CALL FOR ENTRIES: FCCA and Community Bank of the Chesapeake Community Art Exhibit
(April 2019) All artists who are current members of FCCA are invited to submit entries for the June – September, 2019 exhibit at the downtown branch of the Bank located at 425 William Street. Exhibits run for four months. More…..
FCCA would like to welcome Elizabeth Byrnes to the FCCA Board of Directors.
Elizabeth will serve as our Vice-President.
March 30 – April 26, 2019 || Juror: Rita Kovach
AWARDS
HONORABLE MENTION RECOGNITION
Have you ever wondered how the rising Rappahannock impacts the Silversmith House? At 22′, the water covers the pavement in the parking lot behind FCCA.
Historic Flood stages of Rappahannock in Fredericksburg – measured in feet
| 53′ | WATER REACHES THE HIGHER BLUFFS IN LOWER FREDERICKSBURG…ALLOWING IT TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND. AT LEAST 70 CITY BLOCKS ARE FLOODED…WITH SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF BUILDINGS OCCURRING. HUNDREDS OF STRUCTURES AND DOZENS OF ROADS ARE AFFECTED. |
| 42′ | A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD IS OCCURRING IN FREDERICKSBURG. ALMOST ALL OF CAROLINE STREET IS UNDERWATER…ALONG WITH SOPHIA STREET…AND NUMEROUS CROSS STREETS BETWEEN THE TWO. AT LEAST 20 CITY BLOCKS ARE FLOODED. HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS ARE AFFECTED IN FREDERICKSBURG…AND SEVERAL HOMES ARE FLOODED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. FURTHER INLAND FROM THE RIVER…WATER IS APPROACHING PRINCESS ANNE STREET IN SPOTS. |
| 38′ | CAROLINE STREET IN FREDERICKSBURG IS FLOODED BETWEEN AMELIA AND WOLFE STREETS. ALL OF SOPHIA STREET IS FLOODED. DOZENS OF BUILDINGS ARE FLOODED…INCLUDING SOME HOMES. |
| 31′ | WATER COMPLETELY COVERS SOPHIA STREET BETWEEN WOLFE STREET AND AMELIA STREET. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS ARE FLOODED IN THIS AREA. WATER ALSO BEGINS TO APPROACH HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER…INCLUDING NEAR TYLERTON.
AT 27′, WATER FLOWS INTO EXTERIOR STAIRWELL AT FCCA AND INTO SUB-BASEMENT REACHING WITHIN 6 INCHES OF FLOOR BEAMS. |
| 22′ | WATER REACHES SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG.
COVERS PAVEMENT IN PARKING LOT BEHIND FCCA. |
| 18′ | WATER REACHES SOME PARKING LOTS NEAR THE RIVER IN THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. TWO HOMES ON SOPHIA STREET ARE FLOODED. |
| 14′ | WATER APPROACHES A COUPLE HOMES IN THE FLOODPLAIN ON SOPHIA STREET IN FREDERICKSBURG. WATER BEGINS TO REACH RIVER ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. |
| 10′ | WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH UPON A BASEMENT IN THE FLOODPLAIN NEAR FREDERICKSBURG. |
| 9′ | WATER REACHES THE WATERFRONT AT FREDERICKSBURG CITY DOCK |
On Saturday, March 16, students from the City of Newport News visited the FCCA gallery to learned about the History of the Silversmith House. Thank you to all members who made this visit possible.
Photos by FCCA Member, Jenn Galvin.
Announcing FCCA's 2019 Exhibit Schedule for the Frederick Gallery.
Get inspired for our upcoming call-for-entries.
Check the Call for Entries and the Schedule for detailed information.
*The "Artist Choice" theme encourages artists to enter works of their own choice without regard to a specific theme.
FEBRUARY 2019 – ALL PHOTOGRAPHY- regional
MARCH 2019 – FACES & FIGURES - national
APRIL 2019 – ARTIST CHOICE* - regional
MAY 2019 – URBAN, SUBURBAN & RURAL - national
JUNE 2019 – ERIC WALTON GUEST EXHIBIT
JULY 2019 – UP CLOSE - national
AUGUST 2019 – ARTIST CHOICE* - regional
SEPTEMBER 2019 – GEOMETRICS - national
OCTOBER 2019 – TARVER HARRIS & SUSAN TILT GUEST EXHIBIT
NOVEMBER 2019 – FORCE OF NATURE - national
DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 – SMALL WONDERS - national
