Juried Fine Art Show
Adult & Youth Categories!
Located at The Abingdon Arts Depot
July 26 - August 4, 2024
Daily 10am to 5pm, Sundays 1pm-5pm
Did you spend the past year creating new art in any medium?
We have a space to share it with the world!
2024 Info Coming Soon!
Meanwhile, Take a Look Back at 2023…
The People Have Chosen:
With over 250 ballots cast,the 2023 Virginia Highlands Festival People's Choice Award goes to…
Kevin S. Burrill for
Trouble in the Red Oak: Raccoons
oil on pallet wood
Congratulations Kevin, and thank you to all who voted, and to all of the artists who made this year's wonderful exhibition possible!
2023 Award Winners: Adult Category
Best in Show: Ken Johnson, Evening Service at Bethel AME, oil on canvas
1st Place: Jack Hagerman
Under Seige
oil on canvas
2nd Place: Sidra Kaluszka
Dreams of Home: The Moon & I
cyanotype
3rd Place: Ned Johnson
Jill’s Sunflower
mixed media, woodburning
Honorable Mentions
Valencia Johnson
On the Loose
acrylic gauche
Richard Shrewsbury
Chicken Hawlk
mono print
Tim Tate
Predators in the Coleus
oil on canvas
2023 Award Winners: Youth Category
1st Place
Emma Mittag
Tranquil Beaty
acylic
2nd Place
Jade Broeksma Ortiz
Quetzals (diptych)
block print
3rd Place
Romy Broeksma Ortiz
Foxes in the Snow
watercolor
Honorable Mention
Kamilla Martin
Wynorrific
acrylic
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New for 2023:
Announcing the Return of the
Youth Art Category!
Youths (ages 8-16 as of 7/21/23) may enter up tp three works for a non-refundable entry fee of $5.
Prizes will be award for the following categories:
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
Honorable Mention: $25
ART INTAKE: drop off work at the Abingdon Arts Depot on
Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16 from 2-5pm.
Scroll down for a look at last year’s exhibition.
What Is New for 2023?
Last year marked the debut of photography’s (both traditional and digital) inclusion in the Fine Arts Competition as a medium on par with painting, drawing, printmaking, and other two-dimensional works. Digital works on paper are also being accepted this year.
Know Before You Go:
Intake dates for show submissions are July 15 & 16 from 2-5pm at The Arts Depot, 314 Depot Square SW, Abingdon, VA
Thanks to a generous donor, our prize money remains DOUBLED!!!
Best in Show ($2000) First Place ($1500) Second Place ($1000) Third Place ($500) People’s Choice ($500)
and new this year, prize money for honorable mentions ($250)!
Voting for the People's Choice Award will be conducted by ballot July 21-July 29 concluding at 12 pm, on July 29. People’s Choice Winner will be announced Saturday, July 29 at 5 pm.
2022 Juried Fine Art Show
Official Winners
2022 Award Winners:
Best in Show: Ken Johnson, The Farmer and the Balloon
(pictured)
First Place: Terri Campbell, Le Plume
Second Place: Jarata, Mona Mays
Third Place: David Kramer, Dogfight Dreamers
Honorable Mentions:
Jeff Chapman-Crane, Before the Sun Sets
Greg Houser, Dress Up
Joyce Samuel, Turtle Heaven
People’s Choice Award: Jeff Chapman-Crane, Before the Sun Sets
Slideshow Below
Best in Show: Ken Johnson, “The Farmer and the Balloon”, oil on canvas, 26"x 32"
First place: Terri Campbell, “Le Plume”, photography, 21" x 27"
Second Place: Jarata, "Mona May", acrylic, 21" x 31"
Third Place: David Kramer, “Dogfight Dreamers”, watercolor, 18" x 36"
People’s Choice Award & Honorable Mention: Jeff Chapman-Crane, "Before the Sun Sets", watercolor & gouache, 33" x 44.5"
Honorable Mention: Joyce Samuel, "Turtle Heaven", watercolor & collage, 13" x 10"
Honorable Mention: Greg Houser, "Dress Up", watercolor, 16" x 20"