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It's that time again! Submissions for the 2027 Juried Biennial are open NOW through October 30, 2026!The Juried Biennial...
08/03/2026

It's that time again! Submissions for the 2027 Juried Biennial are open NOW through October 30, 2026!

The Juried Biennial at Olin Hall Galleries has been exhibited every two years since 1990. The juried exhibition exemplifies works of art from artists within a 200-mile radius of Roanoke College. All fine arts media are accepted for submission, including, but not limited to, painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, photography, ceramics, printmaking, mixed media, textiles, video, and film.

Click the link in our bio or visit https://2027biennialexhibition.artcall.org/ to learn more, meet the 2027 Biennial guest juror, and submit to the exhibition.

2025 Juried Biennial artists from left to right: William Rutherfoord, Meritha Alderman, Jill Jensen, Donna Cooper, Steven Kenny, Mary Irwin Moore, Michele Sons, Jennifer Fowler

We are excited to be back on campus and thrilled to announce our upcoming fall exhibition, "Marks of Memory", on view Se...
08/03/2026

We are excited to be back on campus and thrilled to announce our upcoming fall exhibition, "Marks of Memory", on view September 11 through December 6, 2026.

"Marks of Memory" examines time, data, ancestry, and personal experience through the work of three contemporary artists—Veronica Jackson, Annette Lawrence, and LaRissa Rogers—who question what stories get told, who gets remembered, and what data gets counted and recorded. Highlighting printmaking and patterning as physical processes and systems of communication, this exhibition explores how personal and collective histories are remembered, preserved, and disseminated.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

Image credits from left to right: Veronica Jackson, "BLACKTIVITSTS" (detail), 2024; LaRissa Rogers, "a stratigraphic threshold of broken inheritance (I)" (detail), 2025; Annette Lawrence, "Blue Portal April 2021" (detail), 2024

💙Thank You for Another Wonderful Year!💙 Olin Hall Galleries is closed for the summer and we will return on August 3 with...
05/29/2026

💙Thank You for Another Wonderful Year!💙 Olin Hall Galleries is closed for the summer and we will return on August 3 with exciting updates about the 2026-2027 exhibition season!

Thank you for supporting our programming and exhibitions this year. Here are a few highlight of our favorite moments of the 2025-2026 exhibition season.

1. Participant in Nancy Stark's Keepsake Collage Workshop shows off their new artwork, October 2025
2. 4th Place winner of the Curator Off Duty Community Choice Award, Chialing Hsieh, poses with their work Freedom in the Wind, December 2025
3. Visitors experiment with artmaking in Shared Studio in October, October 2025
4. Jacob Smith poses in front of his work "Breaching" in his solo exhibition "Thoughts & Prayers", January 2026
5. Visitors make worry dolls to add to the installation in "Thoughts & Prayers", February 2026
6. Roanoke College senior Brooklyn Rivera poses with their award winning work "Dinner 4 Two" in the 2026 Studio Art Exhibition, May 2026
7. Roanoke College senior Eve Utzinger poses with their award winning work "Entropy" in the 2026 Studio Art Exhibition, May 2026
8. Visitors explore the free art supplies in Norma's trunk at the Daisy Art Parade, May 2026

We hope you have a lovely summer and can't wait to welcome you back to the galleries in the fall.

We had so much fun handing out free art supplies with Norma the Art Car last Saturday at the Daisy Art Parade & Carnival...
05/13/2026

We had so much fun handing out free art supplies with Norma the Art Car last Saturday at the Daisy Art Parade & Carnival! 🌼🎨❤️ It was a truly wonderful afternoon celebrating arts and creativity in Roanoke!

🎨Final days on view! The Closing Reception for the 2026 Studio Art Exhibition is this Friday, May 1! 🎨🎉Join us on Friday...
04/28/2026

🎨Final days on view! The Closing Reception for the 2026 Studio Art Exhibition is this Friday, May 1! 🎨

🎉Join us on Friday from 12-2 p.m. to celebrate the Studio Art majors and minors and give your congratulations to our talented seniors before they graduate on Saturday!

⏰Olin Hall Galleries is open from 1-4 p.m. this Wednesday and Thursday, and 12-2 p.m. this Friday.

Image credits: Brooklyn Rivera, "Dinner 4 Two"; Madisen Cole, "Octopus", Sydney Rearick, "Confessions"; Meredith Charlton, "Fairy Tea"; Eve Utzinger, "Resilient"

❗Last chance to see this years Studio Art Exhibition❗The last day you can see this awesome exhibition is on Friday, May ...
04/23/2026

❗Last chance to see this years Studio Art Exhibition❗

The last day you can see this awesome exhibition is on Friday, May 1st. We are open every day from 1-4 PM, so make sure to stop by and see what students have created!

!!Don't miss out Olin Hall Galleries' 2026 Studio Art Exhibition before it's too late!!⏰📅Closing reception is May 1 from...
04/18/2026

!!Don't miss out Olin Hall Galleries' 2026 Studio Art Exhibition before it's too late!!

⏰📅Closing reception is May 1 from 12-2pm.

The Annual Studio Art Exhibition showcases work by Roanoke College Art Majors and Minors. Exhibited works are from the artists’ area of focus which includes ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. This exhibition represents the wide variety of media, styles, and ideas students explore in the college’s Fine Arts Department

Image credits:
Coco Bañuelos Alvarez, "Shots"
Lavender Oman, "Jacquis the Jackalope"
Jai Spicer, "Meltin"
Lavender Oman "Found in Home"

🎨 The 2026 Studio Art Exhibition Opening Reception is TOMORROW! 🎨 Here is a quick look at what's on view!🎉Join us to cel...
04/09/2026

🎨 The 2026 Studio Art Exhibition Opening Reception is TOMORROW! 🎨 Here is a quick look at what's on view!

🎉Join us to celebrate our art majors and minors Friday, April 10
⏰Opening reception is in Olin Hall Galleries from 6-8 p.m., awards announced at 7 p.m.
📅The exhibition is on view every day from 1-4 p.m. April 10-May 1, 2026

✨Permanent Collection Spotlight: John Margolies's "Patsy the Whale and Christie's Restaurant Sign"✨Patsy the Whale at We...
04/02/2026

✨Permanent Collection Spotlight: John Margolies's "Patsy the Whale and Christie's Restaurant Sign"✨

Patsy the Whale at West Main Mini Golf, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (1984) and Christie’s Restaurant Sign (Crayfish w/ Pistol), Houston, Texas (1983) are photographs from the Roadside America Photograph Archive taken by John Margolies. In 1972, Margolies set off down the road taking pictures of these attractions. He wanted to capture these buildings before they were destroyed and forgotten. Margolies would drive for weeks at a time in the fall or early spring where there were not many tourists. He shot in color with a 35 mm Canon FT. Margolies project went on until 2008 and resulted in 11,710 photos.

Roanoke College has 191 prints from John Margolies. You can find some of his photographs around campus like the second floor of Fintel Library and the top floor of the Colket Center.

Artwork Credits: John Margolies, "Patsy the Whale at West Main Mini Golf, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts ", 1984 and "Christie’s Restaurant Sign (Crayfish w/ Pistol), Houston, Texas", 1983, Photographs, Roanoke College Permanent Collection, Gift from the artist, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo and The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc.


🎉It's that time again! The 2026 Studio Art Exhibition is coming soon!🎊Opening reception is on Friday, April 10 from 6-8p...
04/01/2026

🎉It's that time again! The 2026 Studio Art Exhibition is coming soon!🎊

Opening reception is on Friday, April 10 from 6-8pm and the show will remain up until May 1. Drop in and check out the awesome work our studio majors and minors have submitted!

The annual Studio Art Exhibition showcases work by Roanoke College Art Majors and Minors. The exhibited works are from the artists' areas of focus, which include ceramics, design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. This exhibition showcases the diverse range of media, styles, and ideas that students explore in the college’s Fine Arts Department.

Image credits (from left to right): 2025 Studio Art Exhibition artists Salley Heldt, Kaylen Ayres, Adrianna Minor, Liz Righter, Riley Tetreault

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