Hey Art League Members! Have you been cleaning out your studios, trying to find space for all your work? If so, feel free to start donating pieces to our Annual Patrons’ Show! The Art League is featured in this month’s Washingtonian Best Bet’s issue under “Zaniest Art Events” for “Best Art Fundraiser” for our […]
Great Opportunity for Young Artists!Children through age 19 are encouraged to enter original artwork for display at the festival. Arts activities will also be made available for children to explore their own creativity. To participate, download application materials here.
Thursday night in the Art League Gallery, 17 League members gathered to glean some insight into the world of blogging. This month’s solo artist, Megan Coyle, began her discussion with the basics of blogging for artists: reasons for starting a blog and what to actually blog about. A blog is a great (FREE!) way for […]
Get in on the Ground Floor of the new TOUCHSTONE GALLERY. Only four new memberships still available. Guys in hard hats wielding hammers and wires are putting the finishing touches on Touchstone’s new modern gallery at 901 New York Avenue NW, an attractive street-level space in the heart of Washington, DC. It’ll be fantastic! Members […]
CM Dupre’s new series Alice will be featured at the new Art League Gallery space in National Harbor, MD from July 20 – September 5, 2010. Opening reception: Tuesday, July 20, 6:30-8:30 pm.Who else has continued to lead such an eventful and fascinating existence as Alice? Compared to saints, heroes, screen stars, musicians and artists, […]
5×5 Exposed Exhibition Dates: November 6 – 21, 2010 Deadline for Entry: September 13, 2010 The gallery will be participating in the FotoWeek DC 2010 Festival by hosting our biennial small works show, this year with an emphasis on photo based mediums. All artwork must not exceed 5 inches in any direction, inclusive of frame. […]
Join internationally known stained glass artist and Art League instructor Jimmy Powers as he guides you through a day filled with incredible visual delights in Richmond, VA on Sunday, August 1. First we’ll visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and view the Tiffany: Color and Light exhibit – the only US viewing of […]
Call for Exhibitors: Juried art fair with awardsTHE BOOK (R)EVOLUTION11th Biennial Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair and Conference The 11th Biennial Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair and Conference presents an exciting weekend of events which will examine the evolution of the book as art and the latest innovations and interpretations of this versatile form. For […]
This is a great opportunity! Visit their website for the entry form and prospectus: http://www.citygallerydc.com/
The Art League is featured in this month’s Washingtonian Best Bet’s issue under “Zaniest Art Events” for “Best Art Fundraiser” for our Annual Patrons’ Show! Go grab an issue and check out the great review!
LAST WEEK TO APPLY!MEZZ GALLERY @ ARTISPHERE Deadline Extended to June 29, 2010Artisphere, the metropolitan-DC area’s newest cultural center, is set to open in Arlington on 10-10-10 with multiple venues, including: a 4,000 square foot ballroom space, a wi-fi lounge, a café, three distinct gallery spaces, as well as three flexible theater/performance spaces! MEZZ Gallery at […]
The Journey of Hygeia In conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the juried show at The Art League Gallery in May 2010 was Curves, featuring works based on and celebrating the human figure. The Art League wanted to tie in a fundraising event for breast cancer awareness while maintaining a connection to the arts. […]
June 19 was a blistering day in the DC area, but the heat did not keep artists and art appreciators away from coming to Old Town Alexandria for The Art League’s first FREE “Paint” Alexandria event. Seven demonstrations were held throughout the day in a variety of media, and over 300 people came to enjoy […]
The Art League offers tons of workshops throughout the year, but we offer even more in the summer when people don’t have the time to dedicate to a full eight or nine week class. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up. Check out our website and see what’s happening throughout the summer! Gestural Florals with […]
David Carter— Drawings & Paintings Currently on exhibit through July 3, 2010Reception: Tuesday, June 8, 6:30-8:30 pm Artist’s Statement There are worse torments than reading an artist’s statement. Some things ostensibly written for other people to read are even more tedious and less satisfying than a typical artist’s statement. Insurance policies, for example. The writings of […]
Registration is still open for summer classes at The Art League School! The summer term begins the week of June 28, and classes are offered at all levels in virtually all of the fine arts, including drawing, painting, pastel, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, the fiber arts, and more! Classes are offered to students of all […]
The Art Market at The Washington Examiner’s ARTS ON FOOT will operate from Wednesday September 8th through Saturday September 11th, the festival day. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the Art Market will be set up on the wide F Street sidewalk between 7th and 9th streets, adjacent to the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. On Saturday, the […]
The Art League is part of Handcrafted Alexandria – a collection of thirteen creative businesses in the Old Town and Del Ray neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia. Each business features one-of-a-kind handmade items and invites you to explore your creative side with classes and materials for your own projects. The Spring Shopping Event is NOW through […]
Check out this great informational post about dealing with rejection as an artist! Renee Phillips “The Artrepreneur Coach”: Hedging Against Rejection
The Sketchbook Project: 2011 The Brooklyn Art Library creates this project where artist can pay $25 to receive a Moleskin sketchbook to fill up and send back by January 15, 2011. Then the Brooklyn Art Library barcodes and if you want digitizes the sketchbooks so that the artist may see how many people look […]
Alexandria is rated #3 out of 25 mid-sized arts destinations in AmericanStyle magazine, AND The Art League’s “Paint” Alexandria event is featured in the article. http://www.americanstyle.com/2010/05/top-25-mid-sized-cities/
by Nancy Jacques “What I discovered the moment I began reviewing the work was the multiple lenses committed to bringing the human form into representation. This was what I hoped and expected I would experience. The word surfeit comes into play. There was a wealth and a quality canon inside these submissions. There were two […]
