Single Gallery Exhibitions

Current Exhibition

All Things Round

October 7, 2011 – September 2, 2012 AVAM: All Things Round

AVAM's 17th annual thematic mega-exhibition, ALL THINGS ROUND: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma, is a celebration and call to awareness of the circular and voluptuous nature of life. This wholly original art exhibition features the exuberant works of 70+ inspired, intuitive artists including: Scott Weaver's 100,000 toothpick wonder,"Rolling Through The Bay;" Adolf Wölfli's intricate mandala-like works; spherical sculptures of artists who are sight-impaired; the micro dot sock-thread embroideries of Ray Materson; and so much more!

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Tall Sculpture Barn

Out Of This World

AVAM's Tall Sculpture Barn

Ongoing

Formerly the Four Roses whiskey warehouse, the 45-foot ceilings can accommodate towering sculptural works. The Tall Sculpture Barn features a life-size, interactive chess set of sculpted metal angels and aliens made exclusively from found objects by North Carolina artist Lyle Estill and the 1300 square-feet of painted panels called The Seven Days of Creation by visionary William Thomas Thompson. The Barn also functions as a host site for lectures, private receptions and celebrations. FREE during museum hours.

Wildflower Garden

Out Of This World

Meditation Chapel / Wedding Altar by Ben Wilson

Ongoing

Wildflowers provide the ideal visual metaphor for the Museum's visionary artists. Wildflowers, aromatics, and climbing vines surround the museum's wooden MEDITATION CHAPEL / WEDDING ALTAR built by visionary artist Ben Wilson, 2 GIRAFFES by Clyde Jones and the FIVE-HEAD RIVER ROCK FOUNTAIN by Ted Ludwiczak.