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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Post 575: PWAS Member Art Exhibit People's Choice

PWAS Member Art Exhibit People's Choice

Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) Member Art Exhibit came down today at the ARTfactory. This member only show was at the gallery in Manassas from May 15 until today. Our next show, the Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale is about to begin on June 3 and will run until June 15. We counted the People's Choice votes too.

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice awards are a fun way to see what strikes the gallery visitor's fancy and allows them time to really consider the artwork on display. Especially when there are so many wonderful artworks, in so many styles and subjects and mediums. We had a LOT of votes (that's GREAT!). Sheri Herrick and Evelyn Chatters did the honors of counting out the choices, so let's have a look at what the ARTfactory visitors loved the most - although most all of the artwork did receive some votes.

See the Web Gallery here.

Click on artwork to enlarge.

Third Place People's Choice

Mandy Powell's "Gratitude" 30x24x1.5 Mixed Media - Alcohol Ink, mixed media paper, oils

Second Place People's Choice - a Tie

Betty Sperty's "Beedazzeled" 16x20 which Bettie describes the media as Acrylic and Bling. The photo just doesn't do this artwork justice as it doesn't show the wonderful glimmer and shimmer work that went into it! This was a definite one to see in person.

Donna Liguria's "Spring at Merrimac Farm" (the Bluebells) 20x16x105 Acrylic (Painting SOLD!)

First Place People's Choice

"Stormy Seas" by Donna Liguria 40x16x1.5 in Acrylic

Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale

A People's Choice Award will also be given at the Best of the Region Show at the ARTfactory June 3- 15, so be sure to get to the ARTfactory and vote your favorite there too! The Art Reception is Saturday, June 7 from 6-8pm. Awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and some Honorable Mentions will also be awarded at the Art Reception.

See the online Web Gallery here for this show.

And a big thank you to PWAS Members Mark Clifton, Evelyn Chatters, Sheri Herrick, and Maria Briganti for helping out with the PWAS Show take down. Your help is appreciated!

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: by each artist

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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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Post 403: Artists Art Reception Strutting OUR Stuff!

Artists Art Reception Strutting OUR Stuff!

The Strut Your Stuff art show is coming to a close on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Open Space Arts, but the artists came out for the art reception on Friday, September 15 celebrating the show. A new art show called "Honor Your Heritage" will begin on September 20, 2023. The People's Choice Winners are at the bottom of this post.

An Art Reception in Photos

Photos taken by artist Tom Payne unless otherwise noted.

Penny Shaw and Bettie Sperty - who is wearing her "Bib and Tucker".

The art reception notification asked for the artists to wear their "Bib and Tucker" - which many of the artists had to Google. Of course, the characters that we are, a couple of us actually made "bibs". Evelyn modeled one of the bibs. Photo taken by Donna Liguria. PWAS bib, created by Donna Liguria

Photo taken by Evelyn Chatters.

Penny Shaw modeling the "bib". Photo taken by Evelyn Chatters.

And the Winners of the People's Choice Awards Are

Evelyn Chatters sent me the results for the People's Choice Awards for the Strut Your Stuff art show along with the pictures.

3rd Place Living Water by Kathleen Gates

2nd Place Haze by Pierre Georges

1st Place Feather of Fortune by Fatima Farzana

Let's give a big congrats to the winners!

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 Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits:
Tom Payne, Evelyn Chatters, Donna Liguria

Local Art: 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 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!

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Post 387: People's Choice Winners of For Those That Serve

People's Choice Winners

Everyone wants to know whose artwork was selected as first, second and third at Open Space Arts, right? Visitors come to the gallery and enjoy all of the local artists on display, and vote their favorite artworks and we announce them here for all the world to see.

For Those That Serve

These are the final days of the art show at Open Space Arts (OSA) at Stonebridge, as the "For Those That Serve" show closes Sunday, August 20, 2023. Before we show the winners, lets see a few pictures from around the gallery...

Art prints are available from many of the artists, and visitors enjoy supporting the artists of Prince William County - whether purchasing as a print or the original artwork.

So many things to see at OSA - from fine art, jewelry, and more

And meet the artists that man, or woman the gallery, as volunteers. Say hello to Evelyn when you see her!

Original artwork and handmade gifts are great ways to not only support the arts and decorate your own homes, but also are interesting ways to gift your friends and family and those that are "hard to buy for".

Have you been to the gallery lately? The art shows change out approximately monthly, so the art is always changing and varied.

Well, I suppose I should show you the People's Choice Winners of the ribbons for this month. Drum roll please...

In third place, the people chose PWAS member Sandra McClelland Lewin's "In Memory of"

In second place, the people voted and selected, PWAS member Donna Liguria's (me!! Wooohooo, go me! - ok settle down...) "Washington Monument Cherry Blossoms"

And in first place, Mandy Powell's painting "Last Salute" was chosen as the Open Space Arts gallery visitor's favorite artwork.

Congratulations to everyone!

Pride Show People's Choice Winners

As many of us do in these summer-time months, we head out for vacations, and I did too. I don't have the pictures and the order of the winning People's Choice winners for the Pride show that ran between June and July 2023.

If anyone has the first, second and third place winners, please update in the comments below.

Strut Your Stuff Art Show

Beginning on Wednesday, August 23 and running until Sunday, September 17, 2023 is an art show for Prince William County artists called "Strut Your Stuff". Well, knowing that artists LOVE showing off their art - we hope that you will come and see what we've worked on for you to see! AND we hope you come out to the Artist Reception on September 15 at 6:00.

See you at the show - the gallery is free to visit - Congratulate the winners - and Support the Arts!

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, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria