The Academy Center of the Arts is Greater Lynchburg’s center for arts, culture, and community building, with a campus located on the corner of Fifth St. and Main St. in Downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. The Academy’s campus includes the Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, complete with a black box theatre, classrooms and studios, the Harrington Gallery Building, and the 1905 Historic Academy of Music Theatre, which will complete current renovations in December 2018.

The Academy showcases a variety of performances and visual arts events each year, including professional, community, and youth theatre performances, speakers, comedians, on and off-site gallery exhibits, live music, dance, and more. The Academy also provides arts education throughout the year to students of all ages. For more information on performances, events, or classes, visit the Academy’s website at academycenter.org or call (434) 846-8499.