EXHIBITS
Our galleries are open Tuesday-Saturday from 12:00-3:00 PM, during programs, and by appointment. Admission is free.
Throughout the year, we offer rotating exhibitions in our two galleries. We partner with local, national, and international artists and artisans, nearby schools, and regional arts organizations to showcase art and objects of interest for all to enjoy.
All works displayed here are the exclusive copyright of the artist and may not be reproduced without permission.
Thanks to our sponsor, Dr. Heather H. Gibson!
The Barns of Rose Hill’s two galleries are sponsored by Dr. Heather H. Gibson, whose commitment to thoughtful, personalized care extends beyond her dental practice and into the community. Her generosity helps make meaningful visual arts experiences possible for all.
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Revolution | September 26 – November 7
Capturing Clarke! | October 2 – November 7
The Spaces We Share: Animals, People & Place | November 13 – December 26
East Meets West | May 1 – June 12, 2027
Revolution
September 26 - November 7, 2026
About the Artist: Keith Rocco is an internationally acclaimed historical artist whose meticulously researched paintings bring pivotal moments in American and European history to life. Based in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, his work has been commissioned by the National Park Service, the United States Army, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and numerous museums and historic sites across the country. Renowned for his dramatic storytelling and historical accuracy, Rocco's paintings can be found in public and private collections worldwide.
About the Exhibit: This exhibition showcases a selection of Keith Rocco's meticulously researched paintings depicting the people, places, and defining moments of the American Revolution. Featuring dramatic battle scenes, military encampments, and portraits of Revolutionary figures, the collection offers a vivid visual interpretation of the nation's founding era while highlighting the humanity and sacrifice behind the struggle for independence. Several works included in the exhibition were also featured in Ken Burns' recent documentary The American Revolution, underscoring Rocco's reputation as one of the nation's foremost historical artists.
Capturing Clarke!
A Photo Contest for Wanderers
October 2 - November 7, 2026
About the Exhibit: Capturing Clarke! showcases the winning photographs from a community-wide photo competition hosted by the Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority. From sweeping landscapes to quiet moments in nature, these photographs celebrate the beauty, character, and abundant natural resources of Clarke County, as captured by amateur, professional, and student photographers from across the community.
The Spaces We Share
Animals, People & Place
November 13 - December 26, 2026
Upper Gallery
About the Artist: Tamara Lewis is a Clarke County, Virginia–based artist whose work explores the relationship between animals, people, and the environments they share. Working primarily in oil and cold wax, she builds her paintings through layered applications of color, using both intricate passages and simplified shapes to create form, movement,and visual tension.
Her subjects often center on animals and the subtle connections between animals and their human counterparts. Rather than pursuing strict realism, Lewis uses color,shape, and texture to evoke presence and atmosphere, allowing forms to emerge through their interaction, both up close and at a distance.
About the Exhibit: These works reflect an evolving direction in Lewis’s practice, exploring color, texture, and the relationships between subjects and their surroundings. Working in oil and cold wax, she builds form through layered applications of color—placing individual strokes and shapes that read as abstract up close, but come together into recognizable forms at a distance. In other pieces, she shifts toward larger, simplified shapes, allowing color relationships to define structure more directly.
Inspired in part by the Shenandoah region, Lewis returns to themes of animals, people, and shared experience. Her work often centers on the connection between animals and their human counterparts, using color and composition to create both structure and movement within the frame.
The inclusion of music-inspired imagery nods to the Barns of Rose Hill’s role as a space where art and music come together.
East Meets West
An Exhibit by Janice Clark
May 1 - June 12, 2027
Upper Gallery
East Meets West features two sides of Janice Clark’s artistic journey: vibrant soft pastel landscapes and graceful Chinese watercolor paintings. After discovering Chinese Brush Painting, Clark was drawn to its beauty, discipline, and expressive brushwork. Trained in traditional techniques, she works with rice paper and incorporates influences from the Lingnan School while blending Eastern traditions with a touch of Western Impressionism.
More recently, Clark found inspiration in soft pastels after learning about the renowned Henri Roché handmade pastels and their rich, luminous colors. What began as curiosity quickly became a passion, opening new possibilities for capturing the beauty of the natural world.
Through these two distinct mediums, East Meets West reflects Clark’s enthusiasm for learning, exploration, and artistic expression, inviting viewers to experience landscapes and subjects shaped by both Eastern and Western influences.
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Barns of Rose Hill is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Tax ID No. 27-0103521. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.