Members of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios will open their doors to the public this weekend, with a goal of demystifying art for the broader community.
“A lot of people are intimidated” by the artistic process, Laura Bollettino, one of the 22 artists in the cooperative, told ARLnow.
A new mural aims to enliven Columbia Pike and spotlight the diversity found along it.
“This is your community represented through art,” Columbia Pike Partnership executive director Andrew Schneider said at the Oct. 24 unveiling of “Plant Yourself Beside the River.”
A celebration of Diwali featuring art, dancing and a pop-up market is coming to Ballston Quarter next week.
The free event, Festival of Lights: Diwali Celebration, will take place at the mall for the first time from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, featuring henna artists, a traditional dance performance and a community art activity.
Four animal sculptures have turned Metropolitan Park into an unlikely safari for the past several weeks.
Leo the Lion, Jerry the Giraffe, Billie the Bear and Cody the Steer have greeted visitors since late August in an installation organized by Amazon’s HQ2 and the art organization NINE dot ARTS.
A new mural with local symbols and bright colors is complete and ready for Instagram in Rosslyn.
Beneath an elevated walkway at 1101 Wilson Blvd, the 2,631-square-foot mural has been up since May and underwent final touch-ups two weeks ago, its designers told ARLnow.
A vacant storefront at the Ballston Quarter has turned into a public showroom for the work of Marymount University art students this summer.
Several mannequins in the window of the former Union Kitchen space (4238 Wilson Blvd) show off a collaborative project between the university’s Fashion Design program and Ikea. Students used leftover textiles from the retail company to create garments with themes of upcycling and environmental consciousness.
A locally owned plant shop in Crystal City is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month with giveaways, a market and other activities.
PLNTR, the D.C.-based boutique and nursery known for making an appearance on Season 7 of “Love is Blind,” will host a celebration on Sunday, May 31 at 269 19th Court S. Attractions will include a pop-up market with art and vinyl records and a “flash” tattoo session with Hummingbird Tattoo.
An annual arts festival in Clarendon and an Earth Day celebration near Langston Blvd will result in some road closures this weekend.
The 12th annual Arlington Festival of the Arts will kick off the weekend with over 125 exhibitors showcasing original pieces beginning on Saturday. The following roads will be closed from 3 a.m. Saturday through 8 p.m. Sunday.
Green Valley’s newest art space is preparing to open to the public with a outdoor market featuring creative activities and artwork for sale.
The 2700 Art Space project, located at the site of former Inner Ear recording studio next to Jennie Dean Park, will kick off its first official programming on Sunday, May 3 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Called SPARK!, the first monthly art market will include artwork from local artists — including prints and ceramics from The Studios at Arlington Arts — plus the mobile bookstore The Wandering Shelf, a pop-up poetry booth from The Poet is IN and the popular “Patch or Swap” booth where visitors can mend old clothes or trade them in.
A new pottery studio offering customers a chance to paint their own bowls, mugs and figurines is opening in Shirlington this weekend.
Paint Your Heart Out is throwing a grand opening starting at 11 a.m. this Saturday for its new studio at 2780 S. Arlington Mill Road, where Shirlington Cleaners used to be. The grand opening will include a $50 gift card raffle, and the first 50 guests to make a $50 purchase will be given a complimentary mug to decorate.
A local artist’s exhibit examining the impacts of gentrification in historically Black neighborhoods is on display at the Arlington Historical Museum.
The exhibition, titled “A Different Look from a Different View,” explores local Black residents’ challenges coming to grips with changing realities in once tight-knit communities in places like Halls Hill, Green Valley and D.C. neighborhoods including Adams Morgan, Logan Circle and Navy Yard.
Construction on a new art space next to Jennie Dean Park is entering its final stages as the county plans for a public debut next year.
Work on the recreation area at 2700 S. Nelson Street — between the Arlington Food Assistance Center warehouse and the Cultural Affairs building in Green Valley — is expected to wrap up next month, county spokesperson Alyson Jordan Tomaszewski told ARLnow.
