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Kinetic Gallery

A stand-alone 2D and 3D flexible exhibition space in the front lobby of BRCC Fine Arts Center, the Kinetic Gallery showcases an array of student works, collaborative visions and announcements of special collegewide initiatives, or highlights of current theatre events.

From student works to community artists to Continuing Education pottery accomplishments, you’re sure to find interesting displays in BRCC’s Kinetic Gallery.

Current Exhibition

October – December: Windows to Hunger: Community Connections

As part of the Virginia Hunger Symposium, students were invited to participate in a collaborative mural project that explored food insecurity through art. A fun, interdisciplinary opportunity engaged students in thinking critically, creatively, and compassionately about key social challenges.

End display of "Windows to Hunger" with an art piece on easel and literature on table.
Art piece showing two houses; one simple stone and one expensive multistory house
Artwork with multiple panes showing multiple logos and pictures of food
Artwork with multiple panes of collage images
Two artworks; at top, an embroidered piece with a skeleton and tree. Beneath, collage image.
Artwork with three panes; a house front, people on a couch, and collage of food images
Artwork with eight panes, some of which are colored cloth and some are collages
Two artworks, one with pic of food and a starving human, one with collage images
Collage artwork
Collage artwork
Art piece with decorated frame surrounding tan, gold, and lumpy black
Photo of the whole Kaleidoscope gallery with the Windows to Hunger artworks behind glass

Upcoming

Workforce Solutions Continuing Education Students: Pottery Expressions

Dec 10, 2025 – Feb 3, 2026

Intermediate Ceramics

Feb 4 – Mar 11, 2026

March: Women’s History Month

Mar 12 – Apr 14, 2026

BRCC Student Artworks

Apr 17 – Sep 8, 2026
Reception: Thursday, Apr 23, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Past exhibitions include:

September 2025: Hispanic Heritage Month

Jewel Combs: Ofrenda for Vincent van Gogh
Jewel Combs: Ofrenda for Vincent van Gogh
Virginia Burton: Ofrenda for Keith Haring
Virginia Burton: Ofrenda for Keith Haring
Kayla Davis: Ofrenda for Louis Wain
Kayla Davis: Ofrenda for Louis Wain
Libby Allison: Ofrenda for Dick Bruna
Libby Allison: Ofrenda for Dick Bruna
Naydelin Rodriguez: Ofrenda for Vincent van Gogh
Naydelin Rodriguez: Ofrenda for Vincent van Gogh
Andrew Conley: Ofrenda for Ansel Adams
Andrew Conley: Ofrenda for Ansel Adams
Katie Xie: Ofrenda for Hilma af Klint
Katie Xie: Ofrenda for Hilma af Klint
Gabby Trainum: Ofrenda for Edward Robert Hughes
Gabby Trainum: Ofrenda for Edward Robert Hughes
Hector José: Ofrenda for Jack Kirby
Hector José: Ofrenda for Jack Kirby
Christopher Bender: Ofrenda for M.C. Escher, and London Joffrion: Ofrenda for Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Christopher Bender: Ofrenda for M.C. Escher, and London Joffrion: Ofrenda for Marie-Gabrielle Capet

March 2025: Women’s History Month: BRCC Student Works Painting, Watercolor, and Computer Graphics II

Student works from the Women's History graphics and paintings exhibit

February 2025: Recent Works by BRCC Intermediate Ceramic Students

Textured teal handbuilt teapot
White handbuilt teapot with black squiggly texture
Sculpture that looks like pieces of brown bamboo with faces
Ceramic orca sculpture
Handbuilt vase with butterflies
Abstract shark sculpture in three pieces
Sculpture of a ferret or weasel standing
small abstract animal sculptures
Large ceramic bowl with a spatter design, primarily in blue on white. Just behind it is a round asymmetric single-serving teapot
handbuilt mug with curving handle, abstract eye-like sculpture
Abstract shark sculpture in three pieces

December 2024/January 2025: Commonwealth Cyber Initiative: BRCC Student Works from Fractured Reflections: Navigating AI, Cybersecurity, and the Shifting Self

Abstract sculpture of a hand holding a head with wires going in and out of it
Graphic art incorporating a blue male head and circles with other designs
wall hanging sculpture with misshapen hands and eyes coming out from it, and a (unreadable) text note hanging from underneath it by wires
black and white graphic design including cameras and hands
color 2 dimensional design with a silhouette of a human in front of a hexagonal portal-like shape
mounted diagrams and text (unreadable)
2 dimensional design reminiscent of a cartoonish and stylized social media platform
eye/spider design
graphic art with a blue sky, hills, and a field of yellow flowers
small handmade cups with snakelike decorations on the outside
two small robotlike sculptural figures with one humanoid figure missing an arm and a leg between them

October – December, 2024: “What does food mean to you?” BRCC Hunger Awareness Week paper plate display

Some paper plates decorated by students responding to the question What does Food Mean to You?
Some paper plates decorated by students responding to the question What does Food Mean to You?

September – October 2024: “Ofrendas de Nichos” – Memorial shadowboxes by ART 131-2D Design students

September 2024 “Want Some Tea? – Teapots by ART 154-Ceramics II and ART 235-Functional Ceramics students