The Barton Art Galleries, comprised of the Lula E. Rackley Gallery and the Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Exhibition Halls and Permanent Collection Gallery, support the College?s mission to provide programs and opportunities to inspire the intellectual, spiritual, social, and cultural development of its students as well as communities in the surrounding region. The Barton Art Galleries serve as a teaching resource for Barton?s students, faculty, staff and the community at large.

All exhibitions take place during the academic year and are open and free to the public. Gallery exhibitions and lecture series are funded in part by the Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery Endowment and the Friends of Visual Arts Endowment and FOVA members.