Alexandria Commission for the Arts

Alexandria Commission for the Arts The Alexandria Commission for the Arts advocates for and reviews public art projects and arts grant funds in the City of Alexandria.

The role of the Commission for the Arts is to:

* Advise City Council with regard to policies that will strengthen the arts and further public access to the arts and cultural matters identified by the City Council;
* Establish and periodically review criteria and standards for arts grant applications for city funds and accountability for the use of such funds;
* Allocate such funds to eligible org

anizations and activities as may be appropriated by the City Council for such purpose;
* Review the public art annual work plan as developed by the office of the arts and a work plan task force and make recommendations to the city council as part of the budget process;
* Review and approve public art project plans for specific public art projects, and to review and approve artist selection and concept development;
* Create committees and task forces, as necessary, to focus on public art project development and artist selection;
* Review proposals for donations of public art and commemorative art and make recommendations to the City Council;
* Collaborate with the office of the arts on public art project evaluations;
* Support public communication and outreach as related to the arts and;
* Serve as citizen liaisons to city planning initiatives when public art is involved.

Tonight!Come out to celebrate and meet the artists ( , , , Nancy O’Neil, and Robert Tully) that were selected to creat...
01/15/2025

Tonight!
Come out to celebrate and meet the artists ( , , , Nancy O’Neil, and Robert Tully) that were selected to create the public art for our new bus shelters along the West End Transit-way. The reception will be from 6-7:30 PM at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Dr).

Brio, captured by .photo .
01/08/2025

Brio, captured by .photo .

01/07/2025
The final meeting of the year for The City of Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Thank you to all of our colleagues, co...
12/18/2024

The final meeting of the year for The City of Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Thank you to all of our colleagues, collaborators, and neighbors for a wonderful year of public art. It’s been a pleasure. Wishing all of our community the happiest holidays, and we look forward to bringing you exciting projects in 2025!

Unfortunate camera error, but all smiles from The Alexandria Commission for the Arts, with The Alexandria Arts Alliance ...
12/08/2024

Unfortunate camera error, but all smiles from The Alexandria Commission for the Arts, with The Alexandria Arts Alliance and The Alexandria Citizens Band, marching in the 2024 Old Town Alexandria Scottish Christmas Parade! What a turnout! We loved getting in the holiday spirit with all of our neighbors. Thank you for braving the cold with us!

The Alexandria Commission for the Arts 40th Anniversary Exhibition. Opening Reception. The Hilton Alexandria Mark Center...
11/15/2024

The Alexandria Commission for the Arts 40th Anniversary Exhibition. Opening Reception. The Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. November 14, 2024.

Each piece in the exhibition is from a local artist, curated by a Commissioner for the Arts. The collection conveys Alexandria in a way special to each commissioner. To find out more, stop by and see for yourself! The exhibition will run from November 14th until February 9th.

Thank you, sincerely, to each artist, commissioner, and staff member that collaborated to make this event possible.

Farewell, Interstellar. You had a great run and our community enjoyed you immensely.
11/14/2024

Farewell, Interstellar. You had a great run and our community enjoyed you immensely.

This is your last week to visit Interstellar Influencer (Make an Impact) at Waterfront Park before it closes on November...
11/05/2024

This is your last week to visit Interstellar Influencer (Make an Impact) at Waterfront Park before it closes on November 12th. It’s been out of this world to see so many people enjoying and engaging with this installation. Follow to see where it lands next.



📸 Janet Montgomery

Alexandria Poetry Contest – 2025 DASHing Words in Motion The “DASHing Words in Motion” poetry contest will bring recogni...
09/25/2024

Alexandria Poetry Contest – 2025 DASHing Words in Motion

The “DASHing Words in Motion” poetry contest will bring recognition to writers, promote an appreciation of poetry as an art form, and provide inspiration to individuals using the Alexandria Transit Company’s DASH Buses and Trolleys. The competition is to encourage quality writing by writers 16 years or older, who live, work or study in the City of Alexandria, VA. The “DASHing Words in Motion” program provides a venue for writers to display their poems. The participation in the “DASHing Words in Motion” is voluntary. Selected poets are not reimbursed for submittals or participation in the program.

The online submission deadline for DASHing Words in Motion is January 17, 2025.

Last night, we had the pleasure of listening to Marian Van Landingham, former Commissioner and President of The Art Leag...
09/15/2024

Last night, we had the pleasure of listening to Marian Van Landingham, former Commissioner and President of The Art League, recount the history of how what now exists as The Torpedo Factory came to be. It was an honor to honor her and to recognize all of her hard work at the Torpedo Factory’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala.

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Alexandria, VA
22301 TO 22315, 22320 TO 22336

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703-746-5432

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