American Viscose Plant Revelations: Art Showing + Social at Riverdale

Name: American Viscose Plant Revelations: Art Showing + Social at Riverdale
Start: 2025-11-07T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-07T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1860 9th St SE, Roanoke, VA 24013-2902, United States

Schedule

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1860 9th St SE, Roanoke, VA 24013-2902, United States | Roanoke, VA

Join local artist Kevin Deck and I Heart SE at the Riverdale Community Room for a special art gallery showing and social on Friday, November 7, between 6-8 PM!
The show is titled “American Viscose Plant Revelations: Riverdale Exhibit,” which includes new paintings for display.
Drop in anytime between 6-8 PM to see this uniquely Southeast Roanoke exhibit, meet the artist, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with I Heart SE volunteers! FREE to attend and ALL are welcome!
Original paintings, Giclee prints, and copies of Kevin’s book will be available for sale at the exhibit.
Kevin Deck is a lifelong maker, a full-time architect, and a weekend painter, working and living in Roanoke, Virginia. We’re excited to partner with Kevin to offer an opportunity for Southeast neighbors to gather over art inspired by our shared sense of place.
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT FROM KEVIN DECK:
“I can remember driving by the American Viscose Plant along the Roanoke River some time in 1987, and being struck with the expansive scale, endless clerestories, towering brick smokestacks, and the time-forgotten sense of the place. Over the years I would observe it hundreds of times and photograph it from my bike.
My first painting of the site dates to 2021 but I’ve painted it with intention now for the past two years. The complex has provided an endless stream of inspiring subjects to tackle. I have tried to capture the full range of scales, from wide panoramic views, to a sparsely lit service corridor, a single door opening, an abandoned Cadillac. I treat each subject with the same reverence to pay homage to the architects, builders, and workers that shaped the fabric of the place and wrote its early history. And with the imminent redevelopment of the property into Riverdale, my work provides a few snapshots of the “before”.’