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The beautiful Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace, plays host to the official LOVEwork of Southwest Virginia. As a 29,000-square-foot artisan gateway representing all 19 counties and four cities in Southwest Virginia, this beautiful destination center introduces a different side of Virginia to residents and visitors alike.Southwest Virginia, known for its local artisans, craft, outdoor recreation and music, this LOVEwork installation expresses the importance of showcasing a vibrant culture of music, craft and stunning natural...

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The living LOVEwork at Treasure Potts Antiques and Garden Shoppes is constructed of stainless steel and is fully planted with succulents and thyme that will completely fill the structure as they grow. A pink and orange cornflower was hand painted in the letter "O" of the LOVE works sign by a local artist to set it off and add to the unique and beautiful look of this must see LOVE Work.Be sure to share your...

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The Virginia state tourism office is adding a lot more love to family vacations with oversized LOVEwork at Virginia State Welcome Centers. The LOVEwork is approximately 16 feet wide and 8 feet tall and ties into Virginia's message that "Love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation".Virginia is celebrating 50 Years of Love with a specially wrapped V!Visitors are encouraged to take photos with the LOVEwork and share with loved ones on Facebook at...

25 Oct

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The Virginia state tourism office is adding a lot more love to family vacations with oversized LOVEworks at Virginia State Welcome Centers. The LOVEwork is approximately 16 feet wide and 8 feet tall and ties into Virginia's message that "Love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation".Virginia is celebrating 50 Years of Love with a specially wrapped V!Visitors are encouraged to take photos with the LOVEwork and share with loved ones on Facebook at...

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Abingdon celebrates its unique history as an Appalachian frontier town with a LOVEwork inspired by the legendary Daniel Boone.  In the 1760s, Boone was surveying the land that would eventually become Abingdon. Legend holds that as he was camping, a pack of wolves emerged from a nearby cave and attacked his hunting dogs before being driven away. Boone nicknamed the area “Wolf Hills.”The Abingdon LOVEwork is 7 feet high and 15 feet wide, featuring a...

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The name of the 32'X12' colorful perspective mural is: Loving Blacksburg. The artist Denisse Bento, incorporates natural elements found in Montgomery County and the towns. Dogwood blossoms, water, mountains, and a colorful sunset with a deer emerging from the piece, illustrates the broad biodiversity common to this region while incorporating the word LOVE within the design. Example: the antlers of the deer spread to form the "V" in Love.Visitors are encouraged to take photos with...

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In keeping with the region’s nationally recognized status as the birthplace of country music, the Arts and Entertainment District of Believe in Bristol spell out LOVE in musical instruments, with the “O” as a banjo whose center shows the Virginia tourism slogan “Virginia is for Lovers.” Behind the sculpture is metal outline of the state of Virginia. The LOVEwork pays homage to the Carter Family and is located on the outside of the...

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The LOVEwork in the Town of Christiansburg is located at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. The LoveWork in the Town of Christiansburg is located at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center (CAC). The Aquatic Center, a national aquatic competition destination, is located on a main thoroughfare of Christiansburg. The LOVEwork glitters in the sun just as the reflections in the water of the Olympic-sized competition and playful leisure pools!The Town of Christiansburg is one of the five largest...

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Known for its bluegrass and old time music as well as its annual Old Fiddlers Convention, the Galax City Tourism Department worked with local artists to create a LOVEwork with fiddles, enclosed in a wood and plexiglass case and placed on the side of a building in the center of downtown Galax.The artwork is permanent and available all year round at the corner of Main and Grayson Street, encouraging music lovers from all over the...

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The LOVEwork in Marion is interactive - incorporating a chalkboard feel, for the community to share messages of love for Marion and Virginia. But instead of chalkboard, the 17-foot long sign is made out of cast iron, tying in to its location on Iron Street Mall. The powder-coated material allows individuals to write on the sign with chalk, easily able to clean off much like a chalkboard sign. The LOVE letters are painted with the same...