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 received multiple awards during her recent plein air event in Nova Scotia. While in Canada, she had a solo exhibition of her award-winning watercolors at the Arts Center in Orange in June. She also had an exhibit of her work at the Fredericksburg branch of the regional library in June entitled, "Catherine Hillis: A month in France" with watercolors inspired by her one-month artist residency at a chateau in France. Wow! Wonderful!!
Elena Pratt won the first place award in the Libertytowne Arts Workshop's July exhibit entitled "Carl's Core." Congratulations, Elena!
Bill Mann was the featured artist in June at the Art First Gallery in Fredericksburg. The title of his exhibit was "Art That Makes You Smile." Gary Close will be the featured artist there in October - mark your calendar!
The June exhibit at FCCA was "artist choice" and Karen O'Donnell and Pete Brown both had artwork on exhibit. Karen received an honorable mention for her submission. Excellent!
Karen O'Donnell and Jen Heinz both had photographs in the Libertytowne Arts Workshop June exhibit of "Black and White Photography" In June. Jen received a 3rd place award for "Cemetery Walk." Well done!
The "Botanicals" exhibit at LibertyTown Arts Workshop opened April 4 with a reception during First Friday. LOW artists BJ Elvgren, Jen Heinz, Elena Pratt and Christy Rappoport have artwork accepted to this show. Both Christy and Jen received Honorable Mention awards in the show. Congrats to our artists!
Did you see the FCCA "Artist Choice" exhibit that ranMarch 29 to April 25? LOW artists Pete Brown, Karen O'Donnell and Christy Rappoport all had work on exhibit. Pete and Karen both earned Honorable Mention awards for their work. Terrific!
Pete Brown and Christy Rappoport each had pieces accepted into the FCCA March exhibit entitled "Faces and Figures." Congratulations to Christy for receiving an Honorable Mention for her "Flora Bell" fiber art.
Elena Pratt received an Honorable Mention in the LibertyTown Arts Workshop exhibit entitled "Coffee Culture" in March. Congrats, Elena!
The Fredericksburg Fine Arts Show and Sale was March 14-16 at the Dorothy Hart Community Center. Catherine Hillis won Best in Show for her watercolor painting. LOW Arts members, Pete Brown, Gary Close, Catherine Hillis, Ginny McCluskey, Bill Mann, Karen O'Donnell, Peggy Shull and Christy Rappoport all had artwork on exhibit with Karen and Christy both receiving awards in their categories. Way to represent for LOW Arts!!
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 was invited to join the faculty of Watercolor Live 2025. She taught Watercolor Techniques and Special Effects on January 21, 2025. 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 exhibited her work from December 2024 - February 2025 at the Town Center Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. On the heels of that exhibit, Elena's work was on exhibit at The Arts Center in Orange from March 6-29. This exhibit was entitled "Potpourri of Imagination" and featured her paintings of whimsical animals in a variety of "pop art" settings. Well done, Elena!
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 all the time - check it out!
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!
