Wednesday, April 9 is Spring2ACTion – the 24-hour, online giving event throughout the city of Alexandria – and we’re raising much-needed funds for our IMPART outreach program, a program that provides the powerful and transformative outlet of the visual arts to recently Injured Military Personnel from Ft. Belvoir.
below for details on upcoming calls for artists, contests, and other exhibits. Good luck!
Tender Napalm by Philip Ridley is making its Washington debut through May 11 at Signature Theater.
“I worked with lots of colors, but found something special in the contrast of pink and blue.”
This week was the annual jury for new members at the Torpedo Factory, and we’re pleased to see some familiar names among the newly accepted artists!
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
— George Bernard Shaw
“Color and design are the two areas that I love to experiment with in my paintings.”
We’ve also been honored to partner with the Printmaking Center of New Jersey to offer a new venue for Combat Paper, the program for veterans and service members.
The second exhibit in our special 60th Anniversary series, “ColorField,” pays homage not just to art history, but also to Art League history and The Art League’s close ties to the local Washington Color School.
“Find something only you can say.” — James Dickey
Linear perspective is an essential component to representational painting.
We’ve got a photography exhibit that will change the way you look at the human figure, and a colorful group exhibit to drive away your winter blues — unless you’re looking for blues, in which case we’ve got you covered, too.
One of the most frequently asked questions at The Art League School is “what class is good for beginners”?
The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) is hosting a financial aid night in The Art League Gallery on Wednesday, March 12, 7:00–9:00 pm.
“Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” — Steven Pressfield
Sculptures by Art League instructor George Tkabladze will be featured in two exhibits in Italy.
Students in Marsha Staiger’s class Emerge: Advanced Acrylic/Mixed Media explored mediums and gels this Winter.
It comes but once every two years, and in a few days it’ll be gone again: the 15th Biennial Ikebana Exhibit is here!
“Some watercolor artists tend to define wet-in-wet watercolor and glazing watercolor as two totally separate and opposed approaches to the medium. I tend to see them as complementary.”
“My focus shifted from the end product to the experimental act, which made me more audacious and less critical.”
With the piles of snow on the ground, it seems like spring will never make its way to DC. But spring is in full bloom at The Art League Gallery this weekend during the 15th Biennial Ikebana Show.
See below for details on upcoming deadlines. Good luck!
This month and into April, The Art League is offering workshops for emerging and professional artists who want to learn more about marketing, taxes, framing, writing an artist statement, and more.
Just a quick reminder for our artists that receiving for ColorField, the March exhibit, is March 10 and 11, not the first Monday and Tuesday of the month as usual.
