Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
2026 Art Opening Dates
Friday, March 20, 2026 (5pm - 8pm)
Friday, May 15, 2026 (5pm - 8pm)
Saturday and Sunday, July 18th and 19th (Normal Hours)
Friday, September 18, 2026 (5pm - 8pm)
Friday November 20, 2026 (5pm - 8pm)
March 2026 Exhibitions
March Gallery Member Exhibition Themed: “Make it New Again! Recycled Materials”
Our ever-popular Gallery Member exhibition is being held this month live in house and online with the theme: “Make it New Again! Recycled Materials”. This show is reserved for gallery members at Crossroads Art Center. Become a gallery member today!
Crossroads Art Center invites artists to redefine creativity and sustainability in “Make It New Again!”, an exhibition celebrating artwork made from recycled, reclaimed, repurposed, or up-cycled materials. This show challenges artists to look at the overlooked—discarded objects, found materials, industrial scraps, vintage treasures—and transform them into something visually compelling, thought-provoking, and entirely new.
From sculpted assemblage to mixed media, collage, fiber, metal, plastics, paper, wood, and beyond, we welcome works that breathe new life into old materials. Whether your piece is made entirely from recycled elements or powerfully incorporates them as a significant component, we want to showcase how artists turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Theme Inspiration
Think resourcefulness, reinvention, environmental consciousness, and artistic innovation. Surprise us with how you take what once was—and Make It New Again.
March 2026 All-Media Show Award Winners
First Place 2D/Painting: Laura Ray Pierce Grouping "A joyful Humm", "New Song", "The Promise of Happiness"
Second Place 2D/Painting: Melissa Cassanova "Taimautia"
Third Place 2D/Painting: Eva Mineiro "Self Portrait"
Honorable Mention 2D/Painting: Andromeda Calkins " Where Is My Mind"
Honorable Mention 2D/Painting: Sandra Watts "Back to Black"
Honorable Mention 2D/Painting: Judy Hartman Brown "Queen Anne's Lace"
First Place Sculpture: Frank Shepard "Winged Chinese Dragon"
Second Place Sculpture: James Phillips "All Along The Watch Tower"
Third Place Sculpture: Richard Harding "Dream Weaver"
First Place Photography: Shane Armstrong "Just Take The Train"
Second Place Photography: Darron Franta "Glorious"
Third Place Photography: Venkat Santosh "Canyon Glow"
Crossroads Art Center hosts a bi-monthly call for entries for the Juried All-Media Show with cash prize awards. Come explore the selected artworks showcasing local artists and their mastery of form, color, and medium.
Save the Date!
Jenni Kirby, Owner of CAC, invites you to come celebrate our 24th Anniversary at CAC!
Open House and Artist Reception - Friday, May 15, 2026 5pm - 8pm
Open House & Artist Reception:
Friday, May 15, 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Join us at Crossroads Art Center for an enchanting evening on Friday, May 15, 2026, from 5-8p.m., as we unveil our new Exhibitions at our May 2026 Open House + Artist Reception. This event promises a delightful showcase our Gallery Member Exhibition Theme: “Sun, Moon, Stars” and our ever-popular Juried All-Media show. Plus, an exhibit by the Staff entitles “CAC Worker Bees Collection”. Join in the festivities and savor delectable drinks, scrumptious food, and entrancing music.
The event on Friday, May 15, 2026, is the perfect place to explore our latest exhibitions and potentially discover your next favorite artist. While at the open house you can also meet several local authors who will be signing books - Leah McClure, John Bryan and Mary Burruss.
May Gallery Member Exhibition Themed: “Sun, Moon, Stars”
Our ever-popular Gallery Member exhibition is being held this month live in house and online with the theme: “Sun, Moon, Stars”. This show is reserved for gallery members at Crossroads Art Center. Become a gallery member today! https://www.crossroadsartcenter.com/pages/gallery-membership
Crossroads Art Center invites artists to reach beyond the horizon in “Sun • Moon • Stars,” a themed exhibition celebrating the wonder, symbolism, and mystery of the cosmos. From bright, life-giving sunlight to the quiet pull of the moon and the infinite shimmer of distant stars, this show welcomes artwork inspired by the skies above and all they represent.
Let your imagination orbit ideas of light, shadow, rhythm, cycles, astrology, astronomy, mythology, and the universal human connection to the heavens. Whether literal or abstract, bold or serene, we encourage all interpretations that explore our relationship with the celestial world.
Crossroads Art Center is proud to present the CAC Worker Bee Collection, an exhibit celebrating the talented and dedicated staff who help make our gallery thrive. Opening May 15, 2026, and on view through June 28, this special exhibition shines a light on the creativity behind the scenes.
Our staff does so much more than support artists and customers, they are artists themselves. This exhibit is our way of recognizing their hard work, passion, and artistic voices, as well as their commitment to making Crossroads Art Center a vibrant and welcoming space.
Join us in celebrating the people who keep the hive buzzing.
May 2026 All Media Juried Exhibition
Crossroads Art Center hosts a bi-monthly call for entries for the Juried All-Media Show with cash prize awards. Come explore the selected artworks showcasing local artists and their mastery of form, color, and medium. Juror: Megan Koeppel, Gallery Administrator 1708 Gallery Inc., 319 W. Broad St. / PO Box 12520, Richmond, VA 23241 www.1708gallery.org
1708 Gallery's mission is to empower artists’ ideas and voices so they can create works that matter to our communities.
We believe that artists are catalysts for new ways of thinking, connectors of different perspectives, and conveners of the curious. We facilitate opportunities with Richmond-based, national, and international artists to offer our communities diverse ideas and visions from across the field of contemporary art.
July 2026 Exhibitions
America at 250: A Celebration Through Art
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the United States, Crossroads Art Center invites artists to submit work that reflects the spirit, history, culture, and future of America.
From iconic landscapes and historic moments to personal interpretations of freedom, diversity, innovation, and community—this exhibition celebrates what America means to you. Of course, the use of Red, White and Blue is encouraged.
Theme Inspiration
Red, White, Blue
American history & milestones
Landscapes, cities, and landmarks
Cultural diversity & identity
Freedom, resilience, and progress
Personal stories of what America means to you
Annual July Gallery Members Exhibition
Our ever-popular Annual Gallery Member Exhibition returns this July. This exhibition celebrates the work of our gallery members at Crossroads Art Center. There is no theme for this exhibition. All applicants must be gallery members to be accepted. Become a gallery member today! https://www.crossroadsartcenter.com/pages/gallery-membership
Call For Entry: June 1 - 21, 2026
If you would prefer to participate in the Member show without a digital entry you can fill out an entry form in person when you deliver your artwork (July 7-11). Please make sure you have your entries properly labeled (your name, title, medium, framed size, price, phone number and email address) If you choose to participate in the member show without using our digital call for entries, your artwork will NOT be a part of the online collection.