Post 162: Opening Art Reception at Stonebridge Open Space Arts

Opening Art Reception at Stonebridge Open Space Arts

Thursday, April 21, 2022 - Woodbridge, Virginia. The Open Space Arts gallery at 15000 Potomac Town Center at Stonebridge celebrated the arts in Prince William County with an opening reception, featuring PWC artists and prominent members of the Prince William County community. All of the visitors browsed the art on display, met and mingled with local artists from the county and made some great connections. The Prince William Arts Council in conjunction with JBG Smith, the management company for Stonebridge, sponsor the gallery for the community to enjoy.

Local Artists Display Their Talent

A Call for Art goes out to local artists that are residents in PWC, are over the age of 18, and/or are members of a local PWC art group via email or through social media. Artists submit their information and quality images of their artwork to the Open Space Arts Committee to jury into the gallery. Jurying is a process of narrowing down the entered art pieces to the best selections that will appear for the visitors to enjoy. 

An Art Gallery Celebrating the Visual Arts in PWC

Prince William Art Society (PWAS) has been tasked with the management of the art and artists in OSA. This is an extensive, usually monthly task cycle of gathering artists, selected the best artwork, hanging the art followed by the scheduling of shifts for the artist-volunteers. 

Greeting the visitors coming in has been wonderful! They are so pleased to see the artwork in the gallery and have enjoyed voting for their favorite at each show.

The public response to the art gallery has been tremendous. With well over a 1000 visitors in April and many more in May discovering the gallery, the artists are looking forward to a busy summer with the warmer temperatures and the walking public browsing the shops and eating at the great local restaurants.

Many thanks to all the people that helped make our very first reception an awesome event in the community! And thank you to all that attended, it was a lot of fun, as you may be able to tell from the pictures. A few that I can give a shout out to are:

 

Anastasia Podorski, the Management of JBG Smith

Herb Williams, Arts Recreation Specialist 

Nandos Peri Peri and Fernando Garcia

 

 

Sandra McClelland Lewin and Herb Williams 

 

 

From the PWAS Members: 

"The reception at OSA on Thursday, April 21st for the Prince William County supervisors was a great success. The atmosphere was charged and the refreshments complimented the impressive artwork on display. Congratulations to all that helped make this event a evening to remember." - Otis Stanley

 

"Fantastic Artist Reception at OSA this past week! It was wonderful to connect with some of our County Supervisors and other local community members there. Shout out to Herb for all of his efforts putting together a great event!" - Kelly Haneklau

 

"The opening reception was a beautiful event in a beautiful space, surrounded by even more beautiful people and art. There were many fellow artists and many names I knew, and it was good to put the name with the face. It is not only a social event, but a business opportunity. And note to self, next time wear something with POCKETS for those business cards!" - Donna Liguria https://donnaliguriaart.com 

 

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Local Art:
Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5

Want to find out more about OSA?

If you are an artist in Prince William County, 18 or older OR are a member of a local art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to OR come by the gallery to find out more. 

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

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits:
Ana Quispe, Donna Liguria