Next week’s Art In City Hall, a juried exhibit of artwork on display in Alexandria’s City Hall, is the latest exhibit in a long partnership between The Art League, Del Ray Artisans, the Torpedo Factory Artists Association, and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Since the first show, in February 2006, the shows have hung […]
Enjoy art or working with kids? The Art League needs interns for Summer Art Camp! The weekly art camps, running June 18–August 24, feature a different syllabus each week and a new art project each day for children ages 5 and up. Interns will assist instructors, help set up and coordinate classes, and evaluate the […]
Three upcoming opportunities for artists: FotoDC National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest Deadline: April 15, 2012. Entry fees apply. FotoDC, in conjunction with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, is presenting the second annual Photography Contest to honor the 100-year anniversary of the gift of trees. Winners will recieve cash prizes, exposure on the popular FotoDC website, […]
This month’s “Play” exhibit in The Art League Gallery includes many chuckle-inducing moments. One of them is the pastel, Rasta Billy, which artist Monna Kauppinen says was the idea. But the painting didn’t earn only appreciative laughter: juror Judy Bass also chose it as the recipient of the Jane McElvany Coonce award for realism. We […]
We’re still looking for a few arts-lovers to join the League of 25, the new society that fully funds an exhibit in The Art League Gallery with donations of only $100 each! If you visit the gallery and enjoy the monthly exhibits — like this month’s “Play” — consider making the small donation to keep […]
This month’s “Play” exhibit — part of Virginia’s Minds Wide Open collaboration celebrating children and the arts — is about to get more playful, with additional activities for kids starting this weekend. Kids (and adults) can look forward to playing with: A child-height graffiti wall, made from gallery pedestals — grab chalk and make your […]
The announcements below are courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com. The call to artists from the Torpedo Factory, previously featured on this blog, has a deadline in less than a week! Also, three craft shows we’ve written about have deadlines April 1: the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, the Westchester Fine Craft Show, and the Washington (DC) […]
The March shows in The Art League Gallery are in like a couple of lions, with a solo show of encaustic paintings by Georgia Nassikas and the juried “Play” exhibit featuring works in all media incorporating the theme of play. The opening reception for these amazing shows is tonight at 6:30! If you can’t make […]
We have three local shows, one festival in Connecticut, and one online exhibition to share today. They all have upcoming deadlines for submission. Good luck! City of Fairfax 36th Annual Fall Festival Deadline: March 15, 2012. $12 application fee. Celebrating its 36th year in 2012, The City of Fairfax Fall Festival invites you to participate […]
The Art League is launching a new society of donors to fund exhibits in the gallery, and it’s not too exclusive to join. For just $100, you can be a founding member of this new group! Combining, as usual, art and fun, the League of 25 will be made up of — you guessed it […]
In April, at the same time we are having our “Earth” exhibit, there will be an international environmental art project taking place on the other side of the world in Taiwan. It is the CHEN-LONG WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ART PROJECT. Six artists have been invited to participate in that project, and one of them is […]
Courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com: Emerging Curator Open Call 2012 – NY Deadline: March 2, 2012. The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation is pleased to announce its second annual Emerging Curator Open Call. The Emerging Curator Program offers an opportunity for a young-in-career curator to present a group show at the NARS Foundation Gallery. […]
Colorado potter Kazu Oba will be teaching a free workshop on Japanese Ceramics this Saturday, March 3, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Kazu, who came to the United States as a young adult, will be focusing on modern and traditional forms from Karatsu, Japan, a center of ceramics where he apprenticed in 2003–2004. You […]
The Old Takoma Business Association (in DC and Maryland) is looking for public art in most media as part of reCYCLE The Art of Tree Project. The deadline is March 23, 2012. Here is the announcement: reCYCLE The Art of Tree Project is the second installment of the Old Takoma Business Association’s reCYCLE temporary public […]
Here are two calls for artists in the DC area with deadlines coming up: Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship Program Deadline Extended New Deadline: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 5:00 pm. (Note: this announcement was previously on this blog, but the deadline has been extended by one week.) Hamiltonian Artists, a 501(c)3, is excited to announce its fifth […]
Art League School instructors have graciously been sharing their class demos with us, and more videos are going up on YouTube. The up-to-date video playlist is here, and new videos will be added as we make them! Today’s videos: two new demos from Lisa Semerad’s drawing class, Pencil Techniques and Projects. Tuesday’s class was all […]
This week and next, instructors and students at The Art League School have the gallery to themselves as they show off what they’ve done in and out of class this past year. Fiber arts, sculpture, jewelry, stained glass, ceramics, mosaics, painting, printmaking and more are well-represented at this year’s Student/Faculty Show. Students and teachers alike […]
Sunday’s Patrons’ Show was the best yet, with 687 amazing pieces of artwork taken one by one for new homes. As always, the crowd was energetic in making its feelings known, cheering and applauding — and groaning when favorite pieces were selected too early for its taste. Taking inspiration from the artists, patrons got creative […]
The exhibits for March and April, “Play” and “Earth,” call for specific kinds of artwork you may not have considered before. To help you find inspiration for the pieces you’ll create, here are some examples of art and artists that fit the bill. “Play,” the March show, calls for “works that can be touched or […]
With all 644 pieces now hung in the gallery and up on Flickr, ticket-holders to the Patrons’ Show are picking out their favorites — and back-up choices — for when their number is called at Sunday’s drawing. But what if there was a way to increase your chances of getting your very top pick? There […]
Today we have a couple of calls to entries with upcoming deadlines to share: 3rd Ward Open Call Deadline: February 29, 2012. Welcome to the next step in launching your creative career. You’re invited to join the 3rd Ward Winter 2012 Open Call, an international search for exciting, innovative, and compelling work in the Categories […]
The Art League invites all artists to enter the 2012 Tea – Ceramics Exhibit, taking place May 3–June 3 and juried by potter John Neely. Electronic submissions are due April 17. Artists are asked to celebrate the organic diversity of ceramic form while exploring “tea” as the functional muse. Artwork may be traditional, modern, or […]
Registration for spring term at The Art League School is now open, and that means young artists ages five and up can enroll in another slate of children’s classes and the popular summer art camp. Children’s art classes get rave reviews from the students, who often take them over again — and from the parents, […]
Have you been looking for a way to combine your love of the arts with your passion for democracy? The Art League needs your help voting in two surveys! 1. The Art League has been nominated for Best Arts & Culture Non-Profit in the Washington City Paper 2012 Readers’ Poll! Click […]
