Two huge arts festivals will return to the area over the next two weekends — Art in the Pass, scheduled April 6-7; and ArtsAlive, scheduled April 13-14.
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The art-centered businesses in Palmyra village are hosting an outdoor art market event to celebrate spring on April 11. The outdoor art market will be located on the green behind the Old Courthouse in the village of Palmyra. Its main feature will be local artisans and crafters but will also include raffles for door prizes donated by the vendors, games, arts and crafts, and a self-guided historic walking tour of the village.
“We had one back in December that was attended by about 200 people and expect this one to be significantly bigger,” said Erika Mitchell of Sweet Art Emporium. This is an effort to get people to come to downtown Palmyra and see what artists and artisans are creating. Palmyra is the perfect setting for a growing arts community in Fluvanna. “For the events in the Village, we are also trying to get Fluvanna residents to recognize that there are local art businesses to support and to get folks to experience the village as a place to shop, learn