The Art League, 105 N. Union St (in The Torpedo Factory), (703) 683-1780. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5:All-Media Exhibit with an Emphasis on Sculpture, June 9 - July 5. 2010.Solo Artist Exhibit: Color Fields by Ellen Delaney, June 10 - July 5. Special Event: “Paint” Alexandria, Saturday, June 19. A FREE All-Media Plein Air event along Old Town Alexandria’s Waterfront. Visit our website, www.theartleague.org for more details. Summer classes begin in The Art League School the week of June 28.. All-Media Exhibit, July 7 - August 2. Solo Artist Exhibit: Stories in Paper by Megan Coyle, July 8 - August 2. Scapes (landscape) Exhibit, August 4 - September 6. To browse Art League School course offerings visit: www.theartleague.org/school. See www.theartleague.org for more information and to register for programs.
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Gallery West, 1213 King St, Alexandria (703) 569-6006. Open Wed through Sun 11-6, email gallerywest@verizon.net. The gallery joins other Old Town galleries for Second Thursday Art Nights and is open 6-9 pm. June 9 – July 4: A Day at the Beach or Accidental Models, a collection of vibrant figurative paintings by Linda Bankerd. July 7 – August 1: Chasing the Tempest, color and infrared images of storms over the northern plains by Jeff Evans. August 4 – September 5: In Misty China, captures moments in Chinese landscape, people and culture by Genevieve Lynn. A Chinese brush painting demonstration and workshop will be held on Sunday, August 8, 3 to 5pm. View members’ work at www.gallery-west.com. The gallery is accepting applications for membership.
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Multiple Exposures Gallery, 105 N. Union St., # 312, (703) 683-2205, Open seven days 11-5 pm, 2-9 pm every 2nd Thurs: Transitions: Sanctuary, New Work by Karen Keating; Carnival, New work by Janet Matthews, June 8 - August 1. Artist talk: Thursday July 8, 7:30pm. Shadow and Substance, Photographs by Grace Taylor; You Are Who You Are, Photographs by Louise Noakes, August 3 - October 3. Photographs by the 14 gallery members are on view. www.multipleexposuresgallery.com.
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Potomac Fiber Gallery, 105 N. Union St, Studio # 18, (703) 548-0935. Open M-Sun 11-5, Thurs Nights, thru 9 pm: Water, Water Everywhere, thru June 20. In this show, our artists interpret ponds, rivers, oceans, rain, or water in a glass in fiber. Juried show Fiber Landscapes opens on August 3. In this show, our artists interpret in fiber what we see, where we go, and the places we love. Jewelry, sculpture, clothing, and wall pieces are some of the items that will be exhibited. Closing September 12. The DC area’s first cooperative fiber art gallery has 70 members.
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Printmakers Inc., Studio #325 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union Street, (703) 683-1342. Open daily 11 am-5 pm. Original artist-pulled prints on continuous display with rotating exhibits bi-monthly by member artists. Our original prints include screen print, lithography, linocut, woodcut, intaglio, engraving, monotype and mixed media printmaking. Artists work on-site and the public is invited to ask questions and observe. Member artists include Phyllis Cohen, Judith Coady, Jeanne Garant, Connie Grace, Mary Morrison, Kelly O’Brien, Cora Rupp & Carolyn Witschonke. Special exhibit by Judith Coady titled, Starting With Circles, thru July 6. Using circles and layers of colors, Coady explores a new direction with her latest large monotypes. Each piece develops organically to produce unexpected and intriguing compositions. July thru Aug 31, Members summer show, Just A Summer Show.
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Studio Antiques & Fine Art, 524 N. Washington St, (703) 548-5188. Open daily 10-5, Sun 12-5: Area’s most extensive & diverse collection of European & American painting from the 18th to the early 20th century. Over 300 antique paintings are beautifully displayed in conjunction with period furniture & accessories in a turn-of-the-century row house in historic Alexandria, Va. Painting subjects include landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, animals, still lives, marines, etc. Everything is properly restored & guaranteed as represented. Painting restoration, picture lights. Online at: www.StudioAntiques.net.
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Target Gallery, 105 N. Union St, ground floor, Torpedo Factory Art Center, open daily from 10-6pm, from 10 - 9 pm Thursdays, (703) 838-4565: Female Shorts: Film & Video Showcase, June 3-6. The Art Center’s first national & international female independent film festival showcase. Sydney-Chanelle Dawkins, our juror, is an award winning filmmaker & Chair of the Alexandria Film Festival. Luis Acosta & Miriam Londoño: The Language of Paper, June 7- July 3. Miriam Londoño & Luis Acosta, will be creating & exhibiting their art using handmade paper processes. Workshops: June 12 and 13, 10-5pm - “Designing of Weavings,” Luis Acosta. June 19, 10-5pm- “Designing Fashion Accessories,” Luis Acosta. Marsha Staiger and Alison Sigethy - Art in Balance: Rhythm and Repetition, July 8 – August 15. Investigating the paradox of balance, the nature of rhythm & the beauty & order created by repetition. Staiger & Sigethy were awarded the “Artist of the Year” honor by the Friends of the TFAC. The Friends of the TFAC sponsors “Artist of the Year”, a juried competition, awarding the winner $1000 & a month's exhibit in the Target Gallery. Juror this year is Amy Cavanaugh Royce, Gallery Director and Vice President of Honfleur Gallery. Systems Failure, August 21- September 26. All media juried exhibition examining the current crises (collapse of world wide financial systems, the mortgage crisis, failing health care systems) & the plight of the people who most suffer from these failures. Juror Sarah Tanguy is an independent curator, arts writer & critic, as well as a curator for the Art in Embassies Program. Deadline for entries: June 21. Target Gallery, national exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, promotes high standards of art by exploring new ideas through visual media with national and international exhibitions. Online:www.torpedofactory.org.
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