Gay Street Gallery prents the work of select, award-wng artists om Virgia and around the untry. Wh a foc on reprentatnal landspe and figurative patgs, the Gallery also shows sculpture and other three-dimensnal art, and also hosts exhibns of ntemporary work var media. Loted picturque Ltle Washgton, the Gallery ss centrally wh two blocks of rtrants, shops, entertament and lodgg. An adjacent urtyard mak the perfect place for a piic lunch, and the Fall, our outdoor fireplace is a good spot to warm hands!
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Gay Street Gallery is pleased to announce our Augt 19 - October 15 show, featurg work by Aster da Fonse, Adam Waimon, and Kev H. Gay Street Gallery prents the work of select, award-wng artists om Virgia and around the untry.
Loted picturque Washgton, Virgia, Gay Street Gallery ss centrally wh two blocks of rtrants, shops, entertament and lodgg.
The Town of Washgton is home to the Michel 3-starred The Inn at Ltle Washgton; the highly rated Gay Street Inn, the ternatnally acclaimed RH Ballard’s Shop, and numero other tablishments.
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Sce the 1790s, Gay Street has played a primary role Knoxville’s historil and cultural velopment. Gay Street is home to art galleri, historic theaters, the East Tennsee History Center and more – wh many buildgs listed on the Natnal Register of Historic Plac. Gay Street was the se of the 1796 Constutnal Conventn that rulted the foundg of the state of Tennsee, and was a fol pot for the early polil activy of both the cy and the state of Tennsee.
On the eve of the Civil War, Gay Street was the se of simultaneo Unn and Conferate recg ralli. Durg the Civil War, Gay Street saw some early vlence, a fatal shootg of a Unnist monstrator, days after the firg on Ft. William Sanrs died as the rult of wounds the Lamar Hoe on Gay.
After the war, Gay Street saw extensive mercial velopment as railroad nstctn brought an dtrial boom to Knoxville. By 1850, Gay Street was home to three-fourths of Knoxville's mercial activy. In 1854, Gay Street beme Knoxville's first paved road.