EXHIBITS & EVENTS
CURRENTLY AT PAAL
RECARGAR- Cuban Art Exhibition
RECARGAR
RECARGAR—to recharge, to reload, to reignite.
Join us for an electrifying evening as we unveil RECARGAR, a bold and timely exhibition featuring the work of contemporary Cuban artists participating in the TE DOY BOTELLA exchange. These pieces pulse with cultural pride, resilience, and renewal—reflecting the vibrancy and defiance of Cuba’s artistic voice.
✨ This is more than an exhibit, it’s a living conversation between Cuba and Virginia.
📅 Exhibition runs through October 4
Heal at PAAL!
🌿 Back by Popular Demand! 🌿
Our community loved it so much, we’re bringing it back — Heal at PAAL with Janell & Celeste returns on Wednesday, September 17th from 7–9 PM at 7 E Old Street.
Join us for an evening of yoga, meditation, and a soothing sound bath designed to help you release stress, restore balance, and connect with yourself.
✨ Free & open to the public — all levels welcome!
Just bring a mat, an open mind, and a friend.
Wednesday, September 17th
7–9 PM
Petersburg Area Art League – 7 E Old Street
re·public
Featuring Robert Lynch, Angela Orrell & Barry Roebuck
PAAL Gallery
October 10 – November 8, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, October 10 | 5–8pm
re·public brings together three artists exploring individual perspectives through distinct creative practices. This group exhibition highlights their unique approaches while inviting viewers into a shared space of dialogue and discovery.
Join us at PAAL Gallery to celebrate the opening and experience this dynamic exhibition on view through November 8.
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Showcasing our Members
Austin “Auz”Miles - Kindred
Exhibit June 9 - July 8
Artist Bio:
Andrew Samuel Harrison is a self-taught artist recently relocated from Richmond, VA to New York City, where he awaits the start of the MFA Fine Art program at Parsons School of Design. 'With The Bulls' refocuses his mixed technique practice on raw mark-making and spontaneous composition as an ongoing, iterative method of coding his visual language. Recalling his writing background, the resulting gestalt annotates his rejection of the insider-outsider art world binary he gleans from living with a limb difference.
Our featured artist for the month of April is Richmond based artist, Pedro Ledesma III. The show opens during Friday for the Arts, on April 14th, 2023 from 6PM-9PM, and will run during PAAL’s open hours (Wednesday - Saturday 10-5) until May 6, 2023.
Image is of Dr. George W.C. Lyons, Jr. at Gillfield Baptist Church, 2023, photographed by Pedro Ledesma.
February 10 - March 4, 2023
Our featured artist for the month of February is contemporary artist, Dathan Kane. Kane was born in Hampton, Virginia and presently works and lives in the Tidewater area. He graduated from Virginia State University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art & Design. His focus is on emphasizing organic black/white abstract shapes to create bold compositions on the choices we make, and the duality of such conventional or unconventional decisions.
Dathan Kane: Shapes Were Seen
January 13 - February 4, 2023
PAAL Members Art Exhibit
This exhibition is the premier showcase for artists residing in the Tri-cities region and is a celebration of the tremendous quality and unique diversity of visual art being produced currently. The show debuts Friday for the Art, January 13th and runs through February 4, 2023.
Bill Nicholson is the President of PAAL and has been on the board of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center for over 10 years. Through PAAL, Bill is merging his two great passions, the arts and the welfare of children, giving a voice to children who feel they are not heard. The BSCC has created animated videos to help teach children how to identify predators and to protect themselves. These videos have surpassed over 1 billion impressions and over 102,000,000 (One hundred two million views.) One of my goals is to get these into all local schools.
A collection of art therapy works created by abused children who received treatment through the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center.