CURATOR OFF DUTY

Curator Off Duty celebrates the diversity and creativity of the Virginia visual arts community. Beginning in 2019, all Virginia artists and creators were invited to submit up to five works of art in any medium to be exhibited in the following years. The only curatorial criterion was that the submissions had to fit within one cubic foot. Curator Off Duty allows exploring, emerging, and established artists to showcase their work in an all-embracing gallery space, resulting in an eclectic exhibition with inclusivity at its core.

Opening Reception: September 12, 2025
6-8 p.m.

Closing Reception: December 12, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Community Choice Awards announced at 7 p.m.
I.M.P.A.C.T. Donation sales 7-8 p.m.

I.M.P.A.C.T. Donations

Inviting More People to Artfully Connect Together

I.M.P.A.C.T. is an initiative for Olin Hall Galleries and Roanoke College to bring the community and local areas of need together by means of art and the creative process. C.O.D. artists will have the option to donate their exhibited work(s) to I.M.P.A.C.T. All generously donated works will be for sale during the closing reception and total proceeds will be evenly divided to support these local non-profits:

Angels of Assisi
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke
Trees Roanoke

I.M.P.A.C.T. sales and other donations are cash only. Olin Hall Galleries is unable to promote or organize sales of other works in the C.O.D. exhibition.

Curator Off Duty Community Choice Awards

During the exhibition, visitors to the gallery are invited to anonymously vote for their favorite works in the show. At the closing reception, the winning artists with the most votes will receive cash awards.

First Place $800.00
Second Place $600.00
Third Place $400.00
Fourth Place $200.00

Image credits left to right, top to bottom: Suzanne Davis Ross, Italia; Kirk Strond, Untitled; Lavender Oman, Smile Like a Flower; Susan Dietrich Gring, Change of Season; Sheila Long, The Scream; Beth Shively, Dianne; C.O.D. Staff, 4x5; C.O.D. Staff, Untitled; C.O.D. Staff, Untitled; C.O.D. Staff, Untitled; C.O.D. Staff, Children of Wheat; Mim Young, Caribe; Lillian Brue, Rock, Paper, Scissors II