01/19/2023
On Saturday, we had an excellent printmaking demonstration by Ellen Rosenthal. We have uploaded a video of the demonstation: https://youtu.be/jYQfP3FPf3U
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The Fairfax Art League (FAL) is a vibrant organization comprised of local and regional artists comin Wood complex.
The Fairfax Art League was founded in 1986 by six artists exhibiting their work as a group in the John C. In 1987 the six artists, after much consideration about the name this new group should adopt (Guild, Club, etc.), chose The Fairfax Art League. League was selected since League, by definition, is a covenant between persons. In our case the covenant is to promote art in the community. In 1988,
The Fairfax Art League was founded in 1986 by six artists exhibiting their work as a group in the John C. In 1987 the six artists, after much consideration about the name this new group should adopt (Guild, Club, etc.), chose The Fairfax Art League. League was selected since League, by definition, is a covenant between persons. In our case the covenant is to promote art in the community. In 1988,
Operating as usual
01/03/2023
Have you been to the FAL Choosing Peace Show @ Bodzin Art Gallery, Jewish Community Center? It closes on the 12th of January. Do check out the wonderful art work from our FAL artists.
11/18/2022
Looking for an original piece of art at an affordable price? The Fairfax Art League's online Artshop is now open. Buy art for the holidays, buy art for any day! https://www.fairfaxartleague.net/art-shop
11/01/2022
Holiday Reception at the Fairfax Art League. Would love to see all of you. We have Professor Michele Greet of George Mason University giving us a talk about Latin American Art at the National Gallery. This will be followed by dance by the Next Reflex Dance Collective. There will be refreshments too. The event is free and open to the public.
09/27/2022
This is an introductory/ beginner level class for anyone interested in geometric patterns. Students will learn to construct a fourfold pattern, which is widely seen in traditional designs, using a ruler and compass. Step by step guided instructions will be given to construct the pattern in a systematic way. Participants will learn about symmetry systems, and how to tessellate the pattern.
More info available at https://www.fairfaxartleague.net/workshops-and-classes
09/21/2022
A wonderful Workshop by Rifat Taher. Geometry is in everything. See how Rifat captures precise shapes and learn geometric structures. For details: https://www.fairfaxartleague.net/workshops-and-classes
09/06/2022
Paint Night with FAL, September 23rd, 6.30 to 8.30pm.
Fairfax Art League is having a series of painting events, one every month starting in September 2022. It will happen on the third or fourth Friday of the month. Each session lasts for two hours, from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Participants will be guided by an FAL member to create an artwork in those two hours. All materials are provided. Participants can bring a beverage of their choice. The first session is on Friday September 23. The fee: $35. For registration, please email [email protected]
08/29/2022
The September-October Show Reception is this Saturday, September 3, 3.30 to 5.30 pm. It's a free event and all are welcome. Four artists will share their talk about their work. It promises to be a wonderful evening. See you there!
08/25/2022
Show Change is tomorrow, Friday the 26th 3 to 6pm. Look out for new work and pics from the show. Reception for the September-October show is September 3, 3.30 to 5.30pm. Hope to see you there.
08/25/2022
Open Mic August 19, 2022 Art League
Open Mic Night at FAL on August 19. Enjoy our presentation of the night on YouTube:
On August 19, we gathered at FALKH Studio for a great evening of poetry, art, art discussion, the City of Fairfax, our times, family and so much more. Here a...
08/15/2022
FAL will host an Open Mic this Friday, August 19, from 6.30 to 8.30PM
It's going to be a scintillating night with readings by FAL members, Town Council Member Tom Ross, aspiring Town Council Member Billy Bates, City of Fairfax Arts Commissioner Sharon Chang, Jo Ormesher from Arts Herndon and more.
Please come and join with your music, if you play an instrument; your writing or your thoughts or just enjoy the stimulating conversations and presentations.
Support your FAL by being there!
08/09/2022
On Saturday August 13, Fairfax Art League is happy to present artist Karen Tyler, demonstrating her work. This is the last and final demonstration for 21-22 and this series is funded by a grant from the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts.
This event is via zoom. We will post the link soon. Mark your calendars!
08/09/2022
Encaustic by Patricia
Here is our link to the YouTube video of Patricia's encaustic demonstration:
https://youtu.be/2HsIPmeV5LE
Enjoy!
Fairfax Art League member, Patricia Giovanonni, demonstrated encaustic painting techniques on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the FAL Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery...
08/07/2022
Patricia Giovannoni making an encaustic print just before her wonderful demonstration today. Thanks Patricia for an amazing introduction to encaustics.
08/01/2022
Wonderful examples of Patricia's encaustic work.
08/01/2022
FAL member, Patricia Giovanonni will demonstrate encaustic painting this Saturday, August 6, 2-3pm. All are welcome.
07/19/2022
Today was show change of the Good Shepherd, Burke. Beautiful atrium, lovely space. We hung 47 pieces. Enjoy!
07/14/2022
New show
07/05/2022
Some pics from the July/August Display at FALKH Gallery.
07/05/2022
Reception, July/August Show at the Fairfax Art League Kathryn Higgins Gallery, Saturday, July 9, 3.30 to 6.00PM. The event is free and all are welcome.
06/29/2022
The July/August Show at Fairfax Art League Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio was hung yesterday, the 28th of June. There will be a reception on July 9th from 3.30 to 6pm. Look out for our event announcement. All are welcome.
06/29/2022
The July/August Show at Fairfax Art League Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio was hung yesterday, the 28th of June. There will be a reception on July 9th from 3.30 to 6pm. Look out for our event announcement. All are welcome.
06/27/2022
Here's a short video on youtube capturing the highlights of Introduction to Geometric Patterns by Rifat Taher: https://youtu.be/UbEnXLH-B24
06/09/2022
Please join us for a free workshop on Geometric drawing on June 25, 11am to 1pm; the session is led by Rifat Taher. Space is limited to 10 participants. Contact [email protected] to register.
06/09/2022
Local Event: Introduction to Geometric Patterns
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06/06/2022
The Route 236 Trombone Quartet.
Steve LaTourette Marquardt, Ehrlich, Daniel Xu at the Ribbon Cutting ceremony. They played so well, extremely mindful of our tiny space. Many many thanks to them.
06/06/2022
Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio Inaugural Show, ends June 28.
Our first show at the Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery and Studio. Enjoy
05/21/2022
05/14/2022
05/08/2022
First member meeting and reception at FAL Kathryn Higgins Gallery & Art Studio. Despite the continuous rain, great turn out!
05/06/2022
FAL artist Bennie Herron at the April Art Walk.
05/06/2022
FAL at the April Art Walk in Fairfax City. Artists, Cynthia Reddersen, Spoorti Dandridge, Astrid Reeves, Anna Kim, Kathleen Stark, Rifat Tahir
05/05/2022
Fairfax Art League updated their business hours.
Fairfax Art League updated their business hours.
05/05/2022
The FAL Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio is getting set up for the May 20th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
On April 28, 17 members submitted work to be hung for the first show.
04/22/2022
The FAL Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio is getting ready for business!
04/01/2022
Mastering color pencil on black paper - Class by Maria Elias
Ages: 18 and over
Date and Time: April 6th at 12:00pm
Duration: 1-2 hours
Location: Zoom
Fee: $10
Prerequisite: Have colored pencils and black paper handy, and an apple if possible
Class description: Maria Elias has recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Interdisciplinary art and a minor in Spanish. She uses a variety of materials in her artwork but prefers colored pencil on black paper. In this class, you will learn how to layer colors to create a work of art with depth and dimension. We will focus on drawing a single red apple for this first class.
Register: https://www.fairfaxartleague.net/workshops-and-classes
03/16/2022
Call for Art Britepaths 'Art of Living"
03/11/2022
REMINDER: FAL Art Demo Series
Saturday March 12, 1.30 to 3.00PM
Fairfax Art League is proud to present Gavin Glakas, Artist, as part of its virtual Art Education Series, 2021-2022. This event is generously sponsored by the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts.
Gavin Glakas grew up in Bethesda, MD, and started drawing about the time he started walking. He studied at Washington University in St. Louis and the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
After graduation, Glakas spent a year and a half working on Capitol Hill as a Senate staffer. He had planned to go to law school, but after an eight-month illness culminating in the removal of a tumor from his lung at the age of 24, he decided to pursue his lifelong ambition of a career as an artist. Glakas began showing his work in galleries almost immediately and spent five years studying with Danni Dawson and Robert Liberace.
His paintings hang in the permanent collections of the United States Capitol, the Virginia State Capitol, the CIA, universities, museums and numerous other collections both public and private. Glakas is represented by Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA and Charleston, SC, and Palm Avenue Fine Art in Sarasota, FL. He has won numerous honors for his artwork, including awards from the Portrait Society of America, the Art Renewal Center, the Plein Air Salon and the Butler Institute of American Art. His paintings have been featured on NBC News and in The Washington Post, as well as Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, Plein Air, International Artist, The American Scholar, Art Business News, The Strand and Elan magazines, and exhibited at museums and galleries throughout the country.
Glakas teaches painting and drawing at Georgetown University Medical School and the Yellow Barn Studio. He lives in McLean, VA, with his wife, Jasmine, and two barnstorming sons, Nico and Rory.
https://www.gavinglakas.com/
03/10/2022
FAL oil painting class at the Green Acres Senior Center, week two, March 9.
Some wonderful strokes and oil paint management. We managed to keep the colors separate and were not too overwhelmed with technicalities. An absorbing two hours.
03/10/2022
FAL oil painting class at the Green Acres Senior Center, March 2.
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Today was show change @Church of the Good Shepherd, Burke. Beautiful atrium, lovely space. We hung 47 pieces. Enjoy!
The July/August Show at Fairfax Art League Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio was hung yesterday, the 28th of June. There will be a reception on July 9th from 3.30 to 6pm. Look out for our event announcement. All are welcome.
The July/August Show at Fairfax Art League Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio was hung yesterday, the 28th of June. There will be a reception on July 9th from 3.30 to 6pm. Look out for our event announcement. All are welcome.
The Route 236 Trombone Quartet.
Steve LaTourette @Armand Marquardt, @Gary Ehrlich, Daniel Xu at the Ribbon Cutting ceremony. They played so well, extremely mindful of our tiny space. Many many thanks to them.
Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio Inaugural Show, ends June 28.
Our first show at the Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery and Studio. Enjoy
The FAL Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery & Studio is getting ready for business!
The Tree of Life exhibit is on till March 5. Please make some time to go an visit this beautiful show.
Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia Bodzin art gallery Tree of Life exhibit. Was glad to see FAL member's work there.
In the modern section.
In the Calder Exhibit
In the Calder Exhibit
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Let's welcome the new Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery and Studio!
Light refreshments will be provided as well as a 10% discount on art sales.
The Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery and Studio is operated by the Fairfax Art League which is made possible through the generous support of Kathryn Higgins who was one of the artists who founded the organization in 1986 and continued support from the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, Fairfax City Parks and Recreation as well as other local sponsors.
The Art Gallery and Studio exhibits artwork from a diverse group of established and emerging artists. With an emphasis on building community, events and exhibits are free and open to the public. All are invited to the opening reception on May 20 with the gallery showcasing Fairfax Art League artists in a wide range of styles and media. 🎨🖌️
Light refreshments will be provided as well as a 10% discount on art sales.
The Kathryn Higgins Art Gallery and Studio is operated by the Fairfax Art League which is made possible through the generous support of Kathryn Higgins who was one of the artists who founded the organization in 1986 and continued support from the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, Fairfax City Parks and Recreation as well as other local sponsors.
The Art Gallery and Studio exhibits artwork from a diverse group of established and emerging artists. With an emphasis on building community, events and exhibits are free and open to the public. All are invited to the opening reception on May 20 with the gallery showcasing Fairfax Art League artists in a wide range of styles and media. 🎨🖌️
Attention Fairfax Community! 📢 The Fairfax Art League is seeking exhibit space for any duration of time for their members. Should your organization or establishment have any wall space that would benefit from art from local area artists, please contact Michele LeTourneur at [email protected].
Winter Trees, acrylic 12x16
Fairfax Art League is proud to present Phil Levine, Oil Painter as part of its virtual Art Education Series, 2021-2022 . This event is generously sponsored by the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts. All are welcome.
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Reminder Art Demonstration, Saturday, December 11, 2021
Fairfax Art League is proud to present Phil Levine, Oil Painter as part of its virtual Art Education Series, 2021-2022 . This event is generously sponsored by the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts. All are welcome.
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Fairfax Art League is proud to present Phil Levine, Oil Painter as part of its virtual Art Education Series, 2021-2022 . This event is generously sponsored by the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts. All are welcome.
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Fairfax Art League is proud to present Phil Levine, Oil Painter as part of its virtual Art Education Series, 2021-2022 . This event is generously sponsored by the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts.
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Philip Levine is the founder of the Art Students League of Denver, patterned after the Art Students League of NY, and served as first president from 1987 to 1993. As founder he recently received an award from the Denver Partnership for "Contributing to the Quality of Life in Downtown Denver". Phil lives and paints in New York, where he has several shows. Find out more about Phil: philiplevine.com.He also conducts international art tours with well known art educators. To know more about his tours, www.1worldarttravel.com
Artist Statement:
The progress in my painting has always followed the course parallel to my personal growth. My paintings have so much more meaning to me than simply painting the figure or painting some scene in the world. I love to render these images because they give me the great gift of expressing my strong and passionate feelings about things. My painting process begins with selecting something to paint that touches me at some level for a reason I may not be aware of immediately. The first stages of the painting are disciplined and methodical. Eventually, in the course of a painting, I reach the point where I feel it’s time to let go and let my instincts for color and my strong feeling dictate what comes off the end of the brush. I do this with excitement and joy. This is what I love about painting.
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Hope you will join us for this exciting and instructional session from a master painter!
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom ID: 840 9518 9450
Passcode: 908335
Philip Levine is the founder of the Art Students League of Denver, patterned after the Art Students League of NY, and served as first president from 1987 to 1993. As founder he recently received an award from the Denver Partnership for "Contributing to the Quality of Life in Downtown Denver". Phil lives and paints in New York, where he has several shows. Find out more about Phil: philiplevine.com.He also conducts international art tours with well known art educators. To know more about his tours, www.1worldarttravel.com
Artist Statement:
The progress in my painting has always followed the course parallel to my personal growth. My paintings have so much more meaning to me than simply painting the figure or painting some scene in the world. I love to render these images because they give me the great gift of expressing my strong and passionate feelings about things. My painting process begins with selecting something to paint that touches me at some level for a reason I may not be aware of immediately. The first stages of the painting are disciplined and methodical. Eventually, in the course of a painting, I reach the point where I feel it’s time to let go and let my instincts for color and my strong feeling dictate what comes off the end of the brush. I do this with excitement and joy. This is what I love about painting.
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Hope you will join us for this exciting and instructional session from a master painter!
Hello, local artists! I want to invite you to submit drawings, photographs, or other artwork in digital form to the Virginia Room's COVID-19 Project. The Virginia Room is collecting experiences of the pandemic from people who live and/or work in Fairfax County. Channel 16 and Channel 9 are both doing stories on the project. Your contributions will become part of the history of Fairfax County, preserved for future generations. You can find the form here:
Art opportunities and meeting folks with similar interests
Friday Spotlight!
You will not want to miss the Fairfax Art League's Spotlight on the Arts Festival Exhibit. Running from April 5 - June 4th it is the FAL's only judged exhibit! Be sure to join us for the Spotlight Reception on April 27 from 2-4pm in Old Town Hall.
You will not want to miss the Fairfax Art League's Spotlight on the Arts Festival Exhibit. Running from April 5 - June 4th it is the FAL's only judged exhibit! Be sure to join us for the Spotlight Reception on April 27 from 2-4pm in Old Town Hall.
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Artist's Resource: The next session of Open Life Drawing meets today, Thursday Jan. 17th, 7-10 pm. Building W-6.
Use the backdoor entrance by the right side parking lot. Pay cash upon arrival or credit beforehand online through the Workhouse Arts Center website.
(artist: Izumi Kogahara)
Use the backdoor entrance by the right side parking lot. Pay cash upon arrival or credit beforehand online through the Workhouse Arts Center website.
(artist: Izumi Kogahara)