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ARTS ALIVE
Education and community define the Peninsula
Fine Arts Center. By Laura Burkehart
W
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PFAC
ithin the grounds of
the Mariners' Museum Park, the Peninsula Fine Arts Center
sits next to the famed Mariners Museum. Since its
establishment in 1962, PFAC has served as a gallery,
education center, and community gathering place.
Because the center does not have a permanent collection, instead displaying ever-changing, diverse
exhibitions, returning visitors will likely never see
the same thing twice.
Besides presenting notable works like "NEXT:
Emerging Virginia Artists" (October 2014), PFAC
offers classes for young and old alike, at every skill
level. Children from preschool to high school can
take painting classes, or check out Discovery Baskets that explore the cultures of Egypt and Mali.
"The Discovery Baskets are like field trips in a box,"
explains Amber Kennedy, PFAC's marketing director. Adults can take traditional watercolor or pottery
classes, or try glass fusion or linocut printmaking.
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center is dedicated to
removing barriers to art, and works with corporate
donors to underwrite transportation and admission
for school field trips, enabling students to attend
major exhibitions. The center also serves other
populations; in 2012, PFAC joined forces with
Eastern Virginia Medical School to provide art
therapy for veterans diagnosed with PTSD
through the Healing Arts program.
Everything from musical performances and movie screenings to free monthly
poetry nights (every second Thursday) atPeninsula Fine
Arts Center
tracts both locals and visitors to PFAC.
Third Thursdays feature extended hours,
101 Museum Dr.
concessions, a bar, and entertainment,
Newport News, VA
757.596.8175
and on the first weekend of each month
pfac-va.org
admission to the center is free.
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