Limited tickets. Call 276.632.3221 for availability.
Sponsored by VisitMartinsville, The Lester Group, Sovah, Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Service Roofing & Sheet Metal, Martinsville Eyecare, Virginia Mirror Co., Third Bay Cafe, ValleyStar, Whitescarver Engineering, Fidelity Bank, American National Bank & Trust, Richard and Pat Galos, Betty Lou and Ron Pigg, Dr. Edward Snyder, Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Blue Ridge Bank, Eliza Walmsley, Laurel Park Community Boosters, Quirk Design Build
Celebrate the museum's 60th anniversary at this catered luncheon. The event will feature speakers on the history and progress of Piedmont Arts, including former Executive Director Toy Cobbe and Julie Ascough Work, granddaughter of "Big Mike" and Purnell Schottland, whose heirs donated their former home to Piedmont Arts.
Sponsored by VisitMartinsville, The Lester Group, Sovah, Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Service Roofing & Sheet Metal, Martinsville Eyecare, Virginia Mirror Co., Third Bay Cafe, ValleyStar, Whitescarver Engineering, Fidelity Bank, American National Bank & Trust, Richard and Pat Galos, Betty Lou and Ron Pigg, Dr. Edward Snyder, Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Blue Ridge Bank, Eliza Walmsley, Laurel Park Community Boosters, Quirk Design Build
Join Piedmont Arts for a semi-formal gala celebrating the museum's 60th anniversary.
Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open bar with beer, wine and the event's signature cocktail, the White Diamond. The evening will be accented with live music, including piano and violin in the galleries, and the blues/rock of Slick Jr. and the Reactors on the patio.
Semi-formal attire suggested.
Sponsored by King's Grant
Join Piedmont Arts for an opening reception in honor of the museum's new exhibits. Awards ceremony at 6:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Complimentary wine and light refreshments will be served.
Social distancing and masks required. Limited Capacity. RSVP Required by May 18, 2021.
This event has reached capacity. To be added to the waiting list, call 276.632.3221.
Admission Free
Presented by Lynwood Artists + Piedmont Arts • Opening Reception Sponsored by King's Grant • Best in Show Sponsored by Virginia Glass & Mirror
Expressions entries will be accepted on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 10 am – 2 pm at Piedmont Arts.
Entry is open to all artists living within a 100-mile radius of Martinsville, Virginia (check your location here). Artwork submitted for entry must have been completed within the last three years. Work previously exhibited in Expressions is not eligible. Up to two pieces of art may be submitted per artist. Unlike a juried exhibition, Expressions is open-entry, and all submitted works in compliance with the entry rules are accepted.
Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in seven categories, as well as purchase awards, the Lynwood Artists Award and Best In Show. This year’s exhibition will be judged by Amanda Honore Donley, owner of Rose Window Studio in Woolwine, Virginia.
Entry Date
Saturday, May 8, 2021
10 am – 2 pm
Piedmont Arts
To enter work, read the Expressions entry rules and complete and entry form below.
Piedmont Arts is accepting applications for the Nicodemus Hufford Memorial Arts Scholarship and the Harold Knowlton Work Memorial Scholarship, which provide funds for students from Martinsville or Henry County to pursue an degree in the visual or performing arts at an accredited four-year institution.
The Hufford Scholarship — named in honor of famed portrait artist Nick Hufford — is available to graduating high school seniors from Martinsville or Henry County who plan to pursue a degree in the visual or performing arts. Hufford scholarships of up to $1,000 are available.
The Work Scholarship is available to rising college sophomores, juniors and seniors who graduated from a high school in Martinsville or Henry County and are currently pursuing a degree in the visual or performing arts at an accredited four-year institution. Work scholarships of up to $2,500 are available.
Applicants for both scholarships are required to attend a personal interview and audition with the Piedmont Arts Scholarship Committee. Applications are due at Piedmont Arts by Monday, May 3, 2021 at 5 pm.
Applications are available at the museum and online here.
For questions, contact Education Coordinator Sarah Short at sshort@piedmontarts.org.
Enjoy happy hour with a self-guided tour of the museum's current exhibits. Complimentary drinks and light snacks provided by the Piedmont Arts Guild.
Social distancing and masks required. Limited capacity. RSVP required by Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Admission Free
Sponsored by Carter Bank & Trust
Celebrate Earth Day at this free Family Day for all ages. Create bird feeders using recycled materials and enjoy story time with Blue Ridge Regional Library. Extend the fun with a self-guided tour of the galleries. Kids can follow along with a Discovery Guide and find take-home crafts on the Discovery Board. Complimentary refreshments provided.
It's also International Sculpture Day — the perfect day to spend time in the Gravely-Lester Art Garden, surrounded by sculptures created by local and regional artists.
Admission Free
Hosted by the Martinsville Garden Club and the Garden Study Club
This April, visitors can tour inspired private landscapes, public gardens and historic sites across Virginia, enjoying our beautiful state at the peak of spring. Over 1,000 world-class floral arrangements created by Garden Club of Virginia members will enhance tour properties.
Martinsville's tour showcases the city's mulberry-lined streets—from one of its oldest properties to newer spaces—reflecting the growth and evolution of the community. The area’s earliest history was rooted in tobacco and lumber. Now, art and culture play an integral part in the revitalization of this former mill town. All of the showcased destinations branch off of Mulberry Road.
The Piedmont Arts galleries will showcase flower arrangements that complement works on display in American Watercolor Society 153rd Annual Exhibition, Jane Iten Memorial Exhibition and Water Ladies. Arrangements will remain on display through Friday, April 23.
Admission to Piedmont Arts is free of charge. Other Historic Garden Week locations require a ticket for entry.
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Piedmont Arts is seeking nominations for the 2021 Clyde Hooker Award.
Nominees should be businesses or individuals that are involved in and support Piedmont Arts and other arts and cultural organizations in Martinsville-Henry County. Award recipients will be honored at a special event in June.
The Clyde Hooker Award was established in 2003 and is named in honor of J. Clyde Hooker, Jr. for his generous support of the arts.
To nominate a business or individual, submit a nomination form by Friday, April 2, 2021.
Nomination Form
Sponsored by Cece Johnson and Bob Davis, Sarah and Richard Franks, Marty Gardner, Paulina Joyce, Ruth and Dan Leeper, Stephanie and Caleb Moore, Susan and David Morris, Holly and Walt Rhea, Bunco Babes, Water Ladies and Lynwood Artists
Join Piedmont Arts for an opening reception in honor of the museum's new exhibits. Free and open to the public. Complimentary wine and light refreshments will be served.
Social distancing and masks required. Limited Capacity. RSVP Required by March 9, 2021.
Admission Free
Sponsored by Susan and Charles Aaron, Dr. Barry Dorsey, Cindy and Steve Edgerton, Jo and Don Grayson, Lynn and Noel Ward and Lynwood Artists
Join Piedmont Arts for a closing reception in honor of the museum's exhibits. Free and open to the public. Complimentary wine and light refreshments will be served.
Social distancing and masks required. Limited Capacity. RSVP Required by February 23, 2021.
Admission Free
Celebrating Black History Month
Sponsored by Carter Bank & Trust
Led by Education Coordinator Sarah Short, this online-only event will highlight contributions by African American artists to American music. Hear the children's book, Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, and take part in a musical craft using everyday items you can find around the house. Community members will also read excerpts from books, stories and poems by their favorite African American authors.
Watch Online
Celebrating Black History Month
The performance by Riddick Dance, scheduled for Thursday, February 18, has been canceled.
Sponsored by Carter Bank & Trust
Led by Education Coordinator Sarah Short, this online-only event will feature story time, drawing and an easy craft with items you can find around your house (paper, drawing utensils, scissors, toilet paper rolls), and a performance of the musical, The Little Red Hen, by Virginia Repertory Theatre. Virtual Family Day is appropriate for pre-K to third grade.
How to Watch The Little Red Hen
Virtual Family Day will also kick off the museum's Ansel Adams Photo Contest sponsored by Carter Bank & Trust. Students in grades 6 – 12 may enter their original black and white photos for a chance to win cash prizes and to have their work printed, framed and displayed in the museum's Foster Gallery.
Watch Online
The Opening Reception scheduled for Friday, January 22, has been canceled. Instead, the museum will host a Closing Reception on Friday, February 26 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
The museum's third annual Christmas Tree Lighting is now virtual! Watch from the comfort of home as the Art Garden Christmas tree lights up the night.
Just like the sculptures in its Art Garden, the museum’s Christmas tree will be a work of art. Created by Ian Hogg using more than 3,000 lights, the tree will be lit at sunset on December 3 and brighten the Art Garden through New Year’s Day.
This is a virtual-only event. Watch on Facebook starting at 5 pm on December 3.
This performance was originally scheduled for February 20, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Tickets purchased for the previous date may be used at this performance. For questions, please call 276.632.3221.
Tired Souls: King and the Montgomery Bus Boycott opens in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955 – the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. Her determination was the catalyst that inspired Montgomery’s black citizens to abandon all travel on city buses until they were no longer forced to sit in the back or stand when a white person boarded. But there were others who came before Mrs. Parks and laid the groundwork for this pivotal moment. This one-man play by Mike Wiley introduces audiences to Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin and others instrumental in lighting a fire under the Civil Rights movement and changing the course of U.S. history forever. Reception at 6:30 pm. Performance at 7 pm.
$20 General Admission • $10 Student (K–12)
Online tickets sales will close Saturday, December 7 at 12 pm. Tickets can be purchased at Piedmont Arts during business hours and at MHS Auditorium on Sunday, December 8 beginning at 2 pm.
The most highly anticipated holiday event of the season returns with an all-new matinee performance. 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. This year, David Stewart Wiley conducts the Holiday Pops with all the magical elements you have come to expect – high energy, familiar carols, and lots of holiday warmth. Altrusa will collect non-perishable food items for Grace Network in the lobby during the symphony's performance.
$25 Reserved • $15 General Admission • $5 Student
Dr. Elliot Engel discusses the life of L. Frank Baum and the reasons for the enduring and endearing fame of his most beloved novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Using anecdotes, analysis, and large doses of humor, Professor Engel brings to life this most fascinating of fairy-tale writers. Optional dinner begins at 6 pm. Reservations required. Talk begins at 7 pm.
Sponsored by King's Grant
Limited tickets.
Call 276.632.3221 to check availability.
$20 Talk Only • $45 Talk + Dinner
Sold Out
Take Piedmont Arts' Bus to Broadway to Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina for “Hello, Dolly!” starring Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley. Winner of 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). Breaking box office records week after week and receiving unanimous critical raves on Broadway, this “Hello, Dolly!” pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. Rolling Stone calls it “a must-see event. A musical comedy dream. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you’ll be seeing something historic. Wow, wow, wow indeed!” Bus leaves Piedmont Arts at 4 pm for a 7:30 pm performance. Boxed dinner optional.
$110 per person • $10 Optional Boxed Dinner
Due to inclement weather, the Roanoke Symphony Holiday Pops concert has been canceled. If you purchased tickets to this event and would like a refund or tax donation receipt, please call or visit Piedmont Arts during regular business hours. Refunds must be requested by December 28, 2018.
The most highly anticipated holiday show of the season – Holiday Pops! 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. This year, David Stewart Wiley conducts Holiday Pops with all the magical elements you have come to expect – high energy, familiar carols, and lots of holiday warmth, and we’ll throw in a surprise or two. Special guest vocalist Rob Gallagher will join the RSO on stage. Rob made his Broadway debut with the 10th Anniversary company of Les Miserables, eventually assuming the principal role of Inspector Javert. He also appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award winning revival of South Pacific as a Seabee. He understudied and performed the starring role of Emile DeBecque, opposite Tony Nominee Laura Osnes. Additionally, he appeared in the City Center Encores production of Fiorello! at Town Hall. He is also a veteran of the concert stage, ranging from small, one-man cabaret shows to soloing with major symphony orchestras. He performed in concert with the Omaha, Roanoke and Bay Atlantic Symphonies as well as the Long Island Philharmonic.
Altrusa will collect non-perishable food items for Grace Network in the lobby during the symphony's performance. Lobby doors will open at 6 pm for donations.
$25 Reserved • $15 General Admission • $5 Student
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