Join us on Wednesday, April 24 at 4:30pm in the Sculpture Yard of the Art and Design Building for 'The Caged Bird Screams' for Noise Awareness Day 2024. Noise Awareness 2024 fully combines taught moments with experimental opportunities. It brings together artists to engage in the ways sound art and visual art can transcend space, borders, and carcerality and explore themes of isolation, destruction, and transformation.

Artist Maria Gaspar will share her sonic sculpture, ‘We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (After Angela Davis)’, a series of iron cell bars salvaged from the deconstructed Cook County Jail in Chicago, to be transfigured into an experimental experience through touch and vibrations.

Professor Thomas Stanley’s Sound Art students have developed artworks incorporating the sounds from ‘We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (After Angela Davis)’, which will be mixed into an original performance by Professor Stanley and percussionist Jamal Moore.

Professor Brian Davis and his Advanced Sculpture students will present a collaborative kinetic sculpture in response to the work of Stephanie Mercedes.

All of this emerged from the Faces of Resilience exhibitions in Fairfax during Fall 2023 and Arlington during Spring 2024.

About Noise Awareness:

The Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC) founded International Noise Awareness Day (INAD) in 1996. This yearly event encourages people to minimize bothersome noise where they work, live, and play. In 2010, Professor Thomas Stanley encouraged his Sound Art (AVT 374) students to expand NAD’s focus on safe listening practices to include a deep engagement with listening as a process of self and social inquiry.

Mason's Noise Awareness all-night concert (noise-a-thon) and related activities became an important part of the audio arts calendar in the DC area and an opportunity to interrogate the arbitrary designation of new and experimental music as noise.

From 2010-2017, Stanley and the students of AVT 374 presented a campus-wide observance of Noise Awareness Day that celebrated hearing and encouraged encounters with the socially and sonically unfamiliar.

NOISE AWARENESS 2024/The Caged Bird Screams marks the first on-campus celebration since the pandemic!

Join us for an Opening Reception on Friday, April 19 at 5pm at Mason Exhibitions Arlington (3601 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA)

MFA Candidate Chen Bi is presenting Dreams / Shelter: Myth and Memory in a Cross-Cultural Journey from April 15-26, 2024.

Artist Statement:
Dream/Shelter: Myth and Memory in a Cross-Cultural Journey explores cultural displacement and identity evolution. Each piece is a blend of my personal memory and cultural heritage, inviting you on a journey through spaces that define and challenge the notion of home and belonging.

Weekday Hours:

Monday, April 15th - Friday, April 19th, 2-8pm

Monday, April 22nd - Friday, April 26th, 2-8pm

Weekend Hours:

Saturday, April 20, 1-7pm

Sunday, April 21 1-7pm

Saturday, April 27 1-7pm

Mason Exhibitions Arlington will host an interactive theater experience with Voices Unbarred. Voices Unbarred employs a tactic of Theater of the Oppressed, a revolutionary art form that helps people analyze the world around them, explore social and political issues, and create solutions, to examine issues surrounding incarceration. It employs games, dialogue, and interaction between audience and performer. These ideas will serve as a framework for the development and evolution of stronger ideas for us to all take to heart and action!

Voices Unbarred will deploy their curated interactive program, Rehearsal for Change, where you'll engage with thought-provoking activities and witness real stories from people with lived carceral experience. In the final activity of the event, you'll break out into small groups to collectively brainstorm new policy ideas that reimagine the prison system.

About Voices Unbarred: Voices Unbarred, the programming arm of Ally Theatre Company, centers the voices of people impacted by incarceration and collaborates with theatre practitioners and policy organizations to creatively reimagine the prison system and advocate for change. At the core of Voices Unbarred’s strategy is organizing people directly affected by incarceration and centering their ideas. Voices Unbarred Community Advocates use their lived experience and learned theatre techniques to advocate for themselves and the changes they want to see in the system. This includes changing current prison conditions, working towards the end of mass incarceration, exploring restorative justice and other approaches to healing harm, shifting disparaging narratives about people who have been impacted by incarceration, and exposing the systemic racism and intersectional systems that funnel a disproportionate amount of Black community members into jails and prisons.

Former Rehearsal for Change YouTube video

Questions about this event should be emailed to Alissa Maru (mailto:amaru@gmu.edu).

Join Mason Exhibitions and Sofar Sounds on Friday, March 22 from 8-10pm. You’ll see 2 or 3 short sets from incredible performers from all musical genres, and sometimes even spoken word, comedy or dance. Each show’s lineup is curated by our artist booking team to be diverse and varied. Grab your ticket and get ready to discover your new favorite artist!

Head over to Sofar Sounds’ YouTube channel to check out past shows and see some of today's biggest artists who played small, intimate Sofar shows along their journey!

More information about Sofar Sounds:

Sofar Sounds is a global music community that connects artists and audiences through live music. We bring people together to create space where music matters in 400 cities around the world.

Sofar Sounds Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/sofarsounds

This event is in conjunction with the Faces of Resilience currently on view at Mason Exhibitions Arlington.

Join us on Friday, March 15, 7-9pm at Mason Exhibitions Arlington to witness and participate in The Innocents & Disappearance Jail Punch Party with Maria Gaspar.

The Innocents provide a dramatic soundscape which endeavor to explore various aspects of the issues surrounding wrongful imprisonment and exoneration in the American criminal justice system. Enveloping the soundscape will be a commissioned sonic sculpture of decommissioned jail bars of Maria Gaspar, exploring how these artifacts  transfigure what were once materials of confinement into new experiences of liberation.

Additionally Gaspar will lead a ‘punch party’ where Gaspar aims to abol­ish carceral spaces by incorporating prints of current Virginia carceral spaces into the Disappearance Jails project. These prints will be obscured through perforations by exhibition visitors.

Maria Gaspar is an interdisciplinary artist whose work addresses issues of spatial justice in order to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. In collaboration with George Mason University’s data mapping and art history scholars, Gaspar will continue to realize her goals of abolishing carceral spaces by adding prints of current prisons, jails, and immigrant detention facilities in Virginia to the Disappearance Jails project, which will ultimately be obscured through perforations by exhibition visitors.

The Innocents is a social justice advocacy performance art piece by musicians and composers Allen Otte and John Lane. Using a variety of found-object and home-made instruments, electronic soundscapes, and spoken texts, the one-hour dramatic soundscape will explore various aspects of the issues surrounding the American criminal justice system.

John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/ spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan. As an advocate of social justice he co-created with Allen Otte The Innocents which the duo has performed throughout the US, including appearances at the Innocence Network Conference, Woody Guthrie Center, and Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. He has recorded two albums: The Landscape Scrolls (Starkland Records, 2018), TRIGGER: Artists Respond to Gun Violence (Albany Records, 2021). John is the Professor of Percussion at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. www.john-lane.com

Allen Otte was a cofounder of the Blackearth Percussion Group and of Percussion Group Cincinnati, and toured for decades throughout the world performing new and experimental music created for him and his colleagues. Otte regularly presents his own creative work, often in residencies centered around the theme of performing social justice, and is the regular percussionist with the early music quartet Trobar Medieval. He is professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati, and in 2017 was inducted into the International Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.

Program Note: This approximately one hour dramatic soundscape is comprised of seventeen individual tableaus which endeavor to explore various aspects of the issues surrounding wrongful imprisonment and exoneration in the American criminal justice system: mistaken identity, incarceration, psychology, politics, injustice, and resilience. Though we do this from our admittedly privileged perspective, we have available not only the information – both factual and testimonial – but, significantly, we have resources of a time and sound-based art. In performance we have the opportunity to direct and focus not only attention, but more importantly, to engage on an emotional level where experience is more than simply processing facts and figures.

Questions should be emailed to Alissa Maru at amaru@gmu.edu

To enhance the engagement with the content of mass incarceration within Faces of Resilience, Mason Exhibitions is hosting a film screening of Since I Been Down, a film by Gilda Shepard. Gilda and Kimonti have prepared a special message just for the Mason Exhibitions audience!

Meet Kimonti Carter : Former president and current member of an over 40-year Washington State prisoner-initiated program, the Black Prisoners’ Caucus. At 34, Kimonti founded TEACH (Taking Education and Creating History), a remarkably innovative prisoner education program

Kimonti and a group of his peers maneuver through a non-negotiable pathway to joining gangs as early as 11-years-old. This is a community profoundly impacted by the city's disinvestment in housing, education, and employment as well as our policies in the 1990's

The film, told by the people who have lived these conditions, unravels intimate stories from interviews brought to life through archival footage, cinema verité discussions, masquerade, and dance , unravelling why children commit violent crime and how these children – now adults – are breaking free from their fate by creating a model of justice that is transforming their lives, our humanity and a quality of life for all our children.

Light refreshments will be served

Questions should be emailed to Alissa Maru at amaru@gmu.edu

Thursday, February 22, 2024 @ 4:45 pm - 6:30 pm 
MARIA GASPAR

Maria Gaspar is an interdisciplinary artist negotiating the politics of location through installation, sculpture, sound, and performance. Gaspar’s work addresses issues of spatial justice in order to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. In collaboration with George Mason University’s data mapping and art history scholars, Gaspar will continue to realize her goals of abolishing carceral spaces by adding  prints of current prisons, jails, and immigrant detention facilities in Virginia to the Disappearance Jails project, which will ultimately be obscured through perforations by exhibition visitors.

This event will be held via Zoom. RSVP is required for Zoom link.

Contact Jeffrey Kenney with questions/concerns (mailto:jkenney5@gmu.edu)

Join us on Friday, February 16, 2024, 7-9pm for an Incarcerated Salon curated by artist Carlos Walker, who will kick off the night with a Political Rap Battle performance.

There will be a variety of musical performances, spoken word poetry, and other creative presentations. The microphone will be open to any audience members who would like to perform!

Faces of Resilience features works by 14 previously or currently incarcerated artists who participate in year-round art workshops at SCI Phoenix, Southeast Pennsylvania’s maximum-security prison for men located 33 miles outside of Philadelphia. The exhibit is supplemented by the works of three professional artists: Maria Gaspar, Sara Bennett, and the late Winfred Rembert (1945–2021).

Questions about the event should be directed to Alissa Maru at amaru@gmu.edu

Join us on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 for a Virtual Artist Talk with some of the many artists in the Faces of Resilience exhibition, including Sara Bennett, Ronald Connelly, and Luis 'Suave' Gonzalez.

Faces of Resilience features works by 14 previously or currently incarcerated artists who participate in year-round art workshops at SCI Phoenix, Southeast Pennsylvania’s maximum-security prison for men located 33 miles outside of Philadelphia. The exhibit is supplemented by the works of three professional artists: Maria Gaspar, Sara Bennett, and the late Winfred Rembert (1945–2021).

Questions about the event should be directed to Alissa Maru at amaru@gmu.edu

Join Mason Exhibitions and artist Brian Davis on Friday, December 8 for the closing reception of "Reconciliation (Disco)" at Mason Exhibitions Arlington. Come and be part of an immersive sound installation with a special performance.

Date and time : Friday, December 8th, 2023, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Location: Mason Exhibitions Arlington 3601 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201

This event is free and open to the public.

Drop-in anytime on Saturday, November 11 between 11am-3pm for a zine-making workshop in collaboration with Art Enables and disability advocate and artist Jen White-Johnson.

Location: 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20018

Come create zines with us that celebrate Disability Justice, Joy and Belonging. Participants will be encouraged to participate in a zine making workshop and add their zine creation to a pop up zine installation at Art Enables and facilitated by Disability Art Activist and Designer, Jen White-Johnson who centers Black disabled joy and futures, informed by disability justice and Black feminist disability framework.

This workshop is catered to Neurodivergent and Disabled folks. No previous art making experience required. 

“Disability is not a brave struggle or courage in the face of adversity. Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live." - quote by Neil Marcus, disabled actor and playwright

Join Mason Exhibitions and the Cheuse International Writers Center on Wednesday, November 8 from 7-9pm for an anthology reading of "In the Hour of War: Poems from Ukraine", featuring Carolyn Forché, Ilya Kaminsky, Lyudmyla Khersonska, and Boris Kershonsky. 

The event will take place at Mason Exhibitions Arlington. Street parking is available, and Virginia Square Metro Station is across the street.

Join Mason Exhibitions Arlington and ReelAbilities Film Festival: Northern Virginia on November 4 from 2-4pm for a film screening of short films and 1 feature film documenting the various lives of those that identify as disabled. Promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.

Films Include:
ILLUSTRATING SAM NEWTON
Directed by Lily Drummond
28 Min | English, Australian Sign Language (ASL) | Australia | Narrative

A viral online photographer wants to remain anonymous in order to hide parts of their identity. When a fan from the other side of the world makes a connection, they learn to accept themself by sharing the universal language of art.

IMAGININGS
Directed by Anja Hiddinga
13 Min | ASL | US | Narrative

Six deaf performers share struggles and dreams of a new Deaf generation. These poetic self-portraits in sign language show empowerment and confidence, and the vulnerabilities that come with being different.

Trailer Here

LIVING ART
Directed by David Rochkind
32 Min | English | USA | Documentary
As she prepares for the opening of the biggest gallery show in her career, Mara Clawson, battles with her Familial Dysautonomia (FD) diagnosis - a rare genetic disease that damages the autonomic nervous system that only affects Jews of Ashkenazi descent - and her undetermined life expectancy.

Gain insights from artist Mara Clawson and director David Rochkind, creators of the film Living Art, as they share their experiences and artistic vision.

These film screenings showcase the stories and artistic expressions of individuals with disabilities in conjunction with the 'Disrupt And Resist' exhibition at Mason Exhibitions Arlington, running from September 9th to November 11th.

This event is presented in collaboration with the ReelAbilities Film Festival:Northern Virginia

This event is free and open to the public.

Always wanted to try your hand at weaving? Join us at Mason Exhibitions Arlington on Saturday, November 4, 12-2pm to learn the patterns and processes to weave a small scarf or wall hanging.

You'll be surprised how meditative the process is! Arlington Weaves will bring portable looms for fiber art weaving and demonstrate paper weaving. Materials will be provided.

Arlington Weaves is a program supporting individuals with disabilities. Participants within the program learn to weave and produce handcrafted woven art, including color tote bags, pencil cases and so much more. 100% of the proceeds for each item are given to the artisan who created it.

How do you make/ hack your wardrobe to make it fully celebrate the intersection of all of your identities? 

Join Mason Exhibitions Arlington and Rebirth Garments on Saturday, October 21, 12-2pm. We will explore the idea of Radical Visibility, a Disabled Queer dress reform movement based on highlighting the parts of us that society typically shuns.

What to bring: your own clothes (nothing will be permanently altered)

Materials list: 

1. No sew creative dressing: 

2. Clothing /your closet (nothing will be altered)

3. Your body! 

4. Optional: safety pins

Garment generator game: 

1. Paper 

2. Marking tools (colorful ones are most fun) 

The Founder of Rebirth Garments, Sky Cubacub, will be doing interactive draping demos using a no sew method of designing in our own closets, to promote creativity and imagination. We will play with Sky’s surrealist Garment Generator Game to brainstorm drawing up new designs through fun constraints. By centering our joy and our identities, we can send the message that disabled queers deserve accommodations not just in terms of mobility but also in terms of our expression and our right to be seen.

This event is free and open to the public and will be held via Zoom. An RSVP is necessary to receive the Zoom link:

This event is held in conjunction with the Disrupt And Resist exhibition at Mason Exhibitions Arlington, running from September 9th to November 11th.

Visit us at Mason Exhibitions Arlington on October 19, 4pm for a story time!

All ages are welcome.

Arlington County Library will lead a story time with books that shine light on disabled stories. An American Sign Language Interpreter will be onsite.

Please email Alissa Maru for accessibility accommodations amaru@gmu.edu

Join us for the "Arlington Art Walk" on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. and visit multiple exhibits in one day.

The "Arlington Art Walk" is a self-guided art experience that connects local galleries, artist studios and cultural events.  During the walk, gallery hours for participating organizations will be extended so that our friends, neighbors and artists may come to see what we're up to.

Learn about Arlington's celebrated art and vibrant network of stunning gallery spaces on this short, self-guided walking tour.

Participants

• ARC 3409 Art Studios
  The ARC 3409 condominium building at 3409 Wilson Blvd. includes 4 art gallery studio units on the north side of the building. Adding to the neighborhood charm, the studios, along the public right of way, enable pedestrians to view the galleries and engage with the artists.

• Arlington Art Truck (at Welburn Square) 
  From 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., meet the Arlington Art Truck at the Ballston Mega Market in Welburn Square (901 N. Taylor St.) and participate in the Good Neighbors: Fences into Benches project by artist Michael Verdon. Participants will be able to write their thoughts on what makes a good neighbor on wooden fences. These fences will eventually be converted into weather-sealed picnic benches, with these writings forever on display.

• Arlington Independent Media

• Arlington Public Art
  Entering its 40th year of award-winning public art installations, check the map to find notable pieces along the walk. Stop by the hidden gem of a plaza next to Mason Exhibitions and see the digital display screens showing more from the stellar collection.
  Tour Maps of Arlington's Public Art Collection
  Rosslyn- Bllston Corridor Tour

• Arlington Public Library, Maker's Studio
  Take a tour of "The Shop," the makerspace at Central Library (1015 N. Quincy St.). Shop staff and experienced Maker volunteers will talk about recent projects, show the equipment and capabilities of the space and invite visitors to create their own “Art Walk buttons.”

• Cody Gallery
  Cody Gallery is a contemporary art space created as a platform to support the arts and strengthen the arts community at Marymount University and the greater Washington DC area. The gallery is operated by the School of Design + Art at Marymount. On view Digging In. Located on the second floor of Marymount's Ballston Center (1000 N. Glebe Rd.).

• Fred Schnider Gallery
  In the heart of the Ballston, the Fred Schnider Gallery of Art (888 N. Quincy St.) puts placemaking at the core of its exhibitions. "Suspended Animation" featuring artists Stephanie Land and Joseph Cortina will be on view during Art Walk.

• Mason Exhibitions Arlington 
  From 5:00 –8:00 p.m., Mason Exhibitions Arlington (3601 Fairfax Dr.) will be featuring Disrupt and Resist,an exhibition of seven contemporary disabled designers and artists engaging in disability advocacy through creative resistance and anti-ableist disruption. This exhibit amplifies the mission of exploring accessibility, disability justice, radical joy, belonging and inclusivity.

• Museum of Contemporary Art
  Made in Arlington pop-up Market joins MoCA (3550 Wilson Blvd.) on the lawn — with a perfect view of newly installed Reclining Liberty. Enriching community life by connecting the public with contemporary art and artists, MoCA features exhibitions, educational programs and artist residencies.

• Northside Social Arlington
  Stop by Northside Social Arlington (211 Wilson Blvd.), a bustling neighborhood café, gallery and gathering place on Oct. 5 and enjoy a local artist exhibition while listening to live music by J. Candeed.

• Whino
  At 7:00 p.m., attend the closing reception at WHINO (4238 Wilson Blvd.) a 6,200 square foot modern industrial art centric event space unlike anything in the DMV. Come share your Art Walk experience with others.

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NOTE: This event will take place at multiple galleries and open studios. This location is just one possible starting point.

Join us for this year's Best of Film at Mason Showcase, taking place on Wednesday, October 4th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Mason Exhibitions Arlington (3601 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22201).

Best of Film at Mason is a showcase of recent notable and award-winning films. This year's program captures student work ranging from documentary filmmaking, fiction film directing, and senior thesis films. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

The following student and alumni films will be screened, and a live Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening:

Countdown (dir. Jaiden Williams)

Radio Silence (dir. Sujay Khona)

Jazz (dir. Andrew Opitz)

Whirled of an Artist (dir. Bodhi Bryan-Roig)

We're Only Strangers (dir. Jennifer Vu)

Pequeno Gigante (Little Giant) (dir. Mauricio Alarcon)

Surrender (dir. Tiffany Vu)

Join Mason Exhibitions and Sofar Sounds on Friday, September 29 from 8-10pm. You’ll see 2 or 3 short sets from incredible performers from all musical genres, and sometimes even spoken word, comedy or dance. Each show’s lineup is curated by our artist booking team to be diverse and varied. Grab your ticket and get ready to discover your new favorite artist!

Head over to Sofar Sounds’ YouTube channel to check out past shows and see some of today's biggest artists who played small, intimate Sofar shows along their journey!

Visit us at Mason Exhibitions Arlington on September 21, 2pm for a story time! All ages are welcome.

Arlington County Library will lead a story time with books that shine light on disabled stories. An American Sign Language Interpreter will be onsite.

Please email Alissa Maru for accessibility accommodations amaru@gmu.edu

Dive into the community of disabled artists and dialogue with the artists of the Disrupt and Resist exhibition currently on view at Mason Exhibitions Arlington.

Heres the Zoom link:

https://gmu.zoom.us/j/93458464932?pwd=M1NSNEg5cjIzN0wrRktQZFN4ZWgrdz09

Join Mason Exhibitions for the opening reception of Disrupt and Resist: A love letter to the disability community on what showing up for each other can be.

This group show features 7 artists exploring various ways to disrupt the notions of disability. The opening is from 5-8pm on Saturday, September 9 at Mason Exhibitions Arlington.

To celebrate the opening, Arlington Weaves will bring a pop up market. Arlington Weaves is a program supporting individuals with disabilities. Participants within the program learn to weave and produce handcrafted woven art, including color tote bags, pencil cases and so much more. 100% of the proceeds for each item are given to the artisan who created it.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington will have an opening reception the same night, so please visit our neighbors after engaging with Disrupt and Resist!

For accessibility accommodations, please email Alissa Maru at amaru@gmu.edu.

Join us for a captivating art book-making workshop using 3 different formats (accordion, stitching, and magic) featuring Adrian Scalzo and his artist book, "Spiraling Silence." Engage his personal experiences with depression and anxiety, as he crafts a visual representation of spiraling breakdowns.

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023
Location : Mason Exhibitions Arlington
RSVP : https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1989064/1912535/

You're welcome to drop by anytime between 12 pm and 4 pm. The workshop's duration will be approximately an hour, depending on your pace and interests.

Free and open to public.

About the Artist: Adrian Scalzo (He/Him) is a mixed-media sculpture artist who, having grown up with an artistic family in the Washington DC metropolitan area, spent a good portion of his childhood experiencing the rich offerings of the many cultural institutions in the region. Recently, he and a group of fellow like-minded artists have established the Healing Artist Collective. Adrian Scalzo graduated in the Spring of 2021 with a BFA in Sculpture from George Mason University where he was also awarded the Academic and Artistic Achievement for Studio Arts of his graduating class. Adrian has shown work with Mason Exhibitions “Sleeping Beauty” in the Gillespie Gallery in September of 2021; with Mason Exhibitions “Art and Design Senior Show” Online May of 2021; with Torpedo Factory “The Late Shift: Art on the Horizon” April 2019; and with George Mason University School of Art “Off the Wall” in February 2019. Adrian Scalzo will be working as a Sculpture Open Studio Instructor for the Spring of 2023.
Artist Website : https://www.adrianscalzo.com/
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianscalzoart/

Drop in the gallery to meet Liz and watch her create as she utilizes the gallery as a maker’s space. All ages are welcome to join us for a watercolor workshop. Everyone is invited to express their personal stories through the captivating medium of watercolor.

Date: Saturday, August 15, 12 PM- 5 PM
Location : Mason Exhibitions Arlington
RSVP : https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1989062/1912535/

You're welcome to drop by anytime between 12 pm and 4 pm. The workshop's duration will be approximately an hour, depending on your pace and interests.

Free and open to public.

About the Artist : Liz Louise is a photo-based artist residing in the NOVA area. She earned her BFA in 2019 with the “Graduating Senior” award. She was also the recipient of the Larry H. and Gail Miller Enrichment Scholarship as well as a Talent Award to study photography. She completed a photography internship in Sydney, Australia and studied museum curation in Riga, Latvia. Her BFA had a strong emphasis in historical photo processes such as tintypes, photogravures and cyanotypes. Liz has worked as a tech in college darkrooms since 2013 and since 2019 has run the B&W darkroom lab at George Mason University in the School of Art. She is also a second-year MFA candidate at GMU.
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizlouise_johnson/

Drop in the gallery to meet Liz and watch her create as she utilizes the gallery as a maker’s space. All ages are welcome to join us for a watercolor workshop. Everyone is invited to express their personal stories through the captivating medium of watercolor.

Date: Friday, August 11, 5 PM- 8 PM
Location : Mason Exhibitions Arlington
RSVP : https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1989061/1912535/

You're welcome to drop by anytime between 5 pm and 7 pm. The workshop's duration will be approximately an hour, depending on your pace and interests.

Free and open to public.

About the Artist : Liz Louise is a photo-based artist residing in the NOVA area. She earned her BFA in 2019 with the “Graduating Senior” award. She was also the recipient of the Larry H. and Gail Miller Enrichment Scholarship as well as a Talent Award to study photography. She completed a photography internship in Sydney, Australia and studied museum curation in Riga, Latvia. Her BFA had a strong emphasis in historical photo processes such as tintypes, photogravures and cyanotypes. Liz has worked as a tech in college darkrooms since 2013 and since 2019 has run the B&W darkroom lab at George Mason University in the School of Art. She is also a second-year MFA candidate at GMU.
Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizlouise_johnson/

Join us forIntuitive Ceramic Carving and Texture Workshop with Derek Farino. Guests are encouraged to sit with the artist and use various house hold tools and things found in nature to create textures and carved designs on thrown and hand built ceramic work. Materials to impress in the clay for texture can be brought in and will also be provided. Pull up a chair and give it a try!

Materials to impress textures into the clay will be available on-site, and you're also welcome to bring your own items to experiment with. Discover the joy of molding clay with your hands, and let your imagination run wild as you create unique and personalized ceramic artworks.

Date: Saturday, August 5, 12:00 PM -2:30 and 3:00 - 5 :00 PM
Location : Mason Exhibitions Arlington
RSVP : https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1989060/1912535/

About the Artist: Derek Farino (He/Him) is a ceramic artist who grew up in Northern Virginia. Bolstered by his desire to become an artist, he began his artist education and received his Associates in Fine Art from Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in 2022. Currently he works for NOVA as the studio manager of the ceramic studio at the Annandale campus. He plans to continue his education and learn from working in a studio how to better create ceramic art.