Kyle and Johannah are pleased to join our local art studio tour for the third year running. This self-guided tour runs all weekend. Kyle will do forging demonstrations both Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2pm.
For the month of August, Johannah and Kyle will be showing our latest collection of collaborative forged steel + mosaic wall sculptures, plus a selection of older wall works in mosaic and steel at the Gallery at Westminster Canterbury Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Va.
Craft + Design is a contemporary show, produced by the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, that has garnered a reputation for showcasing the finest in museum-quality craft. Craft + Design is held in the historic Main Street Station’s train shed and draws more than 10,000 people to shop the work of over 150 artists from all over the country.
Find Phoenix Handcraft in booth 320.
We’re so pleased to join our local art studio tour again this year! Tour our working studios, enjoy our native wildflower mini-meadows, and catch a blacksmithing demonstration.
The Arts of Fluvanna tour is a free, self-guided, open-house style event. We are studio number 12 on the tour map.
Kyle will be doing blacksmithing demonstrations at 11 am and 2 pm each day.
Johannah is thrilled to show a selection of mosaics along with the mixed media artwork of fellow artist and friend Renee Stramel at The Brickhouse RVA for the month of July.
On First Friday, Brickhouse joins Richmond’s long-standing arts walk featuring galleries and shops throughout the Richmond Arts District.
Friday July 5 from 5-8 pm
Shop seconds and vintage designs from nine Virginia artists at Christina Boy Design's studio in Madison, VA.
First Dibs Friday, June 14, 4 to 7
Saturday, June 15, 10 to 5
Christina Boy - wood | furniture
Margaret Buchanan - paintings
Alicia Dietz - wood | concrete
Ruchi Gupta - ceramics
Kyle Lucia - blacksmithing
Krissy Maier - leather bags
Robert Turner - ceramics | jewelry
Cathy Vaughn - copper
Johannah Willsey - mosaics
Find us by the red outbuilding behind 571 Turner Dr., Madison, VA 22727
Now in its 33rd year, the Tephra ICA Arts Festival (formerly the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival) will take place on May 18-19, 2024 at Reston Town Center. Over 200 contemporary artists and artisans will travel from across the country to present original handmade artwork to share with Festival audiences.
Find Johannah + Kyle in booth 111 right outside the museum. We’re excited to bring a collection of our newest forged steel + mosaic collaborative sculptures to this show!
On the second weekend in November, artisans in Central Virginia open their doors for you to explore their working spaces. Many visitors make the Tour a two-day experience so they can enjoy other offerings while in the area. What a great way to spend a fall weekend!
Easily accessed by following the map and directions on this site, the annual Artisan Studio Tour is self-guided, free, and open to the public. Most artisans will have demonstrations, either live or video, along with other educational displays.
We’re pleased to return to Studio #16 in the Charlottesville Cluster at the home and studio of fiber artist Mary Beth Bellah along with functional potter Stuart Howe.
We’re so pleased to join our local art studio tour for the first time in 2023! We’ll have both our studios as well as our gallery open to the public. Natural fiber artist Sandra Hopkins will be joining us with her gorgeous baskets and brooms.
As our first public event in our new space, this will serve as our Grand Re-opening!
The Arts of Fluvanna tour is a free, self-guided, open-house style event. We are studio number 16 on the tour map.
Kyle will be doing blacksmithing demonstrations at 11 am and 2 pm.
Ginter Park’s annual arts and crafts show returns Saturday, December 3rd. The show will run from 10 am until 5 pm and be held in the Lewis Ginter Recreational Association Center at 3421 Hawthorne Ave.
The Ginter Park Show is in its 18th year of bringing exciting arts and crafts to our neighborhood in early December, just in time to help you find creative and one-of-a-kind gifts in one place so you can quickly tackle your holiday shopping list. This year’s artists and artisans will showcase their work such as watercolors, jewelry, oil paintings, illustrations, candles, scents, assemblages, collage, clothing, chocolates, purses, textiles, lighting fixtures, ceramics, pottery, pressed flower art, whimsical cards, creature peepers, wreaths, and yard art.
As usual, there will be a food truck on the premises offering delicious food when you take a shopping break. Mark your calendar. We hope to see you there!
On the second weekend in November, artisans in Central Virginia open their doors for you to explore their working spaces. Many visitors make the Tour a two-day experience so they can enjoy other offerings while in the area. What a great way to spend a fall weekend!
Easily accessed by following the map and directions found on the Artisans Studio Tour website, the annual Studio Tour is self-guided, free, and open to the public. Most artisans will have demonstrations, either live or video, along with other educational displays.
Kyle and Johannah can be found at Studio 13 in the home of quilt artist Mary Beth Bellah located at 1855 Arrowhead Valley Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Craft + Design is a museum-quality show, produced by the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, that has garnered a reputation for showcasing the finest in contemporary craft. Craft + Design kicks off the official holiday shopping season in Richmond, VA where shoppers spend the weekend browsing the works of artists from all over the country.
For regular visitors to Craft + Design, please note the date has been moved up this year.
Launched in the summer of 2021, The Fralin’s Little Museum of Art was inspired by a desire to engage with the community during the museum’s closure and provide an opportunity to highlight the artwork of local and student artists. This miniature museum consists of six galleries, each measuring approximately one foot square, and showcases tiny works on a rotating basis. The Little Museum of Art is located outside on the Cornell Plaza and is on view 24 hours a day.
Johannah is pleased to have work included in the first exhibition of the 2022-23 academic school year. The show features works inspired by The Fralin Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Joseph Cornell: Enclosing Infinity.” Join us for the opening reception Friday August 26 from 5 to 7 pm, or check out the show any time through September 28.
Join Phoenix Handcraft and Wendy Umanoff Design in our Scott’s Addition studios for a holiday sale! See our recent projects, check out our space, and find a gift for friends, family, or yourself. We’ll have all our customer favorites as well as new work and a few select items at reduced prices. Hope you can join us!
Masks are required in the studios regardless of vaccination status. Visitors limited to 10 at one time to allow for social distancing.
Now in its 57th year, Craft + Design is a museum-quality show that has garnered a reputation for showcasing the finest in contemporary craft. For this year’s online show, visitors can shop over 100 artists from one secure site. More info coming soon!
On the second weekend every November, artisans in Central Virginia open their doors for you to explore their working spaces. Many visitors make the Tour a two-day experience so they can enjoy other offerings while in the area. What a great way to spend a fall weekend! We are planning for an in-person Artisans Studio Tour in 2021, with 46 artisans in 21 studios.
Find Johannah & Kyle of Phoenix Handcraft at the studio of Christina Boy Design, studio #3 on the Tour map. Other artisans at this stop include jewelry maker Robert Turner, copper artist Cathy Vaughn, and of course studio host & furniture maker Christina Boy.
The Tour will monitor Covid status and protocols. We will follow the CDC guidelines that are current at the time of the event, including, but not limited to, masks required indoors; hand sanitizer provided upon entering each studio; and limits on the number of guests inside at one time.
This holiday season we are pleased to offer reduced prices on select pieces in our Etsy shop. Sale prices are valid November 1- December 1. Great for gifts or anyone looking to add to their own collection of handmade artwork! Find our Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PhoenixHandcraft
Artspace is excited to announce its inaugural exhibition in the new gallery space in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center, featuring the 11th installment of the ever-popular biennial miniature exhibition, ThinkSmall11.
About the show: ThinkSmall has been a Richmond favorite for both artists and patrons since 2001. The invitational show features artwork in a diverse range of styles and media, all available for sale. Find this year's catalog of the artists’ work, as well as the full schedule of events and gallery hours on the ThinkSmall11 web page at: www.artspacegallery.org/ts11
Johannah is pleased to be participating in Think Small for the second time this year.
Hundreds of miniature pieces of artwork will be offered for sale with prices ranging from $50 to $250 - perfect for holiday giving.
Social distancing and the use of masks are requested whenever possible at ThinkSmall.
Head to visarts.org to kick off the holiday shopping season by browsing and buying handmade items made by artists from across the country!
What is Craft + Design? Now in its 56th year, Craft + Design showcases the work of contemporary craft artists from across the United States. Shoppers spend the weekend eating, drinking and browsing the work of artists from all over the country. With the health and safety of artists, volunteers, staff and attendees in mind, the events team at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond decided to POSTPONE THE IN-PERSON EVENT until June 4-6, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to the in-person event planned for June 2021, VisArts is hosting Craft + Design Online from November 20-29, 2020. Many of the artists participating in the online event will travel to Richmond to show their work at Craft + Design in June 2021, so Craft + Design Online is a great way to preview the in-person show!
Learn more + shop at https://www.visarts.org/events/craft-design-show/.
This year’s Artisans Studio Tour is virtual, beginning on November 14 & 15, 2020 and running until the end of the year. We’ll have the same professional standards of work and lots of ways for you to view it, from the comfort and safety of your home!
See all of our 37 participating professional artisans on our online Tour going live on November 14 with a brand new, enhanced web site, videos of studios and demos, artisan stories, and even some live demonstrations on the weekend (Nov 14 & 15) where you can talk to the artisan.
Find everything you need to browse, watch, and shop at https://www.artisanstudiotour.com/.
Guest Artists Christina Boy and Johannah Willsey look forward to seeing your masked faces and smiling eyes at Crozet Artisan Depot’s 2nd Saturday Crozet event.
Crozet Artisan Depot presents two concurrent Guest Artist shows during the month of August. Works by Phoenix Handcraft (Johannah Willsey & Kyle Lucia of Richmond, VA) will be featured along with furniture by Christina Boy Design (Madison, VA). Both shows will run from August 1-30, 2020 in the historic Crozet train depot.
Iridian Gallery's last show of 2019 features Richmond-region LBGTQ artists and allies in our community-centric juried exhibition, Radiance!
Show opens Friday, December 3 from 6 to 9 pm with a Radiance Party. Come out for a night of queer+ artwork, Belle Isle Moonshine, and a raffle for a work by Michael-Birch Pierce all in support of Richmond's LGBTQ community!
Iridian Gallery aims to amplify the voices of LGBTQ artists and work that relates to our experiences. This biannual fundraising event is an opportunity for all members of the LBGTQ community and our allies to exhibit at Iridian with sales supporting both the artists and Diversity Richmond.
The Richmond Craft Mafia's 15th annual holiday show is happening inside and outside Hardywood, on Saturday 12/7 and Sunday 12/8. Early Bird shopping starts on Saturday at 10am for a $5 cash donation to the Richmond Animal Care and Control Foundation. Shop for free both days starting at 11am.
Phoenix Handcraft will be at this show for Sunday 12/8 only, so plan accordingly!
Ginter Park’s annual fine arts and craft show featuring over 50 artisans!
Shop the work of over 150 artists at Craft + Design! This 55-year-old contemporary craft show takes place at Main Street Station during the weekend of Nov. 22-24, 2019. All ticket proceeds benefit the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
Craft + Design features artists from all across the country who specialize in ceramics, metal, glass, wood, fiber and recycled materials.
Find more info, the full weekend schedule, and tickets here.
artspace opens the tenth installment of the ever-popular Biennial Miniature International Invitational, ThinkSmall10, on Friday, November 8. 2019 from 6 - 9 pm. The Opening Reception is Free and Open to the Public. ThinkSmall10, showing in all the galleries of artspace, 0 East 4th Street, Richmond, VA, will be open to the public from Friday, November 8, 2019 through Sunday, December 15, 2019.
The ThinkSmall invitational takes place every two years and features artwork in a diverse range of styles and media, all available for purchase. Hundreds of artists eagerly take the challenge to create work that fits within the 3x3x3 inch maximum dimensions. Many of the participating artists are local to the Richmond area, but work is submitted from throughout the region, across the United States and Internationally. Each year the gallery posts an online catalog of the artists with images of their work. This year's catalog, along with links to our previous installments of the exhibition, is available on the ThinkSmall10 web page at: www.artspacegallery.org/ts10
Each year on the second weekend in November, artisans in Central Virginia open their doors for you to explore their working spaces. The Artisan Studio Tour celebrates its 25th anniversaary in 2019 with 25 studios featuring 46 artisans. What a great way to spend a fall weekend!
Easily accessed by following the map and directions on this site, the annual Studio Tour is self-guided, free, and open to the public. Each studio on the Tour provides locally-sourced refreshments, and many provide demonstrations.
Gallery at First UU is the annual fine arts and crafts show at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond. The 53rd edition of Gallery is scheduled for September 18-22, 2019. Admission is free!
Starting in 1966 in the church basement with about 20 artists, Gallery has evolved into Richmond’s longest running juried fine arts and crafts exhibition and sale. Over 4,000 works from over 160 of Virginia’s finest artists are displayed, including oil paintings, watercolors, lithographs, fiber art, lamps, photographs, prints, pottery, sculpture, furniture, jewelry, stained glass, paper, wood, wearable art, weaving, and more!
Show Hours
Opening Night: Wednesday, 9/18 — 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Thursday, 9/19 — 12 noon to 8 pm
Friday, 9/20 — 12 noon to 8 pm
Saturday, 9/21 — 12 noon to 6 pm
Final Day: Sunday, 9/22 — 12:30 pm to 5 pm
Customer Pick-up Purchased Art: Monday, 9/23 — 9 am – 6 pm
From street art to fine art, the 28th annual 43rd Street Festival of the Arts has something for everyone! Local and regional artisans show and sell their fine work. A juried RVA neighborhood art festival with music and food. Fundraiser for CARITAS.
Join the fun! Free to the public.
