Arts: Galleries

Cottage Curator

An independent art gallery in the historic Sperryville Schoolhouse Annex, owned and operated by artist/curator Jackie Bailey Labovitz, it features Labovitz’s own stunning, large format floral photography, as well as work by other local, regional and nationally recognized art and craft artists, many of whom have pieces in major museum collections. Both budding and mature collectors are welcome. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. 12018A Lee Hwy., Sperryville. Call 540-773-2700 or 202-345-1733 and visit online cottagecurator.com

De’Danann Glassworks

Patricia Brennan has worked as a stained glass artist in Sperryville for over 36 years. She is the owner and artist of De'Danann Glassworks, where she produces her commissioned work, teaches classes and creates art glass. She uses many different techniques in her stained glass work: kiln fired hand painting on glass, silk screening, etching, fusing, mosaic and slumping. She is dedicated to preserving the integrity of an old world art form, while combining the use of the technology available today. 540-987-8615; www.dedanann.net

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Gay Street Gallery

Landscape painter Kevin H. Adams’ studio is adjacent to his and partner Jay Brown’s Gay Street Gallery (337 Gay St., Washington) in what had been a historic mercantile and later school bus garage. Both the studio and fine-art gallery, which hosts exhibits of works by select, award-winning artists from Virginia and around the country. Call 540-227-5100 or email info@gaystreetgallery.com for details.

Gallery 3 Fine Art

Gallery 3 is a fine art gallery plus 3 working studios. Each studio is occupied by a single artist working in a particular medium. Mary Allen: realistic watercolor; Kate Anderson: printmaking; Marilyn Armor: abstract 12018B Lee Hwy., Sperryville. 540-9875078.

Geneva Welch Gallery

Geneva Welch is a nationally known artist who displays watercolor, oil painting and dry-point etchings of animals and country scenes. Limitededition prints and hand-painted ornaments and platters. Open weekends at 341 Main St., Washington. Call 540-675-3332 (540-675-3686 for the studio), email geneva@genevawelch.com or visit genevawelch.com

Hazel River Arts & Antiques

The largest group of artists under one roof in Rappahannock County are here, including glassworks, pottery, finely crafted furniture, basketry, painters of all kinds, weaving and rug hooking. Artists perform regular demonstrations and are often found in their studios at work. Exhibitions rotate in the great

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room, as well as displays of the works of guest artists, by invitation. Hazel River Arts and Antiques is located at 12652 Lee Hwy., Washington. Call 540-987-8440 or visit www. hazelriverartandantiques.com for current hours.

Glassworks Gallery

Since 1984, Glassworks Gallery has offered excellent quality hand made art and fine craft to add a little bit of beauty to your world. We currently display the talent of about 40 mostly local artists. Artistic media include blown glass, ceramics, metalwork, needle felting and wet felting, photography, poetry, stained glass, jewelry, and much more. Please check our Etsy shops for items available online purchase. Glassworksgallery.com

Inn at Little Washington Tavern Shops

Just across Main Street from the famed five-star restaurant, you can visit the gallery inside the Tavern Shops, where an ever-changing exhibit of artists is presented. At 439 Main St., Washington. Call 540675-3801, ext. 215 or visit theinnatlittlewashington.com/ tavern-shops

Middle Street Gallery

Middle Street Gallery showcases fine art by regional artists with monthly special exhibits of painting, photography, sculpture and mixed-media. Located next to the Inn at Little Washington, the gallery has been a beacon of culture for over 35 years in rural Rappahannock County. Located at 325A Middle St., Washington. Call 540-675-1313 or visit middlestreetgallery.org

Old Rag Photography

Old Rag Photography Gallery is a cooperative of three photographers from diverse backgrounds with individual specialties. Members include Joyce Harman, Ray Boc and Francie Schroeder. We offer fine quality prints and photographic services. You can find an exhibit in Griffin Tavern, Flint Hill. Visit Facebook/Old Rag Photography and www. oldragphoto

R.H. Ballard Gallery

Celebrating 25 years in Little Washington, artist Robert H. Ballard, a gallery and museum curator for over 50 years, exhibits a wide range of regional and international paintings, ceramics, sculpture, one-of-a-kind rugs, and original French lithographs. He and his wife, Joanie Ballard, have a second floor filled with an artful mix of fine gifts, French table linens, and unique decorative items. Location: 307 Main St., Washington, hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, closed Tuesday. Call 540-675-1411 or visit rhballardgallery.com

River District Potters

Four potters — Sara Adams, Susan Hornbostel, Doris Jones and Nancy Nord — joyfully making functional and artful ceramics. Our gallery and studio are at 7 River Ln., Sperryville, in the Copper Fox Antiques building, across from the Copper Fox Distillery. We welcome visitors to see our work at www. facebook/riverdistrictpotters.com or email riverdistrictpotters@ comcast.net for an appointment.

Sperryville ARTist Cooperative

A music and art showcase featuring new, emerging and independent talent, the studio features fine art and handcrafts, unique, cultural gift items, learning tools and a non-GMO seed supply. Located in the Sperryville River District. Call 540-987-9288 or email artiststudio@livingsky.org

Thornton River Art

Thornton River Art, a collaboration of Rappahannock artists Martin Woodard, Patricia Brennan and Heidi Morf, features an eclectic collection of local art including fine art, stained glass, mosaics, pottery, weaving, jewelry, metal art and more. From thoughtful and creative gifts to heirloom quality art, the gallery at 36 Main St. in Sperryville showcases the innovative and inventive energy of Rappahannock County. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FridaySunday or by appointment. Call 540-547-7845 or visit thorntonriverart.com.

Gay Street Gallery presents the work of select, award-winning artists from Virginia and around the country. With a focus on paintings, the Gallery also shows sculpture, blown glass, turned wood vessels and other three-dimensional art. Resident artist Kevin H. Adams (pictured above in his studio adjacent to the Gallery) was formerly a Combat Artist in the United States Marine Corps, and he has a long relationship with both the National Park Service and the Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program, through which Kevin’s paintings of the American landscape (also pictured above) have been exhibited around the world. The Gallery is open 10 am - 5 pm Wednesday through Monday every week, and also by chance on Tuesday.

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337 Gay Street, Washington, VA 540-227-5100 gaystreetgallery.com info@GayStreetGallery.com

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