WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER WITH FALL ART TOUR VENUES AND ARTISTS!

Just two months until this year’s Fall Art Tour! The 19th Annual Fall Art Tour of the Artists or Rappahannock is November 2-3, 2024 – we hope to see you there! Maps will be available the week before the Tour here on our website, or subscribe to our newsletter to get the maps and other news directly to your inbox!

Come out to Rappahannock this month to enjoy world-class local and national fine art art – there are fabulous exhibits at all of our galleries! It’s a wonderful time of year to come out to the County for the day or weekend, do some shopping in all of our galleries and local shops, and enjoy our wineries, micro-breweries, farm stands and markets.

Visit these links to award-winning local wines and micro-breweries, numerous amazing restaurants for every budget (did you know there are 3 new restaurants in Rappahannock?!), and lots of options for overnight accomodations.

There’s something for everyone in Rappahannock!

Check out the permanent collections at these local galleries as well as the current exhibitions featured below:

Artful Friends Gallery: Located in the new Marketplace in Sperryville, this gallery is a partnership of six artists and longtime friends (including two sisters). In alphabetical order, we are: Holly Flowers, Mary Berk Gidzinski, Nancy Kline, Patricia Reid, Beth Schmaltz and Jacque Towner. Every item for sale in this gallery is hand made by one of the artists. You’ll find an eclectic bunch–there are fine art mosaics, creative and original textile pieces, watercolors, wearable art, jewelry, repurposed and unique functional items, and much more.

R.H. Ballard Shop & Gallery: Housed in a 1930’s building on Main Street in Washington, VA, since 1996, Ballard’s includes both a beautiful art gallery in its downstairs space as well as an award-winning shop upstairs featuring one-of-a-kind finds, table wares, European & vintage items, women’s accessories, and so much more. Ballards has won many awards and accolades, including “Best Shops in the South” by Southern Living Magazine, “Best Shops in Virginia” from THE SHOPKEEPERS, and in the press in the Washington Post and Washingtonian Magazine among others. It has also been awarded 5-stars and touted on TripAdvisor by loyal fans and clientele.

Cottage Curator: Cottage Curator is an independent art gallery owned by artist/curator Jackie Bailey Labovitz. As a curator with over thirty years’ experience in organizing art collections for corporations, embassies and public spaces around the world, Jackie now assists residential clients with the purchase and placement of her own art as well as artworks by other local, regional, and nationally recognized fine art and fine craft artists.

Gay Street Gallery: Located in picturesque Washington, Virginia, Gay Street Gallery sits centrally within two blocks of restaurants, shops, entertainment and lodging.  An adjacent courtyard makes the perfect place for a picnic lunch, and in the Fall, our outdoor fireplace is a good spot to warm hands! Gay Street Gallery presents the work of select, award-winning artists from Virginia and around the country.  With a focus on representational landscape and figurative paintings, the Gallery also shows sculpture and other three-dimensional art, and also hosts exhibitions of contemporary work in various media.

Haley Fine Art: Established in 2000, Haley Fine Art (HFA) presents its collection in Sperryville, Virginia. Ensconced in the Blue Ridge Mountains, HFA provides a quiet natural space for collectors and artists to connect. The gallery offers two to three shows annually, typically on the second Saturday of May, October and December. Decades-long relationships are the norm, Chris Stephens, Robin Purnell, Patton Wilson, Drew Ernst, Michael Fitts, BK Noh, Woody Blackwell, and Tom Mullany are among the artists represented by HFA for more than twenty years. HFA features works sold for each artist on the website—a testament to lifelong commitments.

Hazel River Arts and Antiques: This local gallery and antique shop features the work of several local artists on the Fall Art Tour. The shop and gallery covers over 8,000 square feet and features these artists as well as over 100 dealers, and consignors displaying antique and vintage furniture, home decor, art, rugs, jewelry, collectibles, and much more.

Middle Street Gallery: The Middle Street Gallery is an artist-owned gallery run by its members. It was established in 1983 and is located at 311 Gay Street, Lower Level, facing Main Street & across from Ballard’s in the town of Washington, Virginia. The Gallery’s mission is to support quality and innovation in the arts and to promote its members work. As a non-profit cooperative, it also strives to foster interaction and collaboration among members and non-member artists and the general public. Members’ work includes all aspects of the fine arts: drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, mixed-media, photography; the gallery also embraces new developments in art-making.

SPAC Gallery: Sperryville ARTist Cooperative/SPAC Gallery is an artist-owned studio, gallery and event showcase that features, emerging, and established fine artists, and craftsmen who celebrate the natural beauty and farmland heritage of Virginia’s Piedmont Region. This rustic yet inviting artist-operated gallery exhibits an enticing collection of multidimensional, paintings, mixed media, photography, and art of social commentary. Considered a welcoming center for the River District area, Sperryville ARTist Cooperative, now located inside the Marketplace, Sperryville VA provides visitors with a unique and personal experience.

Thornton River Art is a collaboration of three Rappahannock County artists: Patricia Brennan, Heidi Morf, and Martin Woodard. Located on Main Street in Sperryville, it features the work of 30 local artists.

Here’s what’s happening this month:

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THORNTON RIVER ART

Kathy Stewart’s Plein Air Paintings

September 1 – September 22, 2024

37C Main Street
Sperryville, VA 22740

Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

MIDDLE STREET GALLERY

R.H. BALLARD GALLERY

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS:

GAY STREET GALLERY

ROSABEL GOODMAN