Registration for the Fall 2017 term of classes and workshops is open. Click here to browse courses and register!

 Check out all the workshops happening this September at The Art League.

 Juried by Charles Jean-Pierre, "Mark" will showcase how each artists' unique mark can be the most important element in transforming the 'blank canvas' into a work of art.

Printmaker M. Alexander Gray creates woodcuts, relief engravings, and copper engravings of stone structures left over from the days when canals snaked through Maryland and Virginia.

For more information, visit the exhibit page.

The Fall Term of classes begins the week of September 18, 2017.  Click here to browse courses and register. 

It’s possible to join a class that's already in progress at a prorated rate. Call us (703-683-2323) for details.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Saturday, September 30 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Sunday, October 1 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

Receiving for the October Open Exhibit, juried by Tim Doud, will be Sunday, October 1, 4:30–6:30 pm, and Monday, October 2, 10:00 am–12:00 noon. Please note: On October 1, the only entrance is through the Arcade doors on the south side of the building.

 Receiving for the October Open Exhibit, juried by Tim Doud, will be Sunday, October 1, 4:30–6:30 pm, and Monday, October 2, 10:00 am–12:00 noon. Please note: On October 1, the only entrance is through the Arcade doors on the south side of the building.

 Note: Registration is required to attend. You can register for free on Eventbrite.

The Art League Visiting Artist Series: 
Richard Ormond on John Singer Sargent’s Watercolors
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 6:00 pm
105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA

Co-curator of the current blockbuster exhibit Sargent: The Watercolours at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, Richard Ormond gives insight into John Singer Sargent’s plein air painting expeditions. As a respite from formal studio commissions, Sargent spent his summers from 1900-1914 painting a series of deeply personal and appealing watercolors. Sargent’s work in watercolor was unorthodox. He overturned traditional compositional standards and avoided the obviously picturesque, developing an audacious and sophisticated technique, an expression of his personal modern aesthetic. He ignored the celebrated panoramas and the traditional description of landscape; instead he challenged the viewer with unconventional angles, confrontational poses and geometric forms. This absorbing lecture takes a fresh look at Sargent’s idiosyncratic view of the world through watercolor.

The October Open Exhibit, juried by Tim Doud, will be on view in The Art League gallery from October 3 to November 4. 

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 12, 6:30–8:00 pm

Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm; Thursday: 10:00 am–9:00 pm; Sunday: 12:00 noon–6:00 pm

Tabletop is an international juried exhibit of ceramics and other functional art forms designed for food, drink & the table.Tabletop is an international juried exhibit of ceramics and other functional art forms designed for food, drink & the table. Click here to learn more.

 Jane Johnson's mixed media paintings capture the spirit and grace of Japanese geishas. Learn more here.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Saturday, October 7 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

 The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Sunday, October 8 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

Join us for the opening reception of our October exhibits: Tabletop, Jane Johnson's solo exhibit, and our Open exhibit. Awards will be presented at 7:30 pm.

This reception is free and open to the public. 

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Saturday, October 14 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

The deadline for Art League exhibiting artists to enter the November "Doubt" exhibit is Sunday, October 15 at midnight. Please click here for details. 

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Sunday, October 15 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Friday, October 20 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Saturday, October 21 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

The Torpedo Factory will be closing early due to a private event. Art League gallery hours for Saturday, October 28 will be 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Classes meet as scheduled.

• Tickets: $35 each. $45 after 10/20 (must be 21+)
  

Enjoy local craft beers, original artwork, and amazing food at The Art League's annual Art on Tap!

Craft beers from local breweries have been artfully paired with a work of art from an Art League instructor. Local restaurants have chosen a brew/artwork coupling to serve as their muse to create the perfect complementary appetizer. Enjoy the brew, bite, and artwork trifectas on Friday, November 3 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at The Art League’s fourth Art on Tap event.

Sample the creative combinations while drinking from a take-home Art on Tap beer tasting glass, and then vote for your favorite at the end of the event!

More information is on the event page.

Registration for the Winter 2018 term of classes opens on November 6, 2017 at 9:30 am. Click here to browse courses and register.

The Art League's November group exhibit, “Doubt,” is juried by Jason Gubbiotti. It will be on view November 7–December 3, 2017.

Opening reception: Thursday, November 9, 6:30–8:00 pm

Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm; Thursday: 10:00 am–9:00 pm; Sunday: 12:00 noon–6:00 pm

What makes a home a home? Karin Lithell considers human migration from different perspectives and times in this exhibit of paintings combined with printmaking processes.

For more information, visit the exhibit page. 

 The deadline to enter the December Petite (Small Works) Exhibit is Wednesday, November 15 at midnight. Click here for more details.

Artwork receiving for the December Open Exhibit, juried by Margaret Adams Parker, will be Sunday, December 3, 2017, 5:30–7:30 pm and Monday, December 4, 2017, 10:00 am–12:00 pm. 










Artists with artwork accepted for the “Petite” exhibit should also drop off their accepted artwork at this time.

 Artwork receiving for the December Open Exhibit, juried by Margaret Adams Parker, will be Sunday, December 3, 2017, 5:30–7:30 pm and Monday, December 4, 2017, 10:00 am–12:00 pm. 

Artists with artwork accepted for the “Petite” exhibit should also drop off their accepted artwork at this time.

In an homage to the work of Italian painter Giorgio Morandi, painter Darryl Halbrooks revisits the same objects, over and over, for a series of still life (natura morta) compositions.

For more information, visit the exhibit page. 

The deadline to enter the January 2018 Open Exhibit is Friday, December 15 at midnight. Click here for more details. 

The Winter Term of classes begins the week of January 8, 2018. Click here to browse courses and register. 

It’s possible to join a class that's already in progress at a prorated rate. Call us (703-683-2323) for details.

The Spring Term of classes begins the week of April 2, 2018.  Click here to browse courses and register. 

It’s possible to join a class that's already in progress at a prorated rate. Call us (703-683-2323) for details.