APR 7 • 1 to 3 PM • Demonstration & Workshop: EXPERIMENTS WITH MONOTYPES Lead by Lee Butler: Guest Exhibiting Artist Monotype prints have been an important part of studio practice for many artists since the 19th century. Combining elements of drawing, painting, and printmaking, they can be made with a variety of materials...
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Date Night in Tappahannock is a progressive party that takes place on both ends of Prince Street and around the corner on Water Lane. It happens once a month, on the Friday evenings where TAG has an Opening Reception for a new Exhibit. Each month you’ll find details about the venues such as wines...
Continue readingAPR 5 • 5:30 to 7 • Lee Butler Exhibit & Opening Reception
Lee Butler grew up in Essex County and has lived in the Washington, DC area for the last 35 years. While working in nonprofit management, he studied painting, sculpture, and printmaking, first at the Corcoran School of Art, and from 2005 at the Washington Studio School. From 2019 to 2023 he was in the...
Continue readingAPR 27, 2024 • 10 am to 3 pm Creating Painting on Tissue
CREATING PAINTING ON TISSUE SAT, APR 27 • 10 AM TO 3 PM • $75 COVERS ALL SUPPLIES KATHRYN MURRAY / INSTRUCTOR Try something totally new or take your current work in a different direction. For complete novices to experienced artists, all can benefit from this very open-ended, fun and creative workshop. The tissue...
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You may remember this Art Card from 2023. The painting featured on it is Jackie’s. March 2024 • TAG Featured Artist • Jackie Leavitt TAG is featuring selected work of one of our Exhibiting Artists. These artists don’t regularly hang in the gallery but you’ll see their work in select exhibits throughout the year....
Continue readingMAR 21, 2024 | 6:30-8:30 at Maltese Brewery
A collaboration between TAG and Maltese Brewery. Paint glassware while you enjoy a cold beer and good company....
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WHAT: KidzArt! A FREE PROGRAM FOR KIDS! WHEN: Every third Saturday during the Tappahannock Farmers’ Market — from 10:30 am until noon. FINE PRINT: TAG is offering an art activity for kids. All supplies and materials are provided, and there is no cost to attend. Parents are encouraged to participate! DISCLAIMER: Leave your kids’ imaginations...
Continue readingBeginning Watercolor with Connie Canby
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR with Connie Canby MAY 11 • 10AM TO 3PM | COST $65 – Registration Required (use form below) | All Materials Included PLEASE NOTE: The date of this class has changed from the originally published date on the TAG Art Card Connie is currently a founding member and Art Director for Artists’...
Continue readingBasic Matting & Framing Demonstration
MAR 13, 2024 • 7-9 PM Overview: Step-by-step demonstration, including measurements, mat cutting, and framing. Handouts with links to online sales of materials and supplies.Cost: $15Instructor: Frank RixeyRegister: tapparts.org/programs or use registration form below Meet Your Instructor Frank Rixey | Watercolor Artist FRANK RIXEY found his inspiration for art in the second grade when...
Continue readingPHOTOS & FIBERS: EXHIBITING the work of BARB BRECHER & MICHAEL GEISSINGER
PHOTOS & FIBERSopens MAR 1 • reception MAR 8 • 5:30-7PM Barbara Brecher is an award-winning fiber artist and graphic designer and the owner of I Felt Fine DESIGN, a fiber design studio. Over the last 20 plus years, she has worked to develop a unique felting process. Through her innovative dying and painting...
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