On Display
Hours:
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 4:00pm
Closed Sunday
Call For Artists
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Rotating exhibit located on the 2nd floor.
The Newport News Community Gallery displays exhibits throughout the year featuring the works of local, national, and international artists. This gallery also hosts multiple student exhibits. If you are interested in having your artwork displayed at Downing-Gross, fill out our Artist Display Inquiry Form. For more information about the gallery, please feel free to contact us. We also have a Foyer Gallery.
My Palette: Above & Beyond
The exhibition will be on display:
May 18-30
Closing reception on 5/30/26 from 1-3pm.
“My Palette: Above and Beyond” returns! This annual exhibition features the artwork of students from a private art tutoring program with Avery Lamb in the Hampton Roads area. What began years ago as a small art class within a local Korean church has grown into a dedicated learning community, where students of all ages pursue their passion for art.
Students explore a wide range of artistic practices, including drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting, mixed media, and studies inspired by classical Western masterpieces, contemporary works, and Asian cultural themes. By engaging with both heritage-inspired subjects and broader artistic traditions, they connect their creative practice to personal experience and everyday life. The exhibition highlights diverse styles and individual voices, and each piece reflects steady technical growth as well as thoughtful self-expression.
This group represents a range of backgrounds, generations, and life experiences, and art has become a meaningful way for them to build confidence, express individuality, and share their perspectives.
Previous Exhibits
