Explore current, upcoming, and past exhibitions at Sawtooth School for Visual Art, where diverse shows celebrate the creativity of local, regional, and national artists across a wide range of mediums and perspectives.
Every picture book starts as something rougher than what lands on the shelf. Beyond the Page brings that early work into view, gathering original art, rough sketches, and prints from four North Carolina illustrators of children’s picture books: Cait Brennan, Ellen Heck, John Hutton, and regular Sawtooth instructor Jessica Robin Harkey. Their methods range from pen, ink,…
Sawtooth School for Visual Art and The Art SHAC have teamed up to exhibit original artworks by 50 regional creatives on the theme of creative reuse. The organizations launched an open call to artists, asking them to challenge the traditional notions of art-making and repurpose materials to craft a unique piece of art. And oh…
A Year in the Making Opening Reception: Thursday, September 3, 5–7 pm On View: September 4 – October 31, 2026 Sawtooth School for Visual Art, 251 N. Spruce St., Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC Join us for A Year in the Making, an exhibition celebrating the 2025–2026 Artists-in-Residence at Sawtooth School for…
Join us Friday, September 6 from 5 – 7 PM for the opening reception of “New Artworks by the Men of The Fellowship Home.” “In August of 2011, we started…
Join us August 2nd from 5 – 7 PM for the opening of Tim Bowman’s photography exhibit THIS HERE NOW. THIS HERE NOW consists of two bodies of work. In…
“As a visual artist, I combine symbols, references and icons from history with those of the contemporary world to bridge a relationship between art and the human condition,” says Owens…
On May 18th, Sawtooth School of Visual Art & Piedmont Craftsmen will celebrate the legacy of late Sawtooth Executive Director JoAnne Vernon, through an auction of selected works from her…
Sawtooth is proud to host the fourth annual award winning entries from Speedball’s New Impressions National Printmaking Competition. This year the new category – Graduate Level – was added to…
Utilizing the medium of colored pencil, artist Donna Slade has created a series of realistic paintings depicting the struggles facing impoverished Colombians living in violent rural communities.
Leo Morrissey’s daily projects from eight years living in Winston-Salem are the subject of the “Unpacking Leo Morrissey” Unfolding Exhibition. This exhibition, curated by Paul Bright, director of the Hanes…
The Davis Gallery at Sawtooth will feature two exhibits running Sept. 7 to Oct. 30. “Landscape and Memory” will showcase art from Weston Hammond and “Strata: Life/Work” will feature art from…
New ga//ery show opens Thurs. September 20! Join us at 5pm for our opening reception in the a/trium – food, drinks & music provided. Hosted by a/perture cinema in partnership with…
Students from across Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will showcase student art at the Modern Automotive Spring Arts Extravaganza March 12 through March 16 at Arts Council’s Milton Rhodes Center for the…
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