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Locally Homegrown Featured at May 22 RiverJam! Art

Locally Homegrown Featured at May 22 RiverJam! Arts on Main invites you to the 5th annual RiverJam where hosts Drs. Hugh and Barbara Bryan will open the grounds of Channelside on the North River for an afternoon of music with headliners The Ballast Band as well as Edison & Co., and Saint Juliens Creek Revival.

RiverJam local vendors include: Gloucester Brewing Co. providing refreshing microbrews on tap, Short Lane Ice Cream serving ice cream by the scoop, and delectable food trucks Wild Horse Country Cafe, Va Blue Crab Co., Shore Bites, and On the Flip Side cooking up diverse fare. Tickets and T-shirts on sale now!

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CALLING ALL WATERCOLOR ARTISTS!! Arts on Main, in

CALLING ALL WATERCOLOR ARTISTS!! Arts on Main, in Gloucester, Virginia is excited to host the VWS Middle Peninsula Regional Artists for the “Summer of Color Exhibit” in partnership with The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews, Virginia and The RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock, Virginia. Arts on Main looks forward to exhibiting your work in the following subject matter:

Flora & Fauna

Artists may submit up to two works per gallery, for a total of six entries. Works must have been created after May 1, 2018 and can be representational, nonrepresentational or abstract. All entries must be received in digital format by May 1, 2021 and can be sent to director@gloucesterarts.org. Notification of accepted art will be made on May 31, 2021. Arts on Main will notify artists of which entries will be included in the show based on the number of entries received. Artists are not required to be members of the Virginia Watercolor Society upon time of entry but, if accepted into the show, must be willing to join. Visit the link in our bio to submit your work!

Featured Image: Wings, Jan Finn-Duffy, Watercolor, 8.5" x 11"

Join us for an Afternoon with The Bergamot Quartet

Join us for an Afternoon with The Bergamot Quartet our current Artist in Residence! The Bergamot Quartet will be playing at Arts on Main THIS SATURDAY from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Seating is limited and many reservations have already been made! To reserve your spot, call the gallery at 804-824-9464 or email gallerymanager@gloucesterarts.org. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot guarantee a seat if reservations are not made.

Please remember that masks are REQUIRED in the gallery and physical distancing must be maintained at all times.

Zooming In On the Flower with Lynn Mehta begins TO

Zooming In On the Flower with Lynn Mehta begins TOMORROW! There's still time to sign-up for this online class. Don't forget about the special discount that you get for registering through Arts on Main!

Here's the link to register, view the materials list, and find out more: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/zooming-in-on-the-flower-with-lynn-mehta-via-zoom/2021-03-18/

Featured Image: "Sunflowers in an Earthen Crock" by Lynn Mehta

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