In one week, the four-day Ikebana Show, the unique combination of fine art and flower arrangements that comes to The Art League Gallery every two years, will finally open! Next Thursday, artists from the Washington, DC Sogetsu School of Ikebana, one of the many schools of thought of the art of Japanese flower arranging, will […]
Renovation work started last month on the Madison Annex Project, a consolidated facility to meet the needs of all of The Art League’s 2D and 3D classes starting this fall, and we have updates! As you can see in the photos below, demolition has been mostly completed and the framework for the new classrooms is […]
We took a field trip today to Crystal City to visit Artomatic, the free, open arts festival which opened last week to great fanfare. It will be just the first of several visits, because there’s no way to see everything in one sitting. Art League artists have a strong showing at Artomatic, and we stopped […]
Applications are now open for the 2013 Smithsonian Craft Show, with a deadline of September 15, 2012. You can find the details here. The exhibition “Concepts in Clay” will demonstrate the development and fulfillment of an idea in clay by individual potters, who are members of Cape Cod Potters. The deadline for entry is May […]
It’s time to start getting excited for the best artistic and cultural mashup in The Art League Gallery since Art on the Rocks! The Ikebana Show, May 31–June 3, is the very cool exhibit that’s held only in years with an Olympics. The Ikebana Show is the result of a long-time collaboration with the flower […]
The third prize in this month’s “Bedtime Stories” exhibit went to Josh Band’s terra cotta sculpture, Egg Man. Juror Judy Greenberg said the sculpture’s form was both visually interesting and well-executed, working from all viewing angles and giving off a surrealistic quality. We asked Josh to tell us more about the piece. What was the […]
If you haven’t seen the Art in City Hall exhibit yet (at — where else? — Alexandria City Hall), Monday’s opening reception is the perfect opportunity. The reception is at 5:30 in room 2000 of City Hall (301 King St.). Art in City Hall, now in its seventh year, is a partnership between The Art […]
This month’s group exhibit, “Bedtime Stories,” focuses on narrative art. Juror Judy Greenberg chose three award winners, with second place going to the painting Beloved: The Young Babar by Lisa Neher. Greenberg said that the vibrant brush strokes and a strong composition contributed to making Beloved an excellent piece. The animal subjects engage the viewer […]
If you haven’t been to see this month’s group show “Bedtime Stories” yet, you’re in for a treat! Artists responded to the theme of narrative art with pieces in all media, each telling a different tale: humorous, personal, obscure, and everything else. Juror Judy Greenberg chose the photographic collage New York Minute by Frances Borchardt […]
This batch of announcements comes courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com and includes Target Gallery’s 25th anniversary show: Passages, Pathways and Portals juried group show – MN Deadline: May 30, 2012. Flow Art Space in Minneapolis, Minnesota announces a call to artists for a national art exhibition, August 8-25, 2012. Awards: gallery exhibition, website promotion, artist reception. Juror: […]
On Tuesday, the Alexandria City Council heard a proposal for a new public art policy that would create dedicated funding for public art projects in the city. They will be considering the proposal in September. You can read about the proposal on Patch.com and vote in the poll to let the council know you support […]
The beautiful ceramic works in this month’s “Tea” exhibit mark a first for The Art League: it was internationally juried from hundreds of digital submissions of wares associated with drinking, preparing, and presenting tea. John Neely, a ceramic artist and teacher, chose from digital submissions from 200 artists from the United States and Canada. […]
Just a friendly reminder about two upcoming events! See below for details and let the gallery know if you’ll be attending: Announcing The Art League Book Club! Are you interested in books about art and artists? Art League member Rebecca McNeely is organizing our new Art League book club. Our first book will be Off […]
The Art League Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Suzanne Bethel has been appointed to the position of Executive Director commencing on October 1, 2012. She will succeed current and long time Executive Director, Linda Hafer. Currently the Executive Director for Operations, Suzanne’s multi-faceted experience and career at The Art League will bring […]
Three new exhibits open today in The Art League Gallery: the membership exhibit “Bedtime Stories: Storytelling Through Art,” the internationally juried tea ceramics exhibit, and “Conversations With My Mother,” the solo show of work by Elissa Farrow-Savos. “Conversations With My Mother” is comprised of 11 sculptures that began with found objects and became storytelling works […]
Announcements and reminders for upcoming exhibition opportunities are below! Watch this space or subscribe to the blog for more announcements as we get them. Artomatic Registration for visual artists closes Friday, May 4 at 5:00 pm. Artomatic will take place May 18–June 23 in Crystal City. Click here to register! “Call it the Blues” exhibit […]
What an amazing day! Thanks to your help and your incredible generosity during this year’s Spring2ACTion event, we achieved FIRST Place on the “most donors” leader board, winning $5,000; reached SECOND place on the “most dollars” leader board, winning $2,500; won an additional $2,300 throughout the day; AND raised $32,416 from an astounding 610 donors! […]
WOW, what an amazing day! Thanks to your generosity we’ve had a HUGE surge in donations and are in FIRST place on the “most donors” leader board with 472 donors, AND FIRST on the “most dollars” leader board with over $26,000 in donations! We’re on the brink of surpassing our one day fundraising goal of […]
How to Help The Art League During Spring2ACTion! Spring2ACTion on May 2 is the day! It’s the kick-off for our “30-Something” campaign, and it’s the day that your donation, no matter how big or small, can help The Art League win more than $15,000 in additional grants and prizes to help fund our Madison Annex […]
Interested in learning more about the local arts scene from someone who’s been writing about it for years? This upcoming Tuesday, May 1, local artist, art critic, blogger, and author F. Lennox Campello will be telling the story behind his book, “100 Artists of Washington, DC.” Here’s are the details: WHAT: “The story behind the […]
Art League instructor Danni Dawson, whose work you may recognize from the front of The Art League School catalog, let us stop by her portrait painting class last week to see a very interesting portrait painting demonstration. The demo was all about building up a portrait by layering planes of color. Here’s part one: You […]
Susan O’Neill won the Anne Banks Collage Award this month for her work Connections, on display in The Art League Gallery as part of the “Earth” exhibit through April 30. We asked Susan to tell us more about this collage and her work in general. What is the inspiration or idea behind Connections? What materials […]
Announcements courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com: 77th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition – NY Deadline: May 15, 12. You must be a resident of the United States to enter. Possible $3500 in prizes. Read more at http://www.cooperstownart.com/national.html Qualifications: Open to U.S. residents. The CAA seeks excellence in all media and styles. All work must be original and […]
Calling all bookworms: The Art League has some upcoming book-related events and reminders to share — please read on and join us! Art League instructor Nancy Johnson will be offering a free bookmaking activity in the Torpedo Factory on Mother’s Day. The Art League Book Club is also getting started, and the gallery wants to […]
