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Galleries and artists gear up for this weekend’s tour

Nov. 1, 2012

Even Hurricane Sandy is not enough to dampen the spirits of the artists and gallery owners who are gearing up for this weekend's eighth annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Gallery Tour, Nov. 3-4.
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Meet the Artist: Gerald ‘Jerry’ Smith

Oct. 18, 2012
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Most people don’t see an artistic form when they see a fallen tree limb, but Jerry Smith does. At his Sleepywood Rustic Furniture, Smith creates functional works with fanciful forms from the wood he finds in nature.
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Meet the artist: Rene Ruffner

Sep. 27, 2012
Rene Ruffner works at his Stray Dog Studio in Harris Hollow.

Rene Ruffner turned his fascination with the painters he knew in his youth through his grandfather, a photographer who documented the work of the 1930s Arts Torp colony, into a passion for 20th-century American fine arts.
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Demonstrations in the mix for studio tour

Oct. 13, 2011
THE FOUR MEMBERS of the Rappahannock Pottery Collective are (from left) Doris Jones, Nancy Nord, Sara Adams and Susan Hornbostel.

Hands-on demonstrations by several new artists have been added to RAAC’s open studio and gallery tour this Nov. 5 and 6 – five by artists who work in clay and one by a printmaker.
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Three artists tackle diversity, energy, color and light

Sep. 29, 2011
BARBARA HEILE is interested in “color, form, the play between light and dark.” Photo by Megan Smith.

If you go What: Seventh Annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5-6, with headquarters at Washington fire hall Tickets and info: Pick up a map with driving directions at the fire hall; passes are $10 per person. For more information, call 540-675-3193 or visit raac.org....
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Meet the Artists: the art of duos, unique prints and nature-ware

Oct. 21, 2010
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Meet the Artists This is the fifth in a weekly series of articles on the artists you can visit during this year’s Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour on Nov. 6-7, sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC). This week we visit four more artists. Artists: Barbara Matteo and James...
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Meet the Artists: Art and its makers flourish around Flint Hill

Sep. 30, 2010
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Visits with Flint Hill artists Nol Putnam, Heidi Morf and Nan McEvoy, three of the artists who are part of November's Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC).
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Meet the Artists: Far-flung experiences motivate Ballard, Gowen

Sep. 23, 2010
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This is the first in a weekly series of articles on the artists you can visit during this year’s Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour on Nov. 6-7, sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC). For details on the tour, call 540-675-3193 or visit www.raac.org Robert Ballard and...
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