Get Back To The Garden


Artisanal Virginia is in full bloom across the Commonwealth!


As you visit each Virginia community this spring, please remember that when you choose hand-crafted or locally grown items or patron the local restaurants, lodging and cultural sites along the way, you are supporting independently owned businesses and our growing creative economy.

On behalf of Virginia artisans and the many supporting businesses linking arms with them ACV invites you to.....

Take Home A Piece of Virginia

...an experience, a memory, a skill!


Explore an Artisan Trail today and enjoy the wealth of history and culture Virginia has to offer. From the tip of our "big toe" to our shores on the Atlantic, you will discover unique communities, creative venues and engaging artisan offerings as you wind your next adventure across the Commonwealth.

Artisan Trail Network

Create a journey of discovery as you plan your unique Virginia adventure on the Artisan Trail Network!

Heart and Soil of the Shenandoah Valley (Augusta County with Cities of Waynesboro & Staunton)

Monticello Artisan Trail (Albemarle & Nelson Counties with City of Charlottesville)

Virginia’s Western Highland’s Artisan Trail (Counties of Alleghany, Bath, Craig & Highland)

Enrolling Now! the “O Shenandoah County Artisan Trail”

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Highlight

ACV has received Virginia Tourism Corporation grant support to produce photo-video presentations of select artisan trail participants. Email us if you’re interested in being featured.


Visit the ACV’s YouTube channel →

 

Studio School

Make Art Your Business

2013 Spring Semester entrepreneur and craft workshops at:

Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, VA

Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA.

Take all the courses in an Artist Entrepreneur Series and receive a discount. 

Additional Scholarship assistance is available to ACV members.  APPLY NOW!

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Retail Partners

To Shop ACV is to Buy Local

ACV affiliates feature Virginia artisans who are widely accomplished and distinguished at creating fine craft… the best in their field!

Discover the joy of owning hand-crafted, functional pieces, heritage craft items, unique collectibles and wear-ables of the highest quality made by a Virginia craft artisan. 

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News & Updates

Frontier Culture Museum Awarded Artisan Center Grant
“Gardens, Galleries & Grapes” & “O Shenandoah County Artisan Trail” feature on TV3 Winchester!
NBC29 Feature - Statistics show Monticello Artisan Trail has successful year!
ACV Community Conversation on 101.5 The Music Place
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Calendar of Events

June 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2013
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Our Juried Artisans

Christy, Richard


"For me there is no better fulfillment then preserving the Art of Hand Carved Decoys."
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Wood:  Hand Carved,

Ross, Anne


"Ross Custom Leather maker of quality handcrafted leather goods."
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Leather:  Accessories,

Young, Ruth Anne


"I love the ancient history of celebration, the beauty of the colors, and the meditative experience of creating Pysanky."
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Mixed Media:  Pysanky,

Ailer, Dana


"I create heirloom rugs using a technique handed down through generations of women in the Shenandoah Valley"
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Fiber-Decorative:  Rugs,

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Sponsors

Retail Partners & Affiliates