July 6, 2022

Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) has awarded more than $2.7 million for 259 local and regional tourism marketing programs across the state to help increase visitation and revenue for Virginia’s localities […]
June 22, 2022

While An Occasion for the Arts (AOFTA) is held over two days every fall, its mission is to promote the arts in Williamsburg year round. In 2015, the Executive Committee […]
September 28, 2021

Eclectic artist Sally St. Rose paints with acrylics, sculpts, illustrates children’s books and designs product logos. She’s turned her shoes into giant paintbrushes before applying them to a giant canvas. […]
September 27, 2021

One of the highlights of An Occasion for the Arts this fall is the interactive element that will showcase the inner artist in all of us. Who better than Steve […]
September 23, 2021

Visit An Occasion for the Arts on Oct. 2-3, 2021 in Merchants Square to get a firsthand look at the trendsetters who continue to raise the creative bar to heights […]
September 23, 2021

While artists from across the nation show their work at An Occasion for the Arts, several hail from the Williamsburg area. Here is a snapshot of local artists whose work […]
September 20, 2021

Sue Donaldson was almost as instrumental to An Occasion for the Arts as the artwork itself. A founding member of Williamsburg’s premier arts festival, Donaldson referred to herself as a […]
August 31, 2021

Students have until Sept. 15 to share their COVID experience digitally. Williamsburg, Virginia — An Occasion for the Arts (AOFTA) has extended the deadline for its Youth Art Exhibition, a […]
August 24, 2021

Of course, your calendar is marked for An Occasion for the Arts, Williamsburg’s premier art show, coming back to Merchants Square in person on Oct. 2-3, 2021. This isn’t just […]
August 15, 2021

Williamsburg, Virginia —Williamsburg’s premier arts festival returns to Merchants Square on Oct. 2-3, 2021, with visual, performing and youth artists along with multiple interactive opportunities to inspire your inner artist. […]