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JULY 31 - OPENING .......  CAFE Call For Artists   
Classes, and other news and notes     
BIG NIGHT
IN
THE LITTLE CITY
 
SATURDAY - JUNE 13, 7:30 PM  - 10:30 PM
 

As part of our mission to educate, Falls Church Arts (FCA) is excited to be the first gallery to exhibit this unique collection of Egyptian contemporary art  created by well known and established artists from the Luxor, Alexandria, and Cairo regions of Egypt. This show is a collaboration with the Divine Art of Egypt Project, Cairo. These artworks were created over the last several weeks on papyrus, especially for this exhibition, the first of its kind in the United States.

Moushera (Sheri) Maaraba, founder of the Divine Arts of Egypt Project, and Barb Cram of Falls Church Arts have collaborated since January to develop this project from concept through logistics and final exhibition. The exhibit is the first international collaborative art project for Falls Church Arts and the first for Sheri’s Divine Art of Egypt Project here in the United States. Sheri will be presenting a short video, "The Legacy of Egyptian Art—Then and Now," which will include interviews with the show's exhibiting artists.

This exhibit welcomes honored guests from the Egyptian Embassy in the District of Columbia and the American Research Center for Egypt in Alexandria and Annapolis, National Geographic, and our members, supporters, and guests. 
CALL FOR FOR ARTISTS
CAFE EXHIBIT #4...
COLORUL AND BRIGHT MODERN ARTWORKS

ENTRIES DUE JULY 21
ART DROP OFF JULY 29
EXHIBIT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC JULY 31

 

Photo above left to right: Artists Alexia Scott, Patricia Walach Keough, Rajendra KC, Michael McSorley, Christina Girardi, Jill Banks, and Marianne Tolosa with their paintings that won Plein Air Prizes totalling over $6,000 in awards including this year's new addition of the QUICK DRAW contest winners shown below.  The 10th Annual Plein Air Festival had 56 paintings in the two competitions held Saturday, June 15th.  

Glen Kessler, renowned national artist and head of the Compass Atelier - Fine Arts School in Rockville, Maryland was this year's Plein Air Judge.  Following the event Kessler said "Thank you again for an incredible experience jurying the Falls Church Arts Plein Air show. I was impressed with the great artwork. I look forward to championing this Falls Church Plein Air event here in Maryland for next year".  

Following the welcoming remarks  given my Mayor David P. Tarter, the Plein Air Prizes were given out by the Juror and in some cases the award Sponsors, Katherine Janney awarding The Kensington Plein Air Prize, and Harley Cook awarding the Famille Plein Air Prize.  Glen Kessler, juror, chose the following winners:

The Don Beyer Volvo-Kia Plein Air Prize $1250 - Jill Banks -  "Date Night - Little City", oils (Dogwood Tavern)
The Rock Star Realty Plein Air  Prize $750 - Rajendra KC -  "Flowers at the Farmer's Market", watercolor
The New Editions Consulting, Plein Air Prize - $600 - Christina Girardi -"3 pm Dogwood Tavern"  oils
The Kensington Plein Air Prize - $500 - Michael McSorley - "The Pond House" Cherry & Columbia - oils
Falls Church Arts President's Prize $300 -  Marianne Tolosa - "Cherry Hill Barn" - oils
The Famille Cafe Plein Air Prize - $250 - Alexia Scott - "Butterfly Garden" - oils 
The Diener and Associates, CPA Plein Air Prize - $250 - Patricia Walach Keough - "Home on Cherry Street" - oils 

The public voted for The People's Choice Award $300 sponsored by FCA, and the winner by a large margin was Rajendra KC for his painting of the "Flowers at the Farmer's Market" watercolor. Also the participating Plein Air artists voted for The Artists Choice Award of $1,000 sponsored by The Young Group.  The artists winner was Patricia W. Keough for her oil painting of "Father & Son Barbershop" (242 West Broad Street ).

​New this year was the Quick Draw Competition a separate and fun community painting event for ALL AGES and LEVELS of CREATIVITY to paint city street views of the City of Falls Church, alongside our talented regional artists who are competing in the Falls Church Plein Air Festival.  The early morning competition prizes were sponsored by June Beyer Art.   Registration began @8 AM.   The Quick Draw competition allows the public to share the experience of Plein Air Painting - (Plein Air, means painting outside.  The judge, Glen Kessler, chose the following winners:

1st place Quick Draw Competition $350 prize -Christina Girardi  "Saturday Morning - Falls Church - Farmer's Market"  - oils   
                      
2nd place Quick Draw Competition $250 prize - Alexia Scott -  "Shrub and Window" - oils

3rd place Quick Draw Competition $150 prize -  Patricia Walach Keough - "Farmer's Market" - Pencil Drawing

 
FCA Art Classes
Check out current and upcoming classes by clicking the button above. Note FCA is adding summer schedule classes and please email info@fallschurcharts.org for class information that is not listed such as Portraiture, Oil Painting, Still Life, Drawing, etc. so we can notify you directly when the new class times are finalized.  You can also let us know your preferences for day of the week and time period preferred time periods.  Thank you.  Falls Church Arts 
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