Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center

Our manager, Michael Jones, gleefully displays the "Time Travelers" painting by Barbara Childs, which won an award last night.

There is still one award to give away: the People's Choice Awards!

Make sure you stop in between today and Friday, November 1 and vote for your favorite.

Center hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

What an incredible night to celebrate art and artists! It was standing room only last night at our Members' Preview Reception and Awards Ceremony for our 2024 Regional Juried Show, which opens today at 11 am!

Congratulations to all those artists who were invited to participate, and especially to those who won awards. A great big thanks to Doug Mock, esteemed artist and RAL Art Center Board President, for being our judge.

Renowned local artist and RAL Art Center Board President Doug Mock poses with Karen Schwartz, our Director of Special Exhibits after he walked through the upcoming exhibit determining which ones will receive awards at Tuesday night's opening reception.

To see which pieces won awards, and to see all of the wondrous works of art that were juried into the show, you will need to visit the Blue Building starting next week on Wednesday, September 18 beginning at 11 am!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the People's Choice Awards for our most recent Camera to Brush and Beyond exhibit.

People's Choice Award for Painting goes to Sallie Brooks for her hysterical "Cluck" creation.

People's Choice Award for Photography goes to Sherrie Payne for her incredible "Strike a Pose" photo.

Congratulations to Sallie and Sherrie!

We are closed for the week as we are preparing for our next show, the 2024 Regional Juried Show.

We will see you all soon!

Beth Clark-McDonal of Two Muses Art is one of our Co-Op artists, and she spent some time last week in the Center working on a piece for Halloween!

We can't wait to see the finished product!

We have just over a week to go before our 2nd Members' Co-Op Show comes to an end. We hope you will make the time to come out and see all of the truly phenomenal artwork by these 13 talented individuals.

Watercolors. Pastels. Acrylics. Oil. Fiber. Clothing. Original paintings. Prints. Cards. Abstracts. Landscapes. Flowers. Portraits.

We have something for everyone!

This show ends on Friday, September 6. We look forward to seeing you!

Our 2nd Members' Co-Op Show is still going on through Friday, September 6. Yesterday, one of our Co-Op artists, Anita Paige Bradley spent some time here, working on a new masterpiece. We are anxious to see the finished product!

Please take some time to drop by the Blue Building and see this phenomenal show. Our hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

While our Co-Op Show is going on in the Main and Middle Galleries, our always-popular "From Camera to Brush and Beyond" exhibit is going on in the Fireside Gallery.

This show is always exciting because you get to see the many inventive ways in which the artists choose to interpret the photographers' pictures.

Come in and decide for yourself which ones are your favorites. There is a People's Choice Award for the favorite painting and the favorite photograph.

This show ends on Friday, September 6.

Our 2nd Members' Co-op Show is going on right now, and we really encourage you to drop in. Not only to see the art, but to catch our co-op artists at work!

You never know who you will see here!

Center hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

We will look for you at the Blue Building!

What an absolutely incredible night we had last night at our Members' Preview and Reception for our 2nd Members' Co-Op Show and Camera to Brush and Beyond exhibit! Everyone enjoyed meeting the artists, seeing their works, and even purchasing many of them! We are elated that everyone had such a great time!

This show is now open to the public, so we encourage you all to stop in and see this spectacular show! Center hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 am to 3 pm.

You still have over a week to apply for our upcoming Regional Juried Show!

If you have questions or concerns with the application process, please contact Karen Schwartz, 757-879-4328 (text ok), or [email protected].

WCAC Member Artists and Virginia Artists in the Greater Hampton Roads & Richmond areas are invited to submit up to three original works to the WCAC 2024 Regional Juried Show. The show will run September 18 through November 1.

2024 Entries will be processed through EntryThingy.com at https://www.entrythingy.com/d=visitwcac.org =12031

Our 2024 Juror is Doug Mock, a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) and Southern Watercolor Society (SW) and an award-winning watercolor artist and educator from the Northern Neck of Virginia. Doug is also the President of the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock.

METHOD OF ENTRY: All entries will be processed through EntryThingy.com, including applications, image files and payment. Entries are due on Friday, July 26.

Go to https://www.entrythingy.com/d=visitwcac.org =12031 to access the WCAC Regional Juried Show call. If you have used EntryThingy.com to enter other shows, use your same login email and password to login to apply to the WCAC call. If you have NOT used EntryThingy before, click on “Click here to sign up” to create a new login account. There’s also a video link on the login page to learn about how EntryThingy works.

Artworks completed on or after January 1, 2021 and have not been previously shown at WCAC are eligible for entry. All media, styles, techniques, and original family-friendly subject matter are eligible. Works conceived from photos must be the artists’ own and not infringe on any copyrights. Generative AI works are prohibited. WCAC reserves the right to refuse entry of any work.

Entry fees are $37.50 for WCAC members and $47.50 for non-members. Download the 2024 WCAC Regional Juried Show Call for Entries for detailed instructions for submitting your entry.

QUESTIONS? Contact Show Coordinators,

Karen Schwartz, 757-879-4328 (text ok), [email protected]

or Apryl Altman, 757-236-3676, [email protected]

WCAC Member Artists and Virginia Artists in the Greater Hampton Roads & Richmond areas are invited to submit up to three original works to the WCAC 2024 Regional Juried Show. The show will run September 18 through November 1.

2024 Entries will be processed through EntryThingy.com at https://www.entrythingy.com/d=visitwcac.org =12031

Our 2024 Juror is Doug Mock, a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) and Southern Watercolor Society (SW) and an award-winning watercolor artist and educator from the Northern Neck of Virginia. Doug is also the President of the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock.

METHOD OF ENTRY: All entries will be processed through EntryThingy.com, including applications, image files and payment. Entries are due on Friday, July 26.

Go to https://www.entrythingy.com/d=visitwcac.org =12031 to access the WCAC Regional Juried Show call. If you have used EntryThingy.com to enter other shows, use your same login email and password to login to apply to the WCAC call. If you have NOT used EntryThingy before, click on “Click here to sign up” to create a new login account. There’s also a video link on the login page to learn about how EntryThingy works.

Artworks completed on or after January 1, 2021 and have not been previously shown at WCAC are eligible for entry. All media, styles, techniques, and original family-friendly subject matter are eligible. Works conceived from photos must be the artists’ own and not infringe on any copyrights. Generative AI works are prohibited. WCAC reserves the right to refuse entry of any work.

Entry fees are $37.50 for WCAC members and $47.50 for non-members. Download the 2024 WCAC Regional Juried Show Call for Entries for detailed instructions for submitting your entry.

QUESTIONS? Contact Show Coordinators,

Karen Schwartz, 757-879-4328 (text ok), [email protected]

or Apryl Altman, 757-236-3676, [email protected]

If you are looking for something to do today, we are open from 11 am to 3 pm today, Friday, July 5 and tomorrow, Saturday, July 6. Check out the 90 plus photographs we have on display.

We also have air conditioning!

The Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

We will reopen on Friday, July 5, at 11 am.

Please take some time to visit us this weekend to see our Photography Show and Myths & Legends exhibit!

Stay safe and have a great holiday!

Renowned local artist Carol Gruppe is offering three acrylic painting classes in July!

BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING PART 1
July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, & 12, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Course Fee: Members $170 Non-Members $185

BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING PART 2
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, & 14, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Course Fee: Members $170 Non-Members $185

CONTINUING ACRYLIC PAINTING
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, & 14, 9:45 am - 12:15 pm
Course Fee: Members $170 Non-Members $185

More information on each class can be found on our website here:
https://visitwcac.net/classes_gen_info.cfm

To register and make payment, please contact Michael Jones, Art Center Manager, at 757-229-4949 or [email protected]

Myths and Legends. That is what you will find in the Fireside Gallery when you visit us from now until July 19.

Center hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

Our Members' Photography Show is currently going on in the Main and Middle Galleries. We have 98 pieces from 29 of the region's finest photo artists.

You can view this exhibit up through Friday, July 19.

Center hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

We look forward to seeing you beginning tomorrow!

Please join us in congratulating our two WCAC College Scholarship recipients, Jonet Buchanan and Sallie Brooks. Both of these young ladies plan to continue their art studies at the college level.

Congratulations ladies! We are so proud of you!!!! Continue to make art, and never give up on your dreams.

The votes have been counted, and we are happy to announce that Will Hoffman won the People's Choice Award for his beautiful "Standing Among the Lilies" brass, copper, and glass lamp.

Here he is pictured with Apryl Altman, our Vice President, Artistic Director, and Karen Schwartz, our Director of Technology and Outreach.

Congratulations Will!

Some of our artists dropped by the Art Center to select a photograph to interpret for our always popular Camera to Brush exhibit, which opens on Wednesday, July 24.

In the meantime, our Members' Photography Show, as well as our Fireside Gallery Myths & Legends Exhibit, open this coming Wednesday at 11 am.

We have some truly spectacular pieces you don't want to miss!

Please join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to Priscilla Stultz, one of our board members and a beloved artist here at the Art Center! In addition to creating her beautiful fiber works, she also helps out with our Artisan Corner and Exhibits. We are truly blessed and thankful to her for all she does.

Happy Birthday Priscilla!

We are super excited to announce our upcoming show!

Our Members' Photography Show will be in the Main and Middle Galleries, while in the Fireside Gallery, our artists will be showcasing works about Myths & Legends!

Both shows run from Wednesday, June 5 to Friday, July 19.

You must be a member in good standing with the WCAC to participate.

For more information on the show, or how to join the WCAC, please contact Michael Jones, Art Center Manager, at 757-229-4949 or [email protected].

We have some truly extraordinary works of art from over 90 of the area's most renowned artists. We hope you will stop in and see these works of art. Make sure you vote for your favorite, as the People's Choice Award winner will receive a special prize at the end of the show!

This exhibit runs through Friday, May 31. Center hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

Stop by the Blue Building and say hello!

Thank you to our amazing and dedicated team of volunteers who came out this past Saturday to w**d, trim, mulch, and overall beautify the outside of the Art Center!

It truly takes a village!

Thank you all again!

Please join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to the truly astonishing Karen Schwartz, our Director of Exhibits, Outreach, & Technology. We are truly blessed to have her with us, as she does so much for this Art Center and the community at large.

Here she is pictured with Steve Prince from the Muscarelle Museum of Art, who served as the judge for this year's Annual Members' Show.

Happy Birthday Karen! We love you so much! Enjoy your special day!

We are pleased to present the top three winners of our 2024 Annual Members' Show! Information about each piece is listed under each photo.

The 2024 Annual Members' Show is currently underway, and you can visit the exhibit Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

There are over 90 pieces on exhibit, representing work from many of this area's most admired and respected artists.

While you are visiting, make sure you vote for your favorite to win the People's Choice Award!

We will see you tomorrow!

It was standing room only last night, as we held our Members Preview and Awards Reception for our Annual Members Show. Steve Prince, Director of Engagement & Distinguished Artist In Residence, Muscarelle Museum of Art, served as our judge.

The Top Three Awards were won by James Warwick Jones, Holland Wentz Etheridge, and Moonjoo Lee.

The following artists all received Honorable Mentions and Special Merit Awards: Shirley Roby, Karen Thuermer, Marilyn Howard Flinn, Carlton Abbott, Liz Bahl-Moore, William Hoffman, Carol Anne McErlean, Dianna Woolley, Traute Leemann, Pat Gamby, Nancy Lenz Harvey, and Charles Dubois.

We hope you will come out and see all of these works, as well as the other amazing pieces in the show!

Steve Prince, Director of Engagement & Distinguished Artist In Residence, Muscarelle Museum of Art, is the judge for this year's Annual Members' Show. Here he is posing with Karen Schwartz, our Director of Special Exhibits, Outreach, and Technology. He stopped by the Art Center yesterday to make his selections for this year's prizes.

Do you want to see which ones he picked? Then make sure you drop by beginning Wednesday, April 17 at 11:00 and see for yourself!

And while you're here, look and see which piece is your favorite. There will be a People's Choice Awards given at the end of the show.

We can't wait to see you!

Two of our co-op artists, Carol Gruppe and Linda Dessaint, taking a moment to pose for a picture. Both ladies are truly gifted and exceptional artists, and we have enjoyed having them in our Co-Op Show.

ONE DAY LEFT!!!!!

Tomorrow, Friday, April 5, is the final day for our 1st Members' Co-Op Show. The show closes at 3 pm, so if there is something you saw that you want to purchase, you have until 3 pm tomorrow.

Once the show closes, we will shut down for a week while we install and prepare for our 2024 Annual Members' Show.

This is your final chance to see these works by these extraordinary artists and artisans.