuptrine, William Stagg, Kimberley Stiffler, Clyde Trent, Gay Tucker, Mike Twery, Thelma Twery, Katie Vaden, Ann van de Graaf, Cindy Vener, Sally Von Oesen, Smokie Watts, Kenneth Weinfurtner, Melinda Wheeler, Rosalie Day White, Sandra Whitehead,Dave Wickline, Andrew Wilds, Priscilla Whitlock, Mona Williams and Seymour Woodnick

Magnolia Foods Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg January 4 - 30, 2010 Ariel Uniss Parker Watercolors and Charcoal To Lynchburg and Beyond Magnolia Foods Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg February 1-27 Derrick Helm Photography