Time is ticking down on the McLean Art Society’s stay at the Chesterbrook Shopping Center.
The nonprofit will welcome a new exhibit titled “City Life” to its McLean Art Gallery tomorrow (Wednesday) that’s now expected to be one of the last in the pop-up space at 6224B Old Dominion Drive.
As a second-generation glass blower, Ian Schmidt has never lost the wonder of seeing molten glass harden into art.
“Working with your hands is a language,” Schmidt said.
A Fairfax mixed-media artist has landed a prime location to showcase her latest work at Springfield Town Center.
Precious Burger’s exhibition “Through Me: Where Wonder Finds a Way” will be officially unveiled during an opening reception at the mall tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. Available to view through March 31, 2027, the exhibit features large, colorful paintings that express people’s sense of wonder and curiosity.
When photographer Lloyd Wolf sought to document a substance abuse rehabilitation program at Lorton Correctional Complex nearly four decades ago, his request was met with outright hostility.
It was the late 1980s, and Washington, D.C., was grappling with a crack cocaine epidemic and violent turf wars.
County supervisors on Tuesday (Sept. 29) approved designs for windscreen artwork to be placed at the nine stations along “The One,” Fairfax’s future Richmond Highway bus rapid transit corridor.
Each of the designs reflects a theme related to the area surrounding a station. Submissions were sought from artists as part of the project’s “Community Charm” initiative.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors earlier this month allocated nearly a million dollars to continue planning for a Chantilly arts hub.
The funding came from dollars left over at the end of the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget and was requested by Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith.
For the second year in a row, Fairfax County’s designated nonprofit arts agency is hosting a month-long celebration of the arts — and this time, there will be twice as many opportunities to join in the festivities.
Organized by ArtsFairfax, the “artoberVA” initiative will offer residents a variety of ways to enjoy the visual, performing, literary and culinary arts. More than 60 discounts and events from over 40 artists and organizations in Fairfax city and county are planned throughout October.
ArtsFairfax’s $601,900 in new operating support grants exceeds last year’s support by $10,000 and will aid organizations in all nine county magisterial districts plus the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.
The organization announced its fiscal year 2027 grant awards on Thursday (Aug. 13). A total of 65 local arts groups will receive funds, up from 56 a year ago. Four organizations were first-time recipients.
Gin Dance Company’s upcoming performance at Capital One Hall in Tysons will be its last.
Previously advertised as the launch of its 16th season, the Sept. 12 premiere of “Lightning” will instead serve as an unexpected swan song for the Reston-based arts organization after co-founders Shu-Chen and Gary Cuff announced yesterday (Wednesday) that they will wind down operations.
Since opening in October 2021, Capital One Hall has drawn an array of nationally recognized musical and comedy acts, Broadway shows and even a circus to Tysons, but the performing arts venue has also opened doors for many local community and nonprofit artists.
Thanks to a Community Arts Partnership with ArtsFairfax, Fairfax County’s official arts agency, Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Road) has hosted 48 local nonprofits so far have collectively drawn more than 61,000 attendees and generated $2.4 million in ticket revenue, officials shared at a July 14 reception celebrating the collaboration’s first five seasons.
