Art Show 2026
Oct 16-25, 2026
Kaleidoscope Gathering Place
2500 Hardy Rd,
Hardy, Virginia
KEY DATES & DEADLINES
OPENING RECEPTION &
AWARDS CEREMONY:
OCTOBER 16, 6:30 – 8 P.M.
. Awards presented and winners announced at 7 p.m.
GALLERY VIEWING:
OCTOBER 16 – 24, NOON – 5 P.M.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, NOON – 2 P.M.
ARTWORK PICK-UP:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2 – 4 P.M.
Award Winners
Best in Show: Where the Road Used to Be - Ed Gowen
Acrylic/ Mixed Media
1st Place
Autumn – Kenneth Stockton
2nd Place
A Fabric of Fleeting Moments – Kathleen Riordan
3rd Place
The Rooms that Time Rearranged – Mimi McHale
Merit 1
Bird Song – Olivia Kershaw Smith
2nd Place
Natural Bridge – Keith Trievel
3rd Place
Summer Evening – Shelly LaTreill
Watercolor
1st Place
Barn Owl – Anne Hunt
2nd Place
Orchid – Charlotte Chan
3rd Place
The Golden Nugget – Jane Schafer
Pastel, Charcoal and Pencil
1st Place
Garden Path – Mary Geihsler
2nd Place
Silent Watcher – Moose Simmons
3rd Place
Blue Heron – Leah Coffman
Other
1st Place
Threads – Lillian Brue
2nd Place
Silently – Wanda Crowder
3rd Place
Christmas Tree Farm – Catherine Houghton
Student
1st Place
Frogs in Color – Caroline Hart
2nd Place
Spooky Sophia – Sophia Thompson
3rd Place
Crystal Glass – Zoie Simmons
Oil
1st Place
Golden Hour – Susan Bradbury
2nd Place
Afternoon at Bailey Spencer – Mark Johnson
3rd Place
Stone Bridge – Steve Todd
Thank you to our Sponsors
- Elizabeth Ashton & Terry Naylor
- Becky & Randy Camden
- Cliff & Christine Collins
- Sheridan Brown & John Crawford
- Larry & Sally Sakayama
- Lisa Jo & Rob Dunham
- Art Visions
- Artfully Framed at the Lake
- Velvet Winds
- Loven Muffin
- Layell and Company, L.T.D.
- Phil Hagar Insurance
Art Show Judge - Nathan Popp
Nathan Popp is a professional watercolorist and custom art framer based in Southwest Virginia’s New River Valley. A native Texan, he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Watercolor from the University of North Texas in 2008 before completing his Master of Fine Arts in Watercolor and Drawing at Radford University in 2014, where he studied under renowned watercolorist Z.L. Feng. Since 2021, Nathan has served as curator of the Andrew W. Ross Student Art Gallery in Radford University’s McConnell Library, collaborating with students, faculty, alumni, and community organizations to curate dynamic visual arts exhibitions.
His work explores nature’s presence and its fundamental cycles of transformation-birth, growth, decay, and renewal. Rather than relying on traditional representation, he uses experimental watercolor techniques and dry media to capture these organic shifts. The process begins with spontaneous abstract marks, allowing the fluid, unpredictable nature of the materials to guide the composition. As these marks evolve into surreal landscapes, they blur the boundary between the physical world and the subconscious, inviting viewers to find harmony within the layers of constant change.
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