Art and fine crafts fill Barr Photographics
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics
308 Depot Square SW
Abingdon, Va.
276-628-1486
Hours:
Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
About the Gallery
R Dean Barr, proprietor of The Gallery @ Barr Photographics, announces its re-opening at a new location, in the historic Train Station, located at 308 Depot Square SW, Abingdon, Virginia. To celebrate, there will be an open house in the gallery, from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9.
The gallery offers framed and gallery wrapped fine art paintings in oil, watercolor and acrylic, in styles ranging from plein aire to abstract to representational, as well as counted cross stitch fabric art and photography giclee printed on canvas, from local, regional and national artists. Also in the fine art category, there is a selection of unframed original paintings, lithographs and giclee prints in styles ranging from representational to abstract to fantasy from internationally recognized, award winning local, regional and national artists. The gallery represents 21, two-dimensional artists with more than 100 works for sale.
Juried fine crafts from local, regional and national crafts persons are found in the gift gallery. Selections of pine needle baskets, hand-crafted soap, artisan sterling silver jewelry creations, innovative bead work, high-fired and salt-fired pottery, blown glass pieces, represent the work of 23 fine craft artists. Also found in the gift gallery are gift lines of international flavor like Mother of Pearl inlay boxes, Bali sterling silver and soapstone boxes from India. Rounding out the gift lines are select works of pottery and silver with turquoise creations from indigenous peoples of the American west.
