“Fantasy of the Real” Paintings by Jennifer Brewer Stone July 5–August 5, 2013 The vibrant, tropical paintings pictured above will be yours to discover tomorrow, July 5, when “Fantasy of the Real” opens in The Art League Gallery. The exhibit of oil paintings by Jennifer Brewer Stone will have an opening reception next Thursday, July […]
The Torpedo Factory and The Art League will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Classes and Art Camps will not meet and the Gallery will be closed. Enjoy the holiday, and come visit Friday for the first day of “Fantasy of the Real”!
See below for upcoming exhibits to enter, studio spaces available to rent, and other announcements. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Shapes at The Art League Deadline: July 12, 2013. Time is running out to enter The Art League’s annual sculpture exhibit! “Shapes” is digital entry only. To […]
Join us in The Art League Gallery, 2:00–4:00 pm this afternoon, for the closing reception for “Yellowstone Abstracted” and “(CON)text,” our June exhibits. Come meet photographer Bob Tetro (in the video above) and the other artists behind these exhibits, enjoy refreshments, and see the awards presented. Today and tomorrow are your last chances to see […]
In this edition of our Art League Quiz series, we got up close to some of the pieces in “(CON)text,” on exhibit in The Art League Gallery through July 1 (this Monday). Do you recognize the artists from these details? (Hint: You might recognize one of these images from the exhibit’s top award winner, interviewed […]
Back in December, we wrote about Using Flickr to Share Your Art — the popular photo-sharing site, most used by photographers, also makes an easy, well-trafficked place to post photos of your artwork. Last month, Flickr launched a complete redesign and reconfigured its services. The result: tons of free space, a much more attractive website, […]
Drawing And Painting Architecture In The Landscape July 26–28, 2013 Registration page A new weekend workshop at The Art League this summer will be bringing the outside in, as students apply landscape techniques and other lessons to compositions of man-made buildings and machines. Guest instructor Nicholas Raynolds, whose work has been exhibited internationally and who […]
See below for information on upcoming exhibits, calls for artists, and studio space. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Shapes at The Art League Deadline: July 12, 2013. This annual sculpture exhibit at The Art League is digital entry only. For more information and to download the entry […]
A photo posted by Paul Octavious (@pauloctavious) on May 25, 2013 at 6:50am PDT In this edition of Artful Links: summer reading suggestions, art documentaries on Netflix, the Pantone Project, and more. Click away!
Nothing tells your artwork’s story better than seeing it in person — but for your website or a show submission, the next best thing is a photo.
As you prepare for summer classes to start next week, we’ve prepared a little quiz to see how well you know your Art League teachers. This time, it’s a portrait quiz. Can you match names to these faces? (Hint: One of these comes from the instructor teaching this weekend’s Jumpstart in Wood Engraving workshop.) Click […]
See below for calls to artists and other announcements. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Quick Draw contest Saturday, June 22, 8:00 am–1:00 pm (register by Thursday, June 20). Part of the Easels in Frederick plein air painting event, Quick Draw is a fast-paced, friendly plein-air contest open […]
The piece below, I Woke Up Crying, started as a charcoal drawing before being committed to an etching plate, and finally finding new life with stitched-on elements — an evolutionary process that artist Pamela Day says is part of what she enjoys about etching. The sad, yet whimsical collage won the Anne Banks Collage Award […]
Do you have an Art League story you want to share? A tale of rejection and redemption? Something you’re doing behind the scenes? Or maybe a new class you’re teaching (or taking)? We’re inviting Art League members, students, teachers, volunteers, and friends to write guest blog posts in this space. They don’t have to be […]
ATTENTION: Tonight’s Reception Rescheduled for June 30 The Torpedo Factory is closing at 5pm tonight due to the severe weather predictions, and therefore, so is The Art League. Tonight’s opening reception for “(CON)text,” and “Yellowstone Abstracted” has been RESCHEDULED for Sunday, June 30, 2-4pm. Please stay dry and mark your calendars for the now closing […]
Among the stories, commentaries, and multi-layered messages in our June exhibit, “(CON)text,” one piece stood out to juror John James Anderson: A Common Thread, which tells its story through vintage photos, manuscripts documenting slave transactions, antique fabric, and clay and cotton. Anderson selected the piece for the Urquhart Award for best in show. The artist, […]
See below for details on upcoming exhibits, other calls for artists, and studio space. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Chalk art proposals Deadline: June 21, 2013. Golden Triangle BID is looking for an artist to create a temporary chalk illustration on a designated sidewalk to infuse creativity […]
SOHO—Space of Her Own mentor orientations will be held on Tuesday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 25, 5:30–7:30 pm at The Art League’s Madison Annex, located at 808 N. Fairfax Street. The sessions will provide details about SOHO, the mentor commitment and the application process. Click here to select the date you would like to […]
Last Thursday, May 30, the graduates of the 2012–13 Space of Her Own program in Old Town gathered with their mentors and family to celebrate a year of fun and hard work. Space of Her Own is an arts-based mentorship program that pairs fifth-grade girls with adult mentors for lessons on art and life skills, […]
With a title like “(CON)text,” one might expect an eclectic group exhibit at The Art League this month, and that’s what we’ve got: mosaics, comic books, and narrative collages, among the other works of art by our members. Each artist brought his or her own context to the exhibit, and juror John James Anderson, a […]
Motion, Light, And Sound: Dynamic Sculptures And Installations August 6 & 7, 2013 Registration page This summer, The Art League is offering an exciting new workshop in creating interactive art — a first for us! Technology teacher John Kauffman is teaching this new-media workshop, which will show students what they can do with a simple […]
See below for details on upcoming exhibits. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! First Annual Clifton Plein Air Festival June 22–23, 2013. Register by June 10 for a $10 discount. Artists paint as many canvases as they want to, and submit two for judging on the second day. […]
“Tabletop”: A National Ceramics Exhibit June 6–July 1, 2013 Opening Reception & Juror Talk: Saturday, June 22, 2:00–4:00 pm 47 ceramics artists from 20 states and Canada are represented in “Tabletop,” this year’s edition of The Art League’s annual national juried ceramics exhibit. This year, juror Linda Christianson, a Minnesota potter, selected functional art such […]
Bob Tetro: “Yellowstone Abstracted” June 6–July 1, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 13, 6:30–8:00 pm You may have been to Yellowstone, but you haven’t seen it like this. Opening next week on Thursday, June 6, photographer Bob Tetro’s “Yellowstone Abstracted” finds beauty in the textures and abstract shapes of the national park’s natural wonders. Tetro’s […]
