Current Exhibitions

Dates subject to change

In the Moment: Light, Vision and Memory

Friday, September 16, 2011 - Sunday, March 4, 2012

Celebrating Photography in the 125th Year of The Roanoke Times

Liberated from archives, pulled from the pages of recent publications and websites, the works on view are not meant to trace a thorough, historical timeline of the Roanoke Valley. Rather, the selection was based on photographic excellence. While the photographs on view were meant to be accompanied by text, be it in an article, caption, or interview, they essentially stand alone as a product of the intersection of art and journalism.

In presenting these works in the museum, we blur the distinction between photojournalism and the fine art of photography and ultimately change how we appreciate...

Watch It!: Video Art

Friday, December 2, 2011 - Saturday, February 25, 2012

WATCH IT! is a vibrant showcase of contemporary video art that is an international cross section and celebration of 50 years of video art production. If you’ve never seen video art (Laurie Anderson, William Wegman and Nam June Paik are some of its pioneers), you must see this exhibit.

Video artists selected for WATCH IT! include Moreshin Allahyari, Youngsuk L. Altieri, Laura Hyunjhee Kim, Joseph Kraemer, David Mills, Eleen Mueller, Edward Ramsay-Morin, Leyla Rodriguez & Cristian Straub, S/N Coalition, Arie Syarifuddin, Jeff Thompson, Ellen Wetmore, Brooke White, and Pinar Yoldas.

WATCH IT! is produced in association with the New Media...

Mark Cline: Blue Ridge Barnum

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Sunday, April 1, 2012

Perhaps best know for his "Foamhenge" creation in Natural Bridge and other vibrant and whimsical roadside attractions, local artist Marc Cline unleashes his larger-than-life imagination upon the Taubman. With outrageous installations accompanied by original illustrations, concept drawings, and photographs that offer insight into the artist's unique creative process, this is an exhibition that's sure to be fun for the entire family. Disclaimer: no actual dinosaurs or monsters were harmed in the staging of this exhibition.

Earth with Meaning: The Photographs of Alan Cohen

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Sunday, May 6, 2012

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall, remains of Holocaust sites, boundary lines, past battlefields, meteor impact craters, ruins of fortresses and abandoned colonial buildings come to life in this exhibit. Cohen has documented “the earth of our past as a record of memory, not as an act of witness” with over 100 starkly moving, almost poetic photographs.

Organized by the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University.

Metempsychosis: The Power of Transformation

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Saturday, May 12, 2012

Constant exploration, questioning, and the search for meaning and transcendence are part of what defines the human experience. Metempsychosis (the title taken from James Joyce's literary masterpiece Ulysses) invites us to look beyond the obvious and search for deeper meaning. By juxtaposing stylistically dissimilar images from different cultural contexts, this exhibit challenges us to look more deeply and draw new conclusions in the world around us.