Covid Family Values

family portraits not suitable for holiday cards

Juha, Hanna, and Mai

Myllypuro, Finland

Keepin' Up with the Joneses

Neersville, VA

It's Been A Year Since We've Been in Public

Sage Chandler and Kurt Schwarz, Lovettsville, VA

"Rogers Family Makes Offerings to the COVID Oracle

Rogers Family—Arlington, VA

30.41% of an Uncommon Year--Stockholm, Sweden

Adriaan Samson Gudmundsson and Family

David LaChapelle posed portraits

Part of LaChapelle’s portrait series not taken during the pandemic—but we still liked it . . .

"My Parents Were, And Still Are, Abusive"

Gordon Winiemko—Long Beach, CA

Upmeyer-Lewis Mardi Gras

Julie Upmeyer/Jonathan Lewis Family—Llangoed, Angelsey, Wales

us/Fiona/Lawson--Australia

"Light in the Darkness"

Pat Arnao and Roman Wallfisch—In the Backyard Studio, Harlem, NY

Porch Portrait

Three generations of Swingin' Mitchells with our wildlife watching dog, Jack

Between the Hills, Virginia

"By the Sea"

Pritchard Family, Wales, UK

At the start of the pandemic 2020, V4L launched a community art project designed to maximize the involvement of house-bound, bored and scared people in our region as a place to channel their tense energy. Extra Time Drive In was the result.

A year passed and everyone was still bored, still tense, and possibly without their sanity, fitness, or families intact. So, like last year’s project, we tried to give our community something to reflect on, a forum in which they could act artistically and creatively, and present the creations to the public. How satisfying!!

COVID FAMILY VALUES is the continued amassing of Family portraits taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. We wanted to present the ways in which people not only think about family, but how they depict their own family, and how they sum up their families’ character during this closed-in era.

Submissions are being accepted on an on-going basis and will be added to the online slide show as they roll in. Pllease contact anne@v4larts.com with your submission. The photo should be high resolution and include the Title/Family Name and where you are located. **SUBMISSION TO SLIDE SHOW IMPLIES CONSENT FOR V4L USING IMAGES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. ALL CREDITS ARE GIVEN SOLELY TO THE ARTIST. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY**