The Small Stones Festival of the Arts will hold its sixth annual fine art and photography exhibit of juried artwork will run Jan. 27 – Feb. 4 at the Brigham Hill Community Barn, 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton. The free exhibit is open to the public.

The Blackstone Valley Art Association and the Worcester County Camera Club have collaborated to create one of the region’s largest juried exhibitions and to provide a venue to showcase artists work and elevate the practice and appreciation of fine art.

The exhibit will open Jan. 27 12-5 p.m. The awards ceremony and reception begins at 2 p.m. Artist talks will be held at 2:30 p.m. ion the gallery. 

The exhibit hours are: Sunday, Jan. 28 from 12-4 p.m. ; Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 6-9 p.m. ; Wednesday, Jan. 31 – Thursday, Feb. 1 from 12-4 p.m. Extended hours  will be held on Friday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3 from 12 – 6 p.m. The exhibit closes Monday, Feb . 4 with hours held from 12 – 4 p.m. Juror talks will be held at 2 p.m. 

This year, the festival received a generous festival grant of $2500 from the Mass Cultural Council as well as additional grants from the Cultural Councils of Grafton and Millbury.

A panel of six jurors (three for each category) have selected 144 works to appear in the exhibit and the printed catalogue. The hardback exhibit catalog is for sale online and at the festival. All submissions meeting requirements are feautured in at the Festival’s web gallery.