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– Arts Council of the Valley (ACV) delightfully shares its October more
Arts Council of the Valley (ACV) celebrates the opening of two new oil painting exhibitions at Smith House Galleries on July 5, with a reception 5-7pm during First Fridays of the Valley! "Experiences Big and Small" features works by Debra Keirce and "Art for the Artist’s Sake" highlights creations of Trudy L. Cole. Join us for the opening reception, sponsored by an Anonymous Fund of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, to meet both artists and enjoy light refreshments while exploring their artwork! more
June 15, 12-5: Best.Weekend.Ever. OASIS always participates in this wonderful downtown event! In addition to artists set up outside OASIS, Sarah Lock and helpers will be running the tote bag painting tent. Jan Riddleberger and Barbara Camph will be managing the community mural. And we will have a custom-made putt putt hole on the Water Street side of our building. more
June 26, 1-4: Bahir al Badry will be teaching etching on aluminum at Hillandale Park under the sponsorship of Harrisonburg Parks and Rec. Call 540-433-2474 to register (required) more
June1-27: “Art for All” is the title of our West Water Street Window exhibit. This will be a rainbow-themed exhibit by several OASIS members. The exhibit is sponsored by The Golden Girls (Jan Riddleberger, Susan Elliott, Sarah Lock and Barbara Camph). more
May 4, 12-4: “Day of the Arts” in Harrisonburg!!!!!! The on-site OASIS activities will include demonstrations by Natalie Darling, Delaney Westwood, Bill Nelson and Shelley O'Connor. Other members (Brenda Fairweather, Jackson Taylor, and Bahir al Badry) will be at OASIS to answer questions about their processes and suppliers (or any other questions you may have). Cousin Jimmy’s Stringband will be playing outside OASIS; bring your dancing feet! more
May 7th, 6:30-: There will be a reception at the Library to open the “Wild and Wonderful” show, an exhibit of some of the artwork created by children under the leadership of OASIS teachers. This program was funded by a grant from The Community Foundation. more
When: April 20th 2024 from 7:00 - 9:00pm more