SEPTEMBER 20-28, 2025
ABOUT
The mission of this Arts Festival is to celebrate the written, visual, and performance arts, showcase the many talented artists of Danville, and highlight the beauty of the River District.
WORDS FROM HOME (WRITING PUBLICATION)
A collection of short prose, essays, and poetry by authors from the Danville/ Pittsylvania County region of Virginia.
Organized by the Ruby B. Archie Public Library as part of the Reflections of Home Arts Festival, “Words From Home” will feature a collection of short prose, essays, and poetry by authors from the Danville/ Pittsylvania County region of Virginia.
Writers of all types are invited to submit a short work for publication, beginning June 2nd. We hope that through various writing forms, genres, and topics; these works will reflect the diversity of our community. We feel this publication will provide a unique opportunity not only for writers to receive public recognition for their work, but for our community to engage with art and one another.
For more information, see here. All works must be submitted online.
REFLECTIONS OF HOME ART EXHIBITION
Organized by the Ruby B. Archie Public Library as part of the Reflections of Home Arts Festival, this exhibition will feature works submitted by local artists. Staff at the Ruby B. Archie Public Library will begin accepting submissions for the Reflections of Home Art Exhibition beginning August 1st.
This year’s theme will be No Place Like Home. What makes a place truly feel like home? This year, we invite artists ages 13 and up to explore the theme No Place Like Home through painting, photography, and mixed media. Whether it’s a favorite room, a cherished person, or the smell of a meal passed down through generations—show us what "home" means to you.
For more information, see here. Applications must be completed at the library.
2025 EVENT SCHEDULE
Date/Time | Event Name | Location | Registration |
| All Month | StoryWalk Art Display | StoryWalk Trail | Not required |
Saturday, Sept. 20
10 AM- 4PM | Art on the Lawn- Artist's Studio | Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History | TBA |
Sunday, Sept. 21
10 AM- 2 PM | Art on the Lawn - Kinnfolk and Snuffy Smith Chalk Talk
| Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
| TBA
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Monday, Sept. 22
5:30 PM-6:30 PM | "Still Life" Shadow Factory Writing Workshop | Library Auditorium | TBA |
Wednesday, Sept. 24
4:30 PM- 5:30 PM | Book Taste Test for Kids |
| TBA |
Wednesday, Sept. 24
5:30 PM-6:30 PM | Books & Brews | Ballad Brewing
600 Craghead St. | TBA |
Thursday, Sept. 25
5 PM- 6 PM | Adult and Teen Tiny Art |
| TBA |
Friday, Sept. 26
10 AM-12 PM | Chalk the Walk | Dan Daniel StoryWalk |
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Friday, Sept 26
10 AM- 11 AM | Bright Star Touring Theater | Bonner Middle School | TBA
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Saturday, Sept. 27
6 PM- 7 PM | Bright Star Touring Theater | TBA | TBA |
WANT TO PARTICIPATE NEXT YEAR?
River District merchants and community partners interested in hosting a workshop, performance, class, or event that embodies the arts and the mission of the festival can request inclusion to the festival calendar by submitting a proposal to the program selection committee via email to readdanvilleva@danvilleva.gov.
