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.
Get your tickets for LOW Players' production of "Guys and Dolls" and see our own Elena Pratt in the role of Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering fiancé of Nathan Detroit. Looking forward to it, Elena!
BJ Elvgren and Christy Rappoport both had pieces accepted into the "Touch of Red" exhibit at the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts. Look for BJ's large piece over the fireplace! Well done, ladies!
Catherine Hillis had an article published in the latest 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!
Christy Rappoport, Karen O'Donnell and Lisa Spencer Ballard each had pieces accepted to the LibertyTown Arts Workshop's upcoming show, "Monochromatic." The exhibit opened on June 2 with a reception during First Friday, and closed July 2. Congratulations!
Jen Heinz and Karen O'Donnell were both participants in the annual Fredericksburg Photography Show held June 15-18. Jen's photographs received awards in Digital Art, Portraiture and Sunrise/Sunset categories, while Karen's photographs received awards in Macros/Closeup and Sunrise/Sunset categories. Congratulations to both!
Bill Mann and Sigrid Wares had pieces accepted into the Artists Choice exhibit at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. Sigrid's piece, "Mysterious Lagoon" received an Honorable Mention award. Fabulous!
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
