The Ben & Lemma Apple Gallery

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The Ben and Lemma Apple Gallery is located at 500 Main Street in Danbury, North Carolina.

It was dedicated on May 3, 2008 by Ben Vernon, Jr., Jack Webster, and Michael Cumberland, Trustees of the Ben and Lemma Apple Foundation for the purpose of supporting the visual and performing arts talents of Stokes County artists.  The Apple Foundation, in partnership with the Stokes County Arts Council, provided grant support to complete the renovation of the new gallery, including the installment of professional lighting and art hanging system.  The Apple Gallery is considered one of the finest rural art galleries in North Carolina.

Contact Amanda Gordon for further queries.
aagordon@stokesarts.org

10/1 – 11/5 Forsyth Tech Community College Associate in Fine Arts/Visual Arts Students Art Exhibition

The Stokes County Arts Council is pleased to announce the opening of a “Forsyth Tech Community College Student Art Exhibition” in the Apple Gallery. A meet and greet is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026 from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at the Stokes County Arts Council 500 Main Street Danbury, NC.

This exhibit includes original works including sculpture, drawing, paintings, and more. Artists in the exhibit are current students of Forsyth Tech’s Associate in Fine Arts- Visual Art program.

Dr. Cristy Lynn Brown, Program Coordinator of Fine Arts at Forsyth Technical Community College was the coordinator of this collaboration and exhibit and worked closely with our Visual Arts Chair. Professor Jason Lancaster, and AFA students from his Visual Art Portfolio course, matted and framed the work and installed the show.

For more information on the Associate of Fine Arts program at Forsyth Technical Community
College, visit https://www.forsythtech.edu/programs/associate-in-fine-arts/

This exhibit will be on display October 1 – November 15, 2026, the Apple Gallery. The Stokes County Arts Council is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm. For additional information about the exhibit, please contact the Stokes County Arts Council at (336) 593-8159.