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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
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



  ILLUMINATIONS: Tidewater Artists Explore the New
  March 5 – April 25, 2010

  Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 2010, 5:00-8:00 p.m.


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)

Slavko Tirkajla Reflection from the Sky oil on canvas Kathleen Kridler Chrysalis  mixed media Barbara A.C. Hennig-Loomis, Olderthantherocks, oil on canvas
Mary Lee Ruff
"Davis"
graphite drawing
Slavko Tirkajla
Reflection from the Sky
oil on canvas

Kathleen Kridler
Chrysalis
mixed media

Barbara A.C.
Hennig-Loomis
Olderthantherocks
oil on canvas




  TRAINS AND TRANSPORTATION
  March 5 – October 10, 2010

  Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 2010, 5:00-8:00 p.m.


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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Fairy Tale Art

  FAIRY TALE ART: Illustrations from Children’s Books
  May 7 – July 11, 2010

  Opening Reception: Friday, May 7, 2010, 5:00-8:00 p.m.


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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  INSPIRED FORMS: Ceramic Art and Sculptures by J. Howard Johnson, Dr. Rod Taylor and Larry Johnson
  July 23 – October 10, 2010

  Reception: Friday, August 6, 2009, 5:00-8:00 p.m.


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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  WINTER WONDERLAND: The Coleman Collection
  November 26, 2010 – December 31, 2010

  Olde Towne Arts and Antiques Open House: Friday, November 19, 2010, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.


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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