ArtScape 15 Receptions
March 25, 2024
THE MAIN ARTSCAPE RECEPTION & ARTIST-SPONSOR MIXER is Sunday, May 19, 2024 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. At The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 901 Amherst St.
Please plan to join us to celebrate the ArtScape 15 artworks, the artists, and the sponsors! Enjoy some food and drink. Stroll the Art in the Halls ArtScape originals exhibit.
Additional Reception/Mixer to view ArtScape 15 originals on exhibit at…LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTSCAPE RECEPTION Saturday, May 18, 2024 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Laurel Ridge Sekel Art Atrium
Thank you to our reception sponsors:
ArtScape 15 – Call for Art
December 1, 2023
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages, meant to represent all walks of life and all levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. Read more about ArtScape here. To find out how to SPONSOR a banner, click here.
ArtScape 15 Timeline *
Call for Art Opens October 10, 2023
January 13, 2024 - now closed, ArtScape 16 will open in October 2024 Submission Deadline
Artists notified of selection: January 27, 2024
Feb 2024 | Bring original artwork to be professionally photographed | Banner production begins
Mar 2024 | Time for artists to prep for installation – frame and install D rings with wire
May 2024 | Deliver original art for exhibition
May 2024 | Exhibition opening receptions – artists/sponsors mixer | Banner production complete | Banners installed
June 2024 | Ribbon cutting event and press conference photo op
July 2024 | Pick up original artwork from exhibition sites
*subject to change as needed
-
Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of their own personal work for consideration. Posthumous submissions are not allowed.
-
Please do not submit artwork that has previously exhibited at the MSV or the Member’s Show at the Barns.
-
Preference given to work that best fits the dimensions of ArtScape banners: square is best, followed by vertically-oriented (try to avoid horizontally-oriented work). Work may be cropped or require background color to fill the space, as seen fit by banner designer.
-
Artists of any age and level of expertise may apply.
-
Artists do not have to be a resident of Winchester, but should reside within the geographic region served by ShenArts.
-
Artwork must be delivered ready to hang.
-
Each piece must have hanging hardware on the back. D-rings strongly preferred. (Please, no sawtooth hangers.)
-
Artwork imagery must be appropriate for a public community space.
-
Artwork must be ORIGINAL. Images that have a copyright will not be accepted, i.e. cartoon or Anime characters, images published in magazines or newspapers, etc. Please no images depicting things that hold trademarks or copyrights.
-
Although all care will be taken to protect your artwork, ShenArts, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, and Laurel Ridge Community College will not be responsible for any damage or breakage.
Please contact ShenArts with questions.
Submission Guidelines
ArtScape 15
May 2024-May 2025
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages, meant to represent all walks of life and all levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. Read more about ArtScape here. To find out how to SPONSOR a banner, click here.
ARTSCAPE ARTIST/SPONSOR SCHEDULE *
January 13 – sponsor/artist submissions deadline
January 27– artists notified of selection
February – artists take original artwork to photographer, Lauri Bridgeforth, Bridgeforth Photographics
February – March – banner production begins
May – Original art delivered to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and Laurel Ridge Community College at designated times only
May – July – View original art at the Art in the Halls at MSV and at the Atrium at Laurel Ridge
May – Reception & artist/sponsor mixers at the MSV and Laurel Ridge
May – banner and brochure production completed
May – banners installed
June – Noon – Chamber Ribbon Cutting, in front of Civil War Museum on Walking Mall; Banner reveal event/press conference photo opp; Art on the Mall/meet the ArtScape artists,
May-September – brochures available to sponsors and artists and downtown distribution
*subject to change as needed
Why ArtScape in Winchester? The objective of ArtScape is to create an outdoor gallery experience in the heart of the community. The colorful banners add interest and intrigue to the downtown streetscape, encouraging pedestrians and vehicle traffic to slow down and enjoy the display. Each banner showcases local artists and their sponsors, highlighting the creativity and talent of artists who live and work in the region and those that show their support through sponsorship.
How does it work? Interested artists submit work for consideration to ShenArts. These works are reviewed and selected by a jury. Participating artists range in age and skill level. The chosen works are professionally photographed and designed for printing on vinyl banners. The names of the artist and the sponsor are featured on the banner. At the end of the show, the banners are removed and given to the sponsor. The sponsor does not receive reproduction rights to the work. However, they are encouraged to display the banner in their place of business, highlighting their support for enriching the community through public art programs.
Making beautiful Winchester even more beautiful!
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that represents multiple walks of life and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community.
Since 2009, the Shenandoah Arts Council (ShenArts) has partnered with Old Town Winchester to create an outdoor gallery in the historic district of downtown Winchester, Virginia. Artists of all ages are invited to participate in this juried art competition. Selected works are reproduced on banners that hang on light posts throughout the downtown area. The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley provides support for this program as the host sponsor, displaying the original works of art in its Art in the Halls program.
Previous sponsors only need to email fisher@shenarts.org with their 3 banner location preferences and
make their payment directly here through our Network for Good platform.
New sponsors, please fill out the online sponsor form below. Thank you!
If you would like to sponsor a banner in Middletown, please indicate that on the form or in your email.
Here is a downloadable pdf of the form if you prefer to complete it manually. Otherwise, keep scrolling!
NEED TO ADD SPONSORSHIP FORM
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
Now in its 14th year, ArtScape has successfully transformed the Old Town walking mall into an outdoor art gallery, accessible to all. This year the program has expanded to showcase the work of regional artists on a total of 63 banners located throughout downtown Winchester and new this year, Middletown.
ArtScape 14 includes works from seven local youth artists, five of whom were chosen by jury from ShenArts’ Youth Art Month exhibition and our annual Teen Art Club Exhibition collaboration with the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV).
The exhibition of original artworks are free to the public; 43 works may be viewed at the MSV Art in the Halls and an additional 20 artworks are on display at the Sekel Art Atrium at Laurel Ridge Community College until July 16, 2023.
Artists Featured
Nate Altier – Abinaya Ayyamperumal – Jane Beveridge – Elizabeth Blakesley – Adelyn Bosworth – Phyllis Breidinger – Lauri Bridgeforth – Nina Burke – Megan Caldwell – Kelsey Camacho Zabala – Joyce Carrier – Cassie Clark – Frances Coates – Kristen Colebank – Stephanie Cornell – Tim Crisman – Allen Dec – Brie Dodson – Daniel Dunmire – Debbie Ehrhardt – Constance Fisher – Bonnie Flax – Joseph Gainer – Liz Hackney – Raleigh Hilt – Alice Irvan – Bruce Johnson – Margaret Kennedy – Evie Kern – Makenna Kerns -John Kiernan – Ashley Kincaid – Jim Koenig – Svetlana Lechkina – Steve Loya – Hana Malone – Mary Paula Malucci – Carole Miernik – Tony Miller – Sally Myers – Jamie Pein – Natalie Perkins – Charles Pitcock – Jen Poteet – Julie Read – Ruby Rodgers – Mackenzie Rose – Vera Rossi – Jeffrey Ryan – Ron Salmon – Scott Santmier – Amy “Tovah” Shafran – Geetika Sharma – Mariska Sharma – Rachel Sherman-Hackworth – David Sipp – Amelia Smith – Meredith Stenberg – Josie Tilton – Kat Turner – Dee Dee Volinsky – Karen Winters – Erik Zimmerman
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 14 BANNER SPONSORS!
ArtScape 14 is organized by ShenArts in collaboration with Old Town Winchester, the MSV and Middletown, and is supported by local sponsors.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
ArtScape 14 – Call for Art
November 17, 2022
ArtScape 14 is now on exhibit at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (43 artworks) and at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown (20 artworks). https://www.shenarts.org/artscape-14/
ArtScape 14 Timeline *
January 20 – sponsor/artist submissions deadline
January 31– artists notified of selection
February 7 or 9 – 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. take original artwork to photographer, Lauri Bridgeforth
February – March – banner production begins
April 8/9 – Original art delivered to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 3:00-5:00 pm (or Laurel Ridge Community College April 15 2:00 – 4:00 pm) at designated times only
April 18 – July 16 – View original art at the Art in the Halls at MSV; some artworks will be displayed at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown as the MSV cannot accommodate all.
April 23 – Reception & artist/sponsor mixer at the MSV, 2:00 – 4:00 pm (Laurel Ridge reception/mixer April 22, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
May – banner production completed, brochure production begins
May 30-June 2 – banners installed
June 12 – Noon – Chamber Ribbon Cutting in front of Civil War Museum on Walking Mall; Banner reveal event/press conference photo opp; Art on the Mall/meet the ArtScape artists,
July 15 – 3:00 – 5:00 pm, pick up original artwork at Laurel Ridge Community College
July 16 – 3:00 – 5:00 pm, pick up original artwork at the MSV
July/August – brochures available to sponsors and artists and downtown distribution
*subject to change as needed
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
-
Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of their own personal work for consideration. Posthumous submissions are not allowed.
-
Please do not submit artwork that has previously exhibited at the MSV or the Member’s Show at the Barns.
-
Preference given to work that best fits the dimensions of ArtScape banners: square is best, followed by vertically-oriented (try to avoid horizontally-oriented work). Work may be cropped or require background color to fill the space, as seen fit by banner designer.
-
Artists of any age and level of expertise may apply.
-
Artists do not have to be a resident of Winchester, but should reside within the geographic region served by ShenArts.
-
Artwork must be delivered ready to hang.
-
Each piece must have hanging hardware on the back. D-rings strongly preferred. (Please, no sawtooth hangers.)
-
Artwork imagery must be appropriate for a public community space.
-
Artwork must be ORIGINAL. Images that have a copyright will not be accepted, i.e. cartoon or Anime characters, images published in magazines or newspapers, etc. Please no images depicting things that hold trademarks or copyrights.
-
Although all care will be taken to protect your artwork, ShenArts, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, and Laurel Ridge Community College will not be responsible for any damage or breakage.
Please contact ShenArts with questions.
Submission Guidelines
Rachel Crockett Smith
Shenandoah Arts Council
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Silver Cloud Gifts
Solenberger’s Hardware
Starbucks
The Wine Room at Taylor Pavilion
Thinker Toys
Tin Top Art & Handmade
The Great ArtScape Scavenger Hunt
September 6, 2022
The Great ArtScape Scavenger Hunt & Art on the Mall Meet the Artists
Old Town Winchester Walking Mall
Saturday, October 15, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Can you locate the ArtScape banners in Old Town and complete your choice of one of the questionnaires? Meet the ArtScape artists in person!
There are PRIZES for everyone who submits their questionnaire by 3:00 pm. Fun for all ages!
Pick up your scavenger hunt form and banner location map from the ShenArts table in front of the Kiosk across from Nibblins on the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall, 11:00am – 3:00pm, Saturday, October 15.
Thank you to our prize donors…
Eugene B. Smith Gallery
Handworks Gallery
Hello Haberdashery
Incredible Flying Objects
Kimberly’s
Lisa Fisher
Lisa Sipp
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Phyllis & Stan Breidinger
Made possible by a grant from the City of Winchester, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts.
ArtScape 13
April 17, 2022
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
Now in its 13th year, ArtScape has successfully transformed the Old Town walking mall into an outdoor art gallery, accessible to all. The ArtScape 13 originals exhibited at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley from April 19, 2022 to July 17, 2022, including works from eight young local artists, four who were chosen by jury from ShenArts’ Youth Art Month exhibition and the second annual Teen Art Club Exhibition in collaboration with the MSV. ArtScape 13 is organized by ShenArts in collaboration with Old Town Winchester and is supported by local sponsors.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
Download the ArtScape 13 brochure for more details and a self-guided tour of the banners.
Artists Featured
Robert Ballard – Lilly Black – Debra Bourget – Lauri Bridgeforth – Mackenzie Bullock – Nina Burke – Kay Caldwell – Kelsey Camacho Zabala – Joyce Carrier – Sheilla Coyne – Tim Crisman – Allison Day – Christy Dunkle – Daniel Dunmire – Madison Faath – Larry Lee Fickau – Constance Fisher – Bonnie Flax – Aubrey Grove – Kathy Guzman – John Hudson – Alice Irvan – Nancy Kautz – Ashley Kincaid – Daniel Kratofil – Bernie Lewis – John P Lewis – Kris Loya – Marion Majher – Hana Malone – Mary Paula Malucci – Abby McDonald – Asher McDonald – Carole Miernik – Dawn Moore – Sally Myers – Elise Nicely – Jamie Pein – Victoria Pendragon – Deborah Phillips – Nancy Rabe – Susan Repic – Laura Robertson – Jeffrey Ryan – Scott Santmier – Mia Schloemer – Mariska Sharma – Patience Shirk – Billy Smelser – Kelly Stallard – Neil Stewart – Josie Tilton – Donna Varn – Krista Veit – Heather Williams – Ellen Zimmerman
A special thank you to our first ArtScape major sponsor – The Woltz-Winchester Foundation.
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 13 BANNER SPONSORS!
Art on the Mall Artist Walk
September 8, 2021
Thank you for your participation – it was a great evening!
Pictures and videos coming soon…
Friday, October 1, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Meet the ArtScape banner artists!
Live art demonstrations!
Artists will be located by their banners and scattered throughout
the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall, Winchester, VA.
Made possible by a grant from the City of Winchester, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts.
ArtScape Featured in SVE Cooperative
September 3, 2021
In the latest edition of Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative magazine, the Shenandoah Arts Council’s ArtScape program was included as a featured article. Check out the digital edition of the article!
The Great ArtScape Scavenger Hunt
August 23, 2021
Thank you to everyone who made this day such a great success!
Keep the fun going year round!
Download the scavenger hunt form and banner location map
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
Now in its 12th year, ArtScape has successfully transformed the Old Town walking mall into an outdoor art gallery, accessible to all. This year the program has expanded to showcase the work of regional artists on a total of 60 banners located throughout downtown Winchester. This exhibition includes the original artworks selected for the 2021-2022 display, including works from three young local artists chosen by jury from ShenArts’ Youth Art Month exhibition and the first annual Teen Art Club Exhibition collaboration with the MSV. ArtScape 12 is organized by ShenArts in collaboration with Old Town Winchester and is supported by local sponsors.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
The ArtScape 12 originals were exhibited at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley from 04.20.21-07.18.21. The featured artworks are now viewable as banners hanging throughout downtown Winchester, Virginia.
Artists Featured
Nathan Altier – Suzanne Lago Arthur – Mary Margaret Barbe – Phyllis Breidinger – Lauri Bridgeforth – Nina Burke – Megan Caldwell – Frances Coates – Larry Fickau – Lisa Fisher – Bonnie Flax – Madilyn Funk – Kathy Guzman – Lana Herndon – Amanda Horn – Kathleen Howsare – Alice Irvan – Debra Keirce – Margaret Kennedy – Lindy Kerr – Jim Koenig – Andy Kulp – Bonnie Lane – Al Latorre – Svetlana Lechkina – Ann St Clair Lesman – Bernie Lewis – John Lewis – Hana Malone – Mary Paula Malucci – Lynn Mocarski Maurer – Carole Miernik – Dawn Moore – Elise Nicely – Steven Parrish – Keith Patterson – Keith Jones Pomeroy – Barbara Quast – Julie Read – Kim Richards – Katlyn Saville – Jill Schaefer – Rossi Selzer – Amy “Tovah” Shafran – Mariska Sharma – Patience Shirk – David Sipp – Kira Skala – Bessie Solenberger – Josie Tilton – Donna Varn – Dee Dee Volinsky – Kelly Walker – Ryan Wilson – Karen Winters – Stephanie Woshner
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 12 BANNER SPONSORS!
ArtScape 11
May 6, 2021
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
For years, ArtScape has transformed the Old Town walking mall into an outdoor art gallery, accessible to all. In the 2019-2020 project, over forty banners were featured with the work of regional artists. The exhibition at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley that ran from July 21, 2020 through October 18, 2020 showcased the original works selected for the 2020 display. ArtScape 11 was organized by ShenArts in collaboration with Old Town Winchester and was supported by local sponsors, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
Artists Featured
Nathan Altier – Nicole Babbitt – Mary Margaret Barbe – Adrienne Batten – Don Black – Lauri Bridgeforth – Nina Burke – Michael Chapman – Frances Coates – Joe Cunningham – Bonnie Flax – Gary Grant – Kathy Guzman – Linda Spollen Haile – Rebecca Hurt – Debra Keirce – Juvy Bas Kight – Michael Kosciw – Ann St Clair Lesman – Robert Lesman – Bernie Lewis – Marion Majher – Hana Malone – Mary Paula Malucci – Marty Matheson – Lynn Mocarski Maurer – Susan G. Merila – Sally Myers – Elise Nicely – Terri Nicholson – Steven J Parrish – Victoria Pendragon – Allison Salata – Jillian Morgan Savory – Amy “Tovah” Shafran – Kira Skala – Bessie Solenberger – Abby Stahl – Sarah Havah Theebaum – Donna Varn – Dee Dee Volinsky – John Zimet
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 11 BANNER SPONSORS!
ArtScape 10
May 4, 2021
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
For years, ArtScape has transformed the Old Town walking mall into an outdoor art gallery, accessible to all. In the 2019-2020 project, over forty banners were featured with the work of regional artists. The exhibition at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley that ran from July 21, 2020 through October 18, 2020 showcased the original works selected for the 2020 display. ArtScape 11 was organized by ShenArts in collaboration with Old Town Winchester and was supported by local sponsors, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
Artists Featured
Karrie Alley – Mary Margaret Barbe – Adrienne Batten – Ron Brickey – Lauri Bridgeforth – Karen Burke – Nina Burke – Frances Coates – Allen G Dec – Chris Duke – Larry Lee Fickau – Felicia Gros – Alice Irvan – Norma Fredrickson – Kathy Guzman – Debra Keirce – Juvy Bas Kight – Audrey Lee – Robert Lesman – Hana Malone – Lynn Mocarski Maurer – Michele Pope Melina – Terri R Nicholson – William Persa – Barbara Quast – Julie Read – Kaitlyn Salyer – Bessie Solenberger – Heather Scott – David Sipp – Abigail Stahl – Sarah Havah Theebaum – Doris E Vanderpool – William Wright – Erik Michael Zimmerman
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 10 BANNER SPONSORS!
.jpg)
ArtScape 9
April 30, 2021
ArtScape is a public art program open to artists of all ages that is meant to represent all walks of life and all brands and levels of talent; a group of work with diverse themes to create a shared experience of art by an entire community. ArtScape is not a contest of who is the “best.”
The ninth year of the ArtScape program once again brought art to downtown Winchester in the area’s only free and accessible outdoor art gallery. An exhibition of the thirty-four ArtScape 9 original works at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley hung from April 2018 – July 2018.
ShenArts serves the community of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, expanding awareness and supporting the arts through programming, instruction, and exhibitions.
Artists Featured
Jean Mildner Anderson – Gary Bergel – Don Black – Lauri Bridgeforth – Nina Burke – Piers Chapin – Jack Cribbs – Larry Fickau – Bonnie Flax – Norma Fredrickson – Felicia Gros – Dan Houston – Chelsea Hurst – Alice Irvan – Ella Lawless – Ann St Clair Lesman – Lynn Mocarski Maurer – Wendy May – Sally Myers – William Nordman – Caleb Rouse – Allison Salata – Esther Scott – Heather Scott – Charlotte Smith – Bessie Solenberger – Sarah Havah Theebaum – Olivia Truban – Dee Dee Volinsky – John Zimet – Kristin Camitta Zimet – Erik Michael Zimmerman
THANK YOU TO OUR ARTSCAPE 9 BANNER SPONSORS!