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THE ARTS

WHERE TO SHOP FOR
TOP: The Primitive Peddler
LEFT: Shopping for crafts at

Crafty Ladies & Friends

Highlands
Arts and Crafts

ABOVE AND INSET: The Alleghany Highlands

Arts and Crafts Center

The Alleghany Highlands Arts
& Crafts Center
Fine Art, Fine Crafts, Fine Folks
Over its 35-year history, the Alleghany
Highlands Arts and Crafts Center has set a
high bar for arts organizations: they've hung
445 exhibits that have drawn more than
300,000 visitors and currently have over
220 consignors selling art and crafts in their
Shop. It's the place to go for juried arts and
crafts, including paintings, jewelry, pottery,
knit and fabric art, woodcarving and forged
metals, baskets, quilts, toys, notecards, books
and calendars.
The Arts and Crafts Center has displayed
nationally recognized exhibits like the Fischer
Collection of German Expressionist art, the
photography of Sally Mann, and paintings by
Joni Pienkowski.
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If you're in the Highlands mid-May
through mid-June, you'll see the annual
Heritage Day quilt show in the Gallery; those
in town for October's Fall Festival will enjoy
work done by local artists. And if chocolate
is your thing, the annual "Art of Chocolate"
festival held at the Historic Masonic Theatre
in early April is a must-taste.
Education for all ages is also part of the
Center's work. Classes and workshops in
fine art and fine craft media are scheduled
throughout the year. Targeting young artists, a
week-long Summer Art Camp draws students
from around the Highlands, and a 10-day
artist residency in an area high school provides
mentorship for both students and faculty.
Stop, shop, see and learn at the Alleghany
Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, a
longstanding presence in Clifton Forge's
downtown.

CLIFTON FORGE
Alleghany Highlands Arts
and Crafts Center
439 East Ridgeway Street
Fire and Light Gallery
509 East Ridgeway Street
Livy's Closet
507 East Ridgeway Street
Lollie's Quilt Shop
515 East Ridgeway Street
The Club Car Shop and Deli
525 West Main Street

COVINGTON
Art Squared
376 West Main Street
Crafty Ladies & Friends
1712 Valley Ridge Road
The Primitive Peddler
324 West Main Street
Sew Many Quilts
431 West Main Street
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