Ephemeral Art Program

The Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC) and the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP), in partnership with the Sperryville Community Alliance (SCA) and the Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority (RCRFA), is once again offering Rappahannock-based artists the opportunity to participate in its annual Ephemeral Art Program.

Ephemeral art is art that is non-permanent, brief, fleeting. It’s a term that usually describes art that happens once and is not preserved as a lasting object in a museum or private collection. The Ephemeral Art Program invites artists to create art from natural materials taken from the environment at hand – leaves, sticks, rocks, earth, and manmade or found objects. For 2024, artists will select one of two locations for their installation: the Sperryville Trail Network or the Rappahannock County Park (See maps below).

Applications to the 2024 Ephemeral Art Program will be reviewed by a select committee made up of RAAC, RLEP, SCA, and RCRFA members. Winning applicants will be notified by early August. Artists will install their art during the weekend of September 7-8, 2024 and will be required to maintain their installations until the weekend of November 9-10, 2024. Artists will be responsible for fully removing all trace of their art from its installation site by no later than November 22, 2024.

Winning applicants will receive an award of $300.

Click here to apply. Applications close August 5, 2024!

To view previous installations click here

Sperryville Trail Network

Rappahannock Community Park

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