Let's Go to the Show! April is Emerging Artists at OSA
Have you been to Open Space Arts? If yes - GREAT! The current show for March is coming to a close this weekend, Sunday, March 26, 2023 - Women in Literature and the new show is quietly being built behind the scenes...(dramatic pause)
Emerging Student Art
Woo-hoo! A full year of ART at Stonebridge!! THANKYOU to everyone that helped to make art happen!
From the good folks that run Stonebridge - JBG Smith, to the Prince William County Arts Council, to the Prince William Art Society - and ALL of the various artists, musicians, dancers, authors, and everyone that helped Open Space Arts be what it is today - April 2, 2023 is our full one-year anniversary. We have had some AWESOME art, great food from local restaurants, and so many talented people working to have OSA be here and had some TASTY art receptions!
Beginning on Wednesday, March 29 to April 30 we are featuring "Emerging Student Art" at the gallery. The ages are from 15 to 25 year olds, all local artists - so come by and see the creativity and wonderful imaginations of these artists!
Last year, in June of 2022, we featured an emerging young artist show that was well represented - we may have some of the same artists with new art and some new faces as well. The art reception for this show is on Friday, March 31.
We actually began Open Space Arts (OSA) in Nov-Dec of 2021 for a 3-week art show. Everyone loved it so much, we came back and opened the art space in April 2022. But we are still having a LOT of people say that they did not know such a wonderful art gallery was in Prince William County.
People's Choice Award Winners
We will also feature a section of the gallery with an invitation to our past artists -People Choice Award-winning art!
We love having the visitors to the gallery vote on their favorite piece of art hanging at our local artist's shows. Actually, on this blog, if you see the "Most Popular Posts" section, most of them are the winner list posts as the most viewed.
We have asked our past winners to bring in a piece that has won First, Second or Third place - so if the artist still has the piece (wasn't sold), you might recognize your favorite!
In honor of our past People's Choice Winners, here is a list:
February 2023
"African American Voices and Visions"
1st place - Three way tie!
- Anna Gatling - "Cotton and Chain"
- Kate Brogden - "James River Naiad through the Manchester Bridge"
- Otis Stanley - "Sultry"
2nd place: Tom Payne - "Slave Hands"
3rd place: Rita Nolan - "The Whole World in his Hands"
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2023/02/post-304-open-space-arts-gallery.html
January 2023
"After the Master's Style"
1st Place is Tom Payne's "Vermeer's Vision" (sold)
Second Place is Bettie Sperty's "Sweet Dreams"
Tied for Third Place are
- Kate Brogdon's " Redwood Forest Nymph Losing Hope"
- Donna Liguria's "Only God Can Make a Tree"
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2023/01/post-286-open-space-arts-peoples-choice.html
December 2022
"Deck Your Halls"
First Place went to Fatima Farzana for “Modern Hearth”
Second Place went to Penny Shaw for “All Seasons in One”
Three way tie for Third:
- Tom Payne “Mrs. Clause is Lost" and “Foxtrot in Occoquan,
- Katherine Owens “DeadEnd”
No Blog Post for this one, folks. Hey! It was a busy month!
November 2022
"Harvest of Artists"
1st. Anna Gatling "Raspberry Crush"
2nd. Ann McCarty "Gulf Sunset"
3rd. Sumi "Autumn Flame" (sold)
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2022/11/post-263-winners-we-got-winners.html
October 2022
"Hispanic Heritage Art Show"
1st. Saul Roldan - "Inspiration"
2nd. Kevin Johnson - "Mexican Flower"
3rd. Saul Roldan - "Eggs on a Pan"
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2022/10/post-327-peoples-choice-for-hispanic.html
September 2022
Was the PWCAC India Show
August 2022
Was the PWCAC Ghana Show
July 2022
"Summer Spotlight on Art" Art Show
1st Place Blue Ribbon: Tom Payne for ”Last Hope”
2nd Place Red Ribbon: Fatima Farzana for “Dreaming in Purple”
3rd Place White Ribbon: Scott McDonald for “Midnight Dunes”
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2022/07/post-187-summer-spotlight-on-art.html
June 2022
Was the PWCAC "Emerging Artist" Art Show
May 2022
"Beauty and the Beach" Art Show
1st Place Blue Ribbon: Stephanie McGee for "Parrot Fish" 3-D Collage/paper filigree 18x24
2nd Place Red Ribbon: Scott McDonald for "Midnight Wave" Oil, 24x28
3rd Place White Ribbon: Scott McDonald for "Seaside Sunset" Oil, 20x26
April 2022
"Coloring the County" Art Show
1st Place: Bettie Sperty "Bees on Pink Flower" - Acrylic with Silver Metallic Leaf on Canvas 36x36
2nd Place: Stephanie McGee "Octopus Fan" - Approx. 20"x28" 3-D collage and paper filigree
3rd Place: Stephanie McGee "The Owl and the Pussycat" Approx. 21"x21" 3-D collage and paper filigree
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2022/04/post-143-and-winners-arepeoples-choice.html
December 2021
First Place: Otis Stanley received the most votes for his painting of the girl with the braided hair called "Sultry"
Second Place Tie:
- Painting Name: "Mountain Path" by Donna Liguria
- Painting Name: "Birch Trees" by Penny Shaw. This painting was sold
Reference Blog Post: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/12/post-89-pwas-congratulations-and.html
And if your answer to the above question was "no" (?!?!)...you will need to plan a trip to Open Space Arts! It is located up from Wegman's between Ulta and the Loft, on the same block as Barnes and Noble, across from DSW. There are so many great restaurants and nice places to shop around, or grab a cup of Joe - then come on in and wander the gallery. See you there soon!
Author: Donna Liguria
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 Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.
Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
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