{"id":28171,"date":"2026-04-02T14:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/?p=28171"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:43:23","slug":"fluvanna-art-associations-beginnings-show-highlights-fresh-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/2026\/04\/fluvanna-art-associations-beginnings-show-highlights-fresh-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluvanna Art Association\u2019s \u201cBeginnings\u201d Show Highlights Fresh Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Page H. Gifford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeginnings\u201d can mean many things to many artists. At the Fluvanna Art Association\u2019s 2026 Spring Show, that single word unfolds in a wide range of interpretations: personal, symbolic, and most of all, transformative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On display at the Fluvanna County Public Library, the exhibit brings together varied media and perspectives, each offering its own take on what it means to start anew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan Edginton reflects on the evolution of technology with a watercolor-and-ink pay phone rendered in bubble gum pink, bright yellow, lavender, and powder blue\u2014a delicate nod to the shift from nostalgia to convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alyce Walcavich leans into the surreal. Her ruffled-feather rooster and a dreamlike print of an egg floating above a landscape like a hot air balloon playfully revisit the age-old question: which came first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love surrealism; it has always fascinated me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcie Stahl captures the quiet beginning of a day with a serene collage still life\u2014coffee, pastries, and reading material arranged in inviting color. Nance Stamper\u2019s chick emerging from its shell offers a more literal take on new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For newcomer Carol Sue Richmond, the theme takes on a personal dimension. Her mixed-media works\u2014featuring whimsical women adorned with paint, feathers, beads, and tiles, alongside a multicolored, multifaceted horse\u2014mark her own artistic beginning with the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show runs through May 25. A reception is scheduled for April 18 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Page H. Gifford \u201cBeginnings\u201d can mean many things to many artists. At the Fluvanna Art Association\u2019s 2026 Spring Show, that single word unfolds in a wide range of interpretations: personal, symbolic, and most of all, transformative. On display at the Fluvanna County Public Library, the exhibit brings together varied media and perspectives, each offering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28172,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28171\/revisions\/28172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}