Making art part of life

Our next exhibit at Fareways will open with a reception for the community on Saturday, January 18 from 2-4pm. We're thrilled to have vocalist (and LOW Arts member) Elena Pratt providing entertainment during the reception. Visitors can vote on their favorite artwork. And, just during the reception, our 3-D artists working in glass, ceramics, jewelry and mixed media will have their art on display in the Trophy Room. All artwork is available for purchase directly from the artist.  

Click here to view the price list for the current exhibit.

Hold the date! Our 2nd Annual Open Studio Tour will be held on the weekend of May 3-4, 2025. Expect more than a dozen open studios with our artists showing and selling their art and offering demonstrations and explanations of their art processes.  

If you missed the first tour in 2024 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.

Pete Brown had three of his pieces juried into the December - January show at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. The theme is Celebrate Winter! His painting, “Near Winter’s End,” won an honorable mention. You can see Pete’s work on display through January 2025 at 813 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

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. Catherine will also start a new round of classes in January. Check our her schedule on her website here. Wow, Catherine - you're a busy lady!

Pop artist Elena Pratt will be exhibiting her work December 2024 - February 2025 at the Town Center Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. Stop in and check it out!

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

called 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 our hands-on learning events. The website for her studio is linked here. New classes are starting in January - check it out!

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

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

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.

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!