Skipping Sundays
In "Skipping Sundays," Evans Smith reflects on her Methodist upbringing in a rural North Carolina town, revealing how a steadfast belief has always remained just out of reach. Through imagery, she explores the complicated dynamics of religion and faith, as well as the feelings of isolation that can occur when one's beliefs differ with those of those around them. How is it that some can wholeheartedly embrace traditional faith while the rest of us are left questioning?
EXHIBITION EVENTS:
10/2 | First Friday Opening Reception and Book Signing | 6:30 - 8:30pm
10/31 | 4:00-7:00, Closing Reception
*In addition to VAE's open house Monday & Wednesday 9-12, the exhibition can also be by appt.
The show runs from October 2nd - October 31st
FEATURED ARTIST:
Heather Evans Smith
This show is currently on exhibit at The Jobe House.
Shadows
Every culture, every person, every landscape knows shadow. September is its natural season, when the light grows long and golden, the world tilts toward darkness, and something in us turns reflective.
For one artist that might mean the literal shadows of a landscape at dusk; for another, the mythological underworld, the hidden self, or the silence between things.
Shadows is an open call for all media and all interpretations, from the observed world to the deeply personal.
EXHIBITION OPENING: 9/12/2026, 2:00 - 5:00PM
The show runs from September 12th - October 31st
ARTISTS ON EXHIBITION:
Patrizia Ferreira | Lucy Malmin | Leatha Koefler | Jessica Tracey | Kat Wilson | Leslie Pruneau | Cindy McMorris | Olivia Squires | Sterling Bowen | Kelly Hutzel | Anastasia Beane | Mary Louise Kasper | Marcelle Kick | Brett Morris | Allison Tierney | Matt Tracey | Tiffany Minton | Christopher Resh | Elle Joseph | Zachery Thomas | Lisa Marie Kwesell | Tricia Sauls | Karen Rose | Dain Kim | Nicholas Portanova | Jacqueline Maloney | Sarah Weir | Nick Dahlstrom | Vincent Whitehurst | Korrin Cheatwood | Emily Eve Weinstein | Kristen Solecki | Janet Danforth | Stephanie Witchger | Karin Schneider | Kat Harrison | Hiba Chohan | Faten Aloui | Claudia Cole | Mynor Escobar | Colleen Regan
This show is divided between Rebus Works and Birdland.
SCOPE '17
SCOPE '17
June 2 -22
SCOPE is a survey of the southern landscape. While being bold, beautiful, provocative, and enticing the landscape is also set in histories, cultures, and people. These histories, cultures, and people affect and are affected by the political and societal landscapes, that make the South as we see it and talk about it today.
SCOPE '17
June 2 -22
SCOPE is a survey of the southern landscape. While being bold, beautiful, provocative, and enticing the landscape is also set in histories, cultures, and people. These histories, cultures, and people affect and are affected by the political and societal landscapes, that make the South as we see it and talk about it today.
ACCEPTED WORKS
Randy Akers Emit Grove
Phoebe Alicia Art is Everywhere
Rick Bennett Last Light
William Breazeale Shopping Center
Larry Brown Evolution of Strange Fruit
Edde Burgess Edge of the field, Where the light comes in
Lisa Ellis Sailaway
Melinda Fine The eyes have it
Gina Franco "Life's a Drag"
Leif Gann-Matzen Idol
Ursula Gullow Night Terrorscape
Dawn Hummer Makin Hay
Brian Imfeld Our Vantage Point Because The Destination
Judy Jones Virgin Pines, Reconstruction: Fine Food
Carolyn Kerecman Appalachia, Paradise Lost
Randy McNamara Beach Blanket Bingo
Joan Meade Set Rock Creek Falls
Colin Murasko The Velvet Cloak Inn (d. 2017) Raleigh, NC
Libby O'Daniel Mehlynn
Eric Raddatz Kittrell Farm
Eric Saunders Not Quite Frozen No. 2
Austin Sheppard Forefathers' Guise
Matthew Smith Lava Flow
Emily Smith Grandmother's Mantel, Sweet One
Maggie Snoke Joey
Mary Starke On the Ground, Gloves Don't Matter
Sterling Stevens After the Tempest
Richard Stickney Soul Food
JP Trostle State of the Nation
Chris Vitiello The ability to sustain damage by choice
Anne Willson Open Vine
AWARDS
The Brancato Award - 1st - Erin Ethridge Baptism
The Brancato Award is given each year to an artist whose work has a unique take on landscapes. The Brancato Award is the First Place award for VAE's annual SCOPE exhibition. Kathy Brancato was a valued member of the VAE community who painted innovative landscapes. Kathy was also very supportive of her fellow artists and this award will allow her creative spirit to encourage other artists.
2nd - Tricia McKellar Landscape + Memory
3rd - Jeff Murphy Pier