See ‘Memories Sit Here’ before it closes at Old Church Gallery’s Holiday Open House this week
See “Memories Sit Here” before it closes and celebrate the end of the year with Old Church Gallery this Wednesday (Dec. 3). The gallery is located at 110 Wilson St.
The Old Church Gallery has had a very successful year, and invites the community to celebrate its achievements during the gallery’s Holiday Open House from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
As noted in the Old Church Gallery’s newsletter published on Nov. 25, some highlights of the gallery’s year included:
- Folk Art February, a virtual exhibit of some of the gallery's favorite things in the collections
- “Kindly Mirrors,” a collection of photographs by Richard Miles “Dick” Shank and Gertrue Vest Shank traveled to three different places this year: the Jessie Peterman Library in Floyd, the Floyd Center for the Arts, and the Glencoe Mansion in Radford.
- The gallery’s featured exhibit for the year has been “Memories Sit Here,” a collection of more than three dozen benches, chairs, stools, etc. The exhibit closes on Dec. 20.
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210 N Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091-2105
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Next to School House Fabrics on Route 8 in the Town of Floyd.
Going along with the theme of chairs and sitting, the Musical Chairs House Party on June 25 included a number of local musicians.
Old Church Gallery was pleased to be granted funds from the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia’s Larry Woodrow Vest Fund as well as the Community Foundation of the New River Valley’s Mary P. Risacher Endowment and Atherton-Jenkins Family Fund for improvements to the Gallery House, including exterior storm water remediation and house foundation work.
Officials also noted that the gallery is grateful for contributions from Skyline Bank and Carter Bank and Trust this year.
See “Memories Sit Here” before it closes and celebrate the end of the year with Old Church Gallery this Wednesday (Dec. 3). The gallery is located at 110 Wilson St. Learn more at www.oldchurchgallery.org.