The Art of Stoneware Reception: Friday, April 7, 6-9pm
Terrarium Workshop: Friday, April 7, 6-8pm

PONSHOP Studio and Gallery is excited to host our April First Friday reception, “The Art of Stoneware,” on Friday, April 7 from 6-9pm. Join us in appreciating the PONSHOP potters, as well as welcoming a new ceramicist, Ahnalisa Reavis, to the lineup. New work will also be on display by artists Scarlett Pons, Rachel Ruddle, and Matt James.

Missed out on last month’s Terrarium Workshop? No worries! During the First Friday reception, Scarlett Pons will be instructing another workshop between 6 and 8pm. Register online or by phone prior to April 7th and the $40 fee includes a glass container and all other materials.

Join us for Coffee with the Curator sponsored by Middleburg Common Grounds! NSLM invites members of the public to celebrate its latest exhibition, Andre Pater: A Matter of Light, featuring artwork by contemporary sporting artist Andre Pater. The program includes an informal coffee reception followed by a tour of the new exhibition conducted by the artist himself.
$5 admission, free to NSLM members
RSVP to Anne Marie Barnes, Clarice & Robert H. Smith Educator, at ABarnes@NationalSporting.org, (540) 687-6542 x25

Ever wanted to get into the mind of an artist? Meet world renowned artist Ignacio Alperin April 29 from 4-6 pm! Buenos Aires artist Ignacio Alperin Bruvera will be on exhibit March 8 – April 29 at the Center for the Arts. The Center for the Arts will be hosting a Meet the Artist event open to the public prior to our International Jazz Celebration. His approach to artmaking is based on his synesthesia, a unique ability to “see sounds”. Just as there is beauty and complexity to jazz, the same qualities spill out from this artist onto canvas.

The Arts In The Village Gallery is proud to announce its Featured Artist Exhibit “Coming up Spring”with works by oil painter Steven Myles and potter Amy Oliver. The exhibit is a celebration of nature and the renewal of life in Spring. Amy Oliver’s organic ceramic vessels are her way of honoring the earth from where her materials heed. Amy’s love for surface work and texture is transformed on her pieces in the form of carvings of trees, birds and other subjects from nature. Oil painter Steven Myles seeks to portray scenes from nature that evoke an emotional or spiritual response from the viewer. Steven’s depiction of nature and ambience is like a brief, magical encounter with that specific scene through his use of light and point of view.Steve will be painting and Amy will be demonstrating handbuilding and sculpting clay on Saturday, May 20 from 5 – 7 pm.
Arts in the Village Gallery, 1601 Village Market Blvd., Suite 116, Leesburg, VA, 20175. Email: info@artsinthevillage.com. Phone: 571-442-8661. Website: www.artsinthevillage.com.

Les Yeux du Monde is pleased to present Peter Skinner: Paintings from May 12-June 18th. Born in Seattle Washington, Skinner attended the Juilliard School of Drama, and went on to become an actor, sculptor, painter and writer. Although his paintings have been exhibited and collected worldwide, Les Yeux du Monde is thrilled to introduce them to his adopted hometown of Charlottesville, where he has resided for 22 years. There will be an opening reception with the artist on Friday May 12 from 5-7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the sale of the paintings will benefit the Focused Ultrasound Foundation in Charlottesville.

Rahshia Sawyer is a conceptual photographer based in the DC area. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Foundation Francois Schneider, and Radford University Museum. Her current projects focus on the relationships that exist between beauty and humanity and its balanced (or imbalanced) interaction between reality and fantasy. Her figurative floating silk panels dwarf the viewer, disconnecting them from reality, and recreating their singular emotional struggle with loss — an experience we all share. Come experience the art for yourself at the reception, May 13, 6-8 pm.

Time: Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Price: Adults $10; Seniors $8; Youth $8; Children Free; Members Free
Phone: (540) 687-6542
Information: The bold and vibrant compositions of contemporary sporting artist Andre Pater (Polish-American, b. 1953) are often compared to those of the great 20th-century British sporting artist Sir Alfred Munnings. Pater’s refinement in pastels in addition to the classic medium of oil solidifies his rightful place as an illustrious artist in the 21st century. Works from collections across the country will be represented in the retrospective exhibition, Andre Pater: A Matter of Light. “Go beyond the mere image, and the painting becomes a ‘matter of light,’ ” notes sporting art authority and National Sporting Library & Museum Board Member Lorian Peralta-Ramos of Pater’s work. The retrospective exhibition and accompanying catalog present an in-depth analysis of Pater’s mastery of the use of light and insightful understanding of animal anatomy and behavior.

The Arts In The Village Gallery is proud to announce its Featured Artist Exhibit for June: “Light: received, released, refracted, retained”. This show highlights works by copper artist Anne Jordan and photographer James Norman. Their works are a celebration of light and will be on display the entire month of June.

For this exhibit, Anne Jordan has created floral candlesticks, mirrors and fountains, each relating to light in its own way. She has carefully formed the hard copper into delicate looking roses, dogwood flowers and ivy vines. In addition, she has collaborated with lamp work artist Julie Bahun, to create unique candlesticks incorporating beautiful large glass beads.

Photographer James Norman has prepared a collection of prints of some of his favorite landscape images captured in remote locations in Alaska, Iceland and elsewhere. Although lighting is always an important consideration in every photograph, there are times when nature dramatically illuminates a landscape in a way the reveals hidden details or unexpected color.

During the reception on June 17th, from 6-8 pm, Anne will demonstrate some of her techniques, and James will explain some of the techniques he employs in his photography. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the artists and see that work that goes behind creating the art.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 2, 6-9pm
Exhibition Dates: June 2-July 30, 2017

In this fish-themed exhibition, fine artist Joan Limbrick and ceramicist Scarlett Pons commemorate the form and grace of our fresh-water finned friends in their respective mediums of paint and clay.
Joan’s lush and colorful paintings are exemplary of her personality – joyful and celebratory. Her signature work combines sensual forms with an expressive and imaginative style.
Scarlett balances formal beauty with functionality by creating ceramic pieces inspired by nature. Her latest serving plate series boast vibrant color and patterns with smooth arching shapes derived from fish silhouettes.

The Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour offers a weekend of art, shopping and relaxation. Visit the studios of over 60 talented artists as you wind through the scenic countryside and historic villages of western Loudoun County. Enjoy paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, fiber, sculpture and more!

Take this unique opportunity to talk personally with the artists, purchase artwork, view demonstrations and exhibits, or win a door prize! And the best part: it’s all FREE!

Les Yeux du Monde presents

Summer Perspectives: Isabelle Abbot with Sarah Boyts Yoder and Cate West Zahl

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More Light: Karen Blair, Ana Rendich, Krista Townsend

23 June – 20 August 2017
Opening Reception, Friday June 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Les Yeux du Monde is pleased to present two shows for the summer season. In the front gallery, we will show Summer Perspectives: Isabelle Abbot with Sarah Boyts Yoder and Cate West Zahl. This show will feature new paintings by Isabelle Abbot, who has exhibited with the gallery for five years, while introducing the exciting paintings of abstract artists Sarah Boyts Yoder and Cate West Zahl. Abbot, one of our region’s well known and loved landscape painters will chart new territory for this show. While still deriving her inspiration from nature, and here from the beautiful blooming peach orchards in spring, she is also abstracting her inspiration to more organic essences. Her work will play off the abstractions of Yoder and Zahl who each have their own contrasting but complementary painterly perspectives. The paintings of Yoder are bold, curvilinear and reminiscent of the expressive bulbous colorful art of Philip Guston while Zahl abstracts from her study of life with more linear and angular compositions bringing to mind the powerful art of Richard Diebenkorn. The resulting paintings of all three artists are dazzling and uniquely their own.

More Light: Paintings by Karen Blair, Ana Rendich, Krista Townsend will also be on view in the rear gallery from June 23 through August 13. Karen Blair, who is equally adept at painting still life, landscape and even portraits will here exhibit her latest semi-abstractions rooted in garden and nature scenes. Ana Rendich, originally from Argentina, will show her hot colored abstractions from two recent series— one that is reminiscent of Paul Klee and brings to mind geometric colorful dwellings and the other more freely painted series that have a musical harmony similar to the early abstract paintings of Vasily Kandinsky. Krista Townsend’s richly textured paintings of nature and cityscapes are grounded in her quest to explore and build bridges between the land and our place within it. All of these extremely talented artists will bring their unique and complementary visions to play in this light filled summer sampling.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, June 23 from 5:00 – 7:30 that is free and open to the public. There will be a lunch with artists on Wednesday, July 26 at noon. Reservations are required ($15, free for Collectors Club). The gallery is located at 841 Wolf Trap Road in Charlottesville and is open Thursday through Sunday 1 – 5 and by appointment. Visit the website www.LesYeuxduMonde.com or call 434-973-5566 or 434-882-2620 for more information.