Arlington Virginia Virtual Studio Tour
I am excited and honored to be a part of this year’s Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour [AVAST]. We are going virtual this year. Some of us will be on YouTube and others Live on Facebook! Peek into 40 creative spaces from the comfort of your home! The AVAST Tour is online this year, featuring a talented collection of Arlington artists. Get to know them, their art, and their creative process through a combination of YouTube videos and Facebook Live events. The schedule is below.
My Studio
Facebook Live Exhibition dates
Saturday, September 26
Facebook Live
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Jennifer Brewer Stone: Encouraging awe
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Scott Hutchison: Psychological movement
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Melanie Kehoss: Origins of culture
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Rhys Conlon: Engaging rhythm
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Mary Jennings: Promoting growth
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM E. Lynn Coates: Figures in nature
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Sarah Bentley: Maintaining tradition
Sunday, September 27
Facebook Live
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Marsha Lederman: Experiments in clay
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Robbie Namy: New ideas from Old Masters
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Scott Kaye: Form following function
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Emily Fussner: Poetry in the periphery
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Claudia Olivos: Magical realism
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM “Rain Check” in case of tech difficulties
YouTube Event Schedule
Wednesday, September 23
9:00 am YouTube Videos Go Live
David Carlson: Abstraction influenced by meditations on consciousness
Deb Crerie: Photography, technology and additive processes
Lucinda Esh: Expanded home studio and abstract painting process
David Goldstein: Artwork debut and a rare look into a private work area
Sue Grace: Demonstration of large-scale figurative abstraction
Heike Gramckow: Modern impressionist landscape paintings
Arlie Hammons: Becoming an artist after traumatic brain injury
Anne Hancock: Paintings of personal narratives
Sarah Hardesty: Recent work, inspiration, and process
Brie Hayden: Hyper-realistic drawings in a tiny workspace
David Jenkins: Hand-cut original-design papercuttings
Bryan Jernigan: Acrylic abstracts and Impressionistic pastel landscapes
Julie Jernigan: Jewelry in sterling silver, pearls and semi-precious stones
Zofie King: Mixed media assemblage, reminiscent of cabinets of curiosity
Stephanie Lane: The space between the metaphysical and the physical
Barry Lindley: Expressive realist landscapes from the mid-Atlantic
Viondette Lopez: Connection through portraits and landscapes
Sharon Malley: Narrative paintings of childhood memories
Ingrid Matuszewski: “Loving life through painting”
Felecia Brice McFail: Learn about calligraphy and the FOHTA Gallery
Nan Morrison: Gestural, drip and action painting defined by bold color
Morgan Johnson Norwood: Nature inspiration behind abstract paintings
Sandi Parker: A home studio with a glam, fun vibe, “filled with things I love”
Jean Sausele-Knodt: Mix-media wall mounted assemblages
Henrik Sundqvist: Large scale layered prints and their basis in drawing
Sherry Trachtman: Influences, materials, and origins of 3D assemblages
Andrea Uravitch: Animal and plant sculptures and how they are constructed
Arlington Visual Art Studio Tours
The Arlington Visual Art Studio Tour (AVAST) is a self-guided free tour of artists in their studios held throughout Arlington County, Virginia in early autumn. This is a non-juried showcase for local artists to feature their work, processes and studio spaces, and for the community to experience the richness and diversity of visual arts to be found in Arlington County.
In 2020, our tour will go entirely online, with videos and Facebook Live events featuring artists in their studios. This format not only helps our artists and visitors feel safe and secure, it also provides an opportunity to “visit” far more studios than would be feasible in-person. Moreover, this virtual tour will showcase Arlington studios to art lovers around the country and the world!
The 2020 Tour will begin on Wednesday, September 23, 9 am, when 28 video studio visits premiere on You Tube. The interactive portion of the tour takes place on Saturday, Sept 26, 10 am – 4 pm and and Sunday, Sept 27 11 am – 4 pm, when 12 more artists go live on Facebook. Videos will also be available to watch after the event, but we encourage you to watch during the live sessions so you can comment and ask the artists questions!