The Arts Center in Orange

Dive into the magic of watercolor in this hands-on, confidence-building workshop! Whether you’re brand new to the medium or ready to loosen up and expand your skills, you’ll explore watercolor’s versatility through clear, step-by-step instruction. We’ll cover essential techniques—washes, glazing, wet-on-wet, and playful special effects—while getting to know the materials and what watercolor really loves […]

Join us for the opening reception of the Blue Ridge Art League Group. Light refreshments will be provided. This is a free public event. The exhibition will be on display until September 26th.

Come experience a unique photographic journey through the beautifully decaying rural places within our state with which so many Virginians have become fascinated. Local photographer and professional storyteller John Plashal has commemorated these abandoned gems by capturing their beauty and delivering them to you in a presentation full of powerful imagery and emotional stories. Experience […]

Discover the creative possibilities of slab-built pottery in this one-night workshop! Perfect for beginners, this hands-on class will introduce the fundamentals of working with clay slabs to create functional and decorative ceramic pieces. Students will learn basic slab-building techniques, including rolling, shaping, joining, and adding texture to clay. Whether you choose to make a mug, […]

Looking for a date night you'll actually remember? Spend an evening getting your hands dirty and discovering the magic of the potter's wheel. Whether you're celebrating an anniversary, planning a first date, catching up with friends, or simply trying something new, Ceramic Date Night offers a creative experience that's equal parts fun, relaxing, and surprisingly […]

Meet Roger Courtenay, the author of Coming in to View. This book signing is free to attend and open to the public. Coming in to View: Explorations of Radical Shifts in Beauty Outdoors Nature, and the world around us, is changing, evolving, rapidly, fluidly. Metamorphosing in front of our eyes with climate, political, social, economic […]

This lecture will be an introduction to the scandalous and strangely delightful subject of forgery in the visual arts. This lecture is free to attend and open to the public. Wine and refreshments will be provided. This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the […]