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Fall Art Tour Blog

The Fall Art Tour might be once a year (the first full weekend of November), but there’s lots to enjoy all year round! Click the links below to find out more, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date!

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2025 Tour Weekend!

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New Artists on the 2025 Tour!

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Celebrating 20 years!

Celebrating 20 years!

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September, 2025 – Tour Updates!

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New Exhibition Opens Saturday, March 21, 2026 at G New Exhibition Opens Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Gay Street Gallery! Reception with Artists is March 21 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm This new show features new work by Rod Glover, Joe de Feo, and Frederick Williamson, with new items from the personal collection of the Gallery Owners and work from the archives of Kevin H. Adams. Put it on your calendar so you don't miss it! Gay Street Gallery 337 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747 @gaystreetgallery
The Fall Art Tour of the Artists of Rappahannock i The Fall Art Tour of the Artists of Rappahannock is an amazing opportunity to visit artist studios and talk to artists in depth about their inspiration and their work. Charles Thompkin's secret lair, gallery and studio is a popular stop on the Tour. Charles joined the tour a few years ago, and features traditional black and white photographs that will mesmerize you, as well as his amazing collection of 1970-80’s earthenware Jug Town pottery. 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. If you visited Charles' studio in 2025, you know how powerful that kind of connection can be. And if you missed it, it is exactly the kind of experience worth planning around next year. Check it all out at www.fallarttour.org!
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!
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