2025: A PBF Year in Review

As we head into the summer season at the PBF, we’re pausing to take a breath and look back on 2025: a whirlwind of a year! 

Breaking it down by  numbers, we’re grateful for the 23 artists-in-residence that we welcomed into the studios and for the 36 events they helped us host, reaching over 680 in our community. In addition, we are proud to have partnered with 12 different local organizations:  AIDS Response Effort, ARE’s R.I.S.E. Center, Evans Home for Children, Friends of Old Town, Handley Regional Library, Laurel Ridge Community College, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah University, Winchester Area SPCA, Winchester Book Gallery, Typewriter Studios, and 1455 Literary Arts. The Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts returned as our sponsor for our event season and we are so grateful for their help in keeping our events low cost and free! 

In addition to our artist-in-residence led events, we were excited to host a few special events with some friends in the community: 

• In April, Executive Director Katie Mooney Buzby and former Artist-in-Residence, cartoonist, and Board Member Robin Ha were in conversation with Sean Murphy at the Center for Story at Shenandoah University, discussing the power of collaboration within the arts community

• At Kidzfest hosted by Friends of Old Town on the Walking Mall in June, we participated with a craft table led by artist Coriander Woodruff, helping kids making pipecleaner fairies and sprites

• In July, we hosted our annual PAWcasso event with the Winchester Area SPCA, sponsored by Six Star Events, creating art work for auction to support the WASPCA’s PAWcasso art exhibition!

Behind the scenes, we kept busy as well. With the help of Jill Savory of Typewriter Studios and our local board members, pieces from Dr. Bullough’s collection were curated and then hung on the walls. For the first time since renovations on the resident house began in 2021, there is artwork on the walls! We also hosted our very first intern, Colin Wilt, who helped us catch up on a backlog of archive updates and library maintenance, as well as prepping our social media for the coming year. VDA Painting Concepts repainted the exterior of 120 W Cork - the first coat of fresh paint it received in 16 years - and helped us keep the building in good repair. We’re so pleased with the wonderful job they did. At the end of the year, we celebrated the auction of some of Dr. Bullough's estate with Headley's Auctions, giving new life to pieces that were not an integral part of the PBF's collection. With everything going on, we are very grateful to Jill Savory for lending a hand - she helped keep us on track while Katie was out on parental leave in the fall. 

Below are all 36 events that took place over the course of the last year - we hope you'll join us for more in 2026!

• The Sounds of Liberation hosted at the PBF on February 10 by musician Camilla Sims

• Artist Lecture hosted at Shenandoah University on February 5 by artist Andrew Norris 

• Artist Lecture hosted at Shepherd University in February 2025 by artist Andrew Norris 

• Artist Lecture hosted at Laurel Ridge on February 12 by artist Andrew Norris

• February Open Studio hosted at the PBF on February 13 by artist Andrew Norris and musician Camilla Sims

• Lecture hosted at Laurel Ridge Community College on February 27 for ENG 112, led by author and retired professor Sandra Jackson-Opoku 

• Lecture hosted at Laurel Ridge Community College on March 6 led by translator Tony Hao 

• Post-Impressionism Workshop hosted for and at Evans Home for Children on March 7 by artist Nicolette Reinsmith 

• Author reading and discussion hosted at Winchester Book Gallery on March , 2025 with authors Stacy Nathaniel Jackson and Sandra Jackson-Opoku 

• Woven Collage Workshop hosted at the PBF on March 27 by artist Isa Dorvillier

• Art of the Opening Line: A Fiction Workshop hosted at the PBF on March 31 by writer CC Molaison

• Discard or Keepsake: Capturing Ephemera in Gouache and Graphite hosted at the PBF on April 7 by artist Samantha Van Heest

• April Open Studio hosted at the PBF on April 10 by Samantha Van Heest,  CC Molaison, and Isa Dorvillier 

• What’s The Story: Arts & Community, The Power of Collaboration hosted by the Center for Storytelling at Shenandoah University on April 17 featuring PBF Executive Director Katie Mooney Buzby and PBF Board Member and cartoonist Robin Ha in conversation with Sean Murphy 

• Community Safety Planning for ARE/LGBTQ+ Center staff on May 5 led by artist and writer Audacia Ray

• Rx Stigma Relief Workshop Workshop hosted at the PBF in partnership with ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center on May 6 led by visual artist Kat Chudy in May

• Zine Making Workshop hosted at the PBF on May 12 led by visual artist Oliver Lyric

• Upstander Intervention and De-Escalation Training hosted at the PBF with ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center on May 14 led by writer and artist Audacia Ray

• May Open Studio hosted at the PBF on May 15 by Kat Chudy, Oliver Lyric, and Audacia Ray

• KidzFest - Friends of Old Town Festival on June 14 with artist Coriander Woodruff on the walking mall with volunteer support

• Wet Felted Vessel Workshop hosted at Typewriter Studios on July 8 with artist Coriander Woodruff

• Pawcasso Workshop with the Winchester Area SPCA hosted at the PBF on July 29 and sponsored by Six Star Catering and Events

• Open Studio held at the PBF on Thursday August 7 showcasing the work of local summer residents: writer Jessi Lewis, photographer Coriander Woodruff, and artist Alyssa Ruby

• Queer Quilting Circle hosted at Handley Regional Library on August 28 with artist Bex McCharen

• Trans Myth: A Conversation about the Modern History of Gender Non-Conforming Art with Holland Fox at Typewriter Studio on September 2

• Open Studio held at the PBF on September 4  showcasing the work of Bex McCharen, Rah Gerg, and Holland Fox 

• Composition as Compost Workshop on September 9, 2025 with Rah Gerg at Typewriter Studio 

• Utopia of Self: Expressing Desired State of Being on October 7 with Julia Roland held at ARE/RISE Center

• Dreaming the Future: Creative Writing for Kids and their Guardians workshop on October 11 with Naomi Day held at Handley Regional Library 

• Open Studio held at the PBF on October 13 showcasing the work of Naomi Day, Julia Roland, and Lin Qiqing

• Tapestry Weaving on a Small Loom art workshop with Lin Qiqing at Typewriter Studio on October 14

• Dia de los Muertos Papercrafts workshop with Isai Soto at the PBF on October 30

• Through the Lens of Ability and Identity poetry workshop on October 31 with Rob Macaisa Colgate at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 

• Told & Retold Moving Inward with Metal art workshop with Isabel Lu at Typewriter Studio on November 11

• Open Studio held at the PBF on November 19 showcasing the work of Rob Macaisa Colgate, Isabel Lu, and Isai Soto 

The Peter Bullough Foundation supports emerging artists and the arts through interdisciplinary residencies and events, nurturing emerging artists and fostering community dialogue and engagement. For more information about our programs and upcoming events, please visit peterbulloughfoundation.org/events.

Media Contact: Katie Mooney Buzby, Executive Director 

info@peterbulloughfoundation.org, 540-665-5162