Jo Ann Rose Gallery
Jo Ann Rose Gallery
Reston Area Events in March 2016
Welcome to March, and the arrival of spring! Here’s what’s happening in Reston, Herndon, and surrounding areas this month. Highlights include the Mini Maker Faire, a sock hop, and Easter egg hunts. THROUGH MARCH 12, 2016 Reston Players Present: Mary Poppins CenterStage, Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods, Reston Lovable chimney-sweep, Bert, introduces us to the…
March 1, 2016“The HeART of Reston”: Artists Reveal Their Thoughts About Reston in Words and Images
Now that the weather is warmer and the flowers are blooming, it’s time to head outside and fall in love with the scenery of Reston all over again. If you are heading to Lake Anne this month to see the cherry blossoms or eat at a waterfront restaurant, be sure to stop by the art gallery…
April 15, 2015Local Galleries Showcase Young Talent During Youth Art Month
The cheerful paintings of swimming children won me over as soon as I walked into GRACE last week. I couldn’t help but grin when I looked at kids’ artwork of people leaping into swimming pools. This series of paintings was created by students at Ravensworth Elementary School, and inspired by the work of painter David Hockney. The rest of the art gallery…
March 19, 2015Imagist Exhibit: The League of Reston Artists Combine Painting and Poetry
An art professor taught me years ago that we should look at art without reading labels. Don’t let captions tell you how to respond to artwork, he said. I see the merit of that viewpoint, but personally I prefer to hear what an artist has to say about his or her inspiration. To me, artists’…
October 23, 2014Reston Multicultural Festival Art Exhibit: “Art Mirrors Culture”
The colorful dancers and newly naturalized citizens get much of the attention at the annual Reston Multicultural Festival. Tucked inside Lake Anne’s Reston Community Center, though, is one of the quieter gems of the festival – an exhibit called “Art Mirrors Culture.” This exhibit features local artists’ response to the question, “How does art mirror culture in…
September 26, 2014