September 12 - December 12, 2025

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.

Curator Off Duty exhibited 332 works of art created by 116 artists from 24 cities and towns across Virginia. Submitting artists had the option to donate their work to I.M.P.A.C.T., an initiative for Olin Hall Galleries and Roanoke College to bring the community and local areas of need together through art and the creative process. The I.M.P.A.C.T. artwork was sold via silent auction, raising over $2,000 in donations for three local non-profits: Angels of Assisi, Trees Roanoke, and the Rescue Mission of Roanoke.