Arts and Artists

Paintings by Priscilla Young and Barbara Thelin Preston are featured in the Headquarters Library Atrium Gallery through May.

Priscilla Young

In my memories, moments of delight have involved an observation, which often occurs during an insignificant event; the emergence of a cicada from its cocoon, the motionless stance of a prayting mantis, the wild flight of horned beetles around a solitary night light from my bedroom window, or the translucent body of a small putty colored lizard in my hand.

The first decade of my life was spent in Southeast Asia where some of my most vivid images are of insects. I recall unworldly colors and shapes, and the constant background song whose volume rises and falls as the day unfolds.

My most recent watercolors are an attempt to celebrate these memories, which were triggered by visits to the Naturalist Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Currently, I have been consolidating a collection of naturally expired insects for reference in the studio.

Praying Mantis
Acrylic on canvas, $550

Wires were being bent, watches broken, and the scent of hot glue was in the air. The chatter of teens and a few adult artists filled the air as copiously as the junk that littered the table. The sounds and sights of books being “remade” were a little bit unnerving even to the librarians that planned the program, but there was no doubt about it – Steampunk’d Books at the Salem Church Library was a hit.

This interview airs beginning April 20.
Gabriel and Scarlet have caught the attention and sparked the imagination of the Fredericksburg community with their unique works of art. Gabriel’s two-dimensional creations and Scarlet’s ceramics are on display, along with the work of other local artists in their new gallery, the PONSHOP, where Debby Klein talks with them on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.

This month in the Headquarters Atrium Gallery see works by PANK!

PANK! is a community of local up-and-coming artists striving for acceptance and providing opportunities for their kind. Changing perceptions and showcasing their talents in a open forum for appreciation. www.pankafterhours.info
 

Current Artists:  John M. Lee, Jr., Laura AnnMarie Honsinger, John Maurer, Renee Gauvin, Heidi Capman, Alexis Barber
 

Lavender Field by Renee Gauvin
Oil on canvas, $95

We'll be screening Art and Revolution in Mexico (51 min., 2005) on Tuesday, April 5, 7pm, Headquarters Library theater.

Mexico has an unmatched legacy of painters who have recorded history in a most outspoken way. Rivera, Siquerios, and Orosco among others, produced some of the finest examples of socio/political art in their famous murals and frescoes.

This film is recommended for high school age students and up.

Art Films in the Library are offered In partnership with the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Find out about upcoming films!

This interview airs beginning March 23.
Two delightful art galleries, each with a different exhibit featuring work by local artists, can now be found in one building on Caroline Street. Pat Thalman, past president of Art First, and Dee Antil, current president of Brush Strokes, talk to Debby Klein about their unique arrangement on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.

Come learn about the life of Frida Kahlo, one of the most fascinating artists of the 20th century. Frida began to paint in 1925. Today Kahlo's work is critically and monetarily as prized as that of her male peers, sometimes more so. Learn more about this cultural icon.

This film is recommended for high school age students and up.

We'll be screening Frida Kahlo (45 min., 2006) on Tuesday, March 22, 7pm, Headquarters Library theater.

Art Films in the Library are offered In partnership with the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Find out about upcoming films!

The 16th Annual Teen Art Show will be on exhibit from March 5 - March 30, 2011, in the Headquarters Theater and Atrium, open for public viewing during regular library hours, except when programs are scheduled in the theater.

Students in grades 9-12 from Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland county particpated in this year's Teen Art Show.

Local artist Johnny Johnson once again donated his time to judge the grades 11 and 12 contestants. Artists in grades 11 and 12 judged those in grades 9 and 10.
 

And the winners are ....
 
 

Best in Show: "Stephanie" by Nicolas Scarpinato (grade 12)

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is celebrating its 75th anniversary by hosting the only East Coast exhibition of "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris."

The exhibition opened February 19, and will continue through May 15.

Before (or after) you head down to Richmond, take a little Picasso home with you from the library:

The Cubist Epoch (videorecording)

Modern Painting, from 1800 to the Present by Gaetan Picon

Loving Picasso: The Private Journal of Fernande Olivier by Fernande
Olivier

Works by Gunther Meyer are on display in the Headquarters Atrium Gallery through February.

See selected works below.

Dogwood
$95