The Blacksburg Regional Art Association is a group of artists in Blacksburg, Va., and the surrounding area. The association is dedicated to the pursuit and enjoyment of art both personally and in the community. Established in 1950, the association has continued through the all-volunteer efforts of creative people of all ages and styles of art, the enthusiastic support of the community and the ever-present urge to see, create and enjoy beauty in the world around us.
Partners
Arts Enter Cape Charles
Arts Enter Cape Charles is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 in Cape Charles, Virginia, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Arts Alliance Mountain Empire of VA
Arts Alliance Mountain Empire (AAME) is an arts council serving artists, arts organizations, and other cultural endeavors in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
Arts Alive Inc.
Arts Alive, Inc. is an organization that is devoted to promoting and stimulating an awareness and love of the arts. Arts Alive intends to achieve this goal by instituting, funding, supporting, and administering arts programs.
Appomattox Regional Library System
The Appomattox Regional Library System will provide services and programs to the communities it serves through support of life-long learning, general information, and the exchange of ideas with effective use of traditional library resources and emerging technology.
Amazement Square
Amazement Square is Central Virginia’s first multidisciplinary, hands-on children’s museum! Climb, slide and discover as you make your way through four floors of exciting, interactive exhibits, activities and programs. Visitors of all ages, backgrounds and abilities can explore global and regional topics, the arts and humanities, science and health-related themes, as well as expand their creativity.
Academy of Fine Arts
The Academy of Fine Arts, anchored by the historic Academy of Music Theatre, inspires, engages and educates the diverse population of Central Virginia in the performing and visual arts.
William King Museum
Founded in 1989 and housed in a historic 1913 former school, the William King Museum has been an integral part of the cultural fabric of Southwest Virginia and beyond for over 20 years as well as a cherished destination for residents and visitors. WKM is a non-profit art museum and Virginia’s only nationally accredited museum west of Roanoke.
University of Virginia Art Museum
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is dedicated to creating an environment in which the largest possible share of its diverse constituencies, including members of the University community and the general public, can study and learn from the direct experience of works of art.
University of Mary Washington Galleries/Ridderhof Martin Gallery
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) Galleries, comprised of the Ridderhof Martin Gallery and the duPont Gallery, are dedicated to advancing the educational goals of the University through the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art in accordance with the highest professional museum standards. While the primary mission is to promote and enhance student awareness and understanding of the visual arts, the UMW Galleries also serve as a significant academic resource contributing to the intellectual and cultural enrichment of the entire University community, the local community and, in a broader sense, the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.