Community Calendar

Join us in the Drying Barn and learn how to make hand-tied willow wreaths using our naturally preserved flowers.

During the workshop, we will show you how to harvest, prep, and condition willow for dried wreaths. Weather permitting, we'll take you to the willow patch where you'll harvest your own willow before heading to the barn for a willow wreath form demonstration. After we've nailed how to make a willow wreath form, we'll create a beautiful crescent dried flower wreath that celebrates the beauty of fall!

Bring the littles along to get creative too! They'll be given mini willow wreath forms to decorate with dried flower bits using glue dots.

Gardening gloves are recommended!

In the SVAC Member’s Gallery, the artWORK Show will feature members who are established working artisans and artists. These reputable artists have influenced the art world and built a legacy of creative freedom in the arts. SVAC is proud to have them present their original works of art, priced to accommodate art collectors seeking pieces to expand their collection. The public is invited to view the exhibition, remembering that the art center serves the community by recognizing talent, encouraging creativity, and joining lives through art! The exhibition will be open to the public October 1 - 25, Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., 126 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980.

Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Introduction to Alternative Process Photography 2 with Angus Carter. This workshop offers an introduction to historic, hands-on photographic printing methods using light-sensitive chemistry and UV exposure. Participants will explore three distinct processes: cyanotype, with its characteristic blue tones; Van Dyke brown, which produces warm, sepia-like prints; and gum bichromate, a painterly technique using watercolor pigment and a single-layer print process. The workshop emphasizes a practical, process-focused approach. Participants will learn to prepare and coat papers, expose prints using sunlight or UV units, and develop images using water-based methods. All materials will be provided, but students will need to supply their own photographic images for making digital negatives. No prior experience is necessary. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a collection of handmade prints and a deeper appreciation for the beauty and craft of early photographic techniques. Angus Carter is an adjunct professor of photography at Mary Baldwin University and serves as the Executive Director of the Staunton Augusta Art Center. A graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, he has over two decades of experience in the photographic arts. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, including the Taubman Museum of Art and the Denver Month of Photography Festival. Carter’s artistic practice focuses on alternative photographic processes, blending traditional techniques with contemporary approaches to image-making. (Fee: $ 80, Saturday, October 18, 12:00 – 3:00 pm., 416 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980, register: www.svacart.com or call 540-949-7662)

At 2 p.m. Saturday, October 18, the Piedmont Master Gardeners will present “Tiny Indoor Gardens for Winter Green Thumbs—Easy, Nutritious Microgreens and Sprouts.” The free Garden Basics session will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Ave. in Charlottesville. The hands-on class will offer simple and inexpensive ways to grow microgreens and sprouts—small but mighty nutrition powerhouses that are especially welcome in the winter months. Register at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/ to reserve a place in the class. Registration closes at 5 p.m. October 17 or when the class is full. The Garden Basics series is a partnership with the Bread & Roses ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church.

Bulk Week is Back!

Get ready to stock up and save! From October 19 through October 25, enjoy 10% off ALL bulk items at the Co-op. With over 206 bins to choose from, it’s the perfect time to refill your pantry with all your favorites—grains, spices, beans, snacks, baking ingredients, and more.

Bring your own containers or use the co-ops—either way, you’ll be saving money and reducing waste. Don’t miss this chance to grab what you need, try something new, and shop more sustainably.

Mark your calendar and come scoop up the savings!

Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Kitchen Lithography Workshop with Joan Menard! This class will show you the basic idea behind the Lithography printing process. It relies on resistance of oil and water and you can create prints using items you can easily find or have at home. You will make a simple art print using aluminum foil as your base, draw an image with marker, crayons, or colored pencils, and then etch it with Coca Cola, of all things! You will print them on the center’s printing presses, but this technique can also be hand printed at home. You will explore adding color to the original black and white prints with watercolor monoprint made on kids “Shrinky Dink” plastic.” Bring your old kitchen apron, a sketch idea or three, and the instructor will bring the rest. Joan Graybeal Menard is a multimedia artist. Having majored in Printmaking and pottery, displaying and selling her work for 40 years, she is now focused on passing on the knowledge of the various printmaking techniques to her students. This class is for both beginner and experienced adult printers.( Fee: $50, $10 materials fee due at the beginning of class, Sunday, October 19, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Register and pay: www.svacart.com/adult-classes-1 . For questions, contact Joan via email or text at menardjoan24@gmail.com or 304-646-0297, 416 W. Main Street, Print Studio, Waynesboro, VA 22980)

The 44th Annual JMU Contemporary Music Festival
Featuring Vietnamese-American Composer Viet Cuong
Concert I @ 2 pm: CONCERT HALL
Concert II @ 4 pm: RECITAL HALL
Concert III @ 7 pm: CONCERT HALL

Join us for the 44th Annual JMU Contemporary Music Festival featuring music from guest Vietnamese-American composer, Viet Cuong. Described as “alluring” and “stirring” by The New York Times, “arresting” (Gramophone), “irresistible” (San Francisco Chronicle), and “exhilarating” (Chicago Tribune) Cuong’s music has been commissioned and performed on six continents by musicians and ensembles. Cuong has also been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert and has worked closely with GRAMMY-winning orchestras and chamber ensembles around the world. The Festival features JMU’s Madison Singers at 2 pm, the Chamber Orchestra at 4 pm, and the Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra at 7 pm. Tickets may be purchased individually per performance or as a series ticket.

FREE ADMISSION!

Bluegrass Concert live every Sunday 2pm-4pm

Bulk Week is Back!

Get ready to stock up and save! From October 19 through October 25, enjoy 10% off ALL bulk items at the Co-op. With over 206 bins to choose from, it’s the perfect time to refill your pantry with all your favorites—grains, spices, beans, snacks, baking ingredients, and more.

Bring your own containers or use the co-ops—either way, you’ll be saving money and reducing waste. Don’t miss this chance to grab what you need, try something new, and shop more sustainably.

Mark your calendar and come scoop up the savings!

Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Modern Lithography with Pronto Plates with Joan Graybeal Menard. The latest form of lithography is Pronto Plate Lithography. It is a less toxic method that allows artists to make multiple prints. In this six week class you will explore the different ways to put personal images onto a plate and the process of printing. There are many options: direct drawing, playful washes, stencil printing, photo transfer, transfer of existing drawings or digitally created art, and collaging images. The concentration will be on black and white images. You will need to bring a complete art image no bigger than 6 x 9" on an 8 ½ “ x 11" paper to the first class. You will work on site with a laser printer. Joan Graybeal Menard is a multimedia artist who believes in exploring different art techniques. Her main studies in college were in printmaking. With the access to printing presses at SVAC, Joan relearned the newer, less toxic print methods that she is now sharing. For questions, contact Joan via email or text at menardjoan24@gmail.com or 304-646-0297. (Fee: $250 + a $10 supply fee for materials due to instructor at the beginning of class, Mondays, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, 24 , 10:00 am – 1:00 pm., 416 W. Main St., Waynesboro, VA 22980, register www.svacart.com/print-studio or call 540-949-7662)