Show Opens: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Virtual Opening Reception: Thursday, April 8th @ 6:30pm (RSVP on Eventbrite) View the works on FLICKR! Artists may enter works made within the past five years. Open exhibits are not limited by theme, medium, process, or content. The Art League Award for Best in Show Cindy Grisdela, Taste of […]
Oil painter Justin T. Worrell captures the ephemeral, dusky prelude to nightfall in his solo exhibit, “Breath on Glass.” Inspired by the American Tonalist school, Worrell’s landscapes blur the boundary between our physical world and the spiritual realm. The exhibit will be on view online and in-person at The Art League gallery from April 8 […]
Exhibit Dates: March 11 – April 4, 2021 Juror: Jordann Wine View the works on Flickr! Congratulations to Rashad Muhammad! Winner of The Art League’s Best in Show Award for Symbiosis (image featured above) Honorable Mentions: Rob Baker – Snowy Woods by the Lake Kathleen Best Gillmann – Brooding Sky Amy Browning-Dill – […]
I Need Trompe L’Oeil Painter Patrick Kirwin brings a lively, contemporary twist to the rich tradition of trompe l’oeil artwork. His large-scale paintings offer humorous, thoughtful observations of our modern world. The exhibit will be on view at The Art League gallery January 7, 2021 through January 24, 2021. Click here to RSVP to […]
Get into the holiday spirit with the first annual Old Town Holiday Lamp Post Art Walk, presented by Old Town Business Association and The Art League! Take a self-guided tour along King Street and selected side streets to see lamp posts adorned with festive works by Art League artists. They will be up through January […]
Opening Reception Via Zoom Thursday January 14 at 6:30 PM RSVP Here Grab a glass of wine and join us Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 PM for a celebration of the Art League Artists who had work selected for the January Open Exhibit Juried by Gregg Deal. Those who RSVP will receive an email notification […]
Opening Reception, Thursday December 10 at 6:30 PM RSVP Here Awards: Best in Show “Steelworkers’ Houses” by Craig Nedrow Honorable Mentions “Inyanga” by Kathlyn Avila-Reyes “Scaffolding on 4th” by Sue Canuteson “Saturday Morning” by Sally Davies “Rivers Edge” by Rana Geralis “Easter Ritual” by Jimmy James Greene “Salimugundi” by Cynthia Grisdela “Backyard Jam Session” by […]
Petite December is an exhibit of miniature works available for immediate purchase during the holiday season. The works are no larger than 8”x5” or 40 square inches, and priced at $150 or less. Opening Reception: Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 PM via Zoom RSVP HERE Awards: Best in Show “Memoir” by Jacqueline Saunders […]
November 2020 Solo Artist Veronica Barker-Barzel Fairy Tails, Feathers, & Scales With whimsy and wit, charm and charisma, printmaker Veronica Barker-Barzel brings to life creatures from beloved stories and new imaginings. Influenced by fairy tales, folklore, and mythology from around the world, her solo exhibit features magical beings with fins, fangs, fur, and […]
This exhibit features works of art that express the evocative role of food in our private and communal lives. Opening Reception Via Zoom Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 PM Grab a glass of wine and join us Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 PM for a celebration of the Art League Artists who had work selected […]
“Let Them Eat Plate” Expectation/Reality, Rosa Leff’s show of intricate papercuts, is on view at The Art League Gallery in person and online October 7—November 8, 2020. Each of Leff’s papercuts is cut by hand from a single sheet of paper using a knife. Her cityscapes are based on photos she’s taken in her […]
Solo Exhibit “Across the Gorge and Other Spaces Between” “The Overlook.” Painter Steve Moen ponders time and the human experience through his solo exhibit “Across the Gorge and Other Spaces Between.” Moen depicts landscapes marked by passing millennia—places where tectonic shifts have summoned peaks, rains have carved gorges, and erosion has polished hillsides into […]
Enter Here Digital Submission Deadline Extended: Monday October 19, 2020 by midnight. This Exhibit will feature Illustrated Recipes created by Art League Members as a compliment to November’s Feast Show. Participants can enter up to three Illustrated Recipes. Multiple submissions from the same artist may be accepted into the show by the juror. Accepted artworks […]
Enter Here Digital Submission Deadline: Thursday October 15, 2020 by midnight. This Exhibit will feature Illustrated Recipes created by Art League Members as a compliment to November’s Feast Show. Participants can enter up to three Illustrated Recipes. Multiple submissions from the same artist may be accepted into the show by the juror. Accepted artworks will […]
Welcome to Gallery 75! Where do you go to find affordable artwork by accomplished local artists? Nestled inside The Art League Gallery here in the Torpedo Factory, and now for the first time on our website, this gallery-within-a-gallery is open only to artists who are juried into three of our shows per year. It used to […]
Juried by: Raymond Padron Exhibit dates: October 7, 2020 – November 1, 2020 Opening Reception: Thursday October 8, at 6:30 PM Best in Show: Teresa Oaxaca “Plague Mask” Honorable Mentions: Abol Bahadori. “Bosons” Joan Bevelaqua “Still Life #1” Sally Canzoneri “Dc Women at Work: 1942 & 2014” Nancy Davis “Magical Light” Jeanne Garant “ A […]
Noah Williams Solo Exhibit, “Ancestral Callings” Mixed media artist Noah Williams celebrates the power and energy of African mask-making traditions in his solo exhibit, “Ancestral Callings,” on view at The Art League gallery September 10—October 4, 2020. “I’ve always had a love for masks. They connect me with my ancestors. I feel them communicating […]
September 2020 Solo Artist Tess Olson Ridges, Oil Cultivating Imperfection, the solo exhibit by oil painter Tess Olson, is a collection of abstract work inspired by the subtle vibrations of the natural world. Waves of water, light, energy, and sound emerge in mysterious patterns on richly layered canvases and suggest secret shapes that hide […]
This show features work that engages with the way the artist saw this turbulent, riveting, and unprecedented year. View the Show Program View the works on flickr! Opening Reception via Zoom: Thursday September 10 at 6:30 PM. Click Here to RSVP In addition to the awards ceremony and artwork viewing, solo artists Noah WIlliams and Tess […]
My Body, Shamed Gallery hours are 12:00pm-4:00pm Wednesday through Sunday. Masks and temperature checks required for entry. Limit of 10 persons in gallery at a time. My Body, Shamed, is a depiction of an artist’s journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance. Painter Barbara Muth documents her experience living in a “fat shaming” world, demonstrating the […]
Juried by: Nancy Daly Exhibit dates: August 7, 2020 – September 6, 2020 The Gallery will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00PM-4:00PM starting Friday August 7. There will be a limit of 10 visitors in the Gallery at a time. Face masks and temperature checks are required upon entry. ***Work from the August Show […]
A modern 25-foot banner of the Army-Navy E-Award The E Award was presented to the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station for skill, industry, and devotion on the production front during World War II On view November 11–30, 2016 Torpedo Factory Art Center, Main Atrium Photos of this project in progress. In collaboration with military veterans from The […]
Reception: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Location: The Art League gallery, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA Works on display will feature photographs and life-sized self-portraits by the fifth grade girls who participate in Space of Her Own, a collaboration between The Art League, Alexandria Court Services Unit, and SOHO, Inc. This award-winning program serves […]
Opening Reception: November 10, 2016. Curator’s talk: 6:30 pm Curator: William Adair Juror: Clarice Smith Frame conservator, frame historian, & master gilder William Adair began his career in frame conservation at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. This special exhibit features a collection of frames created by Art League students who have participated in Bill’s gold leaf workshops. Artists created their […]
