The Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek

An Immersive Art Experience. Free and Open to All.

Explore the Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek in this community created immersive art exhibition highlighting Toms Creek, a local waterbody that flows into the New River and home to the Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus), the rock-moving minnow taking center stage in this installation. Created in collaboration with Perspective Gallery, the Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, and through a SEAD Grant from the Virginia Tech Institute of Creativity and Technology (ICAT), the two year project involved the community art-making of hundreds of painted fish, theatre workshops, and educational programs using the nexus between science, art, and technology to encourage personal attachment to local watersheds and ultimately a community connected to the natural beauty around them.

March 14 - May 10, 2023

Opening Reception: Friday March 17, 5 - 7 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Mon/6-9 p.m., Tues-Sat/12- 9 p.m., Sun/1 - 5 p.m.
2nd Floor Squires Student Center - campuslife.vt.edu/perspectivegallery