Hillsboro Art

Starting in 2020, Beck became a resident artist in the historic town of Hillsboro, Virginia. Started as a frontier settlement called “The Gap” in 1745, by 1802 it was a thriving commercial outpost supporting westward expansion as well as commercial ties to the Potomac port of Alexandria. The eruption of the Civil War diverted a planned Railroad to be relocated south of the town, effectively isolating it commercially for the rest of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Ironically this isolation preserved the historic nature of the town and its stone buildings. No housing developments ensued to disrupt the frontier ambiance of Hillsboro. In 2021, Beck began recording the town of Hillsboro as it began and completed an epic $25 million renovation. Portions of his sales went toward supporting the town’s future art projects.