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Botanical Watercolors with Juliet Kirby
April's Exhibition features Williamsburg Botanical artist, Juliet Kirby. Kirby grew up in England and studied fine art in London. She immigrated to the United States in 1958 and after creating four children returned to art in 1989 at the New York Botanical Garden. She graduated with a Certificate in Botanical Art. In 1996 Juliet moved to Williamsburg, VA. and started teaching botanical art at This Century Art Gallery in Williamsburg and at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, VA. Juliet participates…
Find out more »Drawing & Sketching with Steph Brown
Improve your drawing skills in this workshop on Wednesday nights, focusing on varying types of line drawings, composition, shading value, proportion, space, perspective and more. A series of weekly exercises will help you loosen up as well as hone technical and observational skills. Focusing on shape and value, students will learn how to simplify their drawings to form the basis for paintings and finished drawings - with encouragement to find your own style. Bring a set of drawing pencils H to…
Find out more »Children’s After School Art Program
Our After School Art Program is now available to ALL students, taught by Ellen Walter, the head of the very popular 5 year old program. Students will learn elements and principles of design and art techniques while studying American artists such as: Edward Hicks, Mary Cassatt, George Caleb Bingham, Norman Rockwell, Grandma Moses, Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keefe, Andrew Wyeth, Joseph Cornell, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Faith Ringgold, Roy Lichtenstein and Stuart Davis. Students will use different art mediums, creating two-dimensional…
Find out more »Open Studio
Every Friday Morning If you enjoy painting with company and getting good advice, bring your art and supplies and paint with us every Friday morning. 9am – 12pm Free
Find out more »River Jam 2018
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! We are completely sold out and then some...looking forward to a exciting event!!! Music ● Food ● Beer & Wine Enjoy it all on the River at Historic Little England Farm FOUR GREAT BANDS Slapnation ● MSG Acoustic Blues Trio ● Luca Burgalassi ● MONiKER Our second annual RiverJam at historic Little England Farm is a benefit for Arts on Main. There will be food trucks and beverages for purchase while you jam to live music by an eclectic variety of bands! SLAPNATION…
Find out more »Making Something from “stuff”
This is a three session course providing step by step instruction to create a 3-Dimensional object, animal, or person using fabric, glue, putty, paint, wood and various household items. Just one look at the cool creatures like this albatross in the gallery will have you inspired to make one for yourself! Materials are provided. $75 plus $15 for supplies.
Find out more »Critique Sessions
'Crit' Sessions on the First Tuesday of every month, bring your current work to get a critique. Are you stuck in the middle of a painting? Would fresh eyes help? Do you want to learn more about composition or color balancing? We help each other improve. Email: Kathy Klein at kleinrkr@aol.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm Free
Find out more »Paint Like a Pro with Renate
Every 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:30p.m Color Your Canvas, Paint Like a Pro - Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a fun paint-in night taught by professional artist Renate Bumgarner. Renate brings over 50 years experience as a painter & teacher to help you create your own masterpiece! Renate is an award-winning artist who studied art in Frankfurt and Wurzburg, Germany and at Thomas Nelson Community College. While working for the US Military in Germany she was an instructor…
Find out more »Bill & Pam Gurley – Music on Main Concert Series
Bill and Pam Gurley are a married couple with deep roots in the Tidewater area of Virginia. They started singing together on their first date and have been doing so ever since, much to the delight of audiences from Maine to the Caribbean. Bill is a multi- instrumentalist moving from guitar to banjo to fiddle. He also writes many of the songs that they perform together. Pam has a warm, captivating voice that listeners have found to be quite memorable.…
Find out more »Gloucester Arts Festival
The 2018 Gloucester Arts Festival will host a juried art show, two small Plein Air events, and the Symphony under the Stars free family concert. The juried show will open at Arts on Main in Gloucester with a reception on Friday, June 1st, 2018 and run for the month of June. This show will draw entries from artists from the Mid-Atlantic states who will have the opportunity to curate their own works of art with over $5,000 being awarded in…
Find out more »SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our Annual Gala is set for October 13th...this event sells out fast so put it on your calendar now for a exciting evening with incredible silent & live auction items!
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