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  • Creative Cauldron's Passport To The World Perfomances

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    Until March of this year, Creative Cauldron will be hosting as series of cross-cultural performances, workshops, and demonstrations. Each week will feature performances by professional music, dance and theater troupes representing culture and  traditions from all around the globe. These events are designed to be pocket-friendly so that everyon ...
    Feb 06 Tags: Falls Church Arts

  • “Impressions” Show At ArtSpace Falls Church Through February 12

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    Falls Church Arts invited area artists to submit work for this juried all-media show. As in last year’s popular FCA “LETTERS” show, no further direction was be given on how the show’s theme was to be interpreted, so entries ranged from works that made an impression on the mind’s eye to works that were actually impressed into paper. The best time to ...
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  • New Executive Director Selected for the Reunion Art Society

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    As of February 1, 2012 Ms. Joanna Ormesher will assume the position of Executive Director at The Reunion Music Society. She succeeds Mr. Lorin Goodrich who retires on January 31, 2012 after serving for over six years. The Arts Council of Fairfax County recognizes Mr. Lorin for the time and talent that he has provided over the years with Reunion Mus ...
    Feb 06 Tags: Reunion Music Society

  • Herndon Council for the Arts Scholarship

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    The applications for CAH scholarships for 2012 are now online.  Applications are due by close of business April 20, 2012.  Scholarships will be awarded at the Herndon Town Council public meeting on May 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm.  Awardees will be notified in advance.  Please call 703-689-9535 with any questions. ...
    Feb 06 Tags: Herndon Council for the Arts

  • Classical Ballet Theatre Company at Reston Community Center

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    In a debut at the CenterStage in Reston Community Center, Classical Ballet Theatre Contemporary Company will present a mixed program including works by acclaimed choreographer Michael Shannon. The performance will occur on Thursday, February 16th, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the company's website. ...
    Feb 06 Tags: Classical Ballet Theatre
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  • VCA News & Peggy Baggett

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    As many of you may have read, Peggy Baggett, Executive Director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is retiring as of December 1, 2011.... ...
    Nov 30 Tags: Virginia Commission for the Arts

  • The arts and its economic impact on the Commonwealth

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    In the Virginians for the Arts latest newsletter, they published some very interesting points on the economic impact of the arts in Virginia. For those organizations who receive VCA grants, we hope that some of you will come down to the ArtWorks Conference & Reception sponsored by the VA Commission for the Arts on January 24-25, 2012 and the Ar ...
    Nov 08 Tags: Virginia Commission for the Arts, Virginians for the Arts

  • Senate Subcommittee Update on NEA Funding

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    From: Thomas L. Birch, Legislative Counsel, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies... ...
    Oct 28 Tags: Untagged

  • Social Media Comparison

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    Here is an interesting study by Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, on which social media tools and intensity of online activity, non-profits are deploying to talk to their constituents.... ...
    Oct 28 Tags: Craig Newmark, craigslist.org, social media
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  • Lafayette Jackson Memorial Scholarship

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    Feb 06 Tags: Reunion Music Society

  • Fall Church Arts Competition

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    Falls Church Arts invites artists to submit work in any “ism.” Can you see references in your work to Georges Braque’s cubism, Georges Rouault’s fauvist paintings, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s impressionism, or to any other “ism” of any period? Here is an opportunity to declare the links between the artists who have been classified into particular style ...
    Feb 06 Tags: competition, Falls Church Arts

  • The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards

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    We urge all Fairfax County based artists to apply for this year's Trawick Prize. Details can be found here and on their web site. Good luck!... ...
    Jan 31 Tags: Untagged

  • Call for Figurative Art

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    Call for Entries Juror and curator : Lilianne MilgromDeadline: Feb 6, 2012Fees: $15 for 3 images Juried show at established Washington DC gallery located in picturesque Georgetown courtyard. Theme: You, Me and Everybody Else. Artists are encouraged to consider broad contemporary interpretation of the figure.... ...
    Jan 04 Tags: Call for Entries, Moca DC

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