Art Galleries Near Me in Wake

Mission Statement

Riverviews is a non-profit arts organization committed to presenting contemporary art exhibitions, multi-disciplinary programs and events as diverse as our community. Our mission is to cultivate inclusivity and quality of life (via the means of art).

Located in historic downtown Lynchburg, Riverviews provides gallery and studio space for established and emerging artists and other creatives. We are an active partner in downtown revitalization and committed to the ongoing growth of a thriving, collaborative and diverse community.

The Academy Center of the Arts is Greater Lynchburg’s center for arts, culture, and community building. Our mission is to serve our community through arts and culture, and we believe that our programming is essential for a thriving community, as it can lead to improved grades for students, increased memory retention rates for seniors, and a decreased poverty rate.

Each year, the Academy engages tens of thousands of Central Virginians through stage events, arts education, facilities rentals, outreach, and galleries exhibits, which result in a significant economic impact on the Greater Lynchburg area.

The Academy’s Values

We hold ourselves accountable to our mission with three core values: community, creativity, and equity. These values help ensure that our arts programming is accessible to everyone in Central Virginia.

Community

We are a community of people from different races, ethnicities, classes, gender identities, sexual orientations, belief systems, and physical/mental abilities. We value the diversity of our community members and strive to serve them through the arts.

Creativity

We use the arts to empower others by encouraging self-expression, thought, and engagement within a safe space. In its many forms, art broadens our perspectives, provides us with numerous ways to communicate, and enriches our quality of life.

Equity

We aspire to be an inclusive organization for all by understanding our role in minimizing the barriers faced by many in our community. We will uplift marginalized individuals through intentional arts programming designed according to their needs.

About Lynchburg Art Club and Gallery

Lynchburg Art Club (LAC) has promoted and celebrated visual fine art in Central Virginia since its founding in 1895 as one of the oldest clubs of its kind in the country. LAC encourages and acknowledges accomplishments by member and non-member artists alike. Monthly changing exhibitions, art classes, and two, yearly area shows are open to all artists, with members being entitled to discounts for participation in these events.

About Us

Husband and wife, Amy and Jimmy Davis, opened this unique art store in March of 2021.  Being herself an artist, Amy felt the Lynchburg community needed a location where artists would have the opportunity to show and sell their original works of art on a regular basis.  Jimmy, having always been an avid supporter of the creative arts agreed and Findings was established.

Situated in an ideal location in the heart of Boonsboro and presented as a gallery/retail store, Findings provides over 30 artist the opportunity of their own art wall to display and sell their works for months on end.  In addition to these dedicated artists’ walls, Findings’ beautiful Atrium Gallery allows the community to be introduced to featured, month-long shows exhibiting select artists not only from the immediate area but beyond.

Findings is not a co-op. Amy herself operates the gallery on a daily basis as well as maintaining her own wall space with her original art.

If you haven’t already visited Findings you are cordially invited to come “find” that one-of-a-kind piece of art that you will treasure for a lifetime.