Come and see ten of our region’s most talented and innovative artists, many with compelling messages, expressed on a large scale through striking works of art. Diversity & Virtuosity: FAMU Faculty exhibition opened on Friday, January 15 in the Sara May Love Gallery at the Gadsden Arts Center, and runs January 15–March 14, 2010. 

The exhibition represents current and retired faculty of the Florida A & M University School of Architecture and the Visual Arts Department exhibit work in all mediums including printmaking, photography, quilting, sculpture, and oil painting.  Exhibiting artists include Kenneth Falana, Valerie S. Goodwin, Deborah LaGrasse, Liu Nan, Joe Roache, Edward (Tim) White, Chester Williams, Harris R. Wiltsher, and Ron Yradebra.

Opening at the same time in the Zoe Golloway Gallery is Figure Drawing: Classical Beauty. Artists Bill Thompson, Ron Yrabedra, B. Harper Frost, and Barbara Harrison focus this exhibition on the artistic tradition of the visual exploration of the human form. Mostly drawings and watercolor on paper, these images reveal the age-old practice of honoring the human body by expressing emotions like confidence, insecurity, and love.

On the 2nd floor, in the Bates Community Room Gallery, the GAC Artists Guild exhibits a variety of works by 21 artists, and the Bates Children's Gallery showcases student exhibitions from Stewart Street and St. John Elementary Schools.

The Gadsden Arts Center is located on Quincy’s historic Courthouse Square at 13 N. Madison St., just 10 miles from Tallahassee City Limits. Admission is $1 (members and children admitted free). Gallery and gift shop hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-5pm. Hours for Miss Helen’s Espresso Café D’art and the Artists Guild Co-op are Monday–Friday 7am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm. Catering and Guided Luncheon Tours are available by calling (850) 875-4866.