Over the River and Through the Woods
Friday, March 27, 2026. A road trip to the Burwell-Morgan Mill at 15 Tannery Lane, Millwood, Virginia means ONE thing. And that it is almost time for the Spring Art at the Mill Show to begin. I rode with my art friends Sandra McClelland Lewin and Bettie Sperty to deliver our accepted artwork for the show that is opening soon.
Art at the Mill
Twice a year, we love doing that over the river and through the woods road trip. Generally, from the Tall Oaks Community building at 12298 Cotton Mill Road, Woodbridge (where the Prince William Art Society holds its monthly meetings) to Millwood, Virginia is 55.4 miles and takes about 1 hour and 18 minutes to the Burwell-Morgan Mill. And that's a live, working mill. Although these days, during the art show, I do believe they hold the milling because of the potential for dust.
Google Maps from Woodbridge to Millwood (Boyce) Virginia
And you will pass Three Fox Vineyards and another winery or two, or three along the way. There are several of them. The scenery is spectacular through farm and field, vineyard and valley, seeing horsey critters and cows. Toss in the mountains and mole hills...and The Plains and Paris. We're almost there.
The Spring Art at the Mill (AATM) Show will begin on Saturday, April 18 and will run every day until Sunday, May 3, 2026. The art reception for the artists is on Sunday, April 26 from 2 to 5. There is a small fee for visitors.
I had to show you my painting "Art Delivery to the Mill" (2025) Acrylic on Canvas by Donna Liguria. This one was shown at the Fall 2025 Art at the Mill and is available on my Etsy here or as a print here.
A body must be able to do the stairs at Art at the Mill. During the show, some artwork is available on the main ground floor, but the bulk is up a flight of stairs. On the 'basement' or bottom floor, that is where the flour is milled and historical artifacts are mainly displayed. That narrow stairway may be closed during the show. And as you may have read in some of my previous AATM posts, the artworks on display number somewhere between 850-1000 pieces from about 300 artists. The show is juried of course, which means that just getting accepted to this show is an honor in itself.
When the show opens, all of the art is shown on their ArtCall.org website gallery and you can watch what sells in nearly real-time. If your artwork sells is shows online and you'll also get an email with the good news. The web gallery link will pop up on this page https://artatthemillspring2026.artcall.org/ and you can see how incredible this show is.
The Art Check in Process is stop at one table and give your name. The Volunteers check your art in online and give you your art labels. Second stop is handing your checked in art over where the volunteers attach the labels to your works. Other volunteers then take the art and most will go up on the walls directly (at least temporarily in a spot). Any Blue Dotted art goes up the next flight of stairs to the "attic" holding area (more on that coming up).
As the volunteers put the art up, it doesn't mean it stays exactly in that spot, they are placing them around the space and will arrange the show after all artwork is dropped off Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28. The 3-D artwork is generally put on long tables and dispersed throughout the Mill for the show.
Now what about all that artwork up on the 4th floor where the Blue Dots go? As artwork sells, the volunteers automatically go upstairs and fetch artwork to fill in the blank sold spaces so that by the time of the Art Reception, ALL of the artwork will be up on the show walls. And remember, ALL of the artwork is on the web gallery online by artist alphabetically so it is being viewed. There is a preshow for special members and when the gallery goes live, you will see a LOT of artwork SOLD already.
Here are some of my previous posts about Art at the Mill if you'd like to check those out. Lots of pictures, lots of different art and of course different art accepted to each show. Basically, Art at the Mill is wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, in and on every nook and every cranny of art in many mediums including 3D- wooden, pottery, glass, and more. No photography is allowed.
Sept 29, 2025: Art Reception at art at the Mill
Sept 2, 2025: Out to Art at the Mill and 3 Fox Winery
May 5, 2025: Art at the Mill Art Reception
Sept 2024: Fall Art at the Mill
Oct 3, 2024 Art Reception
May 5, 2023: Art Reception at Art at the Mill
March 2023: Art at the Mill - Art Drop
Well, now we wait until the show and the web gallery opening on April 18. I love this art show, there is so much to see from artists all over Virginia (maybe beyond?). If you are a Prince William Art Society artist, I urge you to go see the show and to consider entering your art in the fall show. It is such a grand learning experience.
These are the 2 of my accepted artworks that will be at the show:
"African Violets in a Terracotta Pot" acrylic on canvas 10x10
"Mahogany Humidor 1" acrylic on canvas 8x10
If you are an art collector, art admirer, art buyer - Art at the Mill is the best show with hundreds of outstanding works all well worth seeing. If I don't see you at the Spring Art at the Mill, be sure and go to the Fall show!
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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for Donna's Cave Paintings and the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, VA. Donna specializes in acrylic paintings of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art.
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