We are thrilled to announce that the Floyd Living Traditions Festival has been voted a 2026 Blue Ridge Country Magazine Best of the Mountains Platinum Award winner for Best Events: Heritage & Culture Festival in the Upper Blue Ridge Region! Platinum is the highest award level, recognizing the Floyd Living Traditions Festival among the best destinations, businesses, attractions, restaurants, and experiences throughout the mountains of the South. This year’s Best of the Mountai

The Floyd Center for the Arts is excited to partner with 'Round the Mountain, a sponsor of the 4th Annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival, to host a professional development workshop designed specifically for artists and artisans. A well-crafted story can be just as powerful as the work itself. Whether you're speaking with customers at an art market, writing an artist statement, interviewing with the media, or promoting your work online, your ability to communicate the inspi

The Floyd Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the Call for Entries for New Works 2026, a juried exhibition celebrating the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and evolving creative practices of artists across our region. In keeping with the Floyd Center for the Arts' mission to connect people through visual arts, handmade craft, and music while honoring living traditions and embracing innovation, New Works 2026 showcases artwork that reflects experimentation, growth, and a

The Floyd Center for the Arts invites artists to submit work for Shared Threads: Fiber Processes Hand to Hand, a curated exhibition celebrating the artistry, innovation, and enduring traditions of fiber arts. Fiber is more than a material. It is a way of making, connecting, and preserving knowledge across generations. Shared Threads explores fiber as both process and practice, featuring functional and decorative works that honor traditional techniques while embracing contempo

Saturday, August 1 | 1:30–2:30 PM Falcon Gallery at Floyd Center for the Arts Free Admission Join the Floyd Center for the Arts for a special artist talk with Donald Sunshine, whose exhibition Landmarks: The Rock Churches and the White Churches of the Blue Ridge is currently on view in the Falcon Gallery. Inspired by years of exploring the Blue Ridge, Sunshine's paintings celebrate the historic rock and white churches that have served as enduring landmarks and gathering place

Interested in becoming a volunteer at Floyd Center for the Arts? Join us for our Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, August 8, 12 PM, and discover the many ways you can get involved in supporting the arts in our community. Whether you're interested in helping with exhibitions, classes, special events, guest services, or behind-the-scenes projects, this orientation is a great opportunity to learn about volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Attendees will also receive a p

This summer, the Floyd Center for the Arts invites visitors to explore three new exhibitions celebrating Appalachian traditions, regional landmarks, and the artists who capture the beauty of Southwest Virginia. Strings Attached – The Enduring Appeal of Overshot Coverlets and Landmarks…The Rock Churches and the White Churches of the Blue Ridge are on view July 18 through September 5, 2026, while the 5th Floyd Plein Air Biennial Preview Exhibition remains on display through Sep

The Floyd Center for the Arts is thrilled to share that our 2026 GiveLocalNRV campaign was our most successful yet! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we raised $60,961 in unrestricted support from 87 donors, surpassing our $60,000 stretch goal and setting a new GiveLocalNRV fundraising record for the Floyd Center for the Arts. We launched the campaign with an initial goal of $40,000. Thanks to the overwhelming support of our donors, we reached that milesto

The Floyd Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of the Floyd Living Traditions Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM. This free, family-friendly celebration brings together the music, craft, stories, and traditions that make Floyd County such a special place to live and visit. Now in its fourth year, the festival has quickly become one of Floyd County's signature cultural events. In 2025, more than 1,900 people attended, making it one of th

The Floyd Center for the Arts is proud to participate in GiveLocalNRV, the New River Valley's annual online giving event hosted by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. Early Giving is now open, allowing supporters to make their gifts before Giving Day officially begins at noon on June 24 and continues through noon on June 25. What Is GiveLocalNRV? GiveLocalNRV is a regional day of giving that brings together nonprofits and community members to celebrate generosit

The Floyd Center for the Arts is proud to present Invitation to Wonder, a solo exhibition by acclaimed contemporary painter Steven Kenny in the Falcon Gallery. Through surreal and technically masterful oil paintings, Steven Kenny invites viewers into a world where the human figure and elements of nature merge together in striking and unexpected ways. Inspired by Renaissance and Baroque painting traditions while firmly rooted in contemporary art, Kenny’s work explores identity

The Floyd Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of the Floyd Artisan Market, kicking off the 2026 season on Friday, May 8 from 5 to 9 PM at the Community Market Pavilion, 203 South Locust Street, Floyd, VA, next to The Station. Presented by the Floyd Center for the Arts and hosted at the Community Market Pavilion in partnership with SustainFloyd, the Floyd Artisan Market is a longtime community tradition that brings together local and regional artisans offerin

The Floyd Center for the Arts is proud to announce the 30 selected artists for the 5th Floyd Plein Air Biennial, taking place September 14 to 19, 2026 in Floyd County, Virginia. This year’s artists represent a strong and diverse group of painters from across the region and beyond, each bringing their own perspective, style, and approach to capturing the landscape. Meet the 2026 Artists We are excited to welcome the following artists to Floyd this September: Jenny Abrams Nata

New Exhibitions Opening at the Floyd Center for the Arts Join us for an engaging experience across all three galleries, featuring contemporary work, regional craftsmanship, and student achievement. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 25 | 4–6 PM Free and open to the public Complimentary light refreshments and cash bar Hayloft Gallery: PROCESS | PRACTICE A curated exhibition exploring the creative process Before a work is finished, there are questions. What fails? What changes?

Saturday, April 18 | 4:00–6:00 PM | Fallon Community Hall Tickets: $30 General Admission Students: Free The Floyd Center for the Arts invites you to an inspiring afternoon of live piano music with Erica Ann Sipes , a Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Artist, featuring powerful works by women composers from around the world. Spanning more than 300 years of music history, this thoughtfully curated program brings forward voices that have too often gone unheard. Through

Make a Bowl at the Floyd Center for the Arts. Help Feed a Child. We are proud to partner with the Floyd County Empty Bowls fundraiser benefiting the New River Community Action Floyd County Backpack Program. Since 2006, the Backpack Program has delivered more than 600,000 weekend meals to Floyd County children. We currently have 100 bowls completed and many more in the making, but we need your help to reach our goal of 300 handmade , food-safe bowls. Artisans working i

Fill Your Palette: A Celebration of Food, Art, and Community in Floyd In Floyd, creativity doesn’t stop at the studio door - it lives in kitchens, bakeries, food trucks, and family recipes passed down across generations. This March, the Floyd Center for the Arts invites you to experience that creativity in a whole new way at Taste of Floyd. On Sunday, March 22 from 12–2 PM , the Art Center becomes a gathering place for the community’s culinary talent. Local restaurants, cater

The Floyd Center for the Arts is honored to partner with the Floyd Quilt Guild to present this year’s quilt raffle in support of our programming. The featured quilt, “Anita’s Arrowhead,” is crafted from richly colored batik fabrics and was pieced and quilted as a collaborative project by guild members. Both technically accomplished and visually striking, the quilt reflects the care, skill, and generosity that define our local creative community. Raffle proceeds directly supp

Thinking about applying to the 2026 Floyd Artisan Trail but unsure about hosting at your own location? Join us for a Pre-Application Information Session designed especially for artists who have questions or uncertainties about showing at their home, studio, or workspace. Floyd Center for the Arts Sunday, February 15 3 - 4 PM Learn directly from the artisans and event chairs of the 2026 Floyd Artisan Trail. We’re proud to welcome Wendy Werstlein and Carrie Gault, both talen

Three New Solo Exhibitions Exploring Emotion, Texture, and Place The Floyd Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a new series of solo exhibitions on view from February 21 through April 4, 2026, featuring the work of local and regional artists, Howard Wenger, Elaine Fleck, and Bronwen Valentine. Spanning three gallery spaces, the exhibitions invite viewers into deeply personal explorations of emotion, material, memory, and the natural world. An opening reception will be h