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.… …
Arts on Main seeks submissions (10/28/2020) - Arts on Main has issued an invitation for submissions to its 10th Anniversary Show, which will open in January 2021 at the studio on Main Street in Gloucester. An opening… …
GHS graduate publishes writing website (10/21/2020) - Aidan Collier, a 2020 Gloucester High School graduate, has published a new writing website, red-panda-room.square.site. The site is a place for Collier to share his own writing, but it’s also… …
Mural artist Michael Rosata to talk about power of public art (10/21/2020) - Artist-in-Residence Michael Rosato, who recently completed the newest Cook Foundation mural on Main Street, will give a talk on “The Transformative Power of Public Art” at 1 p.m. Sunday at… …Flat Iron Crossroads won’t close, after all (10/21/2020) - Flat Iron Crossroads Performing Arts Center owner Ray Friend announced in September that the entertainment venue would close for good after its final concert this month. But instead, he has… …
Lecture, demo tonight on gouache painting (10/21/2020) - Joe Gyurcsak, former Utrecht staff painter, will give a free lecture and demonstration of expert technique for painting with the water-based medium gouache from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at Arts… …
Raku work (10/21/2020) - The Bay School Community Arts Center recently held a one-day workshop on raku techniques. Students fired one traditional crackle raku, one obvara raku piece, one horsehair/feather raku piece, and one… …
Mathews author pens ‘Twin Paths to Freedom’ (10/14/2020) - The Archeological Society of Virginia has published “Twin Paths to Freedom: The History and Archaeology of James City County’s Free Black Communities” by historian Martha W. McCartney of Williamsburg and… …
‘Old to New’ exhibit featured at Bay School (10/14/2020) - “Old to New,” a collection of artwork that incorporates up-cycled, recycled and reused components to create new works of art, is currently on display in the Art Speaks Gallery at… …
Basket weaving (10/14/2020) - Students at the Bay School Community Arts Center learned to weave a functional basket during a beginner level class taught by Davida Hall. Shown, from left, are Evelyn Poppell, Judy… …Tappahannock gallery open Saturday (10/14/2020) - The Tappahannock Art Gallery at 200 Prince Street will once again welcome COVID-19-protected visitors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday during Tappahannock’s Market Day. This will be one of… …
Arts on Main gallery undergoes transformation (10/7/2020) - Light, airy open space marks the metamorphosis that has occurred at the gallery at Arts on Main in Gloucester, and an opening exhibit and virtual Gala fundraiser are fitting first… …
Arts Alive offers new season of virtual art workshops (10/7/2020) - Visual arts workshops offered by Arts Alive in West Point have resumed with a new season. Taught by artists from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts or local artists, the… …Rappatomac Writers meeting weekly via Zoom (10/7/2020) - The Rappatomac Writers Group, which until this spring met twice a month, is now holding weekly Zoom meetings. This group that supports aspiring writers is meeting from 12:30-2 p.m. each… …
NN Orchestra to present ‘Songs of Shadow and Light’ (10/7/2020) - The Northern Neck Orchestra will present “Songs of Shadow and Light,” a concert featuring the works of Vivaldi, Bach, Donizetti and Clara Schumann outdoors at Good Luck Cellars in Kilmarnock… …