Hello fellow art lovers, We're excited to kick off May with a whirlwind of creativity and community engagement! First off, mark your calendars for this Friday, May 3rd, as we host our monthly First Friday event. Join us from 5-7 pm for the opening reception of "Art a Voice: A Mental Health Show." This exhibit delves into the transformative power of art in the realm of mental health, exploring themes of recovery, trauma processing, and the promotion of positive well-being. Bu

Title: Shaping the Space Duration: May Artist: Karen Rosasco " Shaping the Space is an exploration of dividing the blank surface into a cohesive composition of interesting shapes using acrylic and collage" - Karen Rosasco Downtown Staunton First Friday with Opening Reception Friday May 3rd, 5-7PM Karen Rosasco will be available to answer questions about her artwork. A prize drawing will be held at 6:00 to announce the winner of the artwork by Kathy Belcher. Light refreshments

Exciting times here at SAAC with tons to tell you about! Just to start with this Friday the 26th we have several happenings going on. In the morning for breakfast from 8:45 to 10:30 we will be hosting Creative Mornings and Danielle Unique McEwen. Then in the afternoon from 2 to 3:30 we will be hosting Agora Studio who will be presenting architectural designs reimaging the Wharf and and how it interacts with the Lewis Creek watershed. Agora was here a few weeks ago and these s