Non Profit organization offering programs and performing arts supporting cultural arts

The Visual Arts Center offers a variety of exciting art classes and special workshops.

An exhibition of historical artifacts for the education of students and adults. Exhibits professional art works from Southwest Virginia and the Montgomery County school system. Offers guided tours for groups.

Classes for adults and children of all age and skill levels in drawing, painting, clay, photography, glass, jewelry, animation, fiber, sculpture, printmaking, and writing. Art After School program provides a safe, creative environment for children in elementary and middle schools. Summer ArtVenture enrolls children in week-long art classes from June through August. Studio S program offers classes tailored to seniors.

Provides a theater that offers productions of contemporary works, new plays and reinterpretations of the classics.

The Altavista Arts Council promotes and develops artistic and cultural programs for youth and adults in the community, and with providing coordinated methods of support for such programs monthly book club, melody makers for children in our child development program, movie nights, senior bus trips, performances and more.

TJ Art Studio provides a creative space for artists to attend classes, workshops, independent studies and Art Events.

To empower artists’ ideas and voices so they can create works that matter to the communities.

Serves as the united voice for the arts community by educating the public about the value and significance of music, architecture, drama, dance, painting, and sculpture. The commissioner's mission is to increase citizen access to the arts by providing leadership, advocacy and support for art that enriches the cultural vitality of our community.

Provides opportunities for local artists to have their work juried by visual arts professionals from area museums, galleries and universities. Many other programs are available for members as well, including an art library, critiques, demonstrations and lectures. There are no requirements to become a member, just the willingness to participate in an active and lively artistic community.

Provide after-school workshops for young and budding poets and spoken word artists to dive into a platform to be as free and passionate as they want to be. The goal of this program is to help students create performance pieces that will build their creative development, self-confidence, and self-awareness, as well as social and cultural awareness.

Offers music education which can be customized to the student's interests and that will progressively build skills. Requires accountability, rigor and discipline for success. It also builds respect for diversity and creativity by drawing youth and instructors from a variety of backgrounds and communities.

A nonprofit regional art museum and arts education center housed in a historic 1913 former school. It is the only facility of its kind and Virginia's only nationally accredited museum west of Roanoke. An average of 9 exhibitions are mounted each year, showcasing art of the region and of the world. Programming includes artist talks, lectures, workshops, and other special events. Two additional galleries include the Student Gallery, which displays works from area schools and colleges, and the Panoramic Gallery that features self-curated shows by local artists. These two galleries offer up to 24 additional exhibits a year. An extensive arts education program serves school and public audiences both within and outside of the facility. The Museum also features artist studios, the Looking Glass Museum Store, reference library, research archives, and an outdoor sculpture garden. Offers youth art classes, a summer art camp, and school programs. Accessible Entrance: Located at the rear of the building. From the front, turn left into the alley between the museum and the county office building; parking spaces are located behind and beside the museum. An elevator is located midway down the hall on level one. Wheelchairs are available for use; inquire at the information desk on level two.

Non profit community music school for all ages and skill levels accredited by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Provides quality music instruction to the residents of Hampton Roads, regardless of their ability to pay. Offers private and group instruction for most instruments and voice. Instructors include professionals as well as members of the Virginia Symphony and other leading ensembles.

The Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra offers 75% off of up to 2 tickets to any LSO Concert at the Academy Center of the Arts.

Provides a ;theater building bridges;. Offers programs in performing arts and education, ages four through adult, regardless of experience. Programs include classes as well as full theatre productions. We work in two program areas: 1. Growing Stages: Theatre By and For Youth offers theater workshops and training for youths aged 4 through college age. 2. OnStage: Theatre Performance: A theater program for adults and families. For a schedule of theater performances, please visit the web site.

Provide an environment in which outstanding creative artistic individuals can work without distraction or interruption.

Produces the Virginia Symphony and the Virginia Symphony Pops, the Resident Professional Orchestra for Hampton Roads, and provides educational services for the region.

FSO musicians and conductors work side-by-side with elementary, middle and high school band and orchestra students in rehearsal and performance settings.

Non-profit arts organization and facility offering instruction in all areas of the arts for all ages and levels of ability. Hosts monthly ESO Live! shows featuring local musicians and vocalists, performs an annual production of The Nutcracker in December and an original ballet production in May, holds an annual Craft Beer & Music Festival fundraiser, hosts a community Halloween Lantern Parade with the Boys & Girls Club, and has summer arts camps for pre-school and school age children.

A national artists' service organization whose mission is to safeguard and sustain the careers of craft artists and provide emergency resources that benefit all artists. CERF+ accomplishes its mission through these programs and initiatives: *Emergency Relief *Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Resources *Emergency Preparedness Educational Programs *Artist Preparedness Campaign *National Coalition for Arts Preparedness & Emergency Response *Research on the Needs and Status of Working Artists

Promotes the arts in the region by offering art exhibits, visual and performing art events, art camps, workshops and classes.

Offers strength-building programs using the creative arts as the foundation, and tracks in four areas of focus: entrepreneurship, cultural exploration, financial literacy and community/leadership development.