The University will be closed on Friday, February 21, due to weather conditions in our immediate area. All non-essential employees should work remotely from home. Students should monitor their University email and check Blackboard for faculty instructions, as some classes will be conducted remotely. Essential personnel should report to campus as scheduled.

We anticipate returning to normal operations on Monday, February 24.

Additional Information

Barclay Sheaks Collection

Following his retirement from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2006, artist and educator Barclay Sheaks donated approximately 50 of his paintings to the University for the establishment of a permanent gallery.

The Barclay Sheaks Gallery displays works from the Virginia Wesleyan collection on a rotating basis. Other pieces in the collection are displayed at various locations around campus.

Scroll through the digital archive above to see images and descriptions of each of the pieces in the collection. The collection can also be viewed on the ’s Flickr page.

For inquiries about Virginia Wesleyan's collection of Barclay Sheaks paintings, contact Joyce Howell.