Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community Collage – Alexandria Campus
The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus welcomes regional artist Matthew Grimes who will exhibit his show (IN)MATERIAL in the Passage Gallery Friday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 13 with an artist’s reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.
Inspired works on canvas and paper by Baltimore Based artist Tanya Ziniewicz on exhibit in our jewel box the Fisher Gallery through September 11th.
Blueprints: Recent drawings by Raye Leith installation photographs by Greg Staley in the forum and passage gallery of the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center- Northern Virginia Community College – Alexandria Campus. This exhibit is open through September 11th. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 10-4PM and on weekends during events.
Join Us for the Game of Consequences Artists Reception – Saturday, July 23, 2016 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. This is a celebration of a distinct collaborative project.
Small Collective: Megan Leary | James M. Locke | Russell Creger Barajas
These photographs were all shot on large or medium format film, but the printing processes range from the hand-applied emulsion of platinum prints, to silver gelatin, to archival inkjet. Each of the three Small Collective artists has explored the spaces that tell our stories, those surroundings that define us. These are sometimes physical, sometimes emotional – evoking past and present, and the murky areas in between.
Small Collective is new. We share a common passion for analogue photography, and its continued artistic importance and vibrancy. Having met at the campus of NOVA Alexandria, we named our group after photography professor Joe Small, who brought us together and encouraged us to learn from each other in a communal atmosphere
Jessica Kallista – Artist Speaks – Thursday – April 21st – 12:30 – 1:30pm
Storytelling/Global Narratives: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016
Selected Works by Regional Artists: Curated by Matt Pinney and Nikki Brugnoli
Friday, Jan. 29 – Sunday, March 13
Reception: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12
Dear Suburbia: Mixed Media Works by Jessica Kallista
Friday, March 18 – Sunday, April 24
Reception: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 18
Defining Spaces: Photography by James M. Locke, Megan Leary, Russe, Creger Bararjas
Curated by Aya Takashima
Friday, April 29 – Sunday, June 5
Reception: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30
Selected Mixed Media Works by Mark Howe
Friday, June 10 – Sunday, July 24
Reception: TBA
Evoluer: Drawing and Painting by Tanya Ziniewicz
Friday, July 29 – Sunday, Sept. 11
Reception: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 30
Physical/Ephermal: Mixed Media Works by Casey Snyder
Friday, Sept. 16 – Sunday, Oct. 30
Reception: TBA
Ceramics and Sculpture by Jessica Gardner
Friday, Nov. 4 – Sunday, Dec. 18
Reception: TBA
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The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center, Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College begins the 2016 exhibition season with the group visual art exhibit, Global Narratives – Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016, Friday, Jan. 29 to Sunday, March 13, with an artists’ reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.
The arts are ambassadors for culture. It is in the food, the art and especially the stories that one can gain insight and affinity toward a place, whether remembered, forgotten, actual or constructed. The arts can translate entire cultures and histories on the shoulders of stories, oral or written, and it is through the telling of stories that information can be shared and passed from one generation to another.
The Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery announces the exhibit: “Storytelling/Global Narratives” of regional artists co-curated by Matt Pinney and Nikki Brugnoli-Whipkey. “Storytelling/Global Narratives” is part of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016 – a book, arts and cultural festival planned for January through March throughout the Washington, D.C. area. Exhibits, programs and events will commemorate the 2007 bombing of Baghdad’s historic bookselling street and celebrate the free exchange of ideas and knowledge and to stand in solidarity with the people of Iraq and with people at home and abroad who are unable to make their voices heard.
The Northern Virginia Community College ambassador and Manassas Campus Assistant Arts Professor Pinney says of the festival, “I became involved with Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016 because of my love for the lands and cultures of people from all over the world. We rely on the accessibility of storytelling to bridge the incomprehensible gaps, biases and differences that seek to keep us apart. The bombing of Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad in 2007 represents the worst kind of repression, one that attempts to destroy our common humanity and set us apart.
“It is through AMSSH DC 2016’s programming that the unique voices of all the people whose right to express themselves has been curtailed can stand on a larger stage, with a louder microphone, and speak.”
The Fisher Art Gallery is located on the upper level of the Schlesinger Center, and is named for local artist Margaret “Peggy” Fisher and her late husband, Joseph Fisher. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and during performances. For more information about the cultural festival visit Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016.
For more on upcoming 2016 shows at the Schlesinger and Fisher Galleries, go here.