The 39th Annual TCC Art Faculty Exhibition was held at the Visual Arts Center, TCC at Olde Towne, Portsmouth, Virginia, November 15, 2008 through January 8, 2009. The Opening Reception that took place on Friday, November 21st at 6 p.m., was held in conjunction with the 13th Annual Olde Towne Arts & Antiques Open House. At 7 p.m., Deborah M. DiCroce, President, Tidewater Community College, announced those works selected for the college's permanent art collection.

Twenty-six faculty members displayed recent drawings, paintings, pottery, glass, photographs, computer generated imagery and mixed media. Participating full-time faculty included: Ed Francis, Ed Gibbs, Robert Hawkes, Rosemary Hill, Corinne Lilyard-Mitchell, Craig Nilsen and Tom Siegmund.