If the portraits in “Everyday Gods & Goddesses” seem almost alive — if you think you see their eyes wink as you turn your head, and you wonder if they visit each other, Harry Potter-style, at night — well, that’s just your imagination. But these paintings do have stories, both ancient and modern, behind the […]
If you can make the trek to Maryland’s Eastern Shore on Monday, May 6, this free workshop will be of interest: PNC Bank, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and the Avalon Theatre present an afternoon symposium to help the state’s creative class better navigate copyright law, liability insurance, business entities, merchant services and […]
In our quest to bring you the most interesting and useful Artful Links, we find ourselves turning often to the same sources. Check out below for some of the best local and national art blogs around — and you can follow all the blogs below (along with The Art League Blog) in your RSS reader […]
See below for calls for artists and other announcements. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Abstract works on canvas Deadline: April 26, 2013. This call for artists is for a group show exhibition opportunity at the Design Center of Richmond June 2013. Submit up to 6 images to […]
Art collectors at the 2013 Patrons’ Show. A visitor to The Art League Gallery once said something we knew we had to write down: “When I walk in the gallery I feel like I’m a millionaire — like any of these wonderful paintings could be mine.” And it’s true. All the artwork in the Gallery […]
The Art League is the heart and soul of our arts community and your help in keeping the story alive is so needed. Today is a most important day. Please do what you can to keep the creative spirit strong and growing through Spring2ACTion! The zone. As artists, there’s just about nothing more satisfactory or […]
It’s here! It’s Spring2ACTion day – the day when your donation, no matter how big or how small, will make a HUGE difference for The Art League. From midnight until 11:59 pm TODAY, April 17, you can help The Art League win up to $30,000 in grants and prizes to help fund the programs that […]
Oil painter Dennis Crayon was first drawn to oil, he said, because of the long time it takes to dry and the appeal of learning the old-school Dutch Master techniques. But in his still lifes and trompe l’oeil works such as R is for Rose (above) — second prize in The Art League’s “Flora & […]
See below for details on upcoming exhibits and other opportunities. You can click the banner above to see past opportunities posts. Good luck! Edited to add: Maryland artists Deadline: April 18, 2013 (Thursday). Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in Maryland and/or all MFA members to enter its fine art juried show. All […]
With Spring Term classes underway, our new Stained Glass Store at the Madison Annex has expanded its hours! Stained glass of every description, solder, copper foil, bevels, and all kinds of tools and supplies are for sale to students and non-students alike. For details, visit our website here.
Spring Term at The Art League School officially began this week, but many classes are starting later. See below for a full list of late-starting classes and their start dates, and don’t forget that many other classes can be joined late for a prorated fee — contact the School if you’re interested. As always, the […]
One after another, visitors to The Art League Gallery this weekend stopped in front of the Best in Show award winner, pictured above, and said the same thing: “Is that really colored pencil?!” You might remember having a similar reaction in December when the same artist, Suzanne Vigil, had her exhibit of time- and pencil-consuming […]
The natural and the supernatural meet in The Art League Gallery this month — and at the opening reception for April’s exhibits, tonight, April 11, at 6:30 pm! You’re invited to hobnob with the likes of Bacchus (a.k.a. Linda Lawler, the artist behind “Everyday Gods & Goddesses”) and the artists of “Flora & Fauna,” the […]
If you’ve visited “Flora & Fauna” since Saturday, you may not have seen the pastel above — it’s already been sold and moved on to greener pastures. But you can click the image to take a good look, and as always, artwork from Art League shows resides on our Flickr site. The painting, Bombay Hook […]
Wednesday, April 17 is Spring2ACTion – the 24-hour giving event throughout the city of Alexandria – and we need your support! Below are the answers to some FAQs and some information about this BIG giving day. Click here to learn how you can help via social media! What is Spring2ACTion? Spring2ACTion is a 24-hour, online […]
Wednesday, April 17 is Spring2ACTion – the 24-hour giving event throughout the city of Alexandria – and we need your support! It is the day to make a difference for The Art League. It’s a day when your donation, no matter how big or small, can help The Art League win up to $30,000 in […]
See below for details on upcoming exhibits and more. To see past opportunities posts, you can click the banner above. Good luck! Philadelphia Craft Show Late deadline: April 12, 2013. The 37th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, a juried exhibition and retail sale, will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from November […]
In fits and starts, warmer weather is on its way to the DC region, and our thoughts are turning to sunny days to come. For this edition of Artful Links, we’re sharing some artful ways to take advantage of the great outdoors: The Purkinje Effect: If the longer daylight hours have you thinking of breaking […]
“Everyday Gods & Goddesses” April 4–May 6, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 11, 6:30–8:00 pm Portraits of friends and family are injected with a sense of divinity in Linda Lawler’s whimsical exhibit of oil paintings, “Everyday Gods & Goddesses,” opening Thursday at The Art League. “I wanted to do a series of portraits that you could […]
Americans For the Arts needs your help supporting federal funding for the arts: National Arts Advocacy Day is on Tuesday, April 9. We are in the final stages of preparing to welcome more than 500 arts advocates to Capitol Hill. Now here’s where we need your help. Even though you cannot attend in person, you […]
See below for details on upcoming exhibits and other calls for artists. You can click the banner above to view past opportunities posts. Good luck! Plein Air Event The Workhouse Artists of Gallery 902 are hosting a plein air painting event Saturday, April 27, with awards and prizes. Participants will paint at the Workhouse Arts […]
Spring classes at The Art League School are starting soon — but it’s not too late to register! Check out our online catalog to find that new class in a medium you want to try out, a style you want to learn, or a technique you want to master. In addition to our nine-week classes […]
Four Birds by Lee Gerry Wertheimer, above, was selected by the juror for the Jane McElvany Coonce Award for representational realism in March’s all-media show at The Art League. Lee Gerry told us more about her art career and art as a form of archaeology, below:
It’s been a happening year so far for The Art League — we’ve been on TV, radio, and a national magazine!
