Chautauqua Visual Arts (CVA) hosts a public lecture series of profound thought leaders in the visual arts from all over the world. We are delighted to present luminaries who will share their current projects and discuss relevant topics of the day.
All of our lectures and are free and open to the public, unless otherwise listed.
Additionally, CVA is meant to be a place where people can visit freely, participate, share and experience a wide variety of master and enrichment classes and workshops through our programming in our physical Arts Quad, the large Drawing Room and our Galleries. There is something for anyone who wants to embrace their creativity, even if they’re simply curious to take a peek and observe those who are professional artists living a creative life. Come join us.
To watch recordings of our past Chautauqua Visual Arts Lecture Series and other events, visit and subscribe to our YouTube playlist.
Enjoy this exhibition featuring seven talented artists who work with paper. Working with paper requires a special set of skills and a steady hand as it is known to be […]
This exhibition is a nuanced exploration into woven structures including jacquard weaving, pulled warp tapestry, and basketry. While distinct in style and perspective, these works collectively address notions of containment, […]
Off the Walls is an exhibition featuring a dozen contemporary artists who create small sculptures, and are at the peak of their careers, showing nationally and internationally. As the title […]
Robert Villamagna grew up in the Rust Belt in Ohio and started making art as a young child with materials he found in his home. He now passionately works with […]
Anina Major (she/her) is a visual artist from the Bahamas. Her decision to establish a home contrary to the location in which she was born and raised motivates her to […]
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Kevin Umana - Materiality and Abstraction - Sharpe Walentas Recipient, NY
Simpatico: characterized by shared attributes or interest, compatible. It is an honor to introduce you to the work of the new Chautauqua School of Art faculty and also paintings by […]
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Alex Callender - Disentangling the Interwoven Relations of Race, Gender, and Capitalism - Professor Smith College, MA
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Sachiko Akiyama - Carving the Figure - Professor at University of New Hampshire, NH
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Susan Lichtman - Painting the Figure and Light - Professor at Brandeis University, MA
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Stephanie Pierce - Observing Time in Painting - Professor at Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Elizabeth Mooney - Exploring the Concept of Place - Professor at Massachusetts College of Art & Design, MA
Ashley Eliza Williams, born in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia, makes work about interspecies communication and alternative languages found in the natural world. Her work is “driven by […]
Rebecca McCabe Ibel is the owner and director of Contemporary Art Matters. Originally from Columbus, she graduated from The Branson School in Marin County, California. She received her BA in […]
Inspired by what we learn from the garden, this exhibition reflects the complicated histories and often tenuous futures of flowers and food. It also digs at our relationship to them, […]
Join curator, Erika Diamond, and exhibiting artists Hillary Waters Fayle, Brian Fleetwood, and Margaret Jacobs for a discussion of their works on view in "In the Garden".
Drop in on this hands-on jewelry workshop led by CVA exhibiting artist Brian Fleetwood. This workshop is generously sponsored by the Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation in conjunction with the exhibition […]
School of Art Faculty Lecture: Cosmo Whyte - Disruptions of Identity by Migration - Professor at UCLA, CA
Following the success of last year's Party on the Art Quad, the Friends of CVA and Chautauqua Visual Arts will once again host our annual ticketed fundraising event in the […]
We are once again happy to host our annual Member exhibition. This year our members will show work that they have created this past year, inspired by nature. As always, […]
Jessica Pinsky - Textile artist and Executive Director of Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH
