Exhibitions in the Brock Gallery
There is always new art gracing the walls of the Brock Gallery! Here you will find the best that local and regional artists have to offer. Each month a new exhibition theme will take you into the minds of the artists and how they interpret the world around them.
While you visit, pick up our self-guided Art Talk to help you and your friends as you view and assess the art. Changing monthly themes guarantee that you'll find fresh and new eye candy each time you visit!
Join us on the First Friday of each month for the opening receptions. You'll meet and chat with artists, listen to the juror and get the insider's experience of art in Virginia Beach. Use the exhibition calendar below to plan your First Fridays for the rest of the year!
While you visit, pick up our self-guided Art Talk to help you and your friends as you view and assess the art. Changing monthly themes guarantee that you'll find fresh and new eye candy each time you visit!
Join us on the First Friday of each month for the opening receptions. You'll meet and chat with artists, listen to the juror and get the insider's experience of art in Virginia Beach. Use the exhibition calendar below to plan your First Fridays for the rest of the year!
Current Exhibitions:
Artists Gallery Annual Exhibition
Main Gallery December 5 - 23, 2025 
Click on Davids photograph to go to his website.
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Time: Past, Present, Future
Satellite Exhibit at Towne Pavilion Center I 2101 Parks Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 July 11, 2025 - February 17, 2026 Upcoming Exhibitions:
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Virginia Beach Art Center exhibitions are generously supported by the Fine Family.
2025 Exhibitions Calendar
Solo Exhibit in the Jean Rawls Classroom
Visit the Art Call page where you can apply for future solo exhibitions.
Open to submit online, visit the art call page: Solo Exhibition January '25
David Rathbone Solo Exhibit
November 14, 2025 - January 11, 2026
Big Water
These photographs aim to capture the balance between daily work and the natural environment—the practical, lived-in landscape and the quiet beauty within it. Big Water is both a reflection of place, light, and time, and a record of the moments where land, sea, and human life meet.
Virginia Beach Art Center Presents the Artists Gallery Exhibit
Exhibition in the Brock Gallery will be Friday December 5 - Tuesday December 23
We are so excited to present our first annual exhibition that will feature resident and exhibiting artists from the Artists Gallery. This exhibit is an open theme so you can create anything your heart desires. The only restriction is that you have to be an active member of the Artists Gallery as in you are a resident studio artist or an exhibiting artist that rents wall or shelf space. This exhibit will highlight the incredible talent of every single artist whose work will be represented with at least one of your entries so start creating because we can't wait to see what you will submit. Our very own Executive Director Margaret Foltz will be the juror, and we have awards just like in every other exhibit. So, I hope you are excited because I know we are.
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2026 Exhibitions
January: What’s Your Muse
Muse by definition is a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. We can expand the concept even further to include anything that stirs you up and inspires you to create. Color, emotions, people, the written word, there really is no limit. What inspires you?
Submission Closed
January: Solo Exhibition: Brandon Thompson
Exhibition Dates: 1/16 – 3/8/26 – Jean Rawls Classroom
February: Fabulous Forgeries Presents:
"The Renaissance"
The word renaissance means rebirth. There are major “Renaissance” periods in history that embody the idea of a new beginning in culture, art, music and way of life. Let’s pull inspiration from these times and celebrate the amazing idea of Rebirth!
Submission Deadline: 1/15/26 – Exhibition Dates: 2/6 – 3/1/26 – Main Gallery
February: Retrospective at Towne Pavilion Center 1
Our first exhibit of the year at our satellite location will contain a retrospective body of work by artists that have exhibited in the main gallery at the center in 2025. Artists may submit any work that has graced the walls of our main gallery in 2025.
The theme is open to any interpretation and if the artist wishes to create something new, they may do so if they exhibited with us in the past year.
Submission Deadline: 1/22/26 – Exhibition Dates: 2/20 – 7/5/26
March: Monochromatic
What if you could only use one color to express yourself? What would it be? How would you manipulate that color to create values and tones that convey what you are trying to say? Use texture to see how the eye perceives color change through shadow and light. Challenge yourself in this exercise of restraint and pure creativity.
Submission Date: 2/12/26 – Exhibition Dates: 3/6 – 3/29/26 – Main Gallery
March: Cultural Affairs Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 3/13 – 5/17/26 – Jean Rawls Classroom
April: The Four Seasons - Art Call Coming Soon!
The four seasons have been a concept represented in art for centuries. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter can be expressed through color, emotion, and of course nature. Choose one or all four and show us what it means to you.
Submission Deadline: 3/12/26 – Exhibition Dates: 4/3 – 4/26/26 – Main Gallery
May: Feminine Spirit - Art Call Coming Soon!
The “feminine spirit” encompasses a powerful group of qualities that have shaped so much of our world. Whether expressed through nurturing, strength, compassion, creativity, beauty or the actual female form, there are so many ways to honor these inherent qualities. How do you interpret the “Feminine Spirit”?
Submission Deadline: 4/16/26 – Exhibition Dates: 5/1 – 5/31/26 - Main Gallery
June: Ebb and Flow - Art Call Coming Soon!
Ebb and Flow represent the very nature of life, a never-ending cycle of change. It could be the rise and fall of the tides, seasons changing literally or in life from young to old, welcoming a birth or grieving a loss. The one thing in life that is certain is change. How do you navigate the ebb and flow of life?
Submission Deadline: 5/14/26 – Exhibition Dates: 6/5 – 6/28/26 – Main Gallery
June: The Great Heist, $100 and below Artwork - Art Call Coming Soon!
Submission Date: 4/9/26 – Exhibition Dates: 5/22 – 8/23/26 – Jean Rawls Classroom
July: XS “Our Tiny Artworks Exhibition” - Art Call Coming Soon!
Submission Deadline: 6/11/26 – Exhibition Dates: 7/3/ - 8/2/26 – Main Gallery
July: Teachers & Students Exhibition at Towne Pavilion Center 1 - Art Call Coming Soon!
Submission Deadline: 5/21/26 – Exhibition Dates: 7/10/26 – 2/15/27
August: Illuminated - Art Call Coming Soon!
There are so many troubling things in our world today. We all need to feel a sense of “light at the end of the tunnel”. Where there is shadow, there is light! Illuminated can take on so many interpretations, whether it be shedding light on a social issue to spotlighting your muse for a photo shoot. Let light be your inspiration for this exciting exhibition.
Submission Deadline: 7/9/26 – Exhibition Dates: 8/7 – 8/30/26 – Main Gallery
September: Animalia - Art Call Coming Soon!
Animals of all kinds! From the tiniest microorganism to the largest animal on earth, they are all living things and contribute to our world. The options are too many to name! Impress us with your interpretation of Animalia.
Submission Deadline: 8/13/26 – Exhibition Dates: 9/4 – 9/27/26 – Main Gallery
September: Fundraiser
Dates to be Announced – Jean Rawls Classroom
October: AWARE ’26 “Love our Earth” - Art Call Coming Soon!
Submission Deadline: 9/10/26 – Exhibition Dates: 10/2 – 11/1/26 – Main Gallery
October: AWARE ’26 “Love our Earth”
We will have an art installation in the Jean Rawls Classroom which will be created
by local artists, VB schools, and other organizations.
More information coming soon!
November: Figure It Out - Art Call Coming Soon!
Figure it Out is a celebration of the human form in all its glory!
Submission Deadline: 10/15/26 – Exhibition Dates: 11/6 – 11/29/26 – Main Gallery
November: Solo Exhibition: Carol Anne McErlean
Exhibition Dates: 11/13/26 – 1/17/27 – Jean Rawls Classroom
December: VBAC Annual Exhibition - Art Call Coming Soon!
Submission Deadline: 11/12/26 – Exhibition Dates: 12/4 – 12/23/26 – Main Gallery
December Holiday Boutique Market: TBA
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