Community Calendar

Now showing six new exhibits. The featured artists are Ryan Lytle, Tammie Comer, Ann Chenoweth, Joseph Weller, and Raana Abtahi, along with the March All Media Show, a juried exhibition showcasing exceptional work by regional artists, as well as a collaborative Bridge Project exhibit with Richmond Public Schools, the Children’s Museum of Richmond and Richard Harding. Also see 80+ working artist studios.

Visit us Tuesdays through Sundays 11am- 5pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Convenient and free parking is available. Ann Chenowith’s exhibit will continue through April 12th. The Bridge Project Exhibit will continue through May 30th. All other exhibits will continue through April 18th, 2026.

Stamp Out ICE is a collection of small artworks created in protest of ICE on perforated, postage-stamp-like sheets. The show features over a dozen artists from across the U.S. and Canada, including three from Minneapolis, all expressing their ire over the federal takeover of many U.S. cities.

Visitors are invited to view the collection of stamp artwork, create postcards, explore a library of mail art books, and see a firsthand demonstration of artistamp perforation on an 1888 patented Rosback perforator.

Artist Edward Steffanni explores the connections between the queer body, spirituality, and nature through ceramics, printmaking, and performance. God-Shaped Hole draws parallels between the obscuring of sexual orientation and hunting in nature as the artist considers concealability and the surveillance of the queer experience. Steffanni earned his B.A. at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and his M.F.A. in printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design.

In conjunction with Edward Steffanni: God-Shaped Hole, “Untitled” (L.A.), 1991 by Felix Gonzales-Torres will be on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AK.
Artist Talk & Reception: February 12, 6 PM, Hollins University Visual Arts Center Room 119
Hands-on Workshop: February 13, 1 PM, Location TBD

Exhibition opening date is subject to change due to delays from local weather. Image courtesy of Print Center New York. Photo by Argenis Apolinario.

Staunton Music Festival presents its fifth annual BaroqueFest this April! BaroqueFest 2026: La Bella Italia assembles 28 superlative musicians for a sumptuous journey to Italy, including music by Italian masters and those who traveled to and through Italian lands. Featured works include Handel's brilliant first oratorio "Il Trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno" (1707); Vivaldi's "Magnificat"; concertos by Bach, Handel, Geminiani, and Vivaldi; a celebration of music at Dresden, the "Venice of the North"; and chamber and vocal music by A. Scarlatti, Pasquini, Lully, F. Caccini, Marenzio, Corelli, Monteverdi, and many others.

All concerts feature acclaimed period-instrument performers. Nine programs include music for voices, orchestra, and chamber ensembles and feature historical keyboards. Plus enjoy a deep-dive into Handel's Italian journey with an extended lecture over coffee and dessert just prior to the finale concert.

Stories and music from enslaved and free storytellers and folk musicians at Monticello

STORYTELLER SHEILA ARNOLD portrays an enslaved nursemaid who tells her favorite folk tales to the daughters of Thomas and Martha Jefferson at Monticello in the late 18th Century. Jefferson’s daughters wrote these stories down and they have been revived by Sheila Arnold, who tells them much as they would have been heard back then.

FIDDLER DAVID MCCORMICK of Early Music Access Project in Charlottesville plays folk tunes that his research leads him to believe were played by Hemings and Scott family musicians. These fiddlers were relatives of Sally Hemings who were black, indigenous and European musicians popular for their playing at early 18th-Century dances, parties and dinners in Monticello and Charlottesville.

Together Sheila and David bring the stories and music to life from enslaved and free storytellers and folk musicians at Monticello.

For more information about Sheila and David, please visit "Overview" at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/early-folk-artists-of-monticello-tickets-1974954994553

This event is suitable for family audiences of all ages. Presented by Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. the afternoon performance by Sheila Arnold is partially sponsored by Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Program and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The University Program Council (UPC) is bringing Quavo to John Paul Jones Arena for the highly anticipated 2026 Spring Concert. As one-third of the legendary group Migos and a solo powerhouse, expect a high-energy night filled with chart-topping anthems with Quavo.

Stamp Out ICE is a collection of small artworks created in protest of ICE on perforated, postage-stamp-like sheets. The show features over a dozen artists from across the U.S. and Canada, including three from Minneapolis, all expressing their ire over the federal takeover of many U.S. cities.

Visitors are invited to view the collection of stamp artwork, create postcards, explore a library of mail art books, and see a firsthand demonstration of artistamp perforation on an 1888 patented Rosback perforator.

Now showing six new exhibits. The featured artists are Ryan Lytle, Tammie Comer, Ann Chenoweth, Joseph Weller, and Raana Abtahi, along with the March All Media Show, a juried exhibition showcasing exceptional work by regional artists, as well as a collaborative Bridge Project exhibit with Richmond Public Schools, the Children’s Museum of Richmond and Richard Harding. Also see 80+ working artist studios.

Visit us Tuesdays through Sundays 11am- 5pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Convenient and free parking is available. Ann Chenowith’s exhibit will continue through April 12th. The Bridge Project Exhibit will continue through May 30th. All other exhibits will continue through April 18th, 2026.

Artist Edward Steffanni explores the connections between the queer body, spirituality, and nature through ceramics, printmaking, and performance. God-Shaped Hole draws parallels between the obscuring of sexual orientation and hunting in nature as the artist considers concealability and the surveillance of the queer experience. Steffanni earned his B.A. at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and his M.F.A. in printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design.

In conjunction with Edward Steffanni: God-Shaped Hole, “Untitled” (L.A.), 1991 by Felix Gonzales-Torres will be on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AK.
Artist Talk & Reception: February 12, 6 PM, Hollins University Visual Arts Center Room 119
Hands-on Workshop: February 13, 1 PM, Location TBD

Exhibition opening date is subject to change due to delays from local weather. Image courtesy of Print Center New York. Photo by Argenis Apolinario.

Staunton Music Festival presents its fifth annual BaroqueFest this April! BaroqueFest 2026: La Bella Italia assembles 28 superlative musicians for a sumptuous journey to Italy, including music by Italian masters and those who traveled to and through Italian lands. Featured works include Handel's brilliant first oratorio "Il Trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno" (1707); Vivaldi's "Magnificat"; concertos by Bach, Handel, Geminiani, and Vivaldi; a celebration of music at Dresden, the "Venice of the North"; and chamber and vocal music by A. Scarlatti, Pasquini, Lully, F. Caccini, Marenzio, Corelli, Monteverdi, and many others.

All concerts feature acclaimed period-instrument performers. Nine programs include music for voices, orchestra, and chamber ensembles and feature historical keyboards. Plus enjoy a deep-dive into Handel's Italian journey with an extended lecture over coffee and dessert just prior to the finale concert.