Wed, March 27: The Gallery, Store, and Offices are closed today due to flooding around the Torpedo Factory.

A Visit to the Open-Life Class

Upon first entering the Duke Street Annex of The Art League School, it’s easy to miss the Open Life classroom. The doors are disguised as part of a huge wall mural. Inside, the only lights are turned on a still nude model and the only sounds are those of purposeful strokes brushing against each canvas. […]

Art League Artist Wins Prize at International Portrait Competition!

Teresa Oaxaca (courtesy of artist website)   Teresa Oaxaca, a young professional artist residing in Arlington, Virginia, took 2nd place in the International Portrait Competition for her portrait of “Father Time.” She was one of fifteen finalists selected out of over 1,800 entries in the Portrait Society of America’s bi-annual International Portrait Competition. Awards were […]

New Artist Opportunities

CALL FOR ENTRIES: OPTIONS 2011   DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, June 20, 2011 at midnight EXHIBITION DATES: September 15 – October 29, 2011 LOCATION: Downtown DC, exact address TBASUBMIT ONLINE   ABOUT THE EXHIBITION OPTIONS 2011 is the fifteenth WPA biennial exhibition of emerging and unrepresented artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. OPTIONS presents visitors with […]

Meet the Stars of Our New Exhibit, "Baa-Merica! Icons Revisited"

The sheep have officially arrived. Leslie Blackmon’s pop culture masterpieces-in-yarn arrived this afternoon and they are demanding star treatment! Erica and Megan are hard at work setting the perfect stage for the sheep and their big opening next Thursday. Read all the details here.  Spongebob Sheep-Pants Spatula in hand, he is ready to make those […]