June arts planner: 8 current listings around Martinsville and Danville

With the first weekend of June already crowded, the strongest fresh arts-and-culture value right now is a short planner for the rest of the month. These are the current listings most worth keeping on the calendar as of Tuesday, June 2, 2026, with a mix of Martinsville and Danville options for families, artists and readers.

• Through Friday, June 6: Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave., Martinsville, is in the final days for its spring exhibit run. The museum site lists Neither Here Nor There, Accelerations, Hot, Fresh, Brioche ... Knitting and Forty Years of Fabulous Fiber on view through June 6.
• Ongoing daytime option: The Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave., Martinsville, continues The Age of Dinosaurs. VMNH lists hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays during summer hours, making it a reliable fallback for families and visitors any week this month.
• Now through Sunday, July 12: The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main St., is showing the Danville Public Schools Student Art Exhibit, a community showcase of student work in multiple media. Regular museum hours listed for June are Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
• Monday, June 8, through Friday, June 12: Piedmont Arts' Summer Art Camp for grades K-2 runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. The museum says spots are limited, tickets are $80 for members and $90 for nonmembers, and registration is required by phone at 276-632-3221.
• Friday, June 12: Danville Public Library has a family double-feature. Life of a Ladybug is scheduled from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Maker Space, followed by Ladybug Release Day Family Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the library parking lot.
• Saturday, June 13: Artists have a key local deadline window with Artwork Entry: Expressions 2026 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Piedmont Arts. The open-entry show is for artists living within a 100-mile radius of Martinsville, and the exhibition itself is scheduled to run June 27 through Aug. 14.
• Saturday, June 13: Danville also has two easy library options: Books & Beans Social Hour from 9 to 10 a.m. at Links Coffee House, then Youth Dungeons and Dragons from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Maker Space for grades 6-12.
• Saturday, June 27: Martinsville closes the month with the revived June German Ball from 6 to 9 p.m. at New College Institute, 191 Fayette St. Visit Martinsville lists the returning gala as a celebration of Baldwin's Block history, community culture and Black excellence, with an Old Hollywood Glam theme.

The most practical move for readers this week is to decide early whether they want the June 8-13 sign-up and participation items, because the camp, artist-entry and library programs all carry clearer planning value than waiting until the last minute.

Sources: Piedmont Arts homepage, exhibits page, events page and summer camps page at piedmontarts.org, piedmontarts.org/exhibits.cfm, piedmontarts.org/events.cfm and piedmontarts.org/info/summer-camps.cfm, checked June 2, 2026; Virginia Museum of Natural History exhibit and visit pages at vmnh.net/highlight/exhibits/the-age-of-dinosaurs and vmnh.net/plan-your-visit/visit, checked June 2, 2026; Danville Museum venue and exhibits pages at danvillemuseum.org/venue/danville-museum-of-fine-arts-history and danvillemuseum.org/exhibits, checked June 2, 2026; Danville Public Library page and City of Danville calendar at danvilleva.gov/2467/Public-Library and danvilleva.gov/Calendar.aspx, checked June 2, 2026; Visit Martinsville event page for the June German Ball, checked June 2, 2026.