Made in Mathews open studio tours begin Friday (11/24/2020) - Made in Mathews, the annual showcase for local artists and artisans, will celebrate its 19th year beginning Friday. And although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some changes to be made… …
Dorothy Fagan takes 1st place in Richmond show (11/24/2020) - Local painter Dorothy Fagan of Hallieford was awarded first place at Crossroads Art Center’s All Media Show, which opened last week in Richmond. Juror Francis Thompson selected Fagan’s multi-canvas painting,… …
Artisan Markets kick off this weekend (11/24/2020) - The Bay School is holding three back-to-back Artisan Markets in the coming weeks, two in conjunction with this year’s Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour, which is divided into two… …
Two volumes of local history available at Mathews Visitor Center (11/24/2020) - Two volumes of local interest recently arrived at the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center. “Kingston Parish Register: Mathews, Gloucester and Middlesex Counties, Virginia—Slaves and Slaveholders, 1747-1827” and “Powhatan Indian… …Submissions sought for Arts on Main’s anniversary show (11/18/2020) - Arts on Main is calling on artists to submit their work for consideration in a special exhibition to celebrate the Gloucester arts group’s 10th anniversary. The 10th Anniversary Show will… …
Small works of art on display (11/18/2020) - Arts on Main will have an opening for an exhibition of small works by local and regional artists from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the gallery… …
Face Jugs (11/18/2020) - Students hand built their own Face Jugs and learned about the history of this folk art pottery during a recent class at the Bay School Community Arts Center. This class… …
Tree of Thanks (11/18/2020) - Mathews Memorial Library is inviting friends and neighbors to “Count your Blessings—name them one by one!” No time is more fitting than Thanksgiving 2020 to take a moment to visit… …Tappahannock Art Gallery to open Saturday during Market Day (11/18/2020) - The Tappahannock Art Gallery at 200 Prince Street will again welcome COVID-19-protected visitors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday during Tappahannock’s Market Day. In addition, the gallery will reopen… …
Book festival to be held as online event (11/18/2020) - The Writers Guild of Virginia will hold its third annual Conference and Book Festival as an online event, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Author’s bookstores will be… …
Entries sought for Artful Giving exhibit (11/11/2020) - Artists are invited to submit their work for consideration in the annual Artful Giving exhibition that will run the month of December at Arts on Main in Gloucester. The theme… …
Student art calendars now available (11/11/2020) - The 2021 Gloucester County Art Scholarship Calendars sponsored by the Phoenix Art Group are ready, and copies will be sent to the young artists whose artwork illustrates the cover and… …
Online auction benefits Bay School (11/11/2020) - An online auction is being held today through Sunday by the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. Artwork for the auction has been donated by local artists, with some… …
Rock family (11/11/2020) - Several families participated recently in a rock painting class at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. The rocks were painted to represent family members and were then glued… …
Cork pumpkins (11/11/2020) - Janet Dehoux and Marsha Morgan made pumpkins out of wine corks, paint and embellishments during a recent class at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. …Arts on Main to hold session with live model (11/11/2020) - Artists in any medium are invited to an Open Studio session with a live model at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. The session… …
Print fundraising sale begins Friday (11/4/2020) - Prints of the original watercolor “Hanging with the Buoys” by the late Martha Anne King, right, go on sale Friday as a fund- raiser for the Bay School Community Arts… …Made in Mathews Open Studio tours begin Nov. 27 (11/4/2020) - Made in Mathews, the annual showcase for local artists and artisans, will celebrate its 19th year beginning later this month. And although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some changes to… …
‘Color Your Canvas’ workshops offered virtually (11/4/2020) - Throughout the pandemic, Gloucester’s Arts on Main has continued to offer a number of its programs virtually, including “Color Your Canvas” workshops, one for children and one for adults. Art… …
Wenner publishes ‘Artistoria,’ the first book in a young adult trilogy (11/4/2020) - “Artistoria,” shown above, is the first book in a young adult trilogy by Mathews resident Owen Wenner, a teacher at Abingdon Elementary School. Abingdon Elementary School teacher Owen Wenner has… …
Gloucester artist Hollingsworth featured at First Friday (10/28/2020) - “A Journey to Abstraction,” a new exhibit exploring the transition from representational to abstract works of Gloucester-based artist Lawrence Hollingsworth, will be the featured show for the month of November… …Bay School fundraising plans change because of COVID-19 (10/28/2020) - The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews has needed to rethink its fundraising plans this year due to the pandemic, coming up with a variety of ideas to replace… …
Bat Week being celebrated at Brent and Becky’s (10/28/2020) - Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester is celebrating Bat Week through Saturday, and invites interested persons to visit the shop and gardens to learn about the beneficial role of bats… …
Fishburne publishes ‘Family is So Special!’ (10/28/2020) - “Family is So Special!” is the title of a newly published photo book from Dr. Harriette Fishburne of Charlottesville, who had a pediatrics practice in Gloucester, Courthouse Pediatrics, with her… …
Concert rescheduled to this Sunday (10/28/2020) - Because of Sunday’s rainy weather, “Songs of Shadow and Light,” a concert presented by a trio of musicians from the Northern Neck Orchestra, will now be held at 2 p.m.… …