We are a nonprofit agency that has been in operation since 1984, dedicated to stimulating interest in and appreciation of visual arts in the Alleghany Highlands. The Center Shop provides a venue for regional juried artists and craftspeople to display and sell high-quality fine art and crafts. New exhibits featuring a wide range of styles, techniques, and media are presented in the Center's Gallery, free of admission, every 4 to 6 weeks.
Did you know that the shop hosts art from nearly 300 artists and craftspeople from around our region?
The Center provides a place to showcase and sell their work, helps market their talents, and connects them with visitors from across the Highlands and beyond.
When you become a member, you're investing in those artists and helping sustain gallery exhibits, arts education, scholarships, and opportunities that keep creativity thriving in our community.
As a thank-you, members also receive a 10% discount on purchases from the Center Shop, Gallery exhibits, and our online store.
For just $20 a year for an Individual Membership or $30 for a Family Membership, you can help make art come to life in the Highlands!
Stop in or visit our website to learn more.
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⛄It's Christmas in July at the Arts Center! 🎄
Stop by to discover handmade ornaments, holiday décor, and one-of-a-kind gifts created by talented regional artists. Whether you're getting a head start on holiday shopping or simply love Christmas all year long, there's something waiting to make you smile.
Featured art & artists:
Gnome: Monica Phaup
Wooden Christmas tree & turned wooden ornament: Peter Woglom
Fleece lined color-block mittens: Material Pleasures (Susan Ernst)
Roly poly snowmen: Karen Williams
Ball ornaments with fabric: Lois McMullan
Uh Oh! and Gathering Family teeny tiny barn quilts: Caribou Barn Quilts
Small yarn snowmen in blue hats: The Holler Farm
Snowflake and Snowman soap: Diana Kling-Smith
Handwoven hand towel: Daisy Made
Stoneware ornament: Sonya Weaver
Snowman wall hanging: Marilyn Barton
Hand knit striped mittens: Catherine Smith
Old world WVU Santa: Michael Denton
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There's still time to sign up for summer art camp fun July 20-23! Over four fun-filled mornings, art camp students work with various media (painting, paper mache, printmaking, and more, in both long and short-term projects. All art supplies will be provided, including water and snacks. Register at our site!
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Join us this Friday from 4 to 6 pm for a gallery reception, celebrating our new exhibit: Leigh Woodward's "Where Color Finds Its Way" and David Connolly's "Image/Illumination/Flow."
This showcase features two artists with different styles that complement each other. Leigh Woodward’s abstract paintings explore the energy, rhythm and wonder of the natural world, while David Connolly’s watercolors and collages display the natural beauty of Virginia’s Valley and Ridge, ancient sites, or the eye of his cat.
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Did you know that the Arts and Crafts Center Shop is volunteer-run?
Whether out front at the welcome desk, creating interesting window displays, installing an exhibit or planning and running special events, the Center could not function without volunteers. As ambassadors for the area they bring a wide range of skills and knowledge about our community to make visitors feel welcome.
And we're looking for you! Even volunteering one day a month makes a big difference in supporting the arts in our community. To learn more, drop by the Center or check out out website!
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Every signature in our guest book tells a story.
This June, we welcomed 586 visitors to the Arts Center. From local neighbors to travelers passing through the Highlands—and the many guests who returned for another visit—thank you for making creativity part of your journey.
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Made by hand. Made close to home. ❤️
Every piece in our Center Shop is handmade by a talented artist or craftsperson. We're proud to showcase the work of more than 300 regional artists, helping creativity thrive throughout the Highlands and beyond!
Featured art & artists:
Virginia and West Virginia magnets- Kathryn K Lehotsky
Quilts- Marilyn Barton ... See MoreSee Less
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Join us for a two-day cyanotype workshop on July 18 and 19!
Learn the techniques of one of the earliest photography processes. Cyanotype is a printing process using UV sensitive chemicals and sun exposure that results in a deep blue background with a white image. In this class, you will experiment artistically with both traditional and wet cyanotype methods. Artists are encouraged to bring their own items to experiment with in this fun medium (like glassware, photo negatives, pressed flowers, and trinkets with interesting silhouettes).
Sign up by July 15! highlandsartsandcraft.org/event/cyanotype-workshop-july-18-and-19-2026-a-two-day-class/ ... See MoreSee Less
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