We are pleased to let you know that on April 10th, we hosted the opening reception of the Tolerance Poster Show, featuring exhibits throughout galleries and businesses in Blacksburg, Virginia. The exhibitions are open through the end of April 2026.
The primary installations were at the Blacksburg Museum’s gallery at the Alexander Black House, thanks to Gallery Director Diana Francis; Bird Block Studios, thanks to Rude Graves; Miller Off Main St. Galleries, thanks to Gallery Director Pippi Miller and Jolie Boucher; the Lyric Theater, thanks to Executive Director Seth Davis; and XYZ Art Gallery, thanks to XYZ Student President Caitlin Celio and XYZ Faculty Advisor Amanda Lechner, with artwork installed by students in Meaghan Dee’s Advanced Typography class.
The Tolerance Poster Show was coordinated by Meaghan Dee, but would not have been possible without the tremendous support of the gallery and business owners, as well as her students, who helped curate the show. Rachael Paine also contributed funding toward printing expenses, and Dr. Ann-Marie Knoblauch contributed funding to support the reception.
Businesses around town also displayed posters from the collection, including Benny’s Pizza, Blacksburg Farmer’s Market, Blacksburg no 1, Bollos, Bonnie Charlotte’s Plant Shop, Book Holders, Fringe Benefit, Gillies, Live Wire Tattoo, New River Art & Fiber, Nice Dreams, Sugar Magnolia, and UPS.
Additional activities included screenprinting by Jordan Lingenfelser (design by Max Mohberg) at Bird Block Studios and a student-designed installation at XYZ Galleries (Lexy Altieri, Abigail Bollinger, Sydney Buckler, Zac Claybrook, Shreya Deshpande, Cailin Flatla, Brooke Geller, Maggie Hanlon, Emily Hoppenjans, Tommy Janay, Lucia Lazarte, Kelsey Lee, Nora McMahon, Max Mohberg, Sara Olsen, Anna Seaton, Noah Settle, Indie Viriyakul, Gabrielle Warder, and Will Zabriskie).
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