Dress Up: A Regional Portrait of Childhood
December 16, 2011 through May 13, 2012 Price-Strongwell Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, December 15Public 6-8 pm Image: Children's Fashions for May, Peterson's Ladies National Magazine, May 1880, from the William King Museum Permanent Collection Click here to view the Gallery Guide About the Exhibition In conjunction with the 2012 program MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Children in the Arts, William King Museum will playfully evoke the lives and adventures of children growing up in Southwest Virginia and ...
Hazel Larsen Archer: Black Mountain College Photographer
November 18, 2011 through April 8, 2012 United-Legard Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, November 17Public 6-8 pm Image: Hazel Larson Archer, R Buckminster Fuller, Summer 1948, vintage gelatin silver print, courtesy of the Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer Click here to view the gallery Guide About the Exhibition When Hazel Larsen arrived at Black Mountain College for the 1944 Summer Institute, the college was host to gifted artists in many disciplines. Under the influence of her mentor Josef ...
From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
October 14, 2011 through February 19, 2012 United Company Regional Art Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, October 13 from 6-8pm Click image above to view the "From These Hills" Commercial Click for Gallery Guide About the Exhibition Guest Juror: Amy Moorefield, Director and Chief Curator for the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University William King Museum is proud to present the tenth From These Hills biennial exhibition. Historically, this exhibition boasts a wide range of media and subjects with ...






