Perhaps you are like me...a passionate artist but an individual lacking the patience and money to make it a profession....in that case this article should be helpful to you. As summer vacation and outdoorsy activities are winding down, perhaps you need a more solitary hobby than football and swimming to fill in your free time. This is when you, like me, may consider taking up art.
There are a number of wonderful art guilds in the DC/Fairfax area that you can take part in without giving up on your other life (you know your job, family, social life etc). Just recently I took a class at Michael's art supply store on the art of flower painting and I very much enjoyed the experience as well as the beautiful results.
List of art guilds:
ART GROUPS
Lorton Arts Foundation
Workhouse Arts Center
www.lortonarts.org
www.workhousearts.org
Arts Council of Fairfax County
Art Magic Studio
The Art League
Baltimore Museum of Art
www.artbma.org/exhibitions/index.html
Maryland Federation of Art
Soho Galleries of Sydney
The Kingstowne Area Artists Association
Just in case you're not big on doing actual artwork, here's a list of photography and art galleries to explore!
CAMERA CLUBS AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY LINKS
André Gallant
Archival Output Printing
ASMP-DC
Freeman Patterson
Northern Virginia Photographic
Society
Manassas-Warrenton
Camera Club
New England Camera Club
Council
PHOTO dot NET
The Pinhole Resource
GALLERIES
The Loft Gallery
The Artists Undertaking
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Factory Photoworks
www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/photoworks.htm
Foundry Gallery
Fraser Gallery
Gallery West
National Building Museum
Phillips Collection
www.nbm.org
www.phillipscollection.org/
Reston Art Gallery and Studio (RAGS)
Rendezvous Gallery
Reston Museum
Torpedo Factory
Touchstone Gallery
Zenith Gallery
The gallery I recommend the most: National Gallery of Art (http://www.nga.gov/)
Of course you’ve been here if you’re a native to the DC area…but they are constantly moving paintings and changing their architecture. Also, don’t miss their wonderful classical and jazz concerts! Concerts at the National Gallery are open to the public, free of charge!!
PAINTINGS
Dutch and Flemish 16th-17th centuries
French and Italian 17th century
French and Italian 18th century
Northern European 15th-16th centuries
Modern and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
SCULPTURE
West Building Sculpture Galleries
WORKS ON PAPER
Gemini G.E.L.: Online Catalogue Raisonne
PHOTOGRAPHS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Furniture, Tapestries, and Ceramics
ARCHITECTURE
STREAMING SLIDESHOWS
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