Sip, Shimmer, and Sprout
Fri, Oct 23
|Center for Visual Artists (CVA)
Join us for the opening reception of Sip, Shimmer and Sprout, featuring the three top winners of CVA's 2025 Juried Member Show: Mike Valle, Sky Bradshaw, and Emma Church. Celebrate creativity and transformation through mosaics, sequins, paintings, and ceramics. October 23, 6–8 PM, at the CVA.
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Center for Visual Artists (CVA), 200 N Davie St, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
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About the event
“Sip, Shimmer and Sprout”: A Collaborative Exhibition Featuring Mike Valle, Sky Bradshaw and
Emma Church
Greensboro, NC - Three CVA member artists working across painting, ceramics, reclaimed materials, and textile art come together in “Sip, Shimmer and Sprout,” a vibrant collaborative exhibition celebrating growth,transformation, storytelling, and the beauty found in everyday experiences. This exhibition aims to celebrate these three top winners of our Juried Member Show of 2025 at the Center for Visual Artists.
Bringing together the work of Mike Valle, Sky Bradshaw, and Emma Church, the exhibition invites viewers to explore how personal history, discarded materials, ancestral traditions, and emotional landscapes can be transformed into meaningful works of art. Though each artist works in a distinct medium, their practices share a common thread: a deep appreciation for the extraordinary potential hidden within ordinary moments, objects, and experiences.
Mike Valle, “Sip”
Originally from New England, Mike Valle brings a unique…