Fall Tall Oaks PWAS Art Show Sat, Oct 7, 2023
The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) has a handful or art shows throughout the year that are held in various locations in Prince William County, with the Tall Oaks Community Center hosting 2 of them each year. The art group also has their monthly meetings in the same location on the fourth Monday of the month, at 7:30pm. 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, Virginia.
A Local Art Show in Lake Ridge
I don't know how many years the Prince William Art Society has had their Spring and their Fall Tall Oaks Art Shows at the Tall Oaks Community Center on Cotton Mill Road in Woodbridge. I wonder if anyone in the group knows? I was thinking it might be nice to say the "Tenth Annual" or the "Sixth Annual" Fall Tall Oaks Art Show was just held this past Saturday.... But I don't know the number.
Yet, we did have it, on Saturday, October 7, 2023. It started off with rain (as it has often done), then in the afternoon, POW! Big ole' sunshine and a beautiful fall day!
We had a good turn out and one of the ladies that stopped in said, "I come every year." I wondered how many years that was as I've only been a PWAS member since 2021. I took part in the Spring (usually held on the first Saturday in May...hey, like the Kentucky Derby!) and the Fall Tall Oaks Shows since then.
Here are a few pictures of the show. The PWAS members with art up included:
Richard Tyler, Jewell Pratt Burns, Ana Quispe, Maria Briganti, Doreen Dauer, Rosemary Schatz, Mayra Itzul Torres, and I, Donna Liguria.
I've often found that participating in the PWAS art shows are great ways to really make good friends within the art community and learn more about what they do. And getting to talk to all the visitors is fun too - as well as showing them our art on display, which helps them to get to know YOU, as the artist.
A group art show also makes the work go faster as everyone pitches in to help set it up AND take it down. Funny how much quicker it always comes down.
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Donna Liguria and Ana Quispe
Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
I’m glad to hear there was a good turn out. I’m sad I couldn’t participate this year.
ReplyDeleteStaci Blanchard