Photo by Karen Bell, photographer and current VCCA Fellow-in-residence The Sphex Club of Lynchburg held their annual dinner meeting at VCCA on Wednesday, May 20. After a studio tour in the visual arts wing, the members were welcomed by VCCA Executive Director Suny Monk, who invited them to enjoy a delicious dinner with Fellows at the residency - prepared and catered by Sweet Briar College. The Sphex Club then gathered to hear "Art Is For Everyone", an inspiring speech delivered by Alex Nyerges, director of the VMFA (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) and a VCCA board member. Sphex is an acronym for science, philosophy, history, ethics...and the unknown. Founded in 1910, the Sphex Club celebrated its centennial in 2010 and members include the mayor of Lynchburg, college presidents, and numerous men and women from nonprofit organizations - including our own Suny Monk. It is a club in the distinguished tradition of English

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Randy Stoltzfus, Brim , 26" x 38", oil and gold leaf on linen Exhibition: May 19 - 21 at Evergreene CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Shelby Fischer, a VCCA Board Member, is featured in C-Ville Weekly . She talks about her visual art, her work with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and VCCA. (Thanks, Shelby!) To read it, click here .

VCCA Fellow Andrew Ginzel partnered with Kristin Jones to create a dynamic installation of 118 tetrahedrons now suspended in the grand Lobby/Atrium of the University of Central Florida's Physical Sciences Building. Faceted, mirrored and in perpetual motion, each tetrahedron is derived from information distinct to each element in the periodic table. The elements are suspended in a spiral determined by the chronological order in which each was discovered. The vertical dimension represents the atomic number. To see more, click here .

In the heavenly gardens of Casa Maria, tents rose like cathedrals to welcome VCCA friends and Fellows for an evening of beauty, art and conversation. The celebrations included a silent auction of fabulous works by 40 local artists, a live auction, and a delectable dinner created by Mark Hahn and the incredible Harvest Moon Catering . Charlotte Matthews wrote poems for folks on the spot - and at the end of the evening, there was dancing under the Moroccan tent to the jazzy beat of Johnny Hott's Piedmont Souprize . To see the Newsplex television studios film clip, CLICK HERE Thanks to everyone who donated their time and talent to make VCCA's 40th Anniversary Celebration at Casa Maria so memorable - including these wonderful artists: Isabelle Abbot Sam Abell William Albert Allard Janice Arone Nancy Bass Josef Beery + VABC C. Pamela Black Karen Blair Robin Braun Cynthia Burke Ann E. Cheeks Suzanne Tanner Chitwood Kelly Wilkinson Coffin Jessie

Cocktails and Conversation Dinner for Six Friends and a Nude 21 nights on a Caribbean Island Auction of artwork by 40 C'ville artists Johnny Hott's Piedmont Souprize Cellist Tanya Anisimova Beautiful Spring Gardens 7 nights in Auvillar, France Poems Written just for You Scrumptious dining catered by Harvest Moon Dancing the Night Away Sound Interesting? You should see our 40th Anniversary Celebration at Casa Maria this Saturday, May 7! Click here for TICKETS Click here for an ART AUCTION PREVIEW