Upcoming exhibitions

Azul, 2006-2009, photo collage by Alan Entin 2009 Members Show Opening Friday, July 3 through Sunday, August 16, 2009 In the main gallery, new work by art6 members Julie Adler-Noyes, Lloyd Chaser, Wesley Childress, Thomas Daniel, Alan Entin (left, Azul, 2006-2009), Cynthia Erdahl, Marian Hollowell, Mitzi Humphrey, Cindy McLean, Henrietta Near, Brigette Newberry, Shann Palmer, Tricia Pearsall, Margaret Porter Daniel, Ronni Saunders, Jim Sellman, Heeja Sung, David Turner, Janine Turner, and Jennifer Yane.

In the Skylight Gallery, art6 presents work by 3 additional artists: Justin Gohde, Algebra of the Form; Wynne Creasey, The Poetic Virginia Landscape; and Amanda Cleland, Prints.

Indigo Garden, painting by Ann Hansen National Art of Recovery Show 2009 Opening Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 27, 2009 In celebration of National Recovery Month, The Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia (SAARA) will hold its first juried national art of recovery show at art6 gallery. Belle Pendleton, professor of art history at Christopher Newport University, will be the exhibition juror. The main downstairs gallery will be devoted to the art of recovery, with art by prisoners located in the smaller gallery. The McShin Foundation, a partner and member of SAARA, has been providing art supplies to prisoners who would otherwise have nothing, and sales of inmate artwork will be donated to help fund their art.

A call for entries and more information on this exhibition will be coming soon.

Recent exhibition

Juneteenth Juneteenth: A Sankofa Celebration of African Freedom! Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 This exhibition features paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture and furniture by international and local artists E-yage, Keith Ramsey, Earle Taylor, Stanley Rayfield, Devon Lawrence, Vreni Michelini, William Miles, Kyle Epps, Julian Green, Devin Fallen, Bolaji Oyrgunie, Helen Butler, Joe Williams, Gene Toutsi, Janine Turner and David Turner.

Artist's statement:
The Akan proverb states "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a, yenkyi." The term Sankofa comes from the words "san" (return), "ko" (go), and "fa" (look, seek, and take.) The image of the mythological bird with its head bent looking backward has been interpreted and re-interpreted in several different ways. At times, it can symbolize the chief who can see all, even things behind him. It has also been used as a symbol for the Akan idea that the past can help to guide the future or the thought that, if a mistake has been made or something is forgotten, the wrong can be righted and that one can learn from experience.
-E-yage

Read more about Juneteenth.

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First Fridays Artwalk art6 participates in Curated Culture's First Fridays Artwalk, presented by the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond.