Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 31st, beginning at 4pm, the Center for Visual Artists will feature graffiti/ tattoo artist, Houston Patton, in a live ‘tag’ session.  Patton will be painting a 7 ft x 14 ft graffiti piece for ART:UNAUTHORIZED, a ’street art’ exhibition.  Houston Patton is a tattoo artist at King Pin Studio and was named ‘Best Visual Artist’ in YES! Weekly’s 2010 Best of the Triad issue.

ART:UNAUTHORIZED will open with a reception, Friday, September 10 at 6pm and will be on display through October 16, 2010.

Come celebrate with the CVA in our new Art Party Studio for a fun 4th grand opening on Friday, July 2, 2010 from 12pm - 2pm.Visit our new festive space for themed art parties from birthdays to girl’s nights out to holiday festivities.

Follow the balloons to studio #325
located on the 3rd floor of the Cultural Center.

Pre-register for an Art Party the day of the Grand Opening
and receive a 25% discount.
(A reservation deposit of $25 is required.)

The CVA gallery will be taking submissions for the ‘TRASH’ exhibition this Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19 from 10 - 5pm.  Please note that ALL entries must be accompanied with a ‘TRASH’ entry form, a 100 word or less TYPED artist statement about the specific work and it’s relevance to the issue of waste and consumption and a $10 entry fee.  ($10 per entry/ two entry limit)  Entry forms are available for download under the ‘Exhibitions’ tab at the top of the page.  Please call the gallery with any questions at 333-7485.