Art Exhibits at the

Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit

October 5, 6 & 7, 2012
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Click to enlarge Paintings by Antonia Walker, Penny Sanford,and A. Rose

The Waterford Fair is well known for the top craftspeople and the five homes on tour each day. What may not be so well known is that the Fair hosts two first-rate Art Exhibits. During the days of the Fair, one of the Waterford Foundation’s period red barns (on Second Street) is transformed into a rustic gallery for the Red Barn Art Exhibit. This is a judged show, featuring the work of some well known local and regional fine artists who exhibit every year, as well as paintings and the occasional sculpture by more than seventy artists. Past year winners.

Our judge again this year is Wendell Poindexter, professor of art and Visual Arts Department program manager at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. He also is art center director for the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery and Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at the college. Mr. Poindexter holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Baltimore.

Downstairs in the barn is the fun and affordable Art Mart, where one can find quality art at a reasonable cost. Here is more good art, some by the same artists whose works hang upstairs.

We are proud of the quality of the art that is offered at the Waterford Fair. The Red Barn Art Exhibit and the Art Mart present yet another venue of beautiful, individually hand-crafted collections in addition to the artisans who have booths.

Red Barn Exhibit: A judged show, with prizes awarded. View and purchase paintings and other art pieces submitted by both amateur and professional artists.

Art Mart: Located in the ground floor in the same Red Barn on Second Street are paintings submitted just for sale. There is a $450 price ceiling for these works.

The Florence Kiley Fellowship for Study in the Fine Arts, which honors the memory of a dedicated Loudoun County art teacher and artist, is a competition open to high school students in the graduating classes of 2011 or 2012. The winner will receive a $2,500 scholarship, to be used for further study in the arts. Artists may enter one work. The winner will be displayed during the Fair at the Red Barn.

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