Currently on display at the Floyd Center for the Arts is its ninth annual New Voice: Emerging Artists Exhibit, which welcomes the work of 11 new voices to the regional artists’ community, including artists from Christiansburg, Radford and Blacksburg.
The center is located at 220 Parkway Lane South, Floyd, one-half mile south of the stoplight on Route 8.
The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday, April 3.
Each year the center invites regional university art instructors to recommend current and former students who are either just starting along their artistic paths or who are somehow changing their artistic journey in a significant way.
This year’s referrals came from Radford University, Virginia Tech, New River Community College, and Floyd-based Ceramic Artist, Silvie Granatelli.
The 2021 list of invited artists in the New Voice: Emerging Artists Exhibit is as follows:
Zach Blevins-Goad of Christiansburg. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Kevin Meredith of Christiansburg. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Isabella Linkous of Radford. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Jack Miles of Radford. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Alejandra Moral of Blacksburg. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Charlotte Middleton of Floyd. Referred by Silvie Granatelli.
Noah Bower of Floyd. Referred by Tammy Parks of New River Community College.
Bobbie Rhea Daniels of Bedford. Referred by Jennifer Hand of Virginia Tech.
Alexandra Leonetti of Dublin. Referred by Stuart Robinson of Radford University.
Brittiany Rorrer of Barren Spring. Referred by Tammy Parks of New River Community College.
Mikayla Spivey of Virginia Beach. Referred by Jennifer Hand of Virginia Tech.
Also on display through April 13 at the Center in the Falcon Gallery is “Portraits and Backgrounds: Pencil Drawings” by Steve Lash. These fine-detailed portraits have elements of contemporary life, paralleled with different aspects of the cultural past, such as Celtic Art and Western Art.
Both exhibits are free and open to the public during regular business hours, which are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Center has COVID-19 prevention safety measures in place.
Private viewings in the galleries are available for individuals and/or small groups by advance reservation. More information is available via www.floydartcenter.org, or by calling the center at 540-745-4782 or by visiting the center.
