Meet Me on Main
During Meet Me on Main you can tour the facility, purchase tickets, meet our staff, and learn about how to become a sponsor, donor, or volunteer with us.
MUSIC | SHOP | DINE | EXPLORE
Meet Me on Main takes place on the first Thursday of April through September. Restaurants are serving up delicious bites, like they always do & local musicians are jamming. Stop in and learn about everything we have going on at the Louisa Arts Center.
March Movie Madness Month
Every Wednesday
in March @ 6 PM
Tickets:
$4 Adult | $2 Child
Tickets are general admission.
Popcorn and refreshments available for purchase.
These movies will be shown in the Louisa Arts Center’s Cooke-Haley Theater.
March 1, 2023
Happy Places
Purcell Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Free, open to the public
March 31, 2023
6 – 8 pm
SHOW DATES
Mar. 31 – May 19, 2023
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays – Fridays
11 AM – 2 PM
ABOUT THE SHOW
This open show will feature original artwork done by local artists.
March 31, 2023
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The American Circus | April 15th, 2023 @ 3-4 PM
April 15, 2023
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The American Circus
FREE EVENT
April 15, 2023
3-4 PM
LaVahn Hoh, a nationally known circus historian, author, and expert, will give a presentation about the history of the circus. He spent his career archiving and teaching about the circus and we are thrilled to offer this presentation for free to our community. He will regale us with his personal stories of the circus and share a audiovisual presentation as he did when he taught the only college-accredited course in America on the history of circus.
MORE ABOUT LAVAHN HOH
LaVahn and his course have been featured in USA Today and People Magazine. Mr. Hoh also co-authored a book entitled, Step Right Up! The Adventure of Circus in America. He wrote The History of Clowning for Microsoft’s 1998 version of Encarta and the History of the Circus for the 2001 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia. In 2007, he completed the history of the American circus train for the University of Indiana Press. From 1989-1997, Mr. Hoh served as archivist and historian for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, a position created for him. He has appeared in several Arts and Entertainment Network presentations including 200 Years of Circus In America; Dare Devils; The Flying Wallendas; The History of the Ringling Brothers; and Biography Channel’s Ringling Brothers.
April 15, 2023
ARTifacts of Louisa County
Purcell Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Free, open to the public
June 2, 2023
6 – 8 PM
SHOW DATES
June 2 – July 21, 2023
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays – Fridays
11 AM – 2 PM
The Purcell Gallery is teaming up with the Louisa County Historical Society to present a joint exhibit that brings Louisa history to life. Local area artists will be invited to create artistic representations of items from the Historical Society’s collection.
June 2, 2023
Quilts of Valor &
USAF Heritage Band
Flag Day Ceremony
FREE EVENT
June 14, 2023
3:00 PM
QUILTS OF VALOR
A Quilt of Valor® (QOV) is a quality, handmade quilt that is machine or hand quilted. It is awarded to a Service Member or Veteran who has been touched by war. The Quilt says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.”
USAF AIR FORCE BAND
The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band has a rich history of inspiring hearts and minds, building and sustaining American patriotism, and enhancing esprit de corps in the United States Air Force. It was one of the original Army Air Corps bands, created by order of the Secretary of War on October 1, 1941 and assigned to Barksdale Field, Louisiana. In June 1946, after a short stay at Brooks Field, Texas, the band arrived at Langley Field, now Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA; its current home.
The USAF Heritage of America Band’s exceptional musicianship has earned international critical acclaim and numerous honors: eight Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, five Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards, four Colonel George S. Howard Citations of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Band, North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine, and countless state and municipal proclamations. The USAF Heritage of America Band remains at the forefront of preserving and enriching America’s musical heritage in the 21st century.
June 14, 2023
Nature's Treasures
Purcell Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Free, open to the public
July 28, 2023
6 – 8 pm
SHOW DATES
July 28 – Sept. 22, 2023
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays – Fridays
11 AM – 2 PM
ABOUT THE SHOW
This open show will feature work by local artists.
Submission information coming soon!
July 28, 2023
Jennifer Carpenter
Purcell Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Free, open to the public
September 29, 2023
6 – 8 pm
SHOW DATES
Sept. 29 – Nov. 17, 2023
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays – Fridays
11 AM – 2 PM
ABOUT THE SHOW
This show will feature the work of Jennifer Carpenter, a colored pencil artist from Virginia.
About the Artist:
Every raindrop holds a tiny little secret wanting to be heard. Anything that shimmers begs for attention. Glass is never just the color by which we call it. Reflections of any kind permit the viewer to look two places at once. These observations and many more are the basis for every drawing I create in colored pencil, each with a story waiting to be told.
September 29, 2023
2023 LCPS Student Gallery Show
FREE EVENT
Opening Reception
December 1, 2023
6 – 8 PM
Show Dates:
December 1, 2023 – January 18, 2024
Open during Box Office hours & events at the Louisa Arts Center
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesdays – Fridays
11 AM – 2 PM
Come support our student artists at the opening reception for the 2023 Louisa County Public School Student Showcase in the Purcell Gallery from 6 – 8 pm on December 1, 2023. This show is curated by the wonderful art teachers in the LCPS school system and includes pieces from artists of all ages attending our public schools.
