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First Friday: Solo Show featuring Toy Fowler, Winner of 2021 Annual Juried Show + Small Works Show + Holiday Marketplace

Solo Show featuring Toy Fowler, Winner of 2021 Annual Juried Show + Small Works Show + Holiday Marketplace
Friday, December 2
6:00pm – 8:00pm
First Friday Sponsored by the Sogetsu School of the Middle Peninsula
Exhibit Sponsored by Will & Tish Grant
During the month of December, Arts on Main will be hosting a solo show featuring Toy Fowler, the winner of 2021 Annual Juried Show. Our Small Works Show and Holiday Marketplace, featuring local and regional artists, will also take place during the month of December. This is the perfect place to get all of your Christmas shopping done! The opening of these exciting exhibits will take place on December 2, from 6pm-8pm. The work will remain on display until December 31.

Toy Fowler b. 1961 Hampton, Virginia; currently lives in Gloucester, Virginia. Primarily a self taught artist, Toy began his study in drawing and painting at an early age, lessons in the studio of tidewater artist, Jack Clifton. He went on to earn a BFA at Virginia Commonwealth Univer-sity’s art program. Later he worked in the arts as a digital designer and illustration artist. In 2010, he began working in oil and studied in workshops and classes with Rob Liberace, Art Re-newal Center (ARC) Living Master and Tina Garrett, ARC Associate Living Master.

He is a realist artist and has participated in over 30 regional art competitions and national art competitions. His painting “Outside Studio” was selected by juror Teresa Oaxaca for the Princi-pal Galleries (Alexandria, VA) “ Root To Bloom art show. In 2017, 2018 and 2021, his work was chosen as finalist in the National Portrait Societies’ Members Only competition. In 2017 and 2019 he had work selected for the Virginia Artist Regional Juried show at the Charles H. Taylor Art Center and he had two paintings make it to the semi finalists round in the Art Renewal Cen-ters’ 15th International ARC Salon. His painting “A New Spring” was selected and took 1st Place at the annual regional art exhibition at the Art on Main gallery in Gloucester, Virginia. He is cur-rently working as a self employed artist at his studio in Gloucester, Virginia.



Come see the wonderful display of floral arrangements interpreted by the students of the Sogetsu School of the Middle Peninsula.

Live music will be provided by singer and songwriter, Grayson Torrence. 

 

The opening of this exhibit will be on December 2nd, from 6pm-8pm. This event is free and open to the public. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Thank you, Sogetsu School of the Middle Peninsula for being our First Friday Sponsor and Will & Tish Grant for being our Exhibit Sponsor!

 

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Alisa Potter, Gallery Manager
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Open Wednesday – Saturday
Noon – 5:00pm
Closed Sunday through Tuesday
Call: (804) 824-9464

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Every Friday afternoon, 12pm-2pm!
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Are you looking for ways to volunteer in the community? Arts on Main has wonderful volunteers and would like you to join them. Email [email protected] or call the gallery for more information. 804.824.9464.

 

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Paint Your Octopus w/ Rebecca West 🐙 Friday, J Paint Your Octopus w/ Rebecca West 🐙

Friday, June 16th
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Rebecca West on June 16th and come paint a colorful fantasy octopus. Use brushes, a palette knife, and acrylic or oil to create an underwater display of dancing octopus tentacles. Paint with an unstructured, loose technique, and enjoy playing in the paint.

Cost is $45 per student.

Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/paint-your-octopus-w-rebecca/
Seagull painting class with Kelly was a success! 💙

Students created a seagull using acrylic paint on canvas. Kelly has another paint class coming up on June 12th. Visit this link for more information: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/oyster-paint-night-w-kelly-richards/
During the month of June, artwork created during t During the month of June, artwork created during the 2023 Gloucester Arts Festival will be on display at Arts on Main. There will be NO First Friday in the month of June, instead we encourage everyone to attend Gloucester Arts Festival event, Brews, Brine, & Wine at Historic Timberneck Farm at Machicomoco State Park.

For information about Brews, Brine & Wine visit https://www.gloucesterartsfestival.com/brews-brine-wine-2023

“Come enjoy oysters and beer while visiting the Plein Air artists who will be interpreting the beautiful surroundings on their canvases, creating small works that will be available for sale at the event. Art, food, and beautiful scenery will make for a lovely evening for the whole family. Co-hosted by the Fairfield Foundation, Brews & Brine will be held at Machicomoco State Park this year.

Timberneck Farm at Machicomoco State Park sits on land that was a part of the Powhatan empire, just downriver from Werowocomoco, home of the paramount chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas. The new state park serves as a “gateway” to the Tsenacomoco region – land that Virginia’s Algonquin tribes occupied for hundreds of years before European settlement at Jamestown Island.”
Construct a Felted Purse by Janet Griffin 🧶👜 Construct a Felted Purse by Janet Griffin 🧶👜

Saturday, June 17th
12pm-5pm

Fabricate a wearable art piece! Form of purse will be approximately 12’’ wide by 14” tall. We will choose our top quality colors of Corriedale and Romney fibers, as well as silk to construct our one-of-a-kind work of art. This class is open to adults and teens!

Cost per student is $75.

Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/construct-a-felted-purse-by-janet-griffin/
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