Post 369: Artist Reception at the 74th Fredericksburg Show

Artist Reception at the 74th Annual Fredericksburg Fine Arts Show and Sale

One of the earliest shows of the year in the Virginia 1-95 Northern Virginia corridor that I've taken a part in is a very nice art show in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is the second year I've joined this show.

The 74th Annual Fredericksburg Fine Arts Show and Sale is Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16, at the Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal Street, Fredericksburg, VA. Lots of great art, lots of local to you Virginia artists, lots to see!

Wall to Wall, There's Art 

Art media covers the gauntlet - oil, watercolor, acrylic, drawing, photography, 3-D sculpture, mixed media and misc too. 

Art Drop off was on Monday, March 10 for Sandra McClelland Lewin and I. I know several other Prince William Art Society members were also in the show including Staci Blanchard (The Goddess of Glitter), Maria Briganti, Cassandra and Terry Sandin - whom we saw at the Art Reception.

The Artist Reception was on Thursday, March 13, 2025 6-8pm

What we really like about this show is that the artworks are displayed by Medium. A row front and back of Oil Paintings, a row of Acrylic Paintings, a row of Watercolors, Mixed Media, Drawings and so forth. The ribbons are awarded per medium.

I was totally fascinated with the Encaustic artwork in the Mixed Media row. These had to be seen in person to get the full gist of the beauty in them.

Lo and behold, the person that won Best in Show, Catherine Hillis, is the person PWAS had just onboarded as our juror for the upcoming "Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale" in the upcoming show scheduled for June 3-15 at the ARTfactory in Manassas, VA. The Call for Art for that show will be April 1-30, 2025. Her two art pieces are above and below.

This one called "Swan Lake" won a couple of ribbons, one of them being the "People's Choice" - it was gorgeous!

Proceeds from the show benefit the Women’s Club of Fredericksburg charitable programs and Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Events programs.

Their preference is to have the prices of the artwork be affordable so they can be sure to raise funds...some of the artworks on display were pricey though. Artists CAN ask for what they want for a piece, absolutely...but...

Well anyway, the Show Dates were:

Friday, March 14, 2025, 10am–8pm 

Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10am–6pm 

Sunday, March 16, 2025, 10am–4pm 

I missed getting a picture of the black panther someone did as soon as you enter the show floor located in the Oil Painting row. That was outstanding.

Look for this annual art show at the Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal Street in Fredericksburg, VA. The entry process is not juried, they have a top number of entries that once met, the entries stop.

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