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excellence, of course, but they are especially on the lookout for people who show promise but are not fully mature artistically. Many members have long experience in the arts as hobbyists, art teachers or commercial artists. Often they already show at other galleries.
ftaanter Laurie Marshall was a founding member of gallery in 1983. She said many of the original members were newcomers to the - county, part of the “back-tothe-land" movement of the 1970s. “Rappahannock, in fact the whole area, has attracted, per square mile, a very high number and caliber of artists,” she said.
As an observer of the gallery these 25 years, she said, “It has struggled not having a full-time administrator and fund raiser. So it’s stayed a small, quiet gallery, but it’s maintained a caliber of work that is exceptional.”
Small. Quiet. Exceptional quality. A little gem, you might say, and not a bad start on the next quarter century.
The author, a photographer from Castle ton. is a member of The Middle Street Gallery.
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