Portlock Galleries at SoNo

The cultural renaissance in Hampton Roads continues with the distinctive Portlock Galleries at SoNo. Recent renovations to the historic Portlock School have created a contemporary art gallery, visitors center, and unique meeting destination in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake.
- from the Portlock Galleries Web site

Blue Skies Gallery

Works for sale by local artists including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, clothing and more.

Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

Built in 1924 originally as a library, the art center has changing exhibitions, education programs, art classes demonstrations and workshops.

Old Dominion University Gallery

The Old Dominion University Gallery hosts exhibitions of contemporary art and visual culture that inform, enlighten and educate viewers.

Courthouse Galleries of the Portsmouth Museums

Features changing exhibits of national and international artists in a variety of media.

Riverview Gallery

This exciting gallery offers the original work of over 300+ of our country's finest artists and craftspeople.

Skipjack Nautical Wares

Skipjack Nautical Wares Skipjack is currently closed and under construction after fires destroyed the building. See website for details. Skipjack Nautical Wares is a nautical antiques, marine art and accessories gallery located in Olde Towne. Peruse a large collection of 18th, 19th and 20th-century nautical antiques and art, as well as nautical accessories of all types and custom furnishings. An ongoing exhibit of regional and national artists work is also on view.

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts

The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts is a place where all citizens will have the opportunity to participate and study various visual and performing arts.

The Artists Gallery

Exhibitions and art for sale from members of the Artists Gallery and other artists.

Andrews Gallery

Located at the College of William and Mary campus, the gallery holds exhibits throughout the academic year by studio art professors as well as nationally known artists. Parking permit is required during the day.

The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, located in the historic de Witt Cottage on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, displays art and artifacts documenting migratory wildfowl that pass through Eastern Virginia. 

Exhibits of wildfowl and shorebird carvings trace the evolution of this American art form from the simple traditional decoys to the contemporary lifelike carvings. Make sure to visit our museum when you are in Virginia Beach

d'Art Center

The d'ART CENTER is a unique attraction that expands the cultural experience in Hampton Roads. It's appeal crosses socio-economic lines and bridges the gap between the artist and the art, making the creative process and the visual arts come alive and accessible.The d'ART Center's convenient hours and location offer many opportunities for exploration and admission is always FREE! 

Peninsula Fine Arts Center

The community-supported arts facility features local, regional and national visual artists. Exhibits reflect both cultural tradition and contemporary expression. The kid-friendly museum offers daily programs of self-directed painting, printmaking, sculpture and other activities related to what's new at the museum.

Chrysler Museum of Art

Permanent collection of more than 30,000 objects including a glass collection dating back 5,000 years. Galleries include the new glass collection gallery, Italian baroque, French Impressionism, Roman, Egyptian and pre-Columbian art. Museum also has three historic houses: Moses Myers and Willoughby-Baylor in Norfolk and the Adam Thoroughgood House in Virginia Beach.

Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries

Originally on 21st Street, ODU's newest gallery has two 2,600-square-foot galleries. One of those rooms will contain a permanent but rotating display of 20th and 21st century works by self-taught artists. Shows of that art will be selected from 350-plus pieces recently given to ODU by Williamsburg collectors Baron and Ellin Gordon.

Courthouse Galleries of the Portsmouth Museums

Features changing exhibits of national and international artists in a variety of media.

Contemporary Art Center of Virginia

The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia is a nonprofit, noncollecting institution founded in 1952 to foster awareness, exploration and understanding of the significant art of our time. Regularly changing exhibitions feature painting, sculpture, photography, glass, video and other visual media from internationally acclaimed artists as well as artists of national and regional renown. By balancing its four primary activities--gallery exhibitions, studio art classes, educational outreach programs and outdoor art shows--the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia seeks to involve a diverse regional public in the rich and active language of contemporary visual art.

The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia is funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the City of Virginia Beach Arts & Humanities Commission. Additional support is provided by Virginia Commission for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Business Consortium for Arts Support and The Norfolk Foundation.