The Outdoor Art Show Celebrates 28 Years

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

Country Kitty by Victoria Whorley, winner of 1st place in Watercolor in 2002

The Art Show began 29 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 University, the 29th 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.

Somer, oil painting by Ernestine J. Moore

Summer Breeze, oil on linen by Eldridge Bagley, winner of 2nd place in Oil/Acrylic in 2002

A sample of Frog Moon Pottery by Jan Crowther, winner of 1st place in Sculpture/Pottery in 2002

Artists exhibiting in this year's show

Avis Addleman, Farmville
Eldridge Bagley, Victoria
Liz Bahl-Moore & Melissa Gross, Farmville
Gail Barnes, Drakes Branch
William Clarke, Blackstone
Jan Crowther, Palmyra
Jackson D'Armond, Chesapeake
Cricket & Randy Edmonson, Farmville
Tray Eppes, Cullen
Nancy Green, Victoria
Fank Hailey, Meherrin
Lizzie Harris, Roanoke
Laura Jones, Amherst
Ralph Lamm, Charlottesville
Judith Ligon, Harrisonburg
Nancy Lockwood, Farmville

Genevieve Lynn, Arlington
Edward May, Howardsville
Jane McCauley, Stuarts Draft
Ernestine Monroe, Farmville
Sherry Morgan, Amissville
Lara Mossler, Farmville
Michael Parmer, Waynesboro
Darcy Phillips, Charlottesville
Mike Poole, Charlottesville
Artists exhibiting in this year's show
Danielle Stocker, Brookneal
Victoria Whorley, Naola
Lynn Windsor, Louisa
Francis Wood, Jr., Farmville
Kappa Pi, Longwood
The Club Creek Foundation

Music at the Art Show

Bicentennial Stage on High Street will again feature young area musicians from 11 am until 4 pm.

11 am - For Days After
A Farmville area band that features Seth Brogan on vocals, Justin Shear on guitar, Nick Kuzmiak on drums, Sean O'Brien on bass, and Zach Bradshaw on guitar and vocal.

12 noon - Sandbox Bullies
Sandbox Bullies hale from Salisbury, Maryland, and consists of four musicians from the Salisbury area.

1 pm - Zero Hour
Zero Hour is from Richmond, Virginia. The band performs original songs along with covers of their favorite bands such as Aerosmith, Blink 182, Green Day, The Hives, New Found Glory, Sum 41, and others. Band members include Sean McCalla on lead guitar and vocals, Austin Tevis on drums, and Sarah McCalla on bass guitar, keyboards, harmonica, and vocals. The band can be contacted at zerohour00@msn.com.

3 pm - Alone
This post-grunge/metal band features Jeremy Clarke on vocals, Nat Carter on guitars, T.W. Spillman on bass guitar, and Kevin Reeves on drums.

On the Lawn of the Weyanoke

The Southside Jazz Quartet, 1 pm and 3 pm
Sponsored by First Virginia Bank-Colonial

Festival in Farmville and the Spring Open House at the MacCallum More Gardens in Chase City. Members of the group are Charles Kinzer, saxophone and clarinet; Stan Smith, piano; Scott Haley, bass; and Gordon Smith, drums. A frequent addition the quartet is trumpeter Rick Neller. The band's style reflects the entire gamut of jazz, from the snappy dance hits of the 1920s to the energized jazz-funk fusion of today. Don't miss this perennial favorite!

Heart Of Virginia Festival
P.O. Box 35
Farmville, VA 23901

email: info@heartofvirginia.org