Artist Opportunities #281
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!
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Q&A: Painting the Kitchen with Artist Ann Wallace
This pastel’s calm atmosphere eschews cliches about hot tempers and frayed nerves, depicting a kitchen that’s more Ina Garten than Gordon Ramsay.
Kirié Artist Shiho K. Rice Shows How It’s Done
Step 1: Try not to cut yourself.
“A Soldier’s Voice” Opening Saturday
Army Staff Sgt. Jon Meadows tells his story—the narrative of his war experience—through visual art.
Guest Post: Stone Sculptor John Ploch
With abstracts, the mind can flow as the work flows.
Our Summer Art Reading List
Twelve books about visual art to satisfy your mind’s eye.
Male Mentors Needed for Space of His Own
Mentoring program Space of His Own needs mentors, now!
Artist Opportunities #280
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!
Cut Paper Art, Around the World
Papercutting has a long, rich history far beyond what you made with safety scissors back in elementary school.
A “Gatherings” Get-Together (Tonight!)
Our artists, juror, volunteers, and Gallery staff have been hard at work installing the July exhibits: “Quietly Cutting Through” by Shiho Rice and “Gatherings,” the juried group exhibit.
Artist Opportunities #279
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!
Gallery & School Closed July 4
The Art League is closed Saturday, July 4, including the Gallery and all Saturday classes. That means you only have Friday, Sunday, and Monday left to see these exhibits!
Our Field Trip to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Some of The Art League staff took a little field trip today to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Three Books on the Met
This is a guest post by Caroline Town.
Artist Opportunities #278
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.
Quiz: Meet New Gallery Director Whitney Staiger
As The Art League’s newest Gallery Director, Whitney Staiger has a lot of responsibilities: finding exhibit jurors, communicating with member artists, managing exhibits and events — and answering questions for blog posts.
Watch: Woodblock Printmaking in Action
Last month, we visited the class Print Like the Masters to see some examples of intaglio printing. In Ed McCluney’s class, Woodblock Printmaking, students explore the other type of printmaking: relief prints, created by removing the parts that won’t be inked. Get a taste of what that’s like, from cutting to inking and printing, in […]
Artist Opportunities #277
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!
A “Tabletop” Roundtable: Function in Ceramics
As beautiful as they are, these objects aren’t (just) for looking at — they’re also meant to be used.
Summer Classes Start Monday
Across the country, schools are closing for the summer. Not at The Art League!
Artist Opportunities #276
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!
Painting L’Hermione
Our newest model is making quite the stir in Alexandria. She’s tall, beautiful, and sailed here all the way from France.
Sculptors: One Month to Enter “Taking Shape”!
Entry is online only, and the deadline is Friday, July 10.
Artist Opportunities #275
Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck!