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Beautiful work from Rappahannock County, VA artist Beautiful work from Rappahannock County, VA artist Kathy Stewart, who was a new artist studio on last year's Tour. We're looking forward to seeing what Kathy has created for this year's Tour! Mark your calendars! The 20th Annual Fall Art Tour is happening November 1–2, 2025 in beautiful Rappahannock County, VA—a hidden gem in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Explore open studios, galleries, and exhibitions featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. Make a weekend of it and experience all that Rappahannock has to offer: charming shops, unforgettable dining, cozy lodging, award-winning wineries, craft breweries, distilleries, farm-fresh stands, and breathtaking mountain views around every bend. Whether you're an art lover, a day tripper, or a weekend explorer, this is the perfect time to discover the creative heart of Virginia. Plan your visit and sign up for updates at www.fallarttour.org
Another Member - Friend combo in the current Membe Another Member - Friend combo in the current Members & Friends exhibition at Middle Street Gallery: Francie Schroeder (first image, "I Wish I Was Special") and her son, Branden Eastwood (second image, "Havana"). Francie is a Rappahannock County photographer, part of Old Rag Photography. Branden lives in Philadelphia and works as a freelance photographer. This exhibition at Middle Street Gallery runs through April 5! Check out this lovely exhibition at Middle Street in Washington, VA! More details on this month's blog post at www.fallarttour.org/project/february-2026 (link in profile!).
Elena Rousseau is a multi-dimensional sculptural a Elena Rousseau is a multi-dimensional sculptural artist in Rappahannock County, VA. She works out of her beautiful studio in an historic building in Flint Hill, VA. Elena says, "The Florence Room, my studio, is a room dedicated to bringing spirit and matter together through the discipline of artistic endeavor and for the sake of pursuing an emergence of beauty that is as diverse and marvelous as each of us. My studio is a chapel of the arts, a space set apart for the creative process which often feels to me like the mixing of worlds. The Florence Room is where I live in that overlap of heaven and earth, where I write poetry, grind mineral pigments into pastes, mix marble plaster for use in fresco paintings, sculpt canvas with gesso, and embellish Italian giltwood artifacts with gold leaf, gems, and minerals. "My artistic practice is a constant exercise in freedom, in which tight precision and unapologetic spontaneity bow to one another in turn. It is not uncommon for me to unmake things as often as I make them. This ritual of adding/removing, making/breaking, building/deconstructing is a reenactment of the passage of time and of what it means to be human, I think— excavating life for our truest selves, learning the art of transfiguration as we go, and bringing the world with us toward a unity that grows vast instead of diminishing." See more of her work on our website at www.fallarttour.org, and on this year's Tour - our 21st! November 7-8, 2026!
Some photos from the recent opening reception at M Some photos from the recent opening reception at Middle Street Gallery for their current "Members & Friends" show. Art openings in Rappahannock County, VA are such wonderful events, drawing art lovers from the community and beyond. This exhibit at Middle Street Gallery runs through April 5, 2026. Subscribe to our newsletter for notice of upcoming exhibitions and opening receptions - make a fabulous weekend of it in the country, staying in one of our amazing lodging options, enjoying our local restaurants, finding unique items in our local shops, and sampling our award-winning wineries, breweries, and distilleries. All the information to plan your visit is on our website at www.fallarttour.org! Art in Rappahannock is not just Fall Art Tour weekend; there are events and exhibitions all year long!
Stepping into an artist’s studio during the Fall Stepping into an artist’s studio during the Fall Art Tour feels like getting a backstage pass to the creative process. Visiting Margaret Rogers’s printing and painting studio is one of those moments that sticks with you. You are surrounded by works in progress, finished pieces, tools, textures, color experiments, and all the little clues that show how ideas actually become art. Added to that, her family's coffee roasters, Central Coffee Roasters, is in the same building, for a double treat! This is what makes the Tour so special. You are not just looking at beautiful pieces. You are meeting the people behind them, standing in the spaces where the work is made, and getting a glimpse into the daily rhythm of an artist’s life. It turns art into a shared experience instead of something you only observe from a distance. We hope you'll join us this year for the 21st annual Fall Art Tour of the Artists of Rappahannock! November 7 - 8, 2026 - subscribe to our newsletter at www.fallarttour.org (link in profile!) to stay up to date on the Tour and all our artists and galleries!
There is something so mesmerizing about watching a There is something so mesmerizing about watching a pot take shape on the wheel. Hands steady. Clay spinning. A simple lump of earth slowly becoming something beautiful and useful. This video features Nancy Nord of River District Potters, creating beautiful work in her studio. Moments like this are a great reminder of why the Fall Art Tour is so special. The Tour gives you the chance to step into real working studios, meet the artists, hear their stories, and see where and how the work actually happens. It adds a whole new layer of meaning to every piece you bring home because you have seen the process and the person behind it. If you've attended the Fall Art Tour before, you know how powerful thses moments can be. If you missed it, definitely put the Tour on your list for this year! It's an experience like now other! November 7 - 8, 2026! #fallarttourva #visitrappahannockva #rappahannockcounty #sperryvilleva #fallarttour
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