Petersburg Regional Art Center
132 N. Sycamore Street Petersburg, Virginia 23803 (804) 733-8200
Hours: Wed. - Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM.
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The Petersburg Regional Art Center in Old Town Petersburg had its Grand Opening and first show July 18th, 2003. The center has a large gallery for our monthly juried All-Media Show, 70 artist's studios, and the Mezzanine Gallery where we host six Single-Artist shows a month, 132 N. Sycamore Street. |
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Directions from Richmond Take 95 S to the Washington Street exit. Sycamore Street is the third light but the best parking is behind the building. Go to the fourth light, Union Street, and take a right, our parking lot is one block on the right. (Across from Saint Paul's Church). |
Petersburg Regional Art Center
Date July 5, 2003. The Petersburg Regional Art Center closed in Richmond because our lease was up and the owners of the building wanted to build apartments. The City of Petersburg offered us the old Rucker Rosenstock(Butterworth's) building downtown.
The Building. The building was built in 1858. The total sqaure footage of the building is 54,000 square feet. We are using 36,900 sq. ft.
Studios. There are 70 studios. Seventeen large studios in the basement, twenty-eight small studios on the second floor, twenty medium studios on the third floor, and six in the mezzanine area. A studio layout and prices may be obtained under schedule or here. Artists may use the studios for work and/or exhibition.
Monthly Juried All Media Show. We do eleven juried shows a year. The receptions are on the second Friday of each month. Cash Awards are $300, $200 and $100.. To find out more about All Media Show chick here.
Mezzanine Gallery
There are six areas for Single-Artist Shows. The shows open the same
evening as our All Media Show. To get dates
for shows in the Mezzanie Gallery and others exhibition oppertunities.
Petersburg's Friday for the Arts is
the second Friday each month. To see a list
of restaurants and other exhibition spaces.
To see studios that have not been rented
COME BY EVERY MONTH OR SO, THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING.
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History : The Shockoe Bottom Arts Center began September 1994 with the primary mission to provide an opportunity for local artists to get their work before the public. The Art Center started with 50 studios and a large performance area. In May 1996 we added ten studios in the performance area and July 1998 we expanded to the second floor with 65 additional studios, and a new exhibition space called the Tobacco Gallery. The building used to be an old tobacco factory. Closed June 28, 2003. Left: Rusty Davis, and his mother, Deanna Thomas, cofounders of SBAC. |
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