Tephra Fine Arts Festival
tephra fine art festival previously known northern virginia fine art festival juried major outdoor visual art show held annually since street reston town center reston virginia sponsored tephra institute contemporary art formerly known greater reston art center starting greater reston art center began staging ranked one major outdoor fine art festival nation grew critical reputation well attendance estimated visitor threeday festival show known northern virginia fine art festival name changed tephra fine art festival following similar name change festival organizer changed greater reston art center tephra institute contemporary art festival usually showcase work juried artist across united state covering category spanning visual art genre painting drawing printmaking sculpture fiber art glass well highend craft clothing jewelry furniture festival usually staged month may exception show cancelled held september result covid pandemic artist selected via curated juried process three juror different year review application nation finally select invite artist selection exhibit show described major accomplishment artist addition visual artist organizer also stage musical food event year festival used many notable juror artist willem de looper mary early chawky frenn joseph craig english j j mccracken others well museum director jack rasmussen american university museum katzen art center washington dc gerald ross director exhibition curator maryland institute college art mica baltimore md kenneth trapp curatorincharge smithsonian american art museum renwick gallery blogger critic author f lennox campello leanne mella founding member film video program whitney museum american art festival characterized washington post among best art show country consistently ranked one top five outdoor art show united state year many notable artist participated festival including sheila giolitti joseph craig english others official website photo essay festival