The McLean Project for the Arts will host its annual MPAartfest on Sunday, October 1, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at McLean Central Park. During MPAartfest, Central Park is transformed into a lively landscape of mini art galleries [...]
They say artists are born, not made, but in the case of Joseph Craig English, it seems that both would be applicable. Even before he was born, his mother channeled a bit of soothsayer-ness and predicted her son would [...]
Life’s journey doesn’t always turn out the way we expect. In an era where individuals are focused on choosing a career path based on a degree or certificate, others may choose instinct over logic. Choosing a career can often [...]
The Katibeh Art Center, established to exhibit, sell, teach and promote Middle Eastern Art, is now home to the vision of Iranian artist, Ebrahim Emad. Mr. Emad is a highly trained artist and a proponent of art as the [...]
Rajendra K.C. is a modest man who allows his brushes to deliver most of his expression. An outdoor or “plein air” watercolorist, he can be found at the Falls Church Farmers Market many Saturdays during the year or at [...]
One of the favorite events of many in the Northern Virginia art community is the Great Falls Studio Tour, which will be held Oct. 14-16, featuring 59 artists representing a wide variety of artistic genres including oil, acrylic, watercolor, [...]
While the Vienna Arts Society looks for a new space this summer, it will continue to exhibit some of the area’s finest artists. For example, Vienna’s own Rita Bentley will be exhibiting “Revisiting Europe” this May, featuring a series [...]
When Hillary Steel first took a weaving class in college, she had a strong reaction to it: “I hated it,” she recalls. “But I went back to it and once I started learning it, it was something I gravitated [...]
The internationally acclaimed Lawrence Atoigue, known as Naturel in the art community, has been working on a 20 foot by 78 foot mural that will be a focal point for the Silver Line Metro Station. And while snow has [...]
Nia Tavlarides Stratos didn’t develop an interest in art, she was born that way. “I do believe you can learn and go to school and study it, but it comes from within,” she says. “I think there are two [...]
