Arts News

A group show by the Northern Virginia Artists League (NOVAL) displays creative works in a variety of media including watercolors, oils, pastels, acrylics and photography. The exhibit will show close to 40 pieces of original art by more than eleven NOVAL members. Matted pieces and notecards made by NOVAL artists will also be for sale. The exibit will continue until April 29.

The Mind, Heart, Vision exhibition featuring selected paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, computer graphics, and animation by Herndon High School seniors will open at ArtSpace Herndon on March 13.  The artist reception will be Friday, March 16th, from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

The ArtSpace Herndon invites the public to the artist reception on Sunday, February 19th from 3:00PM-5:00PM. The gallery talk will begin at approximately 3:40pm. The Alternate Realities exhibition at ArtSpace Herndon runs through March 11th, 2012. This art exhibition will be highlighting alternate views of reality by four visionary artists from the greater DC area. The exhibit will be open to the public.

ArtSpace Herndon is pleased to announce their January exhibit, “Quilts: Collaborative Art by Northern Virginia Quilters”.  This exhibit features quilts ranging from the most traditional handwork to the most contemporary of techniques. The exhibit includes a broad range of quilts, including several challenge quilts and art quilts, many of which have won notable awards.

The show includes examples of a variety of piecing techniques and both hand quilting and machine quilting. Some of the quilts are embellished with hand or machine embroidery, appliqué, and hand painting. “An exhibit of quilts and fiber arts is an exhibit I’ve personally wanted to do since we opened ArtSpace,” said Robin Carroll, ArtSpace director, who sews and does needlework. It was a pleasure to work with the quilters that put this show together and assisted with the challenging work of hanging the quilts for all to enjoy.