<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trade-gothic-next, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trade-gothic-next, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">The Caton Merchant Family Gallery exhibitions feature local and regional artists. Each exhibit includes a free to the public artist reception to help connect the community to the artists. The Gallery also hosts an annual adjudicated high school student art competition that includes poetry and wearable art. The Gallery's mission is to bring art of all different kinds to the community through exhibits, talks and workshops which also provides opportunities for local artists to share their works. Your support helps the ARTfactory move forward in innovation and reach and to keep these events free to the public.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the ARTfactory and our wonderful Caton Merchant Gallery in particular! Your support allows us to carry out our mission to bring art of all kinds to the community. With gratitude Talya Conroy, CEO info@virginiaartfactory.org

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The Caton Merchant Family Gallery exhibitions feature local and regional artists. Each exhibit includes a free to the public artist reception to help connect the community to the artists. The Gallery also hosts an annual adjudicated high school student art competition that includes poetry and wearable art. The Gallery's mission is to bring art of all different kinds to the community through exhibits, talks and workshops which also provides opportunities for local artists to share their works. Your support helps the ARTfactory move forward in innovation and reach and to keep these events free to the public.