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| Dr. Rhodes and Artist Robin Caspari beside the new Goochland Campus foyer centerpiece. |
The Goochland Campus has been transformed into an art gallery featuring paintings and vintage photos of the county spanning the past 100 years.
“We wanted to give our Goochland Campus a hometown community feel, that welcomes our neighbors and the Goochland citizens that surround our campus,” says Reynolds President Dr. Gary L. Rhodes. “There have been a lot of volunteer hours and some wonderful works donated to the College to ensure the paintings and displays properly represent Goochland.”
Nearly 10 months ago, Rhodes and Goochland citizens Wayne Dementi and Phyllis Silber set out to transform the College’s Goochland Campus into a community center flexible enough to host events and meetings.
“Dr. Rhodes has really opened the doors of the Goochland Campus to the community,” noted Dementi. “Within Goochland and especially around the courthouse area, we were very limited in meeting spaces. Now we have a home.”
As visitors enter the campus’ main lobby, they are greeted by a mural of the Goochland countryside with the all too familiar setting of horses racing through a meadow. The painting by local artist Robin Caspari is one of her many works as she has been featured in national galleries, exhibitions, and publications and charitable causes, including the United States Humane Society and Corolla Wild Horse Fund.
The Goochland County Historical Society donated a number of prolific pictures of the county that portray country road settings, farms, mansions, railroad crossings and even a farm where Charles Lindbergh once landed his airplane. All the artwork has been provided by local artists. To showcase the artwork, a reception and self-guided tours were held on October 19 in the main lobby of the academic building.
