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| EVENT MONTH: |
| JUNE 2007 |
Nature Photography Weekend, June 1-3. Grandfather Mountain, Linville. Exhibit: Sharon Strite, June 10-July 20. Reception Sunday, June 10, 2-4. Harrisonburg, VA artist Sharon Strite presents works in collage, watercolor, acrylic and oil. She enjoys "the dynamics and excitement created by the layering of color in both painting and collage." Sharon finds inspiration from her recent travels to Romania and New Zealand.
She is a Signature Member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and the Schoolhouse Quilt Show, June 22-24. Biennial event presented by the |
| JULY 2007 |
Arts and Crafts Festival, July 6-8. Arts and crafts, music, square dancing. Breaks Interstate Park, Breaks. 276/865-4413. Native American Pottery Workshop, July 14. With expert pottery Tammy Beane, learn how pottery was made on Lookout Mountain thousands of years ago. Pre-registration required. DeSoto State Park, DeKalb County. QuiltFest 2007, July 19-21. Classes, exhibits, lectures. Jonesborough and Johnson City. 423/753-6644. http://www.tennesseequilts.com Saturday Arts Walk, July 21. Arts and entertainment district, Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show, July 28-August 12.
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| AUGUST 2007 |
Art On Main, August 4-5. Fine arts and crafts. Main Street, Berea Quilt Extravaganza III: Ten-Minute Quilt Play Festival, August 4-5. 859/985-9317. Exhibit: Gari D. Stephenson, August 16-September 29. Reception Sunday, August 26, 2-4. Roanoke, VA artist Gari Stephenson will exhibit works on paper & canvas. She is a figure painter but experiments with other subjects. The surface of the paper is "as important in her work as the subject." Gari likes texture and uses a limited palette concentrating on "lights and darks." She is a Signature Member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and received "Best in Show" awards in 2003 and 2005. Member Exhibits, August 16-September 22. Susan Patrice Cook, Lebanon, VA (Acrylic, Oil). Krista Surber, Glade Spring, VA (Oil, Watercolor, Pencil). Pat Lehmkuhl, Wytheville, VA (Oil). Patsy Kelly Reading, Erwin, TN (Acrylic, Oil). Reception Sunday, August 26, 2-4. Members Gallery, Abingdon Arts Depot. 276/628-9091, http://www.abingdonartsdepot.org Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic, August 18-19. Grandfather Mountain, |
| SEPTEMBER 2007 |
Member Exhibits, September 27-November 10. Debra K. Lewis, Abingdon, VA (Acrylic). Joe Becker, Lakewood, CO (Watercolor). Adrian Stoots, Wytheville, VA (Photography). Janet Warner, Creston, NC (Etching). Collinsville Annual Quilt Walk, September 28-29. A stroll through the historic Victorian homes downtown. 256/524-2788. Exhibit: Ellen Elmes, September 30-November 10. Reception Sunday, September 30, 2-4. Jewell Ridge, VA artist Ellen Elmes' show, "Yes-s-s-s!. An Affirmation of life" will feature watercolors and Prismacolor pencil drawings. They focus on "fleeting moments of insight, glimpses of natural wonder, relationships between unrelated things...and colors that demand gleeful responses". She is assistant professor of art at Southwest VA Community College. Spotlight Gallery, Abingdon Arts Depot. 276/628-9091, http://www.abingdonartsdepot.org Rotary Club Crafts Festival, September 29-October 27. Patriot Park, Pigeon Forge. 865/909-3446. |
| OCTOBER 2007 |
Hart to Hart Craft Show, October 12-14. Belz Factory Outlet World, Pigeon Forge. 865/453-7316. Fall Foliage Festival and Craft Fair, October 13-14. Hikes, face painting, pumpkins, caramel apples. Wintergreen Nature Foundation, Wintergreen. 434/325-8169. Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen's Fall Fair, October 13-14. Lake Eden Arts Festival, Oct. 19-21. Folk art and craft, music, dance,
Hart to Hart Craft Show, October 19-21. Belz Factory Outlet World, Pigeon Forge. 865/453-7316. Orbix Hot Glass Holiday Open Studio, October 27. Hand-blown glassware and sculptures. DeKalb County. 256/523-3188. |
| NOVEMBER 2007 |
18th Annual Members' Show, November 15, 2007-January 6, 2008. Spotlight Gallery, Abingdon Arts Depot. 276/628-9091, http://www.abingdonartsdepot.org Holiday Craft Show and Sale, November 23-24. Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center and International Storytelling Center. 1-866-401-4223, 423/753-1010. http://www.jonesboroughtn.org |
| DECEMBER 2007 |
Holiday Open House, December 2, 1 pm-5 pm. Depot Artists Association Members present their work. An excellent opportunity to support local artists and to purchase beautiful one-of-a kind holiday gifts. |
| CONTINUING EVENTS |
Art by Night, first Thursdays. Downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5795 Lake Quilters' Guild, fourth Tuesdays. 1:00 p.m. Trinity Ecumenical Church on Route 122, Wirtz. 540/427-4007. Studio in the Art Museum, every Thursday. Join studio classes to study the museum's masterworks and then apply observations to your own work. $110 for nonmembers, $100 for students and members, six weeks. A collaboration with Community High School. 3-5pm. Art Museum of Western Virginia, Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5760, http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org. The Art Collection and Poetry, every Thursday. $110 for six weeks for nonmembers, $100 for students and members. Participants read and discuss the connections between poetry and painting. This fall: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. A collaboration with Community High School. Classes limited to 18 students. 1:30-3 pm. Art Museum of Western Virginia, Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5760, http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org. Art at AEP, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Art in the Office, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Offices of the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, Center on Church, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5790, http://www.theartscouncil.org. Art in the Window I, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. 20 East Church Avenue, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5790, http://www.theartscouncil.org. Art in the Window II, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. 26 West Church Avenue, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5790, http://www.theartscouncil.org. Art in the Window III, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. 27 West Church Avenue, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5790, http://www.theartscouncil.org. Art in the Window IV, year-round. Exhibits by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Downtown Learning Center, next to Greene Memorial United Methodist, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5790, http://www.theartscouncil.org. Art on a Mission, permanent. Art, antiques and gifts sold on consignment with proceeds benefitting a new medical clinic at the Rescue Mission. 10am-9pm Monday through Saturday, 1-6pm Sundays. Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke. 540/343-7227, http://www.rescuemission.net. Contemporary Arts from the Permanent Collection, ongoing. This collection features various pieces by artists who have been recognized regionally and nationally for their work. Art Museum of Western Virginia, Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5760, http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org. Highlights from the American Collection, ongoing. Ongoing. This selection of important paintings from the 19th and early 20th centuries ranges from the Hudson River School to American Impressionism and the early Modernists. The Art Museum’s newest acquisition, the magnificent Portrait of Mrs. George Gribble [Norah] by John Singer Sargent, anchors a gallery of works by key American artists, including Winslow Homer, Lilly Martin Spencer, Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman, Frederick Frieseke, Maurice Prendergast, Edward Potthast, Maria Oakey Dewing, Robert Henri, and Susan Macdowell Eakins. Art Museum of Western Virginia, Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5760, http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org. Putting the Matter to Rest: Quilts and Coverlets from Western Virginia, ongoing. Displays the evolution in fashion, economics, and technology of quilts and coverlets, with examples from the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth century. Comprised of items from the collections of the Museum & Society, the Wytheville Department of Museums and local residents, most of them have not previously been on public display in the Roanoke Valley. History Museum of Western Virginia, Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. 540/342-5770, http://www.history-museum.org. Work by Roanoke Artist George Solonevich, permanent. West Hall, Roanoke College, Salem. 540/375-2332, http://www.roanoke.edu. Mountain Heritage: The Art in the Craft, ongoing. No admission fee. By Native Hands: Native American Baskets, Dec. 2-Feb. 11, 2007. Special Mountain Heritage: The Art in the Craft, ongoing. No admission fee. Sycamore Shoals Traditional Arts Workshops, Saturdays; ongoing. Nature of Quilts Exhibit, through Dec. 30. Quilts by members of the UpCountry Quilters Guild of Pickens County. Fran Hanson Discovery Center Gallery, South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864/656-3405, http://www.clemson.edu/scbg. Exhibit: Amy-Goldstein Rice, Nov. 6-Dec. 31. Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg. 864/582-7616, http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org. Haywood Community College Retrospective, through Jan. 7, 2007. 55 Masterpiece in Stone: A Photographic Narrative on the Construction of Waynesville's Art After Dark, first Fridays May through December; Blue Ridge Spinners, fourth Tuesdays; ongoing. A gathering of local Gallery Walk, fourth Fridays; ongoing. 5-9 p.m. Downtown Brevard. Amy's Peaceful Knitting Workshops, second and fourth Wednesdays of each First Saturday Gallery Walk, first Saturday of every month; ongoing. |
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