COMMUNITY COLLECTION
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Our Community Collection is all about YOU. Maybe it’s your favorite memory of being on or near the river as a kid, or perhaps it’s why the river is so important to you now… it could be how the river makes you feel and why, or what purpose the river has served in your life and the lives of those around you.
We set out with a goal to gather as many stories as possible to highlight and represent the many voices of our watershed, and we are always looking for more! We hope you enjoy these personal tales by watching, listening, and reading submissions from across the James River watershed.
James River Poetry Contest
A lazy summer afternoon
ESSAY by Reed Johnson, Williamsburg, VA: Summer afternoon somewhere in the late 1970s…
Early River Memories
ESSAY by David Moser, Lynchburg, VA From the 50’s-early 70’s family spent…
Sailing across the James
ARTWORK by Holli Coats, Chesterfield, VA Sailing across the James to Richmond
The James is making a comeback
PHOTOGRAHPY by John Bragg, New Kent, VA Charles City is basically a peninsula surrounded…
You’re Never Alone on the River
ARTWORK by Alice Ellis, Glen Allen, VA Being by the river puts all the small daily tensions and…
Painting the Seasons
ARTWORK by Lisa Lezell Levine, Richmond, VA I love painting on our river.
James River Sketch
ARTWORK by Heidi Thacker, Henrico, VA Recently I went on one of the James River sketch cruises …
40 Year Laugh
ESSAY by Heidi Thacker, Henrico, VA One of the funniest memories I have of the James River happened many years ago…
Tokens of Affection
ARTWORK by Jere Kittle, Richmond, VA Tokens of Affection. I am a photographer in Richmond VA and a member of Artspace Gallery…
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Using these prompts, James River lovers have shared essays, videos, audio recordings, poems, photographs and drawings that capture why the James River is important to them.