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Fall Jury only has a short time left! Be sure to apply now and prepare your drop-offs by September 30th! Open to all current and active 'Round the Mountain members!
4 days ago
Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2021 Harvest Festival at Holston Mountain Artisans! Saturday October 2 from 10-4.
5 days ago
Mr. Fields was a beautiful soul we will always remember. If one thing is for certain he would always put a smile on your face and joy in your heart.
William A. Fields was not just a talented craftsman but also an outstanding example to all of us to be kind and caring to others. Our hearts go out to Mr. Fields' family during this time.Yesterday William King Museum of Art lost a wonderful artist in our community. William A. Fields was often a featured artist in our biennial exhibition From These Hills.
He was passionate about the arts and connecting with the community. When he would call on the phone he would always say “Thank God we’re in the land of the living,” and when he would say goodbye, he always said “One day at a time. God willing we’ll see each other again.”
Please see William A. Field’s obituary below, and see his work in our upcoming exhibition From These Hills: Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands on view September 30, 2021 through February 6, 2022.
www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/william-fields-obituary?pid=199999261&v=batesville
3 weeks ago
Fall Jury begins on Wednesday! Open to all current ‘Round the Mountain artisans! Visit our website for more information on Jury and how you can apply!
Fall Jury 2021
For more information on the Jury requirements and the application, please visit us here: roundthemountain.org/about/jury-application/
All members seeking Jury must dwell within one of the 19 counties within the Southwest Virginia region.
Fall 2021 Jury dates are as follows:
Drop-offs – September 1 – 30
Deadline – October 1
Notifications – October 15
Currently, the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace is open to the public Thursday - Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For other times, questions, or information please contact the front desk staff at: 276-492-2400
4 weeks ago
Spectacular jewelry made from nature! Chinquapin Designs creates wonderful necklaces, bracelets, and earrings! See this work and more on display at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
1 month ago
Beautiful and detailed pieces of work from artisan Ron Campbell on display at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
1 month ago
Beautiful!
The first day of Fall is just about a month away! We have some wonderful pieces by Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network perfect for decorating your home!
1 month ago
Quilting in the United States has went through various use stages since colonial times. It's original use was for decoration rather than the re-purposing of old clothing for warmth.
Today, quilting is a popular art medium with millions of quilters word-wide making beautiful pieces for both decoration and comfort.
The Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace has a wonderful variety of handmade quilts from our 'Round the Mountain Artisans on display and for sale.
1 month ago
Get up close and personal with the work of artist Vicki Essig in “Mastering Craft: Contemporary Concepts from Regional Makers” on display through September 12, 2021.
These interactive slides are made with natural found items and nearly 200 year-old manuscripts.
See more of her work in “Mastering Craft” and online at VickiEssig.com
#wkma #masteringcraft @vickiessigstudio Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Penland School of Craft Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network
1 month ago
Fall Jury 2021
For more information on the Jury requirements and the application, please visit us here: roundthemountain.org/about/jury-application/
All members seeking Jury must dwell within one of the 19 counties within the Southwest Virginia region.
Fall 2021 Jury dates are as follows:
Drop-offs – September 1 – 30
Deadline – October 1
Notifications – October 15
Currently, the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace is open to the public Thursday - Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For other times, questions, or information please contact the front desk staff at: 276-492-2400
2 months ago
Art and music go so well together! Come out to The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail open jams tonight! Enjoy some lovely cultural music and view our amazing artwork!
2 months ago
We greatly enjoyed the Virginia Highlands Festival this year! Thank you so much to all the guests and visitors who stopped the by Cultural Center during the festival to learn more about the #SWVA region, view the art of Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network, and allow us to make new friends from all over!
2 months ago
Thank you so much! Mark your calendar for July 22-July 31, 2022 🧡
Beautiful scenes from #swva stop by the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace this week to learn more about this Artisan and their work!
2 months ago
Be sure to stop by the Cultural Center between 10-4 the rest of this week! Along with beautiful artwork, Round the Mountain also features talented writers and authors!
2 months ago
Wonderful arts and crafts show going on during the Highlands Festival! We’re also open at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace today and tomorrow 10:00 - 4:00!
2 months ago
While visiting the Virginia Highlands Festival this weekend, be sure to stop by the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace for beautiful handmade arts and crafts from our 'Round the Mountain Artisans!We've made it easy to quickly see what's happening on each day of the Festival! Here are our daily schedules! » www.vahighlandsfestival.com/daily-schedule
2 months ago
Did anyone visit the festival in Hungry Mother this year? Artistic Kindling did!
2 months ago
Looking forward to the next event at SWVACC
Come explore the art and music tonight at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace for the The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail open jams! 6:30 - 8:30
2 months ago
The Virginia Highlands Festival is coming up soon! We spy some 'Round the Mountain writers who will be there!We're over halfway sold out of tickets for Writers' Day!
Festival Fun | Writers' Day | July 30
If you've ever contemplated writing anything, jump on this opportunity to learn and collaborate with these amazing authors. You can attend in person OR over zoom!
Writers’ Day celebrates writers of all genres and skill levels as they unite to create, collaborate, and appreciate literature. Writers’ Day workshops offer a wide variety of topics on literary fiction, poetry, drama, the art of illustration, and the adaptation process.
Tap to learn more » www.vahighlandsfestival.com/writers-day
2 months ago
The Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace will be closed today in observance of the Fourth of July.
They will re-open on Thursday July 8th from 10 am - 4 pm.
July 8th is also the start of the Crooked Road Jams which will run 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
3 months ago
Come by and visit the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace today and tomorrow 10 am - 4 pm to see what we have in stock! New artwork has recently been added!
3 months ago
Take a stop in the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace today, tomorrow, or Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.!
Lots of beautiful pieces on display!
3 months ago
'Round the Mountain's own William Fields speaking about Sallie's Crying Tree in The Town of Marion, Virginia. Wonderful video series about the hardships of slavery, history, and how he and others are helping to preserve it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ9SvSwq2og
3 months ago
Nicholas Stawinski - a native of Detroit - is an artist, furniture designer, and fourth-generation upholsterer.
"My work pays homage to the ottoman and footstool forms that I helped my father create in the back of our upholstery shop."
"Some of the fabrics I use reference specific interiors such as my grandmother’s living room in Michigan... Other shapes and patterns draw from memories of riding across Detroit in our delivery van... In this way, my ottomans are a celebration of the work ethic and skilled trade of upholstery, taught to me by my father. "
View his works in "Mastering Craft: Contemporary Concepts from Regional Makers" on display through September 12, 2021.
Learn more about Stawinski's work online at NicholasStawinski.com
Penland School of Craft Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network
3 months ago
Meet enamelist and metalsmith Charity Hall! Charity is a part of our latest exhibition Mastering Craft: Contemporary Concepts from Regional Makers. She is a former botanist and elegantly combines art and science. Hall captures insects that we are so apt to squish, stomp, and smack, and points out that these bugs are actually beautiful and have their place within a larger ecosystem. She says, "From intricate venation patterns within glassy wings...complex microcosms of line, form, and texture abound."
Hall completed her MFA in Metal Design at East Carolina University in 2008 and taught Metalworking and Design at Pima Community College for five years. In 2013, she moved to Blacksburg, Virginia to begin a full-time studio practice. The allure of science remains strong, influencing every piece, and she still roams the forests and mountains, collecting specimens for natural history museums. Her work appears in American Craft Magazine, Behind the Brooch, Humor in Craft, New Rings: 500 Designs from Around the World, and 500 Enameled Objects. Her work has been exhibited in a variety of juried and solo exhibitions. She teaches jewelry and enameling workshops across the United States.
Stay tuned to learn more about the artists in “Mastering Craft!”
Penland School of Craft Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail @metalbug00
#wkma #williamkingmuseum #meettheartist2021
4 months ago
One of two beautiful cuckoo clocks currently in the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace. So many beautiful pieces from our very talented 'Round the Mountain Members!
4 months ago
Be sure to stop by the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace today for some beautiful art!
Open 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
4 months ago
There's never a dull moment when you are surrounded by handmade arts and crafts! ❤
4 months ago
Join us on a virtual visit to Big Walker Lookout in Visit Wytheville!
youtu.be/3Vu4yx9upsU
5 months ago
Mother's Day is just a couple days away! Be sure to treat Mom with a special gift! The Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace is open today through Sunday from 10:00 - 4:00 with great handmade gift options!
5 months ago
Art appreciation day! Show us in the comments what you have been working on!
5 months ago
Resin dish made with Clinch River Glass
Breezy at the beach
This weekend we visited 'Round the Mountain member, Carter's Fine Jewelers and Gifts in Visit Franklin County, Virginia. Home to great gifts and 'Round the Mountain artisan pieces!
5 months ago
We enjoyed your visit and conversation. Please come back anytime. Truly a unique store with lots of PAZAZZ!!!❤️
Thank you for your post and most of all, your visit!
Always something lovely to see at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace be sure to visit Thursdays - Sundays 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
5 months ago
The Creeper Trail is getting ready for Summer! Beautiful image by The Creeper Trail is"Trail in Bloom" on the Virginia Creeper Trail - Alvarado access point. These beautiful little wildflowers are called "Golden Ragwort" (Packera aruea) and bloom in early spring. Redbuds and dogwoods are also in full bloom, so the trail is in full spring mode! #creepertrail #VAcreepertrail #wildflowers #railstotrails #SWVA #southwestVA #bluemoonistic
5 months ago
Thanks so much for sharing!
Be sure to tune in to the Stories from Southwest Virginia podcast tomorrow! Artisan Henri de Hahn will be featured on the episode talking about his life in the region and his hand-carved and painted snakes!
visitswva.org/stories-from-southwest-virginia/
6 months ago
There's always something beautiful to see at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace! Be sure to visit Thursdays - Sundays 10:00 - 4:00!
6 months ago
If you're looking for the perfect gift ideas for Easter Sunday, be sure to visit the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace TODAY! Open 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Cultural Center will be closed tomorrow in observance of Easter.
6 months ago
Rainy day outside, but nice and dry inside the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
6 months ago
Our artisan of the week is Lyn Thompson!
"Nature has always inspired me so much that I find myself outside more than inside. I've always enjoyed looking at realistic paintings done with impressionistic brush strokes."
Be sure to view her work at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace
6 months ago
Have you ever wondered about the process of broom making? So satisfying! Matthews Living History Farm Museum
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqRr3IUQZWU
7 months ago
You know they say a messy desk is a sign of genius! What does your workspace look like?
7 months ago
In just two words, what inspires your art? We will go first, Love & Music.
7 months ago
Faith and Nature...
Nature & Photography
Animals and connections
Color and animals😄😍
Connection and beauty.
Come join us at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace in Abingdon to see all kinds of beautiful handmade arts and crafts!
7 months ago
Let's just admire the beauty of this instrument at the Cultural Center. A staple of our musical heritage and The Crooked Road.
7 months ago
Did you know that quilting dates back as far as 3400 BCE? Originally, quilting was used primarily as a form of physical protection and insulation. As time went on, decorative elements were added and quilts became art pieces.
Come explore the many beautiful quilts on display at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace in Abingdon.
7 months ago
My name is Bonnie Kelley, and I am the artist behind Shamrock Studios: Fine Art Pet Portraits. Although I specialize in equine and canine portraiture, I am always excited to paint whatever animal you love! I paint with acrylics on canvas and wood surfaces, as well as colored pencils on artist paper.
Inspiration comes daily from my beautiful horses and dog. These animals are my world and I am always happy when I'm with them, talking about them, or looking at them! More than 35 years of experience training and working with animals is beneficial when painting, as I have a good understanding of body structure, movement, fur directions, and expressions. Our animals are so unique and special, and I work hard to create one-of-a-kind portraits that will honor each animals' individual spirit.
Pet portraits make wonderful gifts that will be treasured for years to come. Art can be expensive, so I always make sure to offer a few options for more modest budgets. I want everyone to be able to own and love art! If you'd like to find out more, I encourage you to visit www.ShamrockStudios.net. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, and by email at ShamrockStudios2017@gmail.com.
7 months ago
Love the picture you painted of Lil Blue,it hangs in my living room,great job.
These are beautiful pieces from a skilled artist!!! Bravo Bonnie!
Thank you, Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network
We love hearing about your work! Tell us, how did you get a start in your art medium?
7 months ago
I have always been an artistic person, but I started painting stall plaques, using acrylic paint on wood, for horse owners around Northern VA when I was in high school. I took a little break to work some desk jobs after moving to Southwest VA, but am happy to be back painting pet portraits with acrylic again!
Just a couple days left to grab those last minute gifts for Valentine’s Day! Be sure to stop by the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
7 months ago
Beautiful wooden plaques from Artisan Wayne Sheets! On display and for sale at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace
7 months ago
Be sure to give a visit and enjoy some beautiful artwork from Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network ❤🚙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydD4Xn1MokM&ab_channel=WJHL
8 months ago
Warm-up inside at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
Open today, Sat. & Sun 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
8 months ago
Looking for the perfect gift for that special someone? Maybe you want to treat yourself? 'Round the Mountain has a grand and unique collection of handmade gifts!
shop.swvaculturalcenter.com/
8 months ago
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, make sure you keep your significant other in mind! ❤️
8 months ago
100s of pieces of work on display at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace, be sure to take a look and learn a little about #SWVA while you're there!
Featured here are Fall 2020 Juried artisan pieces!
8 months ago
Who is being creative today? ❤😁
8 months ago
Love it! Beautiful colors!
I’m going to work on this art quilt today. Mostly solid fabrics cut again and again and again. m.facebook.com/MissJeansQuilts/
I’m making sun catchers
Our artisan of the week is Kevin Meredith!
Kevin specializes in mixed media to create stunning pieces of art, perfect for home decor and collections. Kevin is also one of our newest Fall 2020 Jury artisans!
Be sure to stay on the lookout for more of his work and view it on display at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace!
8 months ago
It sounds like some snow is moooving on into the region. A perfect time to create some art!
9 months ago