Every week we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here. Opportunities Studio Gallery MFA Invitational — D.C. Deadline: December 10 Studio Gallery invites students currently enrolled in a visual arts […]
With the return of some classes to our facilities at The Madison Annex, we’ve created a new guide to our health protection upgrades, practices, and policies. Here’s a look at our S.A.F.E.R. playbook: —Social distancing: Keep a healthy distance between yourself and others—six feet is a good general rule—especially when you are near them for […]
by Assistant Gallery Director Haven Ashley For our series “Art in your Inbox,” Art League staffers are sharing lighthearted exercises to give you a boost of creative endorphins. Dive into fun and informal, quick projects—an apéritif to your greater artistic pursuits. My creative exercise, Odd Little Lifes, is an example of “leaning in,” because life […]
Check out this video walk through of the Flora/Fauna Exhibit Narrated by Carol Fabricatore! Juried by: Carol Fabricatore Exhibit dates: March 10-April 5, 2020 Opening Reception: March 12, 2020 This show will feature member works that explore plant and animal life, and the delicate balance of the natural world. The Art League Gallery is currently closed […]
“Mark making is central to art; it reaches back into prehistory to the caves of Lascaux, yet at the same time, children do it spontaneously.” An interview of artist Cristy West, winner of the Best in Show, October Open Exhibit juried by Debbie Millman. Emma Gould of The Art League Gallery asked the questions. […]
The Wild Wompus by Chris Bonnell Every week, we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here. New: 40 Under 40: Young Artist National Showcase Deadline: October 20. The […]
What is your definition of illustration? What does it encompass? For me, illustration should be in service of something—such as helping an article, a story, or narrative become something more. Illustration is different than fine art because it’s helping something else, a world, or even advertising. Illustration is more about completing a function, and helping […]
Artist Tara Barr makes people want to pick up a pencil and attack her art. Not really of course, but Tara Barr‘s Mixtape certainly makes the viewer (or at least, a viewer who grew up before the mid-naughts) want to pick up a pencil and wind her mixtape back up. The Art League caught up […]
Every week, we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here. Featured: The Torpedo Factory: My Queer Valentine (VA) Deadline: September 15. Target Gallery invites artists working in all visual […]
The Best-in Show winning piece for this month’s exhibit was selected by juror, Julia Kwon. Julia is also a textile artist (see her work here, and here) and so it is no wonder that textiles were beautifully highlighted this month in the gallery! Shahnaz Nia‘s Dreaming of Appalachia is inspired by her love of Appalachia and […]
It’s been a long three months of repairs on the Yellow and Blue line Metro, but the metro is coming back to Old Town and we couldn’t be happier to welcome everyone back with a special deal! The Art League, along with other Old Town businesses, will be offering Metro riders special discounts they show […]
The Madison Annex is decidedly quieter this week as Art Camp 2019 wraps up. After a fun and creative summer, campers are making their way back to school for the 2019-2020 year. We can’t wait to have them back again next year, but in the meantime let’s take a look at all of the creativity […]
Graphite Drawing by Lisa Semerad Every week, we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here. Featured: The Torpedo Factory: My Queer Valentine (VA) Deadline: September 15. Target Gallery invites […]
You may not be in school anymore but the back-to-school season has us feeling ready to get back to classes at The Art League! The end of August always makes us want to go shopping for new art supplies, sketch pads, and books–that’s why the Book Fair at Emerging Writers Festival hosted by Visit Alexandria […]
Pottery by Michael Brehl Every week, we gather a variety of artist opportunities from the DC area and beyond. Find one below and apply today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here. Featured: The Art League Illustration Special Exhibit (VA) Deadline: August 15. The Illustration Special Exhibit, […]
Have you noticed? The new Art League website is HERE! At the new theartleague.org you’ll find everything that you found on our previous site—and a lot more. We hope this new site will make it easier for you to: search and sign up for classes, see all of our upcoming events, read our blog, and learn […]
