Post 571: PWAS at Arts Alive 2025! in Manassas, VA Sun Sep 14

PWAS at Arts Alive 2025! in Manassas, VA Sun Sep 14 

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) will have about 13 artist members at the PWCAC Arts Alive! art extravaganza on Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 12 to 5. This is a wonderful art event for friends and family that love all things art - visual art, performing art, song and dance and MORE! Come out to the Hylton Performing Art Center at 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Park and enjoy the day.

Past Arts Alive! Photos

Here is the PWC Arts Council agenda for the day https://www.pwcartscouncil.org/artsalive/

Here are a variety of photos from some past Arts Alive! that I've attended since I joined PWAS...our local artists will have their art up for you to browse and hope you see something you LOVE! Come by and see us and our art!

The PWAS Artists that will be at Arts Alive! 2025:

Donna Liguria

Robert Dew

Sherri Herrick

Arlene Hermansen

Staci Blanchard

Luis Munoz

Maria Theresa Tess Sain

Mark Clifton

Richard Tyler

Ana Quispe

Jennifer Batty

Kat Gates

Eric Ndofor

Sandra Lewin

 

The show goes on rain or shine - most of the show is inside. Food trucks are available and it is a fun day. Hope to see you there!

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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Post 581: Bull Run Library Makers Faire Sat Jun 7, 2025

Bull Run Library Makers Faire Sat Jun 7, 2025

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Bull Run Library Makers Faire in Manassas, VA. A few Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members were at the library and the art group has some art up in the foyer.

At the Faire were PWAS Members Arlene Hermansen, Bettie Sperty and Richard Tyler. 

On the wall in the foyer of the Bull Run Library is artwork by PWAS Members Mark Murphy, Arlene Hermansen, Kelly Haneklau, Donna Liguria, Bettie Sperty, JJ Robers, and Staci Blanchard. The artwork is for sale through the Prince William Art Society's online Art Store. Any questions about the Art Store are found here, on the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog - Support the arts!

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Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, 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.

Photography/Video Credits: Bettie Sperty and David Dillon

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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

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Post 570: PWAS Exhibit at the Bull Run Library June/July

PWAS Exhibit at the Bull Run Library June/July

The Bull Run Library is where we are invited to put up our art for June and again for July so here is an easy call for art for our Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members. PWAS Secretary Bettie Sperty is the event coordinator for this show, so you'll need to contact her if you want to be a part of this event - immediately!

 

View of the Bull Run Library - the art up

PWAS art exhibit at Bull Run Library for the month of June!!

Highlights:

• Submit up to 3 pieces
• Accepting medium sized artwork for the entry walls until Saturday, May 24th!
• Sizes accepted are minimum of 144 sq.in. (example -12”x12”), maximum size of 320 sq.in. ( example - 16”x20”).
• Artwork will be sold via the PWAS Online Art Store
• Deadline for submissions Saturday, May 24 11pm 
• Art Notification acceptance/regrets Tuesday, May 27
• Art Delivery Sunday, June 1 1:30 to 2:30pm 
  

Once again PWAS has been invited to display their artwork at the beautiful Bull Run Library located at 8051 Ashton Ave, Manassas, VA 20109.  The art display area is a bright, open area immediately inside the front doors of the library making it the very first thing the visitors see upon entering.  This is not a juried show and all PWAS artists are invited to submit up to 3 pieces for consideration for display.  Due to limited space, only 16-18 pieces will be accepted (total from all artists). These pieces will be chosen by size and order of submission. (First ones submitted will be the first ones considered), so please reply and submit your entry as soon as possible.

This PWAS Art Show will be up and on display during the Bull Run Library Maker Faire being held on June 7th, which attracts several hundred visitors for the day. Contact Bettie for more info of course - bettiesperty@gmail.com

PWAS Shows 2025

PWAS has so many shows and events.  You have plenty of opportunities to show your art.

• PWAS show at the ARTfactory (juried - show ongoing NOW at the ARTfactory)
• PWAS Best of Region show (juried - show coming up at the ARTfactory June 3-15).
• This new Bull Run Library show
• September Arts Alive (non-juried - show at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas)
• and more coming

Note that Bettie has said that she has been contacted by library visitors in the past while showing art at the Bull Run Library for several commissions too! 

See info about the PWAS Online Art Store here

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Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, 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.

Photography/Video Credits: Donna Liguria

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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

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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Post 556: PWAS at the Manassas Park Community Day

PWAS at the Manassas Park Community Day

Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 10-2 the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) will be in Manassas Park for their Community Day. Located at 100 Park Central Plaza, Manassas Park, Virginia, artists from the art group will feature a variety of art in a lot of sizes and styles for viewing and for purchase.

The PWAS art group will have our art equipment - tent up, gridwalls up, and their artwork up, so come by and say hi! We'd love to tell you more about our group.

The Prince William Art Society

Also known as PWAS, this nonprofit art organization was established in 1971. The art group has a long history of being in and around Prince William County, promoting the arts and our members all around the communities in the county and beyond. 

About PWAS - a History

PWAS meets once a month on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Road, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm. Check the PWAS website for the most recent happenings at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/ and our PWAS Artistry Spin at https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/ for about everything! Our blog has art news, photos, artworks, highlights, features, occasionally opinion, and about anything art. We like saying, "you miss a meeting and you miss a lot". Followed by, "if its about PWAS, its in the blog".

The art group looks forward to visiting the Manassas Park Community Day on April 19 and showing our art to you. And the Prince William Art Society will be back in Manassas at the ARTfactory for an art show beginning on May 15 and running until May 30 AND again for the Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale June 3-15. Come by and see us for all of shows.

And take note that some PWAS members will also be attending the Annaburg Manor art show April 25-27, 2025 too! 

UPDATE: Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025

We had a cloudy day. We had a breezy day. We had a sunny day. We had terror wind gusts bust through the tent and send prints and objects flying. Luckily, we didn't lose any artwork. Think about it, canvases are quite literally sails, so gusts of wind are not friendly with art shows. When it came time that we were each holding a tent leg, it was time to pack it up! 

Nonetheless, we had a pleasant day with our art friends and our community day celebrants. 

 

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Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, 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.

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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

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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