Art Show
The Art Show is a popular, annual, non-juried exhibition of original artwork in a variety of genres by regional artists of all ages. Several cash awards are presented at the opening reception. A People’s Choice award is also presented at the close of the exhibition.
Past Event: 34th Annual Art Show - 2023
See winners list and gallery below.
When: October 20, 21, and 22, 2023
Reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.
Where: The location for this year’s art show is:
Kaleidoscope Church
2500 Hardy Rd.
Hardy, Virginia
This location is 2.5 miles from the Booker T Washington/ Hardy Rd traffic circle.
The Judge for this year’s art show was Tracy Budd.
Tracy is a regional artist who teaches at the Studio School in Roanoke Va.
She paints her “life” in her watermedia and mixed media paintings. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Tracy’s attraction to the landscape and people and places around her, dominated her artwork. Her painting is a vehicle in which to portray her feelings about her subject. Painting is a language that she finds fascinating, and her goal is to engage the viewer and make them feel the way she does about a subject, using color, shape, value, texture and PAINT!
Learn more about Tracy at www.tracybuddartist.com.
2023 Art Show Winners
Mimi McHale “Wildflower”
With Gratitude to our Sponsors
Past Event : 33rd Annual Art Show - 2022
When: October 21, 22, and 23, 2022
Where: Bethlehem United Methodist Church
13586 Old Moneta Road
Moneta, Virginia 24121
David Eakin, VWS, BWS, SW - Judge
A native Virginian resides in Forest, VA, David Eakin received degrees in fine art from Ferrum College and Lynchburg College.
He has studied watercolor with Karen Bowden and Don Andrews; watermedia with Robert Burridge, Carol Barnes, Kathleen Conover, Vera Dickerson and Nancy Stark. Since 1999 he has been studying oil & gouache with Rosalie Day White of Lynchburg, VA. He paints in oil, gouache and acrylic.
He exhibits work at The Lynchburg Art Festival & Art Club; Alleghany Highlands Arts & Craft Center, Clifton Forge, VA;
and at Studio 7 / The Art Box in downtown Lynchburg, VA.
You can see more of David’s work at – www.davideakin.com
2022 - Winners announced for Smith Mountain Arts Council 33rd Annual Art Show
Smith Mountain Lake, October 22, 2022 – Marita Cheney, chair of the Smith Mountain Arts Council 32nd Annual Art Show is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s event. They are:
Best in Show
Patricia T. Carr, Watercolor, Hope Chest
Category: Oil Painting
First Place: Lynda Young, Balloon Lady
Second Place: MJ Thomas, First Blush
Merit: Denise Swayne, Good Morning
Category: Acrylic Painting
First Place: Beth Rodgers, Bumblebee on Beebalm Blossom
Second Place: Patti M. Jones, Emerging Spring
Merit: William J. England, Lord Chesterfield
Category: Watercolor Painting
First Place: Dennis Johnson, Petunia Basket
Second Place: Nancy Ostroff, Joy
Merit: Purnell Pettyjohn, Oranges Galore
Category: Mixed Media (Pastel, Pencil, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Quilt, Wood)
First Place: Wanda Crowder with Alcohol Ink, Harriet the Sea Turtle
Second Place: Laura Burk, Darning Black Eyed Susans
Merit: Betty Williamson, Turtle Crossing
Category: Student Awards
First Place: Abby Harding with Pen and Ink, Jackie Chan
Second Place: Delaney Reed, Succulent
Merit: Lindsey Spangler with Acrylic, Gingerbread
Judith Cain Memorial Awards
Drew DeNeal, Potts Mountain, Catawba VA
Shelly LaTreill, Stained Glass Sculpture, Tribute
People’s Choice Award
Mary Geihsler, pastel, Aussie
Artist’s Choice Award
Beth Rodgers, Acrylic, Bumblebee on Beebalm Blossom
2022 Art Show Photo Gallery
