26 Years of Art @Floyd Center for the Arts
-The following first appeared on the Floyd Press’s online gallery. This exhibit will be on display until August 7, 2021.
The Floyd Center for the Arts hosted its first in-person exhibit reception since the Pandemic restricted gatherings. “This was supposed to be our 25th anniversary celebration,” said the Center’s director Becky Lattuca, but that 2020 show was cancelled.
For the current exhibit, The Gift of Art: 26 Years an Art Center, the Center put out an invitational open call for artists and makers who have had a history with the center over the years or currently. “It’s a real interesting blend,” Lattuca said about the show’s variety, which features three new exhibitions: The Gift of Art, Confessions by Maggie Schallmo and The Floyd County High School Art Show.
The works by thirty-seven artists spanning a variety of 2D and 3D media, including fiber arts, pottery, painting, photography and more, will be on display until August 7. The newly opened Appalachian Center for Photography, located on campus was also part of the opening event.
Many of the exhibiting artists were on hand at Saturday’s reception for a meet and greet. Complimentary refreshments were available and a cash bar served drinks.
Jayn Avery, a Floyd potter with a founding history with the Center, addressed the crowd about the Center’s repurposed barn beginnings.
She noted the draw of mountain culture – those making their own fiddles, guitars and music – to the back-to-the-land artists working with their hands who began settling in the county in the 1970s.
“Every time I ride by and see the barn and art together, I think that represents Floyd,” Avery said.
