GEORGE


June 6 through October 12, 2008

A display of paintings from the late regional artist George Chavatel.


(Image at left) Labyrinth, 1962, oin on primed burlap

Surface, Identity, and Time -
The Self-Portraits of Vaughn Garland

June 27 - Sept. 7, 2008

Vaughn Garland is a self-portraitist. True, the appearances of his paintings cannot instantly be recognized as being characteristic of traditional self-portraiture, but this is because his process of autobiography occurs during the process. The finished piece is not intended to represent anything objective other than a two-dimensional plane holding various layers and colors of paint. It is in how the paint is applied, and sometimes removed, that drives Garland's point that these paintings are metaphors for a human life formed from the additions and reductions stimulated by maturing change.

(Image at left) Iron Oxide in Unbleached White - The Stain of This War, 2007, oil on canvas

A Century of Furniture: The Rose Cabinet Shops

July 25, 2008 - January 4, 2009

John Earhart Rose apprenticed in Philadelphia, owned a shop in Abingdon, and also worked in Knoxville, Tennessee. His sons continued making furniture in the second half of the 19th century in Abingdon, Virginia. The family's furniture spanned over a century, creating and modifying styles such as federal and Empire.

The exhibit features approximately 22 pieces of furniture made by the Rose family, in addition to the family's history, genealogy, and importance to the region and nation throughout the 19th century.

Admission: $3 adults, $2 ages 6-12, WKRAC members free, Tuesdays and Sundays free.

(Image at left) Sideboard, c. 1820, mahogany, mahogany veneer and cherry, attributed to John E. Rose

2008 Arts Center exhibitions are funded by
The United Company Exhibition Fundand
Marcia and Marvin Gilliam.

A permanent exhibition of William King Regional Arts Center, on view at the Abingdon Train Station, 306 Depot Square.

(Image at left) O. Winston Link. NW256 - Joe McNew, Engineer on the Abingdon Brand, buys his weekly copy of "Grit" from Jerry Witherspoon, West Jefferson, North Carolina, 1955.

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