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  2010 OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT
  February 5 – October 10, 2010 - COURTHOUSE GALLERIES COURTYARD
  Opening Reception: Friday, February 5, 2010, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Cast your ballot on your favorite sculpture featured in this historic garden setting and help determine the People’s Choice Award for the fifth annual Outdoor Sculpture exhibit. Click images below to see a larger view (opens in new window)

Pokey Park I’ve Been Kissed bronze	Thomas Givens Happy Trout in Osage Osage orange and black locust knee joints	Antoinette Schultze Earthshine Milestone granite, glass and steel	Nancy Frankel Conversation II painted steel

It's time for the Chinese New Year celebration and this year we ring in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Tiger are sensitive yet stubborn, cautious of others yet courageous and powerful. Explore the Tiger and discover the best traditions of the biggest festival of the year with dancing, music, art, and home decorations!

Members of the Chinese community enhance the visitor experience with their authentic offerings. The Asian Performing Arts Club will perform traditional dances and the Suying Zither Music Ensemble brings their captivating songs using the distinctive Chinese instruments. Once again the talents of Mrs. Shaw-mei Shen will be shown in brush painting and the Organization of Chinese Americans display traditional Chinese writing techniques.

Rich Gray will show his flair and passion for the ancient art of paper folding and teach visitors the technique.

Admission: $5 per person, ages 2 and above, free for members - includes Andalo's Clubhouse

This annual juried multi-media exhibit offers members of the Tidewater Art Alliance an opportunity to exhibit a body of works that represent a developed theme, style or vision. Click images below to see a larger view (opens in new window)

H. Johnson	Slavko Tirkajla Reflection from the Sky oil on canvas	Kathleen Kridler Chrysalis mixed media	Barbara A.C. Hennig-Loomis Olderthantherocks oil on canvas

See a working model train layout featuring items from the Lancaster Antique Train and Toy Collection. A locomotive bell, rear backup light from a steam engine, lanterns, pistons and many rare trains and accessories will delight visitors of all ages.

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The fairy tales and folk tales featured in the exhibit celebrate the wisdom of past cultures and honor the symbolism and metaphoric language of stories handed down through the ages. Such traditional stories include: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood along with prize winning illustrations by such contemporary artists as Kinuko Y. Craft, Trina Schart Hyman, Barry Moser, Demi, Susan Paradis, Marilee Heyer, Jane Dyer and Jim LaMarche.

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J. Howard Johnson, Dr. Rod Taylor and Larry Johnson are three Virginia artists/educators who celebrate the versatility of clay through ceramic vessels and sculptures that reflect the finest craftsmanship and simplicity of form.

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Celebrate the season with WINTER WONDERLAND: The Coleman Collection, a holiday classic for generations of Hampton Roads visitors and residents. From Victorian scenes of animated skaters and carolers to the enchanted forest of bears, deer and Santa’s workshop, the displays delight visitors of all ages.

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