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Sullivans’ Haitian paintings become a national treasure

Sullivans’ Haitian paintings become a national treasure

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2024 | Art, Health, Politics

National Gallery features works in first-ever Haitian exhibit First-time visitors to Beverly and John Fox Sullivan’s home in Little Washington must absorb the shock of wall-to-wall Haitian artworks, a captivating collection spanning seven decades and dozens of...
Leaving the forge: Rappahannock blacksmith Nol Putnam sketches life’s next chapter

Leaving the forge: Rappahannock blacksmith Nol Putnam sketches life’s next chapter

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 14, 2024 | Art, Health, Politics

FF-Nol_Putnam-250-web.jpgNol Putnam works in this Huntly forge. In the way he would plan in pencil a creation to be rendered in iron, Nol Putnam is sketching out his own transition.   Rappahannock County’s celebrated blacksmith, now 87, is preparing to leave his forge...
Rappahannock bids farewell to beloved artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam

Rappahannock bids farewell to beloved artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 14, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health

For half a century artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam transformed one of the Earth’s hardest and most unyielding substances into flowing forms, such as leaves, stems, tendrils and seed pods. His forge was loud, fiery and dangerous, and though he made his work seem plausible...
Middle Street Gallery exhibits Tim Carrington’s works

Middle Street Gallery exhibits Tim Carrington’s works

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 13, 2024 | Art, Education, People

Middle Street Gallery is opening an exhibit by painter and journalist Tim Carrington on Friday, June 14 titled, “Rhymes and Echoes,” featuring paintings from his recent travels in the Dominican Republic as well as works from his studio in Rappahannock County. An...

Rappahannock library expansion plans to be unveiled in July

by Ireland Hayes | Jun 2, 2024 | Art, Business

The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees will unveil its renovation plans and concept renderings at the Board of Supervisors’ July 1 meeting as library officials gear up for the building’s first major expansion since it opened in the 1990s.  At a library...
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