ARTS ORGANIZATIONS: National, Regional, Northern Virginia
American Artists Professional League
American Impressionist Society
Arts of Great Falls (Art classes, studio space and exhibitions in Great Falls, VA)
Arts of Great Falls School (art classes and workshops in Great Falls, VA -- painting, drawing, mixed media -- adults and children)
The Art League
The Art Renewal Center (huge online museum of realist art)
ArtSpace Herndon (Herndon, VA)
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (Women's art organization)
Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia (fine artists of Northern Virginia web site)
Great Falls Studios (artist consortium of over 100 member artists who live or work in Great Falls, VA. Sponsors studio tour in October with many artists opening their studios for a free self-guided tour)
McLean Project for the Arts (offering classes, gallery exhibits, open life sessions in McLean, VA. Sponsor McLean's MPA Artfest outdoor juried arts festival.
Oil Painters of America (National and regional exhibitions, online showcases, salon shows)
The National Arts Club (historic arts club in in Gramercy Park NYC founded in 1898)
The Salmagundi Club (historic arts club NYC)
Studio Incamminati (atelier program for full and part-time students founded by Nelson Shanks in Philadelphia, PA)
Torpedo Factory Art Center (I was a visiting resident artist there: August 2012. Arts center in Old Town Alexandria, VA with 82 artists studios, galleries.)
Vienna Arts Society (Vienna, VA)
Women Artists of the West (juried membership)
THE ARTISTS' ATELIER
I’ve listed all -- and linked to those who have web sites. We all share studio/gallery space at the Artists’ Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA 22066. Open Wednesdays, noon to 4pm and Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, whenever an artist is in working or by appointment.
Go to www.GreatFallsAtelier.com to see work by me and my studiomates: Jill Banks, Roberta Beasley, Jennifer Duncan, Elaine Elinsky, Cindy Grisdela, Carol Howard, Walt Lawrence, John Francis McCabe, Chris Rollins, Joyce Lee and Theresa Miller. For contact information for each of these artists, see their individual bios.
Cindy Grisdela (web site with blog -- Cindy creates art quilts)
Qiang Huang (daily painter blog)
Duane Keiser (daily painter blog)
Robert Liberace (web site and newsletters)
WHERE TO BUY ART SUPPLIES
Plaza Art Materials (online and stores in DC area, sign up for a card for discounts)
Jerry's Artarama (online)
Dick Blick Art Materials (online)
Artwork Essentials (plein air easels and supplies: EasyL)
Art Box and Panel (artboxandpanel.com for the Coulter Easel -- lightweight, sturdy easel that I use for plein air and travel)
The Art League School Store (105 N. Union St, Alexandria, VA, second floor)
