Light and Realism in the Gallery
“Contemporary Realism” and “Washington from Light to Night” are open through October 6. Come join us tonight at Second Thursday for the opening reception!
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Meet the Instructors of the Portrait & Figure Festival
There’s a veritable legion of portrait and figure artists coming to our first-ever Portrait & Figure Festival next month. 14 are Art League veterans and four are visiting from the Art Students League of New York. (A fifth, Dan Thompson, teaches both places!) The festival is the perfect opportunity to experience both a broad spectrum […]
Artist Opportunities #237
Apply for some exhibits today. Good luck!
Next Week at The Art League: Receptions! Ice Cream!
Next week at The Art League is packed! Here’s what’s in store.
Watercolorist Carolyn Gawarecki on Albuquerque Night
“I wanted to do a bold, strong, dramatic painting that would stand out with some twinkling colorful lighting effects.”
The 2014 Art Camp Photo/Video Scrapbook
Sharing everything that happened at Art Camp this year would take another summer. So instead, here’s a short scrapbook with some photos and videos from the past few weeks.
Artist Opportunities #236
“Creativity takes courage.” — Henry Matisse
Memorial Exhibit for Jim Burford
Jim Burford, a longtime Art League drawing and painting instructor, passed away in July. He also taught at Marymount University, where the Jim Burford Memorial Exhibition will open September 5.
Artist Larry Fransen’s Kinetic Sculptures
“My journey to create wonderful objects that move began over three decades ago when I put together a wood shop. Building clocks seemed like a challenging goal.”
Artist Opportunities #235
Exhibits, competitions, and other opportunities for artists. This week: craft festivals, the Panda Project, and exhibits in miniatures, landscapes, and portraits.
How to Paint & Print on Stained Glass
For painters with an itch to try something new, a workshop starting in two weeks explores a different way to approach the medium.
Q&A with Painter Leigh Culver
“In art, red autumnal leaves have always, perhaps rather tritely, symbolized the passing of time, death, beauty, fragility, etc. But when you are in the midst of experiencing it on a personal level, it resonates.”
Fall Photography Classes For All
Whether you’re into film or digital, just starting out or looking for a fresh approach, there’s a photography class for you this Fall.
Remembering Sculptor Gretta Bader
Gretta Bader, a former Art League instructor who was chair of the sculpture department from 1985 to 1989, died August 1 at age 83.
Artist Opportunities #234
Here are all the new opportunities we could find this week. Good luck!
Q&A with Artist Diane Blackwell
“I start with an assumption, an activity that’s been on auto-pilot, or current cultural events that need further review and question why they catch my attention.”
Next Week at The Art League: August 17–23
Next week here at The Art League: learn about Gallery membership, exchange art materials, and don’t forget to enter Art in City Hall!
Have Unused Art Supplies? Need Art Supplies?
Next Saturday is the second Art Materials Market at the Torpedo Factory, a place for artists to sell unwanted art supplies and buy from others.
Where in the World Are These ’Scapes?
To give you an idea of just how far we’re willing to go for a good ’scape, we’ve started pinning the artwork from this show onto a map.
Q&A with Painter Peggy Weed
Some of the artwork in the annual ’Scapes exhibit reaches to distant locations around the globe, but other landscapes are close to home.
Reception Thursday for ’Scapes and Structures
Every summer, our walls take a vacation and travel the world for ’Scapes — The Art League’s annual not-your-parents’-landscape show — and we break out the pedestals for the annual sculpture exhibit, this year going by the name Structures.
Artist Opportunities #233
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London
Art League Sculptor Talks Public Art Project on WJLA
Charles Bergen is an Art League member whose found-object sculpture, Heron, is part of this month’s “Structures” sculpture exhibit. He’s also part of an exciting public art project happening downtown.
Next Week at The Art League: August 10–16
Coming up next week at The Art League: fall registration, August’s opening reception, and an informational session for prospective solo artists.