Arlington Arts

The Arlington Art Truck ran out of #vote signs but still at the Arlington Skate Park flaunting the VOTE signs now owned by Ben Ashworth and friends. #vote #registertovote

The last stop on our tour of Arlington waterways is the Potomac River! “Featured in paintings, battles, and iconic stories, the Potomac River defines the landscape of Northern Virginia. Although technically not in Arlington, the Potomac River was too important to leave out. A critical waterway in terms of drinking water, sanitation, recreation, and transportation, the Potomac plays an important role in shaping the micro life of our area and beyond into the Chesapeake Bay. Using sections of the Potomac Heritage Trail, I collected water samples near the beautiful waterfalls of Windy Run and Donaldson Run, and by the shore leading to Theodore Roosevelt Island. The Potomac is as mighty as it is diverse, and it holds an incredible habitat.” – Shelly Smith. Receive a free set of deckle edge postcards at https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/.

Greetings from Four Mile Run! Watch Shelly Smith collect a water sample from Four Mile Run. Shelly Smith is an artist who studies aquatic micro-organisms and natural waterways. For the Arlington Art Truck, she designed the “Greetings From Our Microbiome!” postcard series, which feature illustrations of the microscopic creatures that live in local bodies of water. Join Shelly as she collects a water sample and explores Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia. Receive a free set of deckle edge postcards at https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/.

Have you been following along with Shelly Smith's Art Truck Arlington project? Here, we see Shelly creating this week's featured postcard. You can get yours for free while supplies last: https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/. Shelly Smith is an artist who studies aquatic micro-organisms and natural waterways. For the Arlington Art Truck, she designed the “Greetings From Our Microbiome!” postcard series, which feature illustrations of the microscopic creatures that live in local bodies of water. Join Shelly as she collects a water sample and observes the Barcroft Bog in Arlington, Virginia.

Greetings from Barcroft Bog! Today's area is a globally rare and endangered biome right here in Arlington! Watch Shelly's video to learn more. Shelly Smith is an artist who studies aquatic micro-organisms and natural waterways. For the Arlington Art Truck, she designed the “Greetings From Our Microbiome!” postcard series, which feature illustrations of the microscopic creatures that live in local bodies of water. Join Shelly as she collects a water sample and observes the Barcroft Bog in Arlington, Virginia. Receive a free set of postcards at https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/.

Greetings from Bluemont Cattail Pond!

“Located in Bluemont Park, near the picnic pavilion, is an incredibly important habitat -- blink, and you might miss it! Bluemont Cattail Pond is an example of a vernal or ephemeral pool: a small body of water that temporarily forms after a rainstorm. Vernal pools are tiny wetlands that host a huge diversity of life, from frogs and lizards to birds, butterflies, and larger mammals. Vernal pools often dry up completely during long periods without rain, which makes them all the more exciting to observe.” – Shelly Smith. Receive a free set of deckle edge postcards, designed by Shelly, from the Arlington Art Truck (while supplies last): https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/ #GreetingsFromOurMicrobiome #studiocornix #bluemontcattailpond #pond #vernalpool #bluemont #postcard #arlingtonva #arlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonarttruck #arttruckarlington #microscopy #microscopyart #microorganism #microbiome #sciart #diatoms #scientificart #scientificillustration #microbiology

In honor of America’s essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recently installed Luminous Bodies sculptures by artist Cliff Garten initially will be illuminated with a changing array of blue to blue-green light each evening (8 -10 p.m.). This #LightItBlue display will continue until the pandemic allows the artist to travel for the final programming and dedication of the sculptures. Learn more about Luminous Bodies: https://publicart.arlingtonva.us/locations/luminous-bodies/

Watch Shelly paint her Bluemont Cattail Pond postcard! Shelly Smith is inspired by the microscopic creatures that live in water and soil. She combines scientific research with art making, collecting water samples, studying it under a microscope, and then painting what she sees. Receive a free set of deckle edge postcards, designed by Shelly, from the Arlington Art Truck (while supplies last): https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/ #GreetingsFromOurMicrobiome

Greetings from Carlin Springs! – Arlington Art Truck, Shelly Smith

Greetings from Carlin Springs! Shelly Smith is an artist who studies aquatic micro-organisms and natural waterways. For the Arlington Art Truck, she designed the “Greetings From Our Microbiome!” postcard series, which feature illustrations of the microscopic creatures that live in local bodies of water. Join Shelly as she collects a water sample and explores Carlin Springs, in the Glencarlyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. Receive a free set of postcards at https://arts.arlingtonva.us/arlington-art-truck/microbiome/ This project is a partnership with the Office of Sustainability and Environmental management. #GreetingsFromOurMicrobiome #studiocornix #postcard #mail #arlingtonva #arlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonarttruck #arttruckarlington

We’re Bringing the Blues to You! Tune in to WERA 96.7 or stream-on-demand from your own backyard! Every summer since 1995, Columbia Pike has hosted the largest Blues Festival in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. But in the age of social distancing and in the interest of public health, we’re bringing the blues—and even the beer—to you this year! Bust out your radio or speakers and be part of a one-of-a-kind “Backyard Blues Fest.” Produced in partnership with Arlington Arts and WERA 96.7 FM. Hosted by Ken Avis, Antidote and Ruthie Gallant, People's Republic of Blues

On Monday we asked you to give us ONE WORD expressing your feelings and perception of the #COVID19 quarantine and watch it get transformed into art. Thank you for answering the Week 4 call! One of today’s words is HUNGRY submitted by Anna Connolly and rendered by artist MasPaz. “I chose to use digital illustration as my medium to represent the many Americans turning to public assistance programs as they struggle from this pandemic fallout. These programs are designed to limit enrollment, rather than guarantee nutrition to families that are HUNGRY.” -- MasPaz is a muralist, art educator and conservationist who lives in Arlington Ridge. Make your own artwork expressing this word at home and post it with #WordsToArtArlington. You can also share it at home in your window, or as chalk art on the sidewalk! #wordstoart #WordsToArtArlington #arlingtonarts #windowart #sketch #chalkart #explore #covidart #chalkyourwalk #socialdistancingart #sketchbook #quarantineart #sidewalkart #neighboroodart #sushmitamazumdar #maspaz #katefleming #maribethegan #davidamoroso #arlingtonva #buckingham #maywood #ballston #douglaspark #arlingtonridge #togetherapart #stayhome @maspaz @kateflemingpaintings @studiopause @amorosoart @maribethegan @arlingtoncountyva @arl_artscene @arttruckarlington @crystalcity_va @arlingtonva_lib @rosslynva

On Monday we asked you to give us ONE WORD expressing your feelings and perception of the #COVID19 quarantine and watch it get transformed into art. Thank you for answering the Week 4 call! Today’s word TRANS4MATION was submitted by Rana Jaafar Yaseen and rendered by artist Sushmita Mazumdar. “In the past weeks of this project, I always picked my word after the other 4 artists had picked theirs. But this time, in Week 4, a word jumped out at me! My friend Rana had said she would submit it, written in a unique way. The way I would translate it swirled in my head... then a color emerged. At the Studio the magic began— 4 steps: 1. Paint (I wrote 4 using a pebble) 2. Graphite (I chose 9B water-soluble graphite and a dot of liquid gold paint) 3. Fold (into 4 equal parts horizontally and 4 vertically,) and 4. Cut! And Trans4mation! The flat artwork becomes a book!” -- Sushmita Mazumdar is a visual artist who has a studio in Buckingham and used mixed media, acrylic paint and water-soluble graphite in her work. Make your own artwork expressing this word at home and post it with #WordsToArtArlington. You can also share it at home in your window, or as chalk art on the sidewalk! #wordstoart #WordsToArtArlington #arlingtonarts #windowart #sketch #chalkart #explore #covidart #chalkyourwalk

Over the next two-weeks, LUMINOUS BODIES by Cliff Garten will be installed at the Lynn Street Esplanade (North Lynn Street and Lee Highway, above Route 66 at the approach to Key Bridge). The four 26’ tall stainless steel sculptures are a major milestone for the “Corridor of Light,” a three-phase, 13-year effort to create a new urban identity for Rosslyn’s central corridor. When completed, the sculptures of stainless steel rods will be enhanced with LED lights programmed by the Artist. On the underside of the dome of each structure, passerby will see splashes of light fractured into a multitude of effects by the steel rods. Look for this iconic new gateway into Arlington when installation, lighting and adjustments will be completed by Mon., May 25.

Luminous Bodies in Flight. They may look like apparitions in air now, but over the next two-weeks, LUMINOUS BODIES by Cliff Garten will be installed at the Lynn Street Esplanade (North Lynn Street and Lee Highway, above Route 66 at the approach to Key Bridge). The four 26’ tall stainless steel sculptures are a major milestone for the “Corridor of Light,” a three-phase, 13-year effort to create a new urban identity for Rosslyn’s central corridor. When completed, the sculptures of stainless steel rods will be enhanced with LED lights programmed by the Artist. On the underside of the dome of each structure, passerby will see splashes of light fractured into a multitude of effects by the steel rods. Look for this iconic new gateway into Arlington when installation, lighting and adjustments will be completed by Mon., May 25. #ArlingtonArts For more details, visit the project page! https://publicart.arlingtonva.us/locations/corridor-light/

On Monday we asked you to give us ONE WORD expressing your feelings and perception of the #COVID19 quarantine and watch it get transformed into art. Thank you for answering the call! One of today's words is SURVIVAL. It was submitted by Lloyd Wolfe and rendered by artist Maribeth Egan. Maribeth Egan is a mixed medium artist and arts educator living in Ballston. This week she chose the word SURVIVAL. Her collage includes a visual bombardment of natural forces threatening to obscure the word. A cartoon hand in the background suggests a route to survival: WASH YOUR HANDS. Mixed Medium collage, inkjet, gouache, and embroidery floss on paper. Make your own artwork expressing this word at home and post it with #WordsToArtArlington. You can also share it at home in your window, or as chalk art on the sidewalk! StayArlington Virginia Studio PAUSE #wordstoart #WordsToArtArlington #arlingtonarts #windowart #doodle #sketch #chalkart #explore #covidart #chalkyourwalk #socialdistancingart #sketchbook

Lorenzo Cardim's final Ties That Bind map for Arlington Art Truck will be on display very soon! Here is a sneak peek. Starting December 12, 2019, see the final #ArtTruckArlington map sewn together on display in the lobby of The Bozman Government Center, 2100 Clarendon Blvd (open weekdays 8-5pm, closed weekends and holidays).

Check out Ties That Bind: Learn to Sew on a Button and Connect by Lorenzo Cardim and artists Charlene Wallace and Angela Latson on Saturday, Sept. 21,11-6pm - Clarendon Day, Clarendon Boulevard and Wilson Boulevard between Washington and Highland. While sewing, chat with neighbors, make new friends and share ideas on how to conserve resources. Photos by Ellman Studio LLC for Arlington Arts. #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #zerowaste #freeevents #acreativedc #reuse #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #lorenzocardim #angelalatson #charlenewallace #zerowaste #freeevents #acreativedc #reuse #plasticsbenjamin #button #civicassociations #civicassociation #civicengagement #civicpride #rosslynva. #clarendonalliance @clarendonalliance #specialprojectscurator #learntosew #sewingproject #sewinglife #isew

It is your last chance to check out Neil Feather via the #arttruckarlington !! Check out Futura Percussion 1860 by Neil Feather via the Arlington Art Truck on Saturday, Aug. 17th from 4-9pm - Arlington County Fair, Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 2nd Street S. We will be inside the gym in the work zone. Learn about basic and early principles of electricity by operating a sound machine designed by Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore artist Neil Feather. This interactive sound sculpture re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches, batteries, electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s. Activate the sculpture by cranking a bicycle wheel, pushing buttons, switches and turn knobs to make your own sound composition. If you have questions – ask the artist Neil who will be standing by your side in this journey through science, sound and history! #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #neilfeather #zerowaste #freeevents #acreativedc @EcoActionArlington #EcoActionArlington #STEM #STEAM #steameducationforkids #steameducation #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #guggenheimfellowship #sculptures #sculptureart #arlingtoncountyfair Arlington County Fair

The #arttruckarlington activated today at #pentagonrow ! Check out Futura Percussion 1860 by Neil Feather via the Arlington Art Truck on Thursday, July 25th, Pentagon City Rock the Row, 1101 S Joyce St, 6-9pm. Learn about basic and early principles of electricity by operating a sound machine designed by Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore artist Neil Feather. This interactive sound sculpture re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches, batteries, electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s. Activate the sculpture by cranking a bicycle wheel, pushing buttons, switches and turn knobs to make your own sound composition. If you have questions – ask the artist Neil who will be standing by your side in this journey through science, sound and history! The Arlington Art Truck is a curated mobile tool box for artists-in-residence who, from April to October, engage the public in interactive art projects all designed to blur the line between participant and presenter, citizen and bureaucracy. The Arlington Art Truck is currently nominated for the 2019 Robert E. Gard Award from Americans for the Arts. This year, the Solid Waste Bureau and EcoAction Arlington are the two community partners for the season. Meet their staff at each activation and learn how to reduce waste through the artist’s interactive project- curated and developed specifically for our community. #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #neilfeather #zerowaste #pentagonrow #rockandrow #freeevents #acreativedc @EcoActionArlington #EcoActionArlington #STEM #STEAM #steameducationforkids #steameducation #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #guggenheimfellowship #sculptures #sculptureart

Check out Futura Percussion 1860 by Neil Feather via the Arlington Art Truck on Thursday, July 25th, Pentagon City Rock the Row, 1101 S Joyce St, 6-9pm. Learn about basic and early principles of electricity by operating a sound machine designed by Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore artist Neil Feather. This interactive sound sculpture re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches, batteries, electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s. Activate the sculpture by cranking a bicycle wheel, pushing buttons, switches and turn knobs to make your own sound composition. If you have questions – ask the artist Neil who will be standing by your side in this journey through science, sound and history! #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #neilfeather #zerowaste #pentagonrow #rockandrow #freeevents #acreativedc @EcoActionArlington #EcoActionArlington #STEM #STEAM #steameducationforkids #steameducation #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #guggenheimfellowship #sculptures #sculptureart @peptopalace

Check out Futura Percussion 1860 by Neil Feather via the Arlington Art Truck today at the Columbia Pike Blues Festival, Walter Reed Drive at Columbia Pike, 1-8:30pm Learn about basic and early principles of electricity by operating a sound machine designed by Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore artist Neil Feather. This interactive sound sculpture re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches, batteries, electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s. Activate the sculpture by cranking a bicycle wheel, pushing buttons, switches and turn knobs to make your own sound composition. If you have questions – ask the artist Neil who will be standing by your side in this journey through science, sound and history! The Arlington Art Truck is a curated mobile tool box for artists-in-residence who, from April to October, engage the public in interactive art projects all designed to blur the line between participant and presenter, citizen and bureaucracy. The Arlington Art Truck is currently nominated for the 2019 Robert E. Gard Award from Americans for the Arts. #arttruckarlington #arlingtonarts #arlingtonva #neilfeather #zerowaste #freeevents #acreativedc @EcoActionArlington #EcoActionArlington #CPBluesFest @ArlingtonCPRO #STEM #STEAM #steameducationforkids #steameducation #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #guggenheimfellowship #sculptures #sculptureart

A new #ArtTruckArlington project debuts on Thursday, May 30, 11am-2pm . We will be on the plaza at the entrance to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Learn about basic and early principles of electricity by operating a sound machine designed by Guggenheim Fellow and Baltimore artist Neil Feather. This interactive sound sculpture re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches and electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s. Activate the sculpture by cranking a bicycle wheel, pushing buttons and switches and turning knobs to make your own sound composition. If you have questions – ask the artist Neil who will be standing by your side in this journey through science, sound and history! Neil's sound machine is made from all reused and recycled materials! StayArlington Virginia

Cynthia Connolly, developer of Arlington Cultural Affairs’ Arlington Art Truck, and Rachel Schmidt, whose installation Trash Garden inhabits the project will join the Hirshhorn for a morning conversation about making art accessible and impactful. Join us for this Hirshhorn/AM talk this Friday, May 10th, 9 AM – 10 AM. Invite your friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/367357910520117/

Check out the Arlington Art Truck at the Westover Farmer’s Market until 1pm today. DC-area artist Rachel Schmidt @rachelschmidtart explores the question "when you throw away or recycle plastic—where does it really go?" #arlingtonarts #zerowaste StayArlington Virginia