Photos: Artomatic Comes to Crystal City
After a big opening weekend, Artomatic is back open today in Crystal City. Billed as "the Washington area's biggest free creative arts event," Artomatic is the collective, unjuried work of more...
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Yorktown Student Wins Local Art Competition
(Updated at 10:25 a.m. on 5/21/12) A Yorktown High School student has won the honor of having his artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Yorktown student Ryan Carroll was announced the winner of...
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Artomatic Starts Tonight -- Artomatic, described as "the D.C. area’s biggest unjuried arts extravaganza," will kick off in Crystal City tonight. The five-week event is being held in a former...
Former ACPD Officer Featured in Rockwell Painting Dies
A former Arlington County Police officer who gained much recognition for being depicted in a famous Norman Rockwell painting has passed away. Richard Clemens was born in New York City and spent...
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Arlington Mill Student Gets Scholarship -- Arlington Mill High School Continuation Program student Marleny Giron has been awarded a $10,000 "Founders Scholarship" from Comcast. The scholarship is...
New Location for Artomatic 2012
Artomatic is changing locations. It's still going to be in Crystal City, as announced in January, but the location will be a few blocks away from the originally named venue. Instead of taking place...
Artomatic Coming to Crystal City
Crystal City will play host to Artomatic this year. The popular, periodic arts event will take over the Transwestern Presidential Tower at 2511 S. Clark Street from May 18 to June 24. More than...
Art Exhibit to Explore Women and Sports
A new Arlington Arts Center (AAC) exhibit will explore "shifting contemporary perceptions of women’s bodies, gender roles, and identities through the lens of sports spectacle." "She Got Game,"...
Plenty of Holiday Events in Arlington This Weekend
There's going to be plenty of Christmas cheer to go around in Arlington this weekend. A sleigh-ful of holiday events are planned around the county. Among them: Winter Wonderland in Clarendon...
New Programming Director Named at Artisphere
Arlington's year-old arts venue has named a new programming director. Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd) welcomes Rosanna Ruscetti, who has previously worked as a programmer at George Washington...
Final Version of Arlington Arts Report Released
The Arlington Commission for the Arts has released the final version of its report for a long-term plan, called "Arlington Arts 2030." The report outlines recommendations for supporting the arts in...
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BRAC Not Too Bad, After All -- Today is the deadline for the transfer of military offices affected by the Base Realignment and Closure Act. By today, 17,000 jobs were supposed to have moved out...
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Sun Sets on Arlington County Fair -- The rides, food stands, and carnival games that made up the Arlington County Fair are all packing up and heading out. Last night was the fair's last night. In...
For Sale: 18-Foot Tall Topless Wooden Mermaid
If you've ever dreamed of owning a huge, wooden mermaid with big, exposed breasts, now is your chance. All you need is three grand and a chainsaw. The 18-foot tall mermaid has graced the front...
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Noise Monitoring at DCA -- A company has been hired to measure noise levels around Reagan National Airport. The information gathered will be used to figure out "ways to control or reduce noise...
