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A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Thank you for being an important part of the Bower Center for the Arts’ vibrant and creative community.
We have ambitious plans for 2022, including new exhibits and events, community collaborations, art outreach programs, a full year of live performances, learning opportunities and much more. We look forward to continuing to be YOUR community arts center and look forward to seeing you soon!
With Gratitude,
Susan Martin Executive Director
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Upcoming Events in the New Year! |
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See ME! Cultural Reflection Discussions. January 9th, 1:30pm-3:45pm Join us Sunday, January 9th from 1:30-3:45pm at Bower Center for the Arts as we will be hosting Cultural Reflection Discussions in conjunction with the See ME! exhibition. The Discussions will be held in two parts, the first by visual artist, curator, and critical studies scholar Veronica Jackson, and the second led by Ryann Mason, a hometown girl from Bedford, VA who is a disability advocate, a published model, registered nurse, adaptive athlete, and member of the LGBTQIA community. |
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Art Heist Murder Mystery!
Join Bower Center for the Arts and Jump into Mystery as we offer a unique experience! Each guest will enter another world and become a character when they enter the Bower Center; roles will be supplied in advance, and you will sustain it for the length of the event. This fun, interactive event will have you asking questions of each of the other guests, searching for clues, and buying or selling information using fake money. In the end, you will decide who committed a murder and Art Heist crime, the motive, and the method.
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Current Exhibits! |
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SEE ME! Nov. 23 - Jan 22, 2022 Let’s explore the concept that we as people are genetically the same ( 99.9 percent according to the National Human Genome Research Institute) BUT ... we are different in how the world views and separates us. Join us on January 9th for two cultural reflection discussions Veronica Jackson and Ryann Mason. |
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Adam Sensel: Bardo, Bedford & Beyond Nov. 23 - Jan 22, 2022 "Bardo, Bedford and Beyond: an exploration of my mind’s eye, a stylized reality presented as oil on canvas paintings. The Bardo, a Buddhist term is the state of existence intermediate between two lives on earth, according to Tibetan tradition. I like to describe my works as “paintings from the bardo”." - Adam Sensel |
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Call For Artists Deadlines! |
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8th Annual Edna Curry/John Bower Exhibition (NEW Junior Division) Entry Deadline: January 22, 2022 Junior Division: Artists aged 13- 17 who would like to begin entering exhibits may enter up to two original artworks. Adult Division: The adult division is open to all artists aged 18 and over. All entries must be original works (no reproductions) and created by the artists within the past three years and not been in a previous juried or judged exhibit at Bower Center. |
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Itsy-Bitsy Art Entry Deadline: March 9, 2022 This beloved exhibit of small art that used to be shown at Art Upstairs, and later at The Electric Company, is being revived here in its new home at Bower Center. Entry fee: $20. Enter up to 3 art works. All art must be for sale |
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10th Annual National Juried Exhibition Entry Deadline: March 23, 2022 This exhibition is open to all artists over the age of 18. All entries must be original works (no reproductions) and created by the artists within the past three years and not been in a previous juried exhibit at Bower Center. |
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Bower Center for the Arts 305 N. Bridge Street, Bedford, VA 24523 (540)-586-4235 info@bowercenter.org |