Heart of Virginia Festival - 2001: The Outdoor Art Show

Around Longwood's Rotunda and Colonnade, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Art Show began 27 years ago and was so successful that four years later the Heart of Virginia Festival grew up around it. It has remained the mainstay of the Festival, drawing artists from up and down the east coast and providing high-quality art to Festival goers from throughout central Virginia.

Situated along High Street on the shaded lawns in front of the Longwood College Rotunda, the 27th Outdoor Fine Arts Show begins at 9 a.m. The works of many artists will be on exhibit for show and sale and will be professionally judged for over $2,600 in prize money. The award ceremony begins around 2 p.m.

In addition to the competition awards there will be a Merit and Purchase Award given by the Longwood Visual Arts Center. A reception for the artists, sponsored by Central Virginia Arts, will follow the show.

Artists exhibiting in this year's show

[Example of artworl from Clark Photography]

Dora Chaffin
Danielle Stocker
Jerry Plumley/Bill Anders/American Penworks
Victoria Whorley
Jeffrey Nelson/Hudson River Inlay
Darcy Phillips/Blue Swan Pottery
Edward May
Eldridge Bagley
Robert Wilkes
Linda Wilkes
Chuck Norton
Tray Eppes
Sandra Breil
Hap Hagood
Ted Barnett
Frances Wood
George Henley
Nancy Green

Coach's Pastime/Gaylord or Josette Combs
Deborah McClintock
Janet Cardwell
Avis Addleman
Nancy Lockwood
Gail Barnes
Judith Ligon/Ligon Art
Linda Patrick
William Clarke
Chris Baskin
Thomas (Don) Warters
Fuqua School
Robin Buckalew
Ridgeway Pottery/Randy & Cricket Edmonson
Jane McCauley
Paul Hughes
Dan Larsen
And additional artists

Music at the Art Show

The Southside Jazz Quartet, 12 noon and 2 p.m.

[A Picture of the Southside Jazz Quartet]

A local jazz group, The Southside Jazz Quartet led by Charlie Kinzer, will be performing on the lawn in front of the Weyanoke. Don't miss this perennial favorite!

Back in Bluegrass

Back in Bluegrass will be performing in Bicentennial Park They have been performing in the Farmville area since the early 1990s. They play a wide variety of bluegrass music, from very traditional to numbers recorded by modern bands such as Alison Krauss and The Lonesome River Band. They always include some gospel songs in their performances.

The band consists of Earl Carter playing banjo, Wilkie Chaffin on guitar, David Woodall on mandolin, and Jack Woodall on acoustic bass.

The Outdoor Art Show Celebrates 27 Years

Artists exhibiting in this year's show

Music at the Art Show