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ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection
On view through May 1, 2016
ReTooled brings to life the unexpected subject of tools by profiling 28 visionary artists from the Hechinger Collection, featuring more than 40 imaginative paintings, sculptures, works on paper and photographs, the exhibition consists of four sections that dynamically frame the themes of this collection into accessible categories: Objects of Beauty; Material Illusions; Instruments of Satire; and Tools: An Extension of Self.
ReTooled was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, from Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, gift of John and June Hechinger
Experiments/Machines: Photographs by Robert Sulkin
On view through April 3rd, 2016
Robert Sulkin revels in the wonder and genius associated with scientific discovery, envisioning himself as an inventor trying to create devices out of simple materials that would resolve the world's largest problems.
Another Man's Treasure: Assemblages by Sam Hundley
On view through April 3rd, 2016
A long time illustrator and page designer for the Virginian-Pilot, Hundley began his career working with pastels then printmaking. In 2009, he began creating pieces using found or scrap objects making figures, faces and scenes that cause people to grin and laugh.
#WhoAreYouPeninsula
On view through April 3rd, 2016
We asked members of the community to answer the question, "Who Are You?" in six words and a photo. This is what they said. #WhoAreYouPeninsua is a photgraphy project by CNU Professor Dr. Johnny Finn and explores community by fostering a discussion about identity in 6 short words.
#WhoAreYouPeninsula is sponsored by the Mary E. and Curtis M. Chappell Jr. Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
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Spring Classes, Spring Break Camps and Summer Camps!
The Studio Art School now offers online class registration, featuring classes in acrylic painting, glass fusion, ceramics and fun intro classes in clay, fun for kids! Click to register.
Registration can also be completed by calling (757) 596-8175 or visiting the PFAC Front Desk. Classes that do not meet minimum registration requirements may be cancelled at the Studio Art School Coordinator’s discretion. Minimum registration requirement is generally six students per class.
Members receive discounted pricing on classes in the Studio Art School.
Make and Take Saturdays
Special guided activities just for member families with kids ages 5-12. These activities are free and offered exclusively to members. Just RSVP in advance to
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. Each activity is limited to 12 participants.
Feb 13th at 10:30am Oil Pastel and Watercolor Resist: Use oil pastels to create abstract art that can transform into a rainbow-colored drawing.
March 19 at 10:30am Tissue Paper Art: Make vibrant and vivid art using colorful tissue paper!
April 9 at 10:30am Portrait Miniatures: Create a portrait miniature like Kings and Queens form the past?
May 21 at 10:30am Design your own Rose Window: Design your own version of the famous stained glass rose windows from around the world!
Join Us for Preschool Art Classes
Every Wednesday!
Feb 17: Don’t lose your marbles, paint with them instead! Join us when we use paint and marbles to create abstract art.
Feb 24: In honor of our current exhibition, ReTooled, your little builder will make their own tool box.
March 2: It’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday! We will celebrate by creating truffula forests with paint, blotters and crayons.
March 9: Spring is just around the corner! Let’s practice cutting, painting and gluing skills by making beautiful egg carton flowers.
March 16: Be sure to wear something green when we use our printmaking skills to make a rainbow and lucky pot of gold.
March 23: Our current exhibit, ReTooled, is about seeing tools as art. Let’s use a bathroom tool (a squeegee) to make art.
March 30: Let’s transform a milk carton into a beautiful bird feeder with glue, tissue paper and some imagination.
PFAC offers guided art lessons for very beginning artists from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at no additional cost with the price of admission and free for members. Registration for each Wednesday's classes is required by the preceding Friday and walk-ins cannot be accommodated if the class is at capacity. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Peninsula Fine Arts Center Honored in Coastal Virginia Magazine
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center received awards in four categories in Coastal Virginia Magazine's 2015 Best of the 757 Readers Choice Awards. PFAC received Best Art Gallery (Bronze), Best Nonprofit (Peninsula Gold), Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners (Peninsula Silver), and Best Museum (Peninsula Silver).
