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Here’s a rare chance to tour seven of Old Town Alexandria’s most beautifully restored and decorated homes. At the 66th annual Alexandria Tour of Homes you can take a self-guided tour of some of the most notable homes in Old Town.
While the list of homes will not be released for security reasons until just before the […]
The Alexandria Festival of the Arts is one the the areas most attended and most enjoyable art shows of the summer. Over 200 artists from around the country turn King Street in Old Town Alexandria into an outdoor mega-gallery.
There will be over $15 million in fine art for sale, ranging from $20 to over $20,000 including […]
When I ask people to name as many famous fine art painters who were women, the list is usually fairly short. I’m not sure why so few names are front of mind. The list usually stalls after just a few names. Grandma Moses. Mary Cassett. Georgia O’Keeffe. And perhaps Frida Kahlo.
Frida was probably best known for her expressive and symbolic […]
I never really enjoyed much of the Impressionist art movement until a trip back to Chicago a few years ago. While there, a buddy’s ex-girlfriend, who’s an art dealer and was in town for an art show, took me on a tour of one of the biggest French Impressionist’s shows to be held at the […]
This summer is the 40th anniversary of the “Summer of Love”. In 1967, Hippies, revolutionaries, “peacenicks” and radicals fought against the establishment and The Man.
Young people from Haight-Ashbury to the East Village were told to “Turn on, tune in, drop out”. Hair got longer and the generation gap got wider.
Musical events helped define a […]
In 2005, the National Museum of African Art was given an extensive collection of 525 African art objects from the Walt Disney Company. Covering a wide period of African history and regions, mostly from western and central Africa, the collection is dominated by masks and large-scale figures and sculptures.
Some of the pieces also provided Disney animators […]
The first records of man-made glass date back to the Middel East around 2000 BC. The art of blowing glass was first invented about a thousand years later. Since that time, the art of glass blowing has evolved to allow glass artists to create stunningly beautiful pieces.
To give you an idea of the glass blowing […]
Every Friday evening through the end of August, enjoy a picnic and a wide variety of live jazz at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden next to the grand reflecting pool and fountain.
Bring a picnic (no alcohol or coolers allowed) and a blanket or enjoy some of the creative American cuisine from the Pavilion […]
With five music performances daily and over 185 artists displaying and selling their crafts, the Reston Fine Arts Festival is a great place for an art lover to stroll and spend a summer afternoon.
Artist media include jewelry, paintings, ceramics, fiber, clothing, wood, furniture, glass, photos and more.
Reston Fine Art Festival
Reston Town Center
11900 Market Street
Reston, […]
Jane Seymour is best known for her Emmy and Golden Globe awards and for television and movie roles including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, A Marriage of Convenience, Live and Let Die, and War and Remembrance. But she is also an author and painter.
As an artist, she produced a greeting card series to support her charities. […]
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