Arts on Main

Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia

2022 Daffodil Festival: Fabulously Fun Arts and Flowers

Arts on Main is partnering with the Garden Club of Gloucester to sponsor “Fabulously Fun Arts and Flowers.” This is a creative event where art will be interpretated through floral arrangements. It is in conjunction with the 2022 Daffodil Festival. Stop by Arts on Main during the months of January, February, and March to choose the piece of art you will be interpreting. Floral arrangements will be on display during the Daffodil Festival, on Apri 2 & 3. This event is free and open to everyone who wants to participate.

Download the Daffodil Festival Application, complete, and turn in at Arts on Main.

 

2022 Daffodil Festival: Fabulously Fun Arts and Flowers

Arts on Main is partnering with the Garden Club of Gloucester to sponsor “Fabulously Fun Arts and Flowers.” This is a creative event where art will be interpretated through floral arrangements. It is in conjunction with the 2022 Daffodil Festival. Stop by Arts on Main during the months of January, February, and March to choose the piece of art you will be interpreting. Floral arrangements will be on display during the Daffodil Festival, on Apri 2 & 3. This event is free and open to everyone who wants to participate.

Download the Daffodil Festival Application, complete, and turn in at Arts on Main.

 

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax:” 3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax”
3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes
Tuesday, March 22- Thursday, March 24
1:00pm – 4:00pm

 

This fun and comprehensive workshop with artist Mary Montague Sikes will lead you to experiment with non-traditional tools and methods. You will develop a strong composition as you build a history on your paper or cradled wooden board. Learn to apply oil paint with old credit cards, a kitchen bowl scrapper, and painting knives. Like a sculptor, you will scrape away sections of your work and build up other sections as you draw with crayons and create lines with skewers, knife edges and more. The possibilities are endless. On the last day, you might indeed feel as those you have traveled with Monet to an art land of wonder and fantasy.

 

This is a three-afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.) workshop which will give you ample time to develop your ideas as you create starts for paintings you will forever treasure. Monti will give demonstrations throughout the workshop and will work with you one-on-one, allowing ample time for you to create your own paintings.

 

Monti loves all art media. Her career started with pastels and oil paints; then she discovered acrylics on canvas which continue to this day to be her favorite media. Over the years, she has enjoyed experimenting and has found the joy of new discovery each time she adds cold wax to vibrant oil paint.

 

Come explore with her and create the fountain of youth as you journey where you have never been before in your artful travels.

 

When you register for the workshop, you will receive the link to a supply list and contact information to ask questions.


3-Day Workshop is $200.00 per student.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 18 @ 5pm




 

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax:” 3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax”
3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes
Tuesday, March 22- Thursday, March 24
1:00pm – 4:00pm

 

This fun and comprehensive workshop with artist Mary Montague Sikes will lead you to experiment with non-traditional tools and methods. You will develop a strong composition as you build a history on your paper or cradled wooden board. Learn to apply oil paint with old credit cards, a kitchen bowl scrapper, and painting knives. Like a sculptor, you will scrape away sections of your work and build up other sections as you draw with crayons and create lines with skewers, knife edges and more. The possibilities are endless. On the last day, you might indeed feel as those you have traveled with Monet to an art land of wonder and fantasy.

 

This is a three-afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.) workshop which will give you ample time to develop your ideas as you create starts for paintings you will forever treasure. Monti will give demonstrations throughout the workshop and will work with you one-on-one, allowing ample time for you to create your own paintings.

 

Monti loves all art media. Her career started with pastels and oil paints; then she discovered acrylics on canvas which continue to this day to be her favorite media. Over the years, she has enjoyed experimenting and has found the joy of new discovery each time she adds cold wax to vibrant oil paint.

 

Come explore with her and create the fountain of youth as you journey where you have never been before in your artful travels.

 

When you register for the workshop, you will receive the link to a supply list and contact information to ask questions.


3-Day Workshop is $200.00 per student.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 18 @ 5pm




 

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax:” 3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes

“Traveling with Monet, Using Oil and Cold Wax”
3-Day Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes
Tuesday, March 22- Thursday, March 24
1:00pm – 4:00pm

 

This fun and comprehensive workshop with artist Mary Montague Sikes will lead you to experiment with non-traditional tools and methods. You will develop a strong composition as you build a history on your paper or cradled wooden board. Learn to apply oil paint with old credit cards, a kitchen bowl scrapper, and painting knives. Like a sculptor, you will scrape away sections of your work and build up other sections as you draw with crayons and create lines with skewers, knife edges and more. The possibilities are endless. On the last day, you might indeed feel as those you have traveled with Monet to an art land of wonder and fantasy.

 

This is a three-afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.) workshop which will give you ample time to develop your ideas as you create starts for paintings you will forever treasure. Monti will give demonstrations throughout the workshop and will work with you one-on-one, allowing ample time for you to create your own paintings.

 

Monti loves all art media. Her career started with pastels and oil paints; then she discovered acrylics on canvas which continue to this day to be her favorite media. Over the years, she has enjoyed experimenting and has found the joy of new discovery each time she adds cold wax to vibrant oil paint.

 

Come explore with her and create the fountain of youth as you journey where you have never been before in your artful travels.

 

When you register for the workshop, you will receive the link to a supply list and contact information to ask questions.


3-Day Workshop is $200.00 per student.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 18 @ 5pm




 

2022 Daffodil Festival Print Unveiling Reception at Arts on Main

2022 Daffodil Festival Print Unveiling Reception at Arts on Main

Saturday, March 19

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Arts on Main is excited to be hosting the 2022 Daffodil Festival Print Unveiling Reception. The Daffodil Festival celebrates the heritage of Gloucester, promotes a positive image, creates a sense of community spirit and provides beautification throughout Gloucester County. We are excited to be back, after missing a print for the 2021 festival! Each year, the Daffodil Festival searches for the artwork to become the Official Daffodil Festival Limited Edition Print.  The art must include daffodils in a creative but realistic interpretation and should reflect the overall “feeling” of the Daffodil Festival and history of Gloucester.

Entries will be accepted Saturday, January 15, 2022, 1:00-5:00 pm at Gloucester Main Street Library.  The entry fee is $25 and can be paid via cash or check (made payable to Gloucester County).

All artists are expected to attend the 2022 Print Unveiling Reception for the winning artwork reveal, scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2022, 2:00-4:00 pm at Gloucester Arts on Main.  The winning art will remain with the Daffodil Festival.  All other work can be picked up at the conclusion of the Print Unveiling Reception.

For more information, visit Print Contest – Daffodil Festival Gloucester, Virginia (daffodilfestivalva.org)