Sponsored by Brightspeed and Carter Bank.
Celebrate America's 250th birthday at this fun Family Day from 10 a.m.-12 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 8, in the Gravely-Lester Art Garden.
The free, birthday party-themed event will feature fun activities for all ages, including a bounce house, games, DIY party hats, and a red, white, and blue star scratch art craft. Snacks will also be available courtesy of Food Lion on Greensboro Road.
Happy Birthday, America! Family Day offers families a chance to celebrate the nation's semiquincentennial through hands-on activities and community fun in a festive outdoor setting.
Admission is free, and all ages are welcome. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held at Piedmont Arts.
Admission Free
Artists with work on display in Expressions 2026: America 250 should pick up their work between 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. Artists should use the museum’s front entrance when picking up their work.
Piedmont Arts will not assume responsibility for artwork that is left in the gallery after the designated pickup date. Any artwork, including that which has been purchased, will be removed from the premises if unclaimed after 30 days. All work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibit.
If you are unable to pick up your work on the designated date, email Director of Exhibitions and Marketing, Bernadette Moore, at bmoore@piedmontarts.org to arrange an alternative pickup date.
Sponsored by Katie and Jack Adkins, Lucy Coleman, Olivia and Pres Garrett, Gale and Will Gravely, Melody Margrave, Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson Jr. Charitable Foundation Trust, Lynwood Artists, and What's Your Sign.
Join Piedmont Arts for an opening reception in honor of its new exhibits from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28, at Piedmont Arts. A gallery talk with "COLLECTive Concerns" curator and artist Reni Gower and Chris Gregson will be held at 6:15 p.m. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Music by Joanie McPeak.
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This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP with the number and names of the attendees in your party by Wednesday, Aug. 26.
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Sponsored by VisitMartinsville, Diviserified Trust, Ameristaff, Bassett Office Supply, Collinsville Printing Co., and Draper Flowers and Gifts.
Big city flavors meet small town charm at this New York-themed fundraiser for the arts from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, at Piedmont Arts.
Local chefs will serve up small bites straight from the soul of the city: the corner deli, the late-night slice joint, the ballpark, and the legendary supper clubs of Manhattan. Pair that with custom cocktails and live music by Marie Anderson, and you’ve got yourself a party worth hailing a cab for.
They call it the Big Apple for a reason. It's time to take a bite!
Admission tickets are $65 per person and include food and drinks. 50/50 raffle tickets are $20 each or $100 for six.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Senior Manager of Provenance Research Karen Daly will discuss art looted during World War II on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Piedmont Arts. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the talk will begin at 7 p.m.
Issues of looted art and restitution, particularly art misappropriated during World War II, remain prevalent in art news coverage and important concerns for museums worldwide. This talk provides a historical overview of art looting, the museum community's response, how recovery and restitution efforts have evolved to the present day, and a discussion of VMFA’s experiences resolving two art restitution claims.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 23.
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The Robert Jospé Quartet brings an exciting mix of instrumental jazz, rock, pop, and Latin styles to the Piedmont Arts galleries on Thursday, Oct. 15. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7 p.m.
Featuring Jospé on drums, the quartet includes Daniel Clarke on piano, Paul Langosh on bass, and Jeff Massanari on guitar. Their repertoire consists of original works, standards from the Great American Songbook, pop, and classic covers by Herbie Hancock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Leonard Bernstein, and James Taylor, as well as works by well-known composers.
Tickets are $20 for general admission.
Local educators are invited to a special Educator Appreciation Night from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at Piedmont Arts.
This event is free and open to all education professionals in Martinsville-Henry County. Enjoy light refreshments, games, raffles, and more.
Dr. Elliot Engel returns to Piedmont Arts with “Beyond the Muddy Cloak: The Brilliance of Sir Walter Raleigh” on Thursday, Nov. 19. A dinner with Engel will take place at 5:45 p.m, followed by the lecture at 7 p.m.
Engel reveals details of Raleigh's fascinating life as an author, explorer, and courtier who deserves to be celebrated for far more than his muddy cloak. Using anecdotes, analysis, and a large dose of humor, he brings this remarkable historical figure to life again.
Engel lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he has taught at NC State University, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University. He earned an MA and Ph.D. from UCLA and was awarded that university’s Outstanding Teacher Award. He has written 10 books published in England, Japan, Turkey, and the United States. His mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens aired on PBS stations nationwide. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and national magazines. He has lectured throughout the United States and on all the continents, including Antarctica. He was inducted into the Royal Society of Arts in England in 2009 for his academic work and service in promoting Charles Dickens.
Tickets to the dinner and lecture are $50. Dinner reservations must be made in advance. Tickets to the lecture alone are $25.
Piedmont Arts will kick off the holiday season with the annual lighting of the Art Garden Christmas tree from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Gravely-Lester Art Garden.
Enjoy holiday music, a visit from Santa, themed crafts and a snack of cookies and hot chocolate. This event is free and open to the public.
Much like the sculptures in the Art Garden, the Christmas tree is a work of art. It is created each year by Ian Hogg using more than 3,000 lights. The tree will be lit at sunset and brighten the Art Garden through New Year’s Day. The tree is sponsored by Press Glass and Chip Wyatt of State Farm.
The Gravely-Lester Art Garden is located at 207 Starling Ave. It is free and open to the public from dawn to dusk each day.
Sponsored by Brightspeed. This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Join Piedmont Arts for its annual production of the Roanoke Symphony Holiday Pops Spectacular at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at Martinsville High School Auditorium.
There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with the music of the season delivered in full sound and spectacle by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Maestro David Stewart Wiley conducts the Holiday Pops with all the magical elements guests have come to expect — high energy, familiar carols, and lots of holiday warmth.
Guest Adelaide Trombetta will join the symphony for a heartwarming celebration of cherished holiday classics. A graduate of Yale’s prestigious Opera Program, the skilled soprano debuted with the Metropolitan Opera under the direction of Marco Armiliato. She is recognized internationally as a world-class singer and a compelling stage performer, and has led concert and stage engagements throughout the United States and Europe.
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Tickets are $30 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission, and $10 for students in grades K-12.
Curator Dr. Sarah Kennel will discuss the exhibit, "Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist," on Thursday, Feb. 11, at Piedmont Arts. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the talk at 7 p.m.
Celebrate groundbreaking, internationally renowned photographer and painter Willie Anne Wright, whose remarkable career spans more than six decades. Presenting 63 photographs and nine paintings by the Richmond, Virginia, native, this is the first major exhibition to explore the trajectory of her impressive 60-year career.
From playful and irreverent scenes of everyday life to ethereal evocations of the past, Wright's experimental paintings and photographs examine pop culture, feminine identity, the pull of history, and the shifting cultural landscape of the South.
With a focus on photography’s role in shaping collective understandings of history, place, and gender, the exhibition draws from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' recent acquisition of Wright’s work, including more than 230 photographs and 10 paintings, as well as a comprehensive artist archive.
This exhibit was organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Kennel, the Aaron Siskind curator of photography and director of the Raysor Center.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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Sponsored by Brightspeed and Carter Bank.
The annual African American Read-In and Family Day will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20, at Piedmont Arts.
Guests are invited to participate in a public read-aloud. Participants should bring a book, story, or poem by a favorite African American author to share with the group.
Members of Piedmont Arts’ Teen Arts Council will provide a free craft for children, and the Piedmont Arts Guild will give away door prizes. Snacks will be available.
This event is held in conjunction with the National African American Read-In. This groundbreaking initiative encourages communities to read together, with a focus on African American books and authors. The initiative was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. It has reached more than six million participants worldwide.
Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
Admission Free
Join Maestro David Steward Wiley, the music director and conductor of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, for a special solo piano recital on Thursday, March 11, at Piedmont Arts. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 6 p.m.
The program will include original music composed by Wiley and piano music by Bach, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff.
Wiley has conducted such distinguished symphonies as Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Oregon, Honolulu, and Utah, among others. He won the Aspen Conducting Prize, was assistant conductor for the Aspen Music Festival, and was awarded a conducting fellowship at Tanglewood. He holds both a doctorate and a master’s of music in conducting from Indiana University, a degree in piano performance with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music, and a degree in religion, summa cum laude, from Tufts University. He is a recipient of the Perry F. Kendig Prize for service to the arts and is a Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International. He and his wife, Leah Marer Wiley, have a son and a daughter who play cello and violin and enjoy traveling, hiking, biking, chess, and making music together.
Tickets are $25 for general admission.
Take a bus trip to the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, March 31. The bus will depart from Piedmont Arts at 8:30 a.m. Guests will enjoy a tour of the historic house, museum, and grounds, followed by lunch at 1703 Restaurant.
About Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Completed in 1917, Reynolda House Museum of American Art was originally the home of Katharine Smith and R.J. Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Promising a healthier lifestyle, the more than 34,000-square-foot historic home was the centerpiece of a 1,067-acre estate and model farm. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the Reynolds family’s 64-room historic house stands as one of the few well-preserved, surviving examples of the American Country House movement.
Inside, you’ll find not only more than 6,000 historic objects, but also a collection of world-renowned American art on view in the historic house and special exhibitions in the Babcock Gallery. Spanning 250 years, the collection is a chronology of American art, and features artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Frederic Edwin Church, Alexander Calder, Romare Bearden, Lee Krasner, Stuart Davis, Martin Johnson Heade, Jacob Lawrence, John Singer Sargent, Andy Warhol, and Grant Wood.
Tickets on sale soon.
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