Current Exhibitions
Main Gallery: John A. Hancock: Selective Memory: Works from the “Natural family History” Series
October 17 – December 5, 2025
Opening Reception Tuesday, 10/21/25
Lecture 11:30 a.m.; Reception 12:30 p.m.
BRCC Fine Arts Center Gallery V121
John Hancock is a “Studio Artist, Urban & Plein-Air Sketcher, Artist-Teacher/Artist-Mentor, Independent Curator, & Consultant” living in West-Central Virginia.
https://www.johnahancock.com/
Kinetic Gallery
Windows Into Hunger
Kaleidoscope Gallery
Beauty in Disability
Upcoming
Alden Hostetter and Ruby Hostetler: Paint a Story, Weave a Tangle
Opens Monday, Jan 12, 2026
Artist Presentations and Opening Reception: Tuesday, January 27, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center V121 Gallery
Zeke Trainum: Adaptation
Monday, Feb 23 – Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Artist Presentation and Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 3, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center V121 Gallery
BRCC Student ArtWorks 2026
Friday, April 17 – Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 23, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Main Gallery – Past Exhibitions
September 10 – October 14, 2025: Cyndi Gusler: On the Edge
April – September, 2025: BRCC Student Exhibition
February 21 – April 3, 2025: Susan Rosen and Karen Rosasco: Shaping the Space
January 13 – February 17, 2025: Anna Westfall: Beyond Sight
October 11 – December 5, 2024: Elizabeth Wislar: GATHER
September 9 – October 8, 2024: Jim Leech: Visions of the Past Through Photography
Other past Exhibitions include:
October 5, 2024 – January 26, 2025: Steal Your Face (Flickr images)
Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria 2024 CyberArts Exhibit
March 18 – April 15, 2024: CCI: Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Cyber Insecurity: Exploring Vulnerabilities of Artificial Intelligence Through Visual Art. Exhibition: Fractured Reflections: Navigating AI, Cybersecurity, and the Shifting Self
January 16 – March 5, 2024: Creativity Beyond the Job: ArtWorks by BRCC Faculty/Staff
October 6 – December 7, 2023: Cheryl Richards: Rural Landscapes & Water Ways
September 7 – October 2, 2023: Laura Thompson: Little Worlds
April 6 – September 1, 2023: Student ArtWorks and BRCC Intermediate Ceramics
February 27 – April 3, 2023: Figure Painting and Abstract Painting: One Artist/Jerry Coulter
January 3 – February 21, 2023: Beyond the Blue: Contemporary Narrative Quilts by Sue Reno
October 17 – December 5, 2022: I Am: Identity in African Art Of Natural Liberty and Independence: George Catlin’s Portraits of Native American
September 13, 2022: Chuck Almarez: PHOTOGRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: A Collection of Disparate Subjects Marginally Connected by Light
August 25, 2022: VMFA on the Road Artmobile Exhibition
Gallery Statement of Purpose
- The Blue Ridge Community College Art Gallery exists to serve the college community and the community at large through exhibitions that educate, inspire, and encourage independent and creative thinking; and that enrich the cultural and aesthetic experience of our students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
- Criteria for selecting exhibitions include artistic excellence, diversity of aesthetic approaches, nurturing of artists’ creativity and growth, and the educational potential of exhibitions.
- The Art Gallery is a resource for teaching and lifelong learning through exhibitions and programs that enhance curricula as well as engage a greater audience in the visual arts. The Gallery supports BRCC’s mission to provide comprehensive programs and services within an environment of academic excellence.