Heart of Virginia Festival - 2002: The Outdoor Art Show

Around Longwood, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Art Show began 28 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 28th 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

Avis Addleman, Farmville
Eldridge Bagley, Victoria
Sandra Breil, Farmville
Janet Cardwell, New Market
Patricia Clinton, Huddleston
Jackson D'Armond, Chesapeake
Kara Donatelli, Benson, NC
Cricket & Randy Edmonson, Farmville
Tray Eppes, Cullen
Nancy Green, Victoria
George Henley, Farmville
Nancy Lockwood, Farmville
Edward May, Howardsville
Jane McCauley, Stuarts Draft
Fred Miller, Williamsburg

Ernestine Monroe, Farmville
Jeffrey Nelson, Ossining, NY
Michael Parmer, Waynesboro
Linda Patrick, Lyndhurst
Darcy Phillips, Charlottesville
Ann Reynolds, Charlotte C.H.
Danielle Stocker, Brookneal
Victoria Whorley, Naola
Linda Wilkes, Gladstone
Robert Wilkes, Gladstone
Francis Wood, Jr., Farmville
Kappa Pi, Longwood
Ashworth/Ferguson Jewelry, Richmond
And additional artists

Music at the Art Show

Bicentennial Stage

The Heart of Virginia Festival will feature a new venue this year. The stage at the Bicentennial Park off of High Street will feature music performed by young local musicians from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

On the Lawn of the Weyanoke

Bill & Pam Gurley, Contemporary Folk Musicians, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Bill and Pam Gurley of Lancaster, Virginia, have been mainstays of the Tidewater acoustic music family for many years. Since the early seventies, the couple has performed extensively at festival and concerts, making many friends along the way. The Daily Press describes their music as "clean and polished yet rustic and natural-musical communication on a deep, honest level."

Pam's voice is known for its crystalline, warm quality. She accompanies her husband on the guitar as he switches with ease between fiddle, banjo, guitar, and mandolin. Their live performances include hot licks, solid songwriting and soaring harmonies that appeal to listeners from all walks of life.

Recently, the Gurleys celebrated the release of their first CD together, "Lights of Home." This collection of original songs and other tunes draws from Celtic, Bluegrass, and Swing influences to create a unique and enjoyable recording that is being widely and warmly received.

[A Picture of the Southside Jazz Quartet]

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

Sponsored by First Virginia Bank-Colonial

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!

The Outdoor Art Show Celebrates 28 Years

Artists exhibiting in this year's show

Music at the Art Show