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.
Christy Rappoport, Karen O'Donnell and Lisa Spencer Ballard each had pieces accepted to the LibertyTown Arts Workshop's upcoming show, "Monochromatic." The exhibit opens on June 2 with a reception during First Friday, and closes July 2. Congratulations!
Sigrid Wares just had two pieces accepted into the juried exhibit at the Crossroads Art Center in Richmond. The exhibit runs May 19-July 8. If you aren't able to visit in person, you can view the exhibit artwork online here. Sigrid also had a piece, "Mysterious Lagoon" accepted into the FCCA's All Media Show and received an Honorable Mention award. Fabulous!
Karen O'Donnell had one of her photos "Pouring Smoke" accepted into the 13th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Exhibit. You can visit the online gallery here and vote for the People's Choice award. Kudos, Karen!
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!
Lisa Spencer Ballard has two pieces accepted to the FBG Center for the Creative Arts exhibit entitled "Life's Patterns" and received an Honorable Mention for her dragonfly wing painting. The exhibit will be on view in May. Well done, Lisa!
Kudos to Bill Mann who had 5 pieces accepted into the Art at the Mill Spring Show in Millwood Virginia in Clarke County. The show runs April 22-May 7th. Learn more here...and stop by!
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 appreciate Maribeth making her studio available for our upcoming DoArt events.
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.
The Fredericksburg Fine Arts Show featured more than 20 pieces of artwork by LOW Arts members - see the slideshow below. Congratulations to Pete Brown, BJ Elvgren, Catherine Hillis, Bill Mann, Karen O'Donnell, Elena Pratt, Denise Reese, Sigrid Wares, and Karen Weingartner for their acceptance to this exhibit. Special recognition to Catherine Hillis, who received a First Place award in the Watercolor category and Karen Weingartner who received an Honorable Mention in the Acrylics category. Several of our artists sold pieces during the show, which ran March 10-12 at the Dorothy Hart Community Center.
Kudos to Karen Weingartner who received second place honors for her painting "Summer Song" in the "Bloomcore" exhibit at Libertytown Arts Worshop. Also accepted into this juried exhibit were Karen O'Donnell, Christy Rappoport and BJ Elvgren. The exhibit will be in place for you to view through March 2023. Congratulations to all!
Christy Rappoport - Christy is becoming a regular at the Crossroads Arts Center in Richmond. Her beautiful fabric work, Fantasy in Silk, was on display in February and she has had another piece accepted for an exhibit in April. Well done, Christy!
Catherine Hillis now has a studio in the Sophia Street Studios, 2nd floor, 1104 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Her next class will be a four week session focusing on painting beautiful skies in watercolors and improving drawing and compositional skills. The class will be Tuesday mornings 10am - 12:30 pm starting March 14th or Saturdays mornings starting March 18. Please visit her website to learn more at https://www.catherinehillis.com/workshops.
