Upcoming Exhibitions

Performance and Display: The Art of Renaissance Maiolica
Opens March 21, 2025

Performance and Display, an exhibit of maiolica ceramics from the Italian Renaissance, highlights a fascinating period in Italian history marked by incredible advances in the arts and sciences which saw the creation of ceramics that blended artistic innovation with scientific experimentation. 

The exhibition features objects that were made for everyday use, such as apothecary jars, to dramatic tableware which spoke to its owner’s status and taste. The maiolica’s imagery referring to Classical literature and the Bible and its relationship to monumental painting and sculpture speak to the elevated purpose of this art form that can shed light on the social history of the period. This exhibition, the first of its kind in Lynchburg, will offer visitors a rare opportunity to experience the art and culture of Renaissance Italy through its stunning ceramic works. 

Performance and Display: The Art of Renaissance Maiolica is Randolph College student Jake Lofaso’s senior capstone project for his museum and heritage studies major. Lofaso curated the exhibition with guidance from Andrea Cambell, PhD, professor of art history and director of the museum and heritage studies program. The exhibition features loans from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Image: Francesco Xanto Avelli, Shallow Bowl on Low Foot with the Conversion of Saul, c.1525, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.

2025 Senior Studio Art Thesis Exhibition
On view April 13 – May 11, 2025

This exhibition is the capstone project for this year’s graduating senior studio art majors Allie Allen and Elizabeth Bailey.