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The Art League Gallery opens a new juried group exhibit every month, and solo artist exhibits nine times a year. We post photos, videos, and behind-the-scenes news from our exhibits here.

For gallery hours and info on current exhibits, visit the Gallery home page.

Intimate & Accessible: A Tabletop Ceramics Q&A

We asked the potters of “Tabletop” to tell us why they make these functional forms — here’s what they had to say….
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June’s Exhibits are Here!

The fifth in our 60th anniversary series exhibits is in the Gallery for June, along with our annual international ceramics show and Susan O’Neill’s…
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Previewing “Tabletop”

Tony Clennell juried this exhibit of ceramic art that’s at home on a table. Plates, pitchers, cups of all kinds, and more have arrived…
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“Women Can’t Wear Pants to Work”

The monotype is titled Women Can’t Wear Pants to Work, and it is based on my own experience in 1972….
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Q&A with Claire Carroll: “Woman Shoots Man”

“There are so many stories in the news at the moment about men overpowering and suppressing women that I wanted to show an instance…
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Q&A with Suzanne Vigil: “Evening in Paris”

“I was organizing my many boxes of pencils. … I noticed there was a enormous variety of grays.”…
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Introduction to Neo-Expressionism

If you weren’t able to attend last week’s lecture on Neo-Expressionism, you’re in luck! The talk by Gallery Director Rose O’Donnell is reproduced below,…
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Now Open: Three New Exhibits!

Tonight’s the opening reception for three exciting new exhibits here at The Art League….
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Q&A with Artist Arlie Hammons

“I never wanted to be an artist. I was dragged into it.”…
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Q&A with Artist Nancy Pane Fortwengler

The Fabrications series explores the dramatic lighting, movement, and costumes of ballet — without the dancers….
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Q&A with Photographer Claire Carroll

With larger-than-life colors and bold presentation, the photograph above isn’t shy about putting the “pop” in “Pop Art.”…
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Opening: “Pop Art” & “Sway”

The weather is beautiful today to usher in our April exhibits at The Art League Gallery, “Pop Art” and “Sway.”…
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Our Spring Lineup of Free Gallery Talks

As our 60th Anniversary exhibit series continues, we’re excited to announce a new slate of speakers to continue the accompanying lecture series….
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Q&A with Award Winner Victoria Cowles

“For me the stream of consciousness is an expression of what is most important to me emotionally. I try to allow as much chaos…
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Q&A with Award Winner Linda Lowery

“I worked with lots of colors, but found something special in the contrast of pink and blue.”…
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Q&A with Award Winner Octavia Frazier

“Color and design are the two areas that I love to experiment with in my paintings.”…
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ColorField’s Art League Roots

The second exhibit in our special 60th Anniversary series, “ColorField,” pays homage not just to art history, but also to Art League history and…
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Reception Tonight: “ColorField” & “The Cocoon Series”

We’ve got a photography exhibit that will change the way you look at the human figure, and a colorful group exhibit to drive away…
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The Ikebana Show: Open Through Sunday Only!

It comes but once every two years, and in a few days it’ll be gone again: the 15th Biennial Ikebana Exhibit is here!…
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Q&A with Award Winner Michelle Simoneau

“My focus shifted from the end product to the experimental act, which made me more audacious and less critical.”…
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Escape Winter This Weekend

With the piles of snow on the ground, it seems like spring will never make its way to DC. But spring is in full…
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The Felted Wardrobe

In addition to wet felting and nuno felting, these pieces incorporate techniques like hand-dyeing and millinery — see below for the key….
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Reminder: March Receiving is One Week Later

Just a quick reminder for our artists that receiving for ColorField, the March exhibit, is March 10 and 11, not the first Monday and…
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Q&A with Award Winner Nada Abizaid

We asked artist Nada Abizaid, a graphic designer during the day, about taking ceramics classes and creating the piece that won the Dennis Davis…
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