Dear Arts Patrons, Aficionados and Supporters,
Happy spring! But every month is good for arts exhibitions, theater productions, concerts, dance events and more! Check out the calendar below! Also, we hope you will join us on April 17, 2023 for a Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the Arts in Arlington with the six primary contenders. See below for all the details.
2023 Arlington Arts Groups Performances and Events
Calendar of Live Events (Subject to Change)
April – June 2023
2/11-5/14 – “Grey View,” Exhibition by Rebecca Rivas Rogers, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Info here.
2/11-5/14 – “Crisis of Image,” Exhibition by various artists, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Info here.
2/21-4/2 – “Selling Kabul,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
2/22-4/6 – “Bearing Witness” Stations of the Cross,” exhibition by Margaret Adams Parker, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
3/4-4/23 – “Confluence,” Exhibition by Francie Hester, Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, Info here.
3/7-4/9 – “Pacific Overtures,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
3/16-5/14 – “Global Spotlight: Video Art from Ukraine,” Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Info here.
3/22-4/12 – TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Exhibition, Arlington Artists Alliance, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Info here.
3/25-4/8 – “Singin’ in the Rain,” The Arlington Players, Thomas Jefferson Theatre, Info here.
4/3-4/28 – “Waters of Life,” Kate Trygstad exhibition, Gallery Underground, Info here.
4/14 – Opening Reception, “Artful Weekend,” Fort C.F. Smith, Arlington Artists Alliance, Info here.
4/14-4/16 – “Artful Weekend, Fort C.F. Smith, Arlington Artists Alliance, Info here.
4/17 – Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the Arts, Embracing Arlington Arts, Theatre on the Run, Flyer here.
4/21-5/63 – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Dominion Stage, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
4/25-6/18 – “Passing Strange,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
4/28-5/7 – “Flip the Script,” Encore Stage & Studio, Theatre on the Run, Info and tickets here.
4/29-4/30 – Open Studio Event, Columbia Pike Artists Studio (CPAS), Info here.
4/30 – Concert, 9th Street Quartet, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
5/15 – Concert, 9th Street Quartet, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
5/16-7/9 – “Sweeney Todd,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
5/18-6/10 – “Hurricane Diane,” Avant Bard Theatre, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
5/27 – “Marvelous European Masters,” National Chamber Ensemble, Info and tickets here.
6/3 – “We Stand Together,” Arlington Chorale, Westover Baptist Church, Info here.
6/3 – 36th Argentine Festival, Festival Argentino, Kenmore Middle School, Info here.
6/3-6/11 – “Charlotte’s Web,” Encore Stage & Studio, Thomas Jefferson Theatre, Info and tickets here.
6/12 – “Merrily We Sing Along,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
6/27-7/9 – “Soul Divas Reprise,” Cabaret Series, Signature Theatre, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
6/29-7/9 – “Night of One Acts,” The Arlington Players, Thomas Jefferson Theatre, Info and tickets here.
To view the entire calendar, click here.
RSVP for Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the Arts in Arlington
REMINDER – We will be hosting a Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the State of the Arts in Arlington. All six contenders will be present – Maureen Coffey, Susan Cunningham, Jonathan Dromgoole, Julius D. Spain, Natalie Roy and Tony Weaver. If the arts are important to you, then you will want to hear each candidates’ proposed initiatives on keeping the arts vibrant and successful in Arlington!
The forum will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Theatre on the Run (3700 South Four Mile Run, Arlington, VA 22206). Due to limited seating capacity, registration is required. RSVP to janetk@embracing-arlington-arts.org.
Audience members will be offered the opportunity to submit questions to the six contenders. Click here for the event flyer.
Embracing Arlington Arts Releases Third Edition of “One-Stop Library of Studies”
We are proud to release the third edition of a one-stop library database of 100 study links providing scientific evidence of the health benefits (both physically and mentally) of various arts genres for every community sector. Each year the organization updates the online library to ensure that no study cited is more than 5 years old.
The database is broken down into five community sectors (Medically Disabled, Physically Disabled, Seniors, Students/Children and Veterans), with five study links for each of the four art therapy genres (dance, music, theater/drama and visual arts) for a total of 100 study links. The goal is to encapsulate a robust representation of the breadth of studies available on these health benefits, as well as offer one specific site where visitors could find all these studies.
This year’s edition also includes several studies focused on the impact COVID has had on different community sectors and how the arts are helping people cope with not only the pandemic, but the isolation of quarantining, stress, long-term COVID symptoms and more. Embracing Arlington Arts suspects there will be many more of these types of studies coming down the pike and it clearly shows how important arts and culture can help with changing health issues impacting our nation.
The organization welcomes suggestions for additional studies to cite in its library. Submit your links to janetk@embracing-arlington-arts.org.
Corporate Sponsor of the Month
Our corporate sponsor of the month is the Fred Schnider Investment Group – a real estate investment and development firm specializing in urban and suburban mixed-use and residential properties. Since 1940, the company has been building beautiful and thriving communities in the Washington, DC area and has always been committed to creating places that attract new opportunity and limitless possibility. The Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, located in Ballston’s Liberty Center, showcases the work of local artists to the community. Driven by the important cultural role that the art community contributes to the quality of our lives, the Gallery is a creative space where artists and those who love art can come together.
Embracing Arlington Arts Talks” Podcast:
We were really pumped about our March podcast guests. First, we met with Visual Artist Francie Hester who produces unique art pieces using aluminum honeycomb panels and who has an exhibit at the Fred Schnider Gallery of Art. Then we learned so much about choreography and fight direction from Stefan Sittig who is one of the best in the trade.
The following week we were so happy to welcome back to the show the Producing Artistic Director of Theater Alliance Raymond Caldwell who updated us on the many, many projects he is working, including at three theaters in just as many months. We finished the month learning about how musician/producer/concert organizer Ron Newmyer has been so critical to the music scene in the DMV by promoting and highlighting local musicians.
To listen to any of our interviews, follow this link. And if you have not already done so, please follow us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, GooglePodcast, or Amazon Music so you don’t miss any episodes.
Media Hits:
Broadway World published an article about the release of our 2023 “Health Benefits of the Arts One-Stop Library of 100 Study Links.”
Also during March the Gazette Leader plugged the upcoming Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the Arts in Arlington. ArlNow also included a blurb on the event.
If you would like to support the work of Embracing Arlington Arts by making a donation, here’s how:
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Thank you in advance!
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