The Small Stones Festival of the Arts opens January 25 for its seventh annual exhibition of  juried fine arts and photography featuring many central Massachusetts artists including Douglas, Northbridge, Uxbridge and Whitinsville.

The exhibit opens at 2 p.m. on January 25 at the Brigham Hill Community Barn, 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton. It runs until February 2. Visit www.smallstonesfestival.org for a full schedule.

Douglas artists include Mary Silva with a photograph of the “Amalfi Coast”, Leslie Breault, with a painting entitled  “1860” and Brandi Van Roo, with a painting of  Corona, Italy.

Artists from Northbridge and Whitinsville include fine art photographs by Candace Imming titled “Miss Mendon Blues” and Lindsey-leigh Campos titled “Going Down” and Frank Bartucca titled “Modernity.”

Artists from Uxbridge and North Uxbridge include: Sue Dion for “Adrianna’s Lily”, Tory Kohn for “Buckets of Fun” and Rita Hills for “Cairn.”  Fine art photographers included Michael Zeis with “Fossils” and Glen Matheson for “Rowing on the Golden Horn.”

The mission of the Small Stones Festival of the Arts is to elevate the practive and appreciation of fine art and photography in the Blackstone Valley. It is a collaboratve effort by the Blackstone Valley Art Association and the Worcester County Camera Club  under the sponsorship of Grafton Arts, Inc. a 501 (c) 3 organization.