May 3, 2012 – The Art League

Storytelling Exhibits Now Open!

May 3, 2012

"Be brave, and bring a friend" by Elissa Farrow-Savos

Three new exhibits open today in The Art League Gallery: the membership exhibit “Bedtime Stories: Storytelling Through Art,” the internationally juried tea ceramics exhibit, and “Conversations With My Mother,” the solo show of work by Elissa Farrow-Savos.

“Conversations With My Mother” is comprised of 11 sculptures that began with found objects and became storytelling works of art. Artist Elissa Farrow-Savos says, “Every piece I make is about storytelling – each a narrative of some woman somewhere, and every woman everywhere.” The figures are created from polymer clay and layers of oil paint.

"Sometimes in life you have to jump through hoops. Try to do it with style" by Elissa Farrow-Savos

learn from this experience — "Learn from this experience. Then it will all have meant something" by Elissa Farrow-Savos

“Bedtime Stories” asked artists to create narrative artwork, as well. Artists responded in a variety of ways, with abstract and representational work in all media, each with a unique emotion.

lost-and-found — Detail from "Lost and Found" by Sushmita Mazumdar.

blue-days-blue-nights — "Blue Days, Blue Nights" by D.J. Gaskin (behind it: "Iglu," fused glass by Doris Ross)

“Conversations With My Mother” and “Bedtime Stories” are open through May 28. Come visit and hear some stories! More photos below: Continue reading Storytelling Exhibits Now Open!

One Day Left to Register for Artomatic — and Other Opportunities

May 3, 2012

Announcements and reminders for upcoming exhibition opportunities are below! Watch this space or subscribe to the blog for more announcements as we get them.

Artomatic
Registration for visual artists closes Friday, May 4 at 5:00 pm. Artomatic will take place May 18–June 23 in Crystal City. Click here to register!

“Call it the Blues” exhibit
Deadline: May 16, 2012. As part of the Tinner Hill Blues Festival, the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation is participating in FIRSTfriday of Falls Church by hosting a juried all-media exhibition, entitled “Call It the Blues” at Art and Frame of Falls Church. The exhibition will focus on the meaning of the “blues” from an artist’s or visual perspective. Works of art may explore the nature of blues music, poetry, literature, or history; interpret or reflect the emotions and events inspiring or evoked by the “blues”; focus on blues performers; or the submitted work may explore the “hue of blue” (perhaps, for example, paying homage to the “blue” periods of such artists as Picasso, Degas, Tanner, Bearden, Lawrence, or O’Keefe). Details are here.

A Tribute to Margaret’s Garden
Deadline: June 10, 2012. Herndon ArtSpace invites all artists over 16 to submit artwork for a show honoring Margaret’s Garden, an iris garden kept by Margaret Thomas on Lawyers Road in Herndon. Artwork must pertain to the garden. Details are here.

RRUUC call for art-exhibit proposals
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RRUUC) in Bethesda, Maryland invites proposals for exhibits to be displayed in the gallery of its Fellowship Hall. The gallery is 42 by 43 feet, with one full wall of windows. Two walls are available for hanging art with approximately 60 feet of wall space. Exhibits are about six weeks in duration. Proposals are welcome year round from individuals or groups, with rolling acceptances. There is no entry fee. RRUUC charges a commission of 20% on work sold. Further details and instructions for applications are available at http://www.rruuc.org/finearts. Please read “Becoming an Exhibitor” carefully.

A MILLION THANKS!

May 3, 2012

What an amazing day! Thanks to your help and your incredible generosity during this year’s Spring2ACTion event, we achieved FIRST Place on the “most donors” leader board, winning $5,000; reached SECOND place on the “most dollars” leader board, winning $2,500; won an additional $2,300 throughout the day; AND raised $32,416 from an astounding 610 donors! The grand total for the launch of our “30-something” Madison Annex Project on Spring2ACTion day was $42,216!!!

We are overwhelmed and honored by the outpouring of generosity from our Art League community! And most grateful! With donations from the Spring2ACTion initiative combined with other contributions received toward the “30-something” Madison Annex Project, plus the grant prizes earned on May 2, and the very generous $35,000 lead gift provided anonymously by a dedicated and generous student — the current amount received to date for our Madison Annex Project is… $82,339!!!!

You had the power to make this happen and you did! Thank you!! We are off to a fantastic start for funding our build-out campaign, and are excited to bring you this newly expanded facility in the fall!

A million thanks,

The Art League Staff and Board

Please note: We’ll still be holding classes in the Duke Street Annex through the summer—and Summer Term Registration opens next week, Monday, May 7. SIGN UP NOW!