Spotsylvania County hosting the Spotsy ARTS festival

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - July 19, 2018 - PRLog -- The grounds of the Historic Spotsylvania Courthouse (9101 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania) will be transformed into a massive indoor/outdoor art gallery for artist and artisans from all around the United States. This juried festival will feature original creations from pottery to paintings; jewelry to photography; woodworking to sculpture and much more by highly successful and skilled artists as well as the works of new and emerging local artists and artisans.

Register at the Hospitality Tent to win one of two $100 Festival Dollars Gift Cards.  The drawing will be held at 1 PM and you must be present to win.  Use your dollars for purchases from any of the artisans

The Courthouse lawn is the perfect venue for an art festival as it is shaded by large shade trees adding an element of elegance as well as producing gentle breezes to cool the August days. There is ample paved parking adjacent to the lawn which means you will have only a short walk to and from your car or ride the trolley shuttle from Spotsylvania Middle School or the Judicial Center Parking area.

Food vendors will be available with a variety of foods and drinks to tempt your palate including:

A variety of American, Caribbean, Mediterranean and Mexican foods as well as kettle corn, kona ice, soft serve ice cream, funnel cakes, popcorn and much more.

JART, Inc., is a non-profit organization which operates as a non-profit corporation which enables it to support artists and art groups. JART's charter states it will return profits to the community where they were earned for art and art related activities. Spotsylvania County School's Arts programs will be benefiting from their donation.  JART is able to help you plan your next art-related activity or benefit. Contact Janice Jones at (703)887-2878 or email saf@spotsyartsfestival.com and be sure to like and follow the Festival at https://www.facebook.com/SpotsyArtsFestival/

The official hotel of the Spotsy Arts Festival is the Comfort Suites.

Spotsylvania County Tourism promotes tourism and special events in the county for the enjoyment of visitors as well as our citizens. Debbie Aylor Tourism Manager can be reached at 540-5070-7205.

For more information about Spotsy Arts Festival or Spotsylvania County Tourism, visit our web pages at     http://spotsyartsfestival.com/  and  http://visitspotsy.com/

For additional County Information:  www.spotsylvania.va.us

         Michelle McGinnis, Director of Community Engagement

         mmcginnis@spotsylvania.va.us

Phone:          540-507-7005