Tent Talks are included in your Fair ticket but are ticketed separately due to limited seating. Check out this line up of talks and get your tickets soon to secure your seat!
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Artists, apply now for “Art at the Red Barn”
Calling artists, sculptors and more to share their works at the Red Barn as part of the 80th Waterford Fair!
Art at the Red Barn consists of two shows. Fine Art is upstairs and Art Mart is on the ground floor. Follow this link for more details or to apply.
Art Mart media accepted: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastels, Charcoals, Block Print, Pen and Ink, Pencil Drawings, Collage and 3-dimensional work. Matted prints and unframed originals may also be sold.
Media accepted for the judged Fine Art Exhibition (two entries only): Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Water media (watercolor, gouache or other water-media painting), Pastels & Drawing (any dry media: pastel, colored pencil, graphite, charcoal, ink or other drawing media), and Mixed Media/Sculpture (more than one media, 50% each of two media, block print, 3-dimensional sculpture or collage)
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Fair Updates, Ways to Participate and Application Deadlines…
We need your help — sponsor, volunteer, and share Fair details with your friends and family. It truly does take a village!
Reminder…this is the LAST call for books by local authors, homemade baked goods, made-by-hand works, faire and fine food, and local farm products for the Fair. Apply through August 15, 2024. Details on how to participate and the application can be found here.
Applications for Art at the Red Barn (Fine Art & Art Mart) and Photography will open August 1st! Follow this link for more details or to apply after the first.
Applications Now Being Accepted for the Old MILL Shop!
We are looking for books by local authors, homemade baked goods and made-by-hand works in the following media:
• Clay
• Fiber/Textiles
• Furniture (small)
• Glass
• Home Goods
• Leather
• Jewelry
• Metal
• Mixed Media
• Paper
• Wood
This is a juried venue within the Fair. Decisions are made on a rolling basis. Apply through August 15, 2024. Details on how to participate and the application can be found here.
Cover Art Winner Announced
This year’s selection process for the 80th Fair’s featured artwork was especially competitive, with sixteen pieces submitted by thirteen incredibly talented artists. We are thrilled to announce that the artist Kathleen Howsare has been chosen for this honor. Her unique collage, composed of acrylic paintings, captures some of the most iconic buildings in the village, making it the perfect representation for this year’s 80th Fair. Join us in congratulating her and read on to get to know more about this wonderful artist!
Kathleen is a Loudoun County artist who has been painting since the age of eight. She grew up in McLean VA and earned a BA in Studio Art and an art teaching degree from Mary Washington College. She taught elementary and middle school art in Virginia in and West Virginia for over 30 years. She holds an MFA in painting from American University. Using acrylics, her paintings are vibrant and light filled. Landscapes, especially trees and water are her favorite subjects.
Showing locally, she has had work displayed and juried into numerous venues, including:
• The Waterford Fine Arts Show, Waterford VA
• Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, VA
• The Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville, VA
• Art at the Mill, Millwood VA
• The Delaplaine, Frederick, MD
• Bath County Art Show, Warm Springs VA 2023
She has received awards in the following juried exhibitions:
• Waterford Fine Arts Show: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 1st place in Acrylics 2019 and 2021 and Best in Show 2022
• Judges Choice Award at Loudoun Arts Council Show “30 Years of Vision”
• Best in Show, Loudoun Sketch Club’s 75th Anniversary Show
• 2nd place in Artists in Middleburg Gallery show, The Light of Day September 2022
• 1st place in category The Most Watery Feeling at Franklin Park Art Center Show: Water and Color, September 2022.
• The Cumberland Valley Artist’s Competition 2023 (juried)
• The Artist’s Gallery, Frederick MD. March 2023 (juried exhibition) )
• Glave Kocen Petite Small Works show January 2024 Richmond VA
• 2nd Annual DMV Juried Exhibition at Calloway Fine Arts and Consulting March 2024 Washington D.C.
Kathleen, we thank you for submitting this wonderful piece and allowing us to use it in celebration of our 80th year!
Celebrate #National Plum Pudding Day!
Although we don’t have a heritage food maker doing plum pudding for the Fair, we still wanted to celebrate #NationalPlumPuddingDay. The food blog “Savoring the Past” has some amazing 18th & 19th century recipes and the video blogs are chocked full of history tidbits. This Hunter’s Pudding, a form of plum pudding, looks really tasty. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzH5B0T2GYU[/embedyt]
Waterford Cake
A traditional cake passed down through the years in the village of Waterford, little is known about the origins but it may be pictured in this old photo of the Waterford Country Store.
Try the Waterford Cake at the ChefScape tent during the Waterford Fair. ChefScape is located in the Schooley Mill area near the Wine & Beer Meadow. They will also be serving other gourmet desserts, appetizers and entrees.
See the Food & Libations page for details and prices.