WHAT’S HAPPENING IN APRIL WITH FALL ART TOUR VENUES AND ARTISTS!
Springtime is here in Rappahannock County! As Spring creeps up the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Redbuds and flowers join the celebration, it’s an amazing time to be in Rappahannock County.
Come out to Rappahannock for the arts! This month we have a special Spring event at a local gallery, two Rappahannock artists in a gallery exhibit in Washington, DC, and continuing exhibitions in other local galleries you won’t want to miss! We love to meander through the shops and galleries in Sperryville and Washington, and stop into one of our locally-owned restaurants for a treat or meal. Come on out to the County for the day or the weekend for a relaxing escape from the city!
Shop for unique and special items from artists and locally-owned small businesses, see new and continuing exhibits, and enjoy our galleries and shops, award-winning wines and micro-breweries, amazing restaurants, and overnight accomodations.
Here’s what’s happening this month:
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HANS GERHARD AND SUSAN RAINES
Geometry:
Angles, Circles, Curves, Ovals, Rectangles, Spirals,
Squares, Triangles in Paintings, Photographs, and Sculptures
March 26 – April 19, 2025
First Friday Reception: April 4, 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Third Thursday, April 17, 2025, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Closing Reception: April 19, 2025, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Hans Gerhard and Susan Raines (member, Middle Street Gallery), two Rappahannock County, VA artists, have a show at the Studio Gallery in Washington, DC For more information, visit Studio Gallery.
Studio Gallery
2108 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 547-7845
Hours: Wednesday – Friday, 1:00 pm-6:00 pm, Saturday, 11:00 am-6:00 pm
THORNTON RIVER ART
Spring is in the Air
April 12, 2025, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Thornton River Art will be hosting Cocoa Manna, a local “bean to bar” chocolatier, selling her wonderful confections. Come in, celebrate with us and find the perfect addition for your Easter Basket created by a local chocolate maker. Contact us at 540-547-7845 or email at thorntonriverart@gmail.com for more information.
36 Main Street
Sperryville, VA 22740
(540) 547-7845
Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
GAY STREET GALLERY
Jason Goldman, Gaston Lacombe, and Phyllis Northup
March 22 – May 20, 2025
Featuring new work from Rappahannock County, VA artists Phyllis Northrup and Jason Goldman, and Gaston Lacombe, who used to live in the DC area but now lives and paints full-time in Provincetown, MA.
337 Gay Street
Washington, VA 22747
(540) 227-5100
Hours: Friday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm or by appointment (540) 316-8898
Gay Street Gallery is also happy to help you by phone (540) 227-5100 or email office@gaystreetgallery.com.
Top Image: Jason Goldman
Middle Image: Gaston Lacombe
Bottom Image: Phyllis Northup
MIDDLE STREET GALLERY
Thomas Spande Exhibit, “Sketchbook Adventures”
attractively framed in montages and affordably priced
March 28 – May 4, 2025
311 Gay Street, Lower Level,
facing Main Street & across from Ballard’s
Washington, VA 22747
(540) 227-5066
Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm
Thomas Spande’s new show of finely detailed watercolors and drawings is a retrospective of Virginia scenes and travel drawings, made sketchbook in hand. Many of these lively and finely framed assemblages are reasonably priced at a few hundred dollars.
Animals, a farmer’s market, and special destinations here and abroad – from Cape May to Venice, from aquariums to zoos, make for attractive works framed with a sense of novelty and narrative.
The freshness of the works paper made “on scene” and the variety of approaches make for a compelling journey, and these include brand-new works from today and smaller works stretching back to the artist’s childhood.
Influences on Thomas Spande include David Hockney (a lively contemporary realist known for detailed drawings and paintings), and Albrecht Durer, a historical inspiration too.
SPERRYVILLE ARTIST COOPERATIVE & SPAC GALLERY
Charles Tompkins Exhibit
through June 30, 2025
Outside the SPAC Gallery
Sperryville Marketplace
3 River Lane
Sperryville, VA 22740
SPAC Gallery has a new gallery wall outside their space, featuring a rotating exhibit of work from local artists.
All of our galleries are open and are full of amazing local art, crafts and gifts – be sure to visit Artful Friends and Sperryville ARTist Cooperative and Gallery at the Sperryville Marketplace, R.H. Ballard Gallery & Shop, Gay Street Gallery, Haley Fine Art, Middle Street Gallery, and Thornton River Art.