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News from The Art League, including community outreach, important local and national arts policy, and other news we think you’ll be interested in.

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…
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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….
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Who Is the Art on the Rocks Champion?

Mason Social and Virtue Feed & Grain take home the top honors at this year’s Art on the Rocks….
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Blair Meerfeld’s Free Stoneware Talk Saturday

Blair Meerfeld, a ceramics instructor and department chair at The Art League, is giving a talk this Saturday at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum….
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Art on the Rocks Cocktails Preview

So far, we’ve posted three videos from the Art on the Rocks mixologists, previewing what they’re bringing to the party May 1….
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Art on the Rock Early Bird Sale Ends Sunday!

Save $10 if you buy your tickets by April 12!…
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You’re Invited! Art on the Rocks Tickets On Sale Now

We challenged six mixologists from six local restaurants to make a new cocktail. For inspiration, they’ll select a piece of art from our April…
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Congratulations to These New Torpedo Factory Artists!

There are 11 new members of the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association this week!…
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One Million YouTube Views!!

Sometime Wednesday morning, an Art League video was watched for the 1,000,000th time on YouTube!…
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A New Gallery in the Torpedo Factory

We at The Art League have a new neighbor upstairs in the Torpedo Factory — or, more accurately, new neighbors….
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See Deanna Schwartzberg’s Exhibit at AMA Thursday

Art League abstract painting instructor Deanna Schwartzberg has an exhibit open right now at the Art Museum of the Americas F Street Gallery, and…
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Friday, 2/27: Mentor One Child. Change Two Lives.

Can you think of the mentors in your life that helped you become who you are today? You can pay that feeling forward and…
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Thank You for the Best-Ever Patrons’ Show Fundraiser!

Five hours and hundreds of artworks after it started, the biggest Patrons’ Show Fundraiser in history ended Sunday night with lots of happy patrons…
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How the Patrons’ Show Fundraiser Works: Tips, Tools, & Reminders

Even if you can’t come on Sunday, you can join the fun with the First Choice Raffle Ticket, on sale in the Gallery….
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The Calm Before Sunday

With the Patrons’ Show Fundraiser drawing set for this Sunday, we’re getting ready for hundreds of visitors this weekend as ticketholders come to pick…
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We’re Posting Patrons’ Show Photos

Numbers and additional images are going up as they come in. Check back!…
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Tips for Framing 150 Works of Art

#1: Wear gloves. Keep Band-Aids nearby. Don’t bleed on the artwork….
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How to Photograph 600 Pieces of Art in a Few Days

We get a lot of questions about how Patrons’ Show photography happens, so we made a short guide….
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Buy Patrons’ Show Tickets This Saturday!

It’s that time of year again! Tickets ($200 each) for the 2015 Patrons’ Show Fundraiser go on sale tomorrow, January 17 at 10:00 am…
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Memorial Service for Pastel Artist Jamie Brooks

It saddens us to share that longtime Art League member and student Jamie Brooks passed away last week. The family has generously designated that…
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Our 60th Anniversary Year in Review

Our 60th anniversary year in photos and videos!…
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5 Gift Ideas for the Art-Lover in Your Life

Someone special in your life loves art — whether that means making it, learning about it, hanging it in their home, or all three….
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Watch the 60th Anniversary Sculpture Go Up … Then Come Down

We invited artist Michael Verdon to Artfête to create a “sculptural event” celebrating The Art League’s 60th anniversary….
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60 Reasons to Come to Artfête on Friday

Our annual free Open House and Holiday Party is back and better than ever with music by Redline Graffiti, food, and (of course) all…
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