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Virginia State Artisans Center
Artisans Center of Virginia 
City of Waynesboro, Virginia
Adopted on July 1, 1999
Designated by the Virginia State Legislature as the official state artisans center. It was adopted as Virginia's State Artisans Center on July 1, 1999.
Incorporated in 1997, the Artisans Center of Virginia (ACV) was established to create and maintain a statewide center dedicated to the work of Virginia Artisans. Our mission is to raise awareness of craft and its contribution to the culture of Virginia through exhibition, education, and retail opportunities.
ACV is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) visual arts organization led by a professional staff and a volunteer board of trustees. ACV opened a 3,500 square foot retail and exhibition gallery June 2000, at the Waynesboro Village. Educational programming began February of 2001. ACV's operating income is derived from retail sales, corporate and private sponsorship, membership, government and foundation grants.
The work that you see in the gallery has been selected through a jury process and represents some of the finest traditional and contemporary craft being made today. Currently we represent over 150 professional artists from all over Virginia. We present 5 to 7 statewide or national exhibits per year, 8 to 10 featured artisan exhibits, and a year round schedule of classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels.
The gallery is designed to serve the interests of the people and artisans of Virginia.
Artisans Center of Virginia
601 Shenandoah Village Drive
Waynesboro, VA 22980
540-946-3294
Toll free: 1-877-508-6069
FAX: 540-946-3296
E-Mail:
Driving directions: Interstate 64 to Exit 94. Turn left onto 340 South, turn at first left Shenandoah Village Drive (approx. ¼ mile), then first right into Waynesboro Village shopping complex. The Artisans Center is the two-story brick building with pillars directly in front of you as you come down the main drive.
Delagate R. Steven Landes, representing House District 25, has sponsored House Bill 1593 that would designate the Artisans Center of Virginia, located in the City of Waynesboro, as the Official Artisans Center of the Commonwealth. This bill was brought to the Senate by Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., representing Senate District 24, as Senate Bill 1027. The bill was signed by the Governor on March 10, 1999 and became effective on July 1, 1999.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1593
Offered January 13, 1999
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 7.1 a section numbered 7.1-40.11, relating to the official state artisans center.
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Patrons-- Landes; Senator: Hanger
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 7.1 a section numbered 7.1-40.11 as follows:
§ 7.1-40.11. Official artisans center.
The "Artisans Center of Virginia," located in the City of Waynesboro, is hereby designated the official artisans center of the Commonwealth.
SENATE BILL NO. 1027
Offered January 19, 1999
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 7.1 a section numbered 7.1-40.11, relating to the official artisan center of Virginia.
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Patrons-- Hanger; Delegate: Landes
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 7.1 a section numbered 7.1-40.11 as follows:
§ 7.1-40.11. Official artisan center.
The "Virginia Artisan Center," to be located in the City of Waynesboro, is hereby designated the official artisan center of the Commonwealth.
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