The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of July, in the Cabell/Arehart Gallery is continuing to exhibit the Members’ Anniversary Judged Show.
All participants exhibit the medium and artwork of their choosing. SVAC is proud that it is a community-based organization that showcases and supports its talented members with this annual exhibition. Leah Stoddard, independent curator and artist advisor based in Charlottesville, was this year’s judge.
An opening and awards ceremony was held June 2 and the winners selected by Stoddard were:
1st place- Jake Johnson, 2nd place- Christine Watts, 3rd place- Astrid Tuttle, Honorable Mentions- Ted Sutherland, Gail Haile, and Joy Tartter. Winner of the Penny Cabell Memorial Award in watercolor was Paula Hurley. Congratulations to all of the winners! The exhibition will be open to the public through July 28. The only interruption will be for the 4th of July holiday with the art center closing on July 3-7.
Programs
Summer Art Camp for Kids! Love fairies? Join in the fun of Fairy Camp! Create a whimsical world of fairies and woodland sprites. Plant a fairy garden, design and make your own costumes and enjoy a week of fairy fun! ($90, July 9 – 13, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Charmed by magic? Join in the enchanted world of Magic Camp! Learn tricks and illusions, making potions and performing in a magic show for friends and family! ($90, July 16 -20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Do you have super powers? Explore your world in Super Hero Camp! Discover your inner super powers in the emPOWERing week of fun! ($90, July 23 – 27, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Just for kids 6-12 years old, Clay Camp will introduce hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing techniques resulting in several decorative and functional ceramic pieces. Choose between the morning (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) or afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 p.m.) session. ($110, all supplies included, July 16-17 & 19-20, no class on Wednesday’s kiln firing day!)
For the young artist, the ever popular Saturday Art for Kids is finished for this school year and will not meet again until the fall!
Fall Foliage Art Show
Applications from professional artists and artisans are now being accepted for the 46th Annual Fall Foliage Art Show to be held October 13 – 14. One hundred and fifty of the artists selected by the standards committee will showcase their works including painting, printmaking, wood, pottery, glass, jewelry, sculpture and mixed media. The artists bring high quality art and craft to this two day outdoor show. Join us as we turn the streets of downtown Waynesboro into an outdoor fine art festival for the weekend! Also featured are gourmet food trucks, craft beers, and great local music. Bring your spare change with you! Shenandoah Valley Art Center is challenging visitors to fill up three huge containers of change to help us bring the 416 Studio project to life. A little change makes a BIG CHANGE in the future of our art community! Jars will be at SVAC, in the Food Court, and at the Information Booth.
Inside SVAC
Open studio opportunities in the Virginia Ross Education Studio are available to printmakers and ceramic artists. Access to top of the line clay and printmaking equipment and space to work will be furnished for $60 per quarter. Apply on line at www.SVACart.com.
The art center is a retail alliance partner with the Artisan Center of Virginia and an ACV Trail Site. In the SVAC Gift Shop you can find the perfect creative gift in fiber, jewelry, wood, glass, pottery, and more by juried artisans from Virginia and SVAC member artists.
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center is located in downtown Waynesboro at 122 S. Wayne Avenue. Galleries are open to the public 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call (540) 949-7662 or visit www.svacart.com.
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