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LibertyTown Arts Workshop With 13,000 square feet of art, art studios, and classroom space, we are a must stop for all visits to Fredericksburg! Come check us out! So come say hi! D.D.

LibertyTown Arts Workshop is a 13,000 square foot gallery with over 40 local craftspeople and artists. Here our artists create and show right on site in 27+ active studio spaces. We have potters, wood workers, welders, blacksmiths, oil painters, pastel artists, water colorists, and fiber art. As if that wasn't enough, we also offer CLASSES in:

- Pottery ( both Adult and Children's classes...beginners welcome!!!)
- Oil Painting (from several noted artists including Bill Harris, Ed King and Jenna Anderson)
- Blacksmithing
- Oil Pastels
- Chinese Watercolor
- Standard Watercolor
- Knitting
- Weaving
- Drawing
- Jewelery Making
- Sculpture
- and much more! In our emporium we also have 20 or more artist's works from around the region: exceptional woodwork, stained glass, soaps, candles, print work, shirts, knitwear and pottery! Coming soon: An outdoor courtyard with a blacksmithy and an area for moonlight concerts!! We love this place and hope you will too! Want some more history?? LibertyTown Arts Workshop was founded in 2002 by famed local potter Dan Finnegan, and changed hands in July 2013. The new husband and wife duo of Dolores and Kenneth Lecky are both artists in their own right (a potter and a photographer). They are working hard to add new classes, revamp the courtyard and paint a huge mural on the back of the building! Fun Fact: The building that houses our 40+ artists was once the plumbing annex of the Fredericksburg Hardware store...and we have the kooky floor tiles and wall sconces to prove it! Meet the Business Owner: D.D. and Kenneth!! and Kenneth are the new owners of LibertyTown Arts Workshop. They purchased the business in 2013 and are working hard to build the class schedule, revamp the courtyard and add a huge mural to the backside of the building facing William Street. The two met while attending UVA in 2002 and bonded over their love of art and science...and dogs ( they have three!). is a potter and a commercial property manager who brings business and art together whenever she can. Kenneth is a photographer and software engineer who is using his computer skills to push us into the 21th century!

Happy Tuesday!   We are entering our final week of the “Fiber V” national exhibition.  We recommend swinging by to see t...
10/27/2026

Happy Tuesday! We are entering our final week of the “Fiber V” national exhibition. We recommend swinging by to see these works in person to experience all of the texture, patterns and loveliness of these works.
Today we are looking at two works by different artists!

“Held By Water” by Emily Dabbs. This simple patchwork art quilt features 16 panels of Cyanotype images printed onto the cotton. This wondrous display of water, from still and calm to turbulent and rippled, printed in amazing shades of blue using the Cyanotype method of printing photographs on cotton, provides the viewer with a tranquil and meditative composition. This work nicely moves the eye around while allowing a viewer to reminisce and be transported to moments in time at or on the water.

“Ascension” by Janette Holland. This impressive art quilt features layers of appliqué along with stitching and quilting to create an amazing portrait. There is so much to take in on this work from the subjects dominant stance, the figures that make up the crown, and the smaller details that make up the colors and content of this work, one is left with a strong and powerful ideas to contemplate. This work is just amazing.

Be sure to visit these and all the beautiful works in this months exhibit in person at LibertyTown or 24/7 online on our website!

Happy Friday!!!   Looks like it’s going to be a glorious weekend!  We are wrapping up our third week of the National “Fi...
10/23/2026

Happy Friday!!! Looks like it’s going to be a glorious weekend! We are wrapping up our third week of the National “Fiber V” show and these works just keep impressing us! Today we will be looking at two works “Origins” and “Circles” by Christy Rappoport.
“Origins” is an abstract assembly of fibers from different sources from silk ties, to antique wool blankets to cashmere sweater pieces and more that creates a composition of changing angles and textures. This composition moves the viewers eye around in a delightful way, and the neutral color palette makes this a welcoming piece!

“Circles” is a quilted art piece that brings a neutral palette with soft accents of lavender. Like the artists previous piece this work also uses upcycled materials like silk scarf remnants that are then accentuated with the use of lavender color batik pieces. This piece also has delicately stitched concentric circles floating about the graphic, directional background, creating a subtle shift in composition.

Be sure to visit these and all the beautiful works in this months exhibit in person at LibertyTown or 24/7 online on our website!

Happy Thursday!!!   We have more fiber art goodness coming at you from our “Fiber V” national exhibition!  These extraor...
10/22/2026

Happy Thursday!!! We have more fiber art goodness coming at you from our “Fiber V” national exhibition! These extraordinary works are here all month long for you to see all month long. Today we are looking at works that use wool felting techniques to create them.

We have this amazing wall piece “Sundrops” by Moria Smith . This multi layer works features embroidery and layers of felt to bring a stylized version of sun rays over water. We love a clean and contemporary feeling this work presents, and the color blocking and graphic nature of it as well. It’s very fun and pleasing.

Moving on to a 3D free standing work, we have “Life’s First Dance” by Caleb Mathew’s . This interesting mobile incorporates needle felted shapes that represents the biology of the s***m fertilizing an egg. It’s is also playfully displayed as a mobile much like one that babies have over their crib to further reinforce the idea of conception. The ex*****on and color choices used in the felting of the forms is playful, vibrant and well done.

Be sure to visit these and all the beautiful works in this months exhibit in person at LibertyTown 24/7 online on our website!

Good morning!!   The “Fiber V” exhibit is here all month and we are just so in love with the variety, complexity and tal...
10/21/2026

Good morning!! The “Fiber V” exhibit is here all month and we are just so in love with the variety, complexity and talent that fiber artist bring to art. Today we are looking at two works:
First we have an amazing wearable art piece “Black and White Vest” by Sally Cooney Anderson. This vest is constructed using a variety of yarns and fabrics that have been hand worked with crocheting, braiding knotted and more to create the a piece that is dimensional and amazing to touch. She also added found object “baubles” to create an accent accessory to give the vest an elevated finish.

Then we have this amazing woven piece “Loops” by Judy Klehm. This work is woven in similar grey hues to create a subtle diamond pattern, and the top and bottom portions come together in the middle creating a raised line of “loops” of yarn, that have pops of green, yellow and blue yarns. We love how it’s a quiet piece that has a moment of two planes that come together with a bit a chaos.

Be sure to visit these and all the beautiful works in this months exhibit in person at LibertyTown or 24/7 online on our website!

Happy Tuesday!!! We are now in our third week of the “Fiber V” exhibit and we can’t say enough great things about these ...
10/20/2026

Happy Tuesday!!! We are now in our third week of the “Fiber V” exhibit and we can’t say enough great things about these incredible works!! Be sure to get by to experience these works in person! Today we are featuring a crochet work and a couple of eclectic quilts!

“Go Go Dynamo Shawl” by Cristina Mitchell is a cozy crocheted shawl. Using wool yarn, one is going to be warm in this brightly colored and patterned shawl, with its fun stripes, dots and triangles!

“As I was Saying” and “Keeping Balance” by Lucinda Marshall. These abstract quilts are an example of”improvisational quilting” which is freeform quilting without a strict pattern or template. We just love how playful these turned out with their unusual geometric shapes, and complementary color blocks.

Be sure to visit these and all the beautiful works in this months exhibit in person at LibertyTown or 24/7 online on our website!

10/17/2026

I’m out at Quacktober Fest throwing pots and talking about FXBG Pottery Throwdown! Some of the pots I make today might even make it to that event on November 14th! I’ll be at my wheel until 6pm, or when my hands freeze off…whichever comes first!

10/17/2026

Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild

10/17/2026

It might be cloudy or rainy today, but our artists are still out this morning, ready to sell you their art! We are open until 12 noon today, and we should have a few more late arriving artists too!!

Yardsale is on!!   We have put up the tents, the rain is stopping and the artists are here!  Come visit us from 8-12am!!...
10/17/2026

Yardsale is on!! We have put up the tents, the rain is stopping and the artists are here! Come visit us from 8-12am!!!!

There are still openings available in Adult Hand Building, Beginning Wheel Throwing an Intermediate Wheel Throwing!  Lin...
10/16/2026

There are still openings available in Adult Hand Building, Beginning Wheel Throwing an Intermediate Wheel Throwing! Link in Bio and links to individual classes in comments!!!

Address

916 Liberty Street
Fredericksburg, VA
22401

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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+15403717255

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