Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center

Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center Cultivating extraordinary encounters with the visual arts through exhibitions and programs. Free and open to all!
๐Ÿ“CNU
๐Ÿ—“๏ธOpen Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5

Donโ€™t miss your chance to experience the vibrant work of Paul Reed in ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, on view through Octobe...
09/10/2026

Donโ€™t miss your chance to experience the vibrant work of Paul Reed in ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, on view through October 4 in the Anne Noland Edwards Gallery.

A leading artist of the Washington Color School, Reedโ€™s dynamic paintings explore the limitless possibilities of color, pattern and paint. ๐ŸŽจ

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐Ÿ•™ Tuesdayโ€“Saturday: 10 a.m.โ€“5 p.m.
๐Ÿ•› Sunday: Noonโ€“5 p.m.
๐Ÿ“ Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University

๐—”๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„:
โ€ข๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ: ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด (๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ/๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ)
โ€ข ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ

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Installation view of ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. Photography by David Hunter Hale.
๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff.

Whatโ€™s more exciting than giant bubbles, arts and crafts, face paint, and balloon creations? In our opinion, not much! ๐Ÿซง...
09/09/2026

Whatโ€™s more exciting than giant bubbles, arts and crafts, face paint, and balloon creations? In our opinion, not much! ๐Ÿซง๐ŸŽจโœจ๐ŸŽˆ

Join us for Family Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 19 and enjoy a FREE, fun-filled day packed with activities for the whole family.

๐Ÿ”Ž Put your gallery skills to the test with a visual scavenger hunt inspired by โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospectiveโ€
๐ŸŽจ Get creative with family-friendly arts and crafts
๐ŸŽญ Get your face painted and take home your own custom balloon creation
๐Ÿซง Enjoy giant bubbles with artist Stefan Gougherty

Family Fun Day is free and open to the public. No registration required! Visit our website linked in our bio for more information.

๐Ÿ“ Christopher Newport University

Fall is the perfect time to get creative! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‚From hands-on workshops in wheel-throwing and quilting to classes in paintin...
09/01/2026

Fall is the perfect time to get creative! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‚

From hands-on workshops in wheel-throwing and quilting to classes in painting, drawing, darkroom photography and more, the Torgglerโ€™s fall lineup has something for artists of every skill level.

โœจ Explore class offerings and register here: thetorggler.org/classes/classes-and-workshops.html

Family Fun Day is coming back to the Torggler! ๐ŸŽจโœจJoin us for a FREE, fun-filled day with activities for the whole family...
08/26/2026

Family Fun Day is coming back to the Torggler! ๐ŸŽจโœจ

Join us for a FREE, fun-filled day with activities for the whole family on Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

๐Ÿ”Ž Put your gallery skills to the test with a visual scavenger hunt inspired by โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospectiveโ€
๐ŸŽจ Get creative with family-friendly arts and crafts
๐ŸŽญ Get your face painted with your favorite character or design
๐ŸŽˆ Take home your own custom balloon creation
๐Ÿซง Enjoy giant bubbles with artist Stefan Gougherty

Come explore, create and make some artful memories together!

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required. Visit thetorggler.org for more info.

๐Ÿ“Christopher Newport University

Family Fun Day at the Torggler!

Welcome back, Captains! ๐Ÿ’™โœจThe galleries are a little brighter with CNU students back on campus! We look forward to a new...
08/21/2026

Welcome back, Captains! ๐Ÿ’™โœจ

The galleries are a little brighter with CNU students back on campus! We look forward to a new year of exploring, discovering, creating, and experiencing art together.

Hereโ€™s to a great year ahead! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ“š

08/19/2026

โœจThe less there is to see, the closer we have to look.โœจ

Torggler Curator Lucas Matheson has one note for visitors to keep in mind when exploring โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospective.โ€ Visit before Oct. 4 to experience these bright, bold, and colorful works! ๐ŸŽจ

โœจFREE EXHIBITION TOURโœจJoin us this Saturday at 11 a.m. to hear unique insights on โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospectiveโ€ from Torg...
08/12/2026

โœจFREE EXHIBITION TOURโœจ

Join us this Saturday at 11 a.m. to hear unique insights on โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospectiveโ€ from Torggler Curator, Lucas Matheson.

No registration required! Open to all. To learn more about our current exhibitions and how to plan your next visit at thetorggler.org.

08/05/2026

Every work of art has a story, and every exhibition is shaped by countless curatorial decisions.

Welcome to ๐‘ช๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’๐’“โ€™๐’” ๐‘ช๐’–๐’•, a new series where our Curator of Exhibitions, Lucas Matheson, takes you behind the scenes to share the details and ideas that make each exhibition unforgettable. ๐ŸŽจโœจ

Follow along over the coming weeks as Lucas spotlights individual works in the gallery and what makes them so compelling.



โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospectiveโ€ is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.

Explore. Discover. Experience. โœจThere's always something to inspire you at the Torggler. Check out our current exhibitio...
07/30/2026

Explore. Discover. Experience. โœจ

There's always something to inspire you at the Torggler. Check out our current exhibitions, on view through Oct. 4.

โ€ข ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ
โ€ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ: ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด (๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ/๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ)
โ€ข ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ

Plan your visit and learn more at thetorggler.org. โœจ

Discover what lies beyond the surface of โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospective" with a free curator-led tour! ๐ŸŽจโœจJoin us this Satur...
07/24/2026

Discover what lies beyond the surface of โ€œPaul Reed: A Retrospective" with a free curator-led tour! ๐ŸŽจโœจ

Join us this Saturday at 11 a.m. to hear the stories, techniques, and artistic innovations behind Paul Reed's bold, vibrant works.

Whether it's your first visit or you're returning for a closer look, this guided tour offers insights you won't get from the gallery walls alone.

TOUR DETAILS
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, July 25
๐Ÿ•š 11 a.m.
๐Ÿ“ Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free and open to all โ€” no registration required!

Can't make it? Join us for the next tour on August 15 at 11 a.m.

Learn more about Paul Reed and our current exhibitions at thetorggler.org.

๐Ÿ“ธ Installation view of "Paul Reed: A Retrospective." Photography by David Hunter Hale.

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Newport News, VA
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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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