Art Exhibition: “Dorothy Gillespie Tabletop Sculptures”Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts CenterRoanoke native Dorothy Gillespie was an early feminist artist best known for her colorful, large-scale metal sculptures. 2020 marks the centennial of her birth; through the artist’s son, Gary Gillespie Israel, the Dorothy Gillespie Foundation has coordinated a multi-venue celebration of this anniversary. Working with the foundation, Read more...

The “Ready, Set, Go Healthy” Mural is located in beautiful Martinsville Uptown. It depicts healthy activities including bike riding, kayaking, running/jogging/walking on paved trails, playing soccer, gardening, and picnicking; all of which residents and visitors can participate in throughout Martinsville-Henry County. The slogan “Ready, Set, Go Healthy” was an idea which was constructed by the West Piedmont Health District for Martinsville-Henry County. The organization Read more...

The year 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, an outcome that powerfully changed American life. To explore what happened locally after the soldiers came home. BOOM! Salem After WWII celebrates the boom times that Salem and the United States experienced from 1945 through 1952. In Salem, the period started and ended with a BOOM—parades, Read more...

The Baldwin Block Canvases depict a streetscape view of buildings and places significant to the history of this location on Fayette Street and the culture, including the Baldwin Pharmacy, Jobbers Pants Co., and Saint Mary’s Hospital among others. The three outdoor murals are on the Market Street side of the New College Institute building. Artist Amanda Honore’ Donley and representatives of NCI Read more...