2018 Exhibiting Artists Announced
The Gloucester Arts Festival Committee takes great pleasure in announcing the artists selected to participate in our 2018 Juried Show.
The 2018 Gloucester Arts Festival will host a juried art show, two small plein air events, and Gloucester’s Symphony Under the Stars free family concert.
Juried Art Show
The juried art show will open at Arts on Main in Gloucester with a reception on Friday, June 1st, 2018 and run for the month of June.
This juried show is a unique opportunity for artists across the mid-Atlantic to curate their own exhibit and earn a share of more than $5,000 in prize money. The juror and judge is Jeff Harrison, Chief Curator Emeritus for the esteemed Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.
Symphony Under the Stars
The Cook Foundation is pleased to welcome back the Virginia Symphony for the 12th year on Saturday, June 2nd 8PM for a free concert under the stars on Main Street. A highly anticipated event each year, the community hosts over 2,000 music lovers who flock to Main Street for a lovely evening of orchestra music. Main Street restaurants offer discounts to those dining ahead of the concert and food is also available on site but feel free to bring along a picnic! For more information, please call Jenny Crittenden at (804) 824-9614 or email to director@mspt.org.
Plein Air Events
The Symphony Nocturne Paint Out on Saturday, June 2nd and the Small Painting Sunday Paint Out on Sunday, June 3rd. Plein air events are sponsored by Stewart Gallery.
