Making art part of life

Thank you to everyone who attended our opening reception for the Fall exhibit at Fareways in September. Every time a piece of artwork sells a new piece goes up --- so always look around for something new when you're visiting Fareways!

Our Fall exhibit will be on display through the holidays - so pick up a piece of art as a gift for a friend, family member, or for yourself!re tview the price list for the current exhibit.

THANK YOU to friends and neighbors who came out on April 20, 2024 to tour our studios. Your interest and support for our artistic endeavors is very much appreciated. We look forward to holding our 2nd annual tour next year!

If you missed the tour you can still learn a bit about our participating artists - 

Check our Studio Tour page here for more details.  

Congratulations to our artists exhibiting locally and in nationally juried exhibitions and events. Please visit our Call for Artists page to learn about upcoming exhibits in our area and beyond.

Catherine Hillis’ painting “360 Degrees” was accepted into the National Watercolor Society’s 104th Open International Exhibition. Her painting won Award V, the Blick Artist Materials Purchase Award and it will become part of the permanent Blick Collection. Catherine has also been invited to join the faculty of Watercolor Live 2025. She will teach Watercolor Techniques and Special Effects on January 21, 2025 at 1:15 pm. Registrants can enjoy a 10% discount by using the Discount Code: Hillis. Wow, Catherine - you're a busy lady!

Karen O’Donnell’s photograph, “Basque Shoreline” will be displayed at the FCCA’s

November exhibit “Textures and Patterns.” Well done, Karen!

Congratulations to Sigrid Wares and BJ Elvgren for having multiple paintings juried into The Art at the Mill exhibit in Millwood VA. The exhibit is vast and will be open from September 21 to October 6. Learn more here. Sigrid Wares had three sales during the exhibit. Congratulations to the lucky art lovers who made the purchases.

Kathy Walters is the featured artist in September at Artful Dimensions Gallery in Fredericksburg. Stop in and see her work!

Artist and art educator Maribeth Logan has her own studio right here in LOW, ca

lled Creative Gatherings, offering artistic learning opportunities. To be added to her list for notices of programs, email her here. We also appreciate Maribeth making her studio available for our DoArt events.

Congratulations to Catherine Hillis for being awarded "Best Virginia Artist" at the Gloucester Plein Air event in June. Well deserved!

The FCCA show in May, "Landscapes Near and Far" features work by 5 of our LOW artists: Pete Brown, Eve deVito, Bill Mann, Karen O'Donnell and Sigrid Wares. Congratulations to all!

The Fredericksburg Fine Art Show was held March 22-24 at the Dorothy Hart Community Center. LOW Artists participating  were Pete Brown, BJ Elvgren, Bill Mann, Christy Rappoport, Karen O'Donnell and Toni Ruther. Congratulations to Karen and Christy for winning awards in the show!

Christy Rappoport and Pete Brown had works accepted into the "Artists' Choice" exhibit at the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts. The exhibit runs March 30 to April 27. Well done!

Lisa Spencer Ballard won 2nd place in the "Uniquely Stafford" exhibit with her work "Goddess of the Garden." Congratulations, Lisa!

Karen O'Donnell received an Honorable Mention award in the FCCA juried "All Photography" show. Well done, Karen!

Catherine Hillis won 3rd place out of the 100 finalists in The National Plein Aire Salon online competition. Fabulous!

Catherine Hillis had an article published in the Fall 2023 issue of PleinAir Magazine (available at Barnes & Noble), which focused on choosing the right watercolor paper for plein air painting. The article content is available to view on the American Watercolor website here. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Catherine!

Here's a good book to pick up to learn more about the value of artmaking to you health and wellbeing - "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross. LOW Arts photographer Buck Best reports that he is mentioned in this book....we can't wait to read it!

The Artful Dimensions Gallery in Fredericksburg, dedicated to exhibiting 3-D artwork, has accepted jewelry artist Kathy Walters into their gallery. Stop in and see her wonderful creations.

Catherine Hillis now has a studio in the Sophia Street Studios, 2nd floor, 1104 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Please visit her website to learn more at https://www.catherinehillis.com/workshops.