Art Official Intelligence
October 30 - November 21
Karen Doyle and John Latell
LET"S GO→
What's Happening at TAG
From open calls to weeknight classes, this is everything currently on the gallery walls and calendar. It's all run by the guild's own members, so the lineup changes as often as the art does. View MORE →
OUR MISSION & VISION
The mission of TAG is to build and maintain a community art center, promoting artists and their work — and offering art education, cultural enrichment, and creative expression to every citizen and visitor.
TAG stands for Tappahannock Artists' Guild and Tappahannock Art Gallery — one organization, two names, dedicated to making our small river town a more beautiful place to live and visit.
Every show, class, and open studio is run by the artists themselves. If you've got thoughts on how we're doing, we want to hear them.
MEMBERSHIP
Four Ways to Belong to TAG
From hanging your own work in the gallery to simply keeping the lights on — there's a tier for every kind of support.
Guild Artist Member
For visual artists in any medium. Dedicated space in the gallery. Docent 1-2 times per month.
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Artisan Member
For creators of smaller artisan work like jewelry, textiles, small sculpture, or ceramics. Dedicated display space in the gallery. Docent 1-2 times per month.
Exhibiting Artist Member
For visual artists in any medium. Take part in member shows 2-3 times per year. No docent requirement.
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FEATURED ARTIST
This Month's Spotlight
A rotating profile on one member's work and background.
GUILD ARTIST
Linda Boatman
Northern Neck artist Linda Boatman grew up on the family farm in Iowa. Her education began in one-room schools. In third grade, an aptitude test administered by the County System showed she was most interested in art. Linda wanted to find out if this was really true. She started looking around for something to draw. There were many Simplicity pattern packets her mother used to sew clothing for her four daughters, with professional sketches on the fronts of the pattern packages. She decided only these and the “Draw Me” ads in magazines were suitable for testing her own ability to draw. Using pads of unlined typing paper and # 2 pencils, she carefully reproduced the drawings. Careful looking, no tracing! She sat in the middle of the farm field, testing her ability to draw the family farm buildings from a distance. This was her first attempt at plein air drawing. The concepts of drawing from life, en plein air, still life from set-ups, and drawing from the model were important, inherent choices from the very beginning.
Read more about Linda and view her art, by clicking below
