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Wondering about the many panels of art on display at Central Library this month?
Each January, the Arlington Public Library hosts a display of the Regional Scholastic Art Award, a competition which encompasses all Middle School and High School students in Arlington County. Almost 2000 works of art were submitted and judged by three jurors. Out of these, the judges chose 376 to be awarded either a Gold or a Silver Certificate. These works are on display on the first and second floors of the Arlington Central Library.
In 1923, M.R. Robinson founded this prestigious art exhibition for students with artistic talent. Each year, Regional Art Competitions across the nation select over 12,000 Gold Keys out of 100,000 submissions. These 12,000 Gold Key individual and portfolio works of art are then juried on a National Level in New York City. On a National Level, over 1,000 works of art are awarded as Gold and Silver Keys. In the past seven years, Arlington County alone has received between 7-11 National awards for both individual and portfolios works of art.
Arlington Public Library will host a reception at Central Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for Arlington student artists, co-sponsored by the Arlington Public Schools and the Arlington Artists Alliance. The event starts at 6:00 p.m., and awards being given out at 6:30. p.m. In addition, our Youth Services staff will chose one piece to add to our own permanent collection.
To see more images of the work on display, click on the painting to see a selection on flickr. Or come into Central and browse the work in person!
- Library Shares In Frida Kahlo Celebration
Arlington Public Library users have two more reasons to celebrate the works of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera. Arlington County sister city Coyoacán, a suburb of Mexico City, has presented the Library with two richly illustrated...
- Stained Glass Art On Display At The Central Library
The beautiful stained glass on display on the second floor at Central Library were created by Art teacher Darrell Booher and his students from Arlington County's Adult Education stained glass class. Mr. Booher has been teaching Arlington...
- Arlington Artists Alliance Exhibits "la Femme" At Central
During the month of September the Central Library is exhibiting a group show by the Arlington Artists Alliance called "La Femme," which features a wide variety of images of women. You can view a selection of the works on display on our flickr page....
- "little Green House" Program Sunday At 3 Pm
The "Little Green House" first visited Central Library as part of Arlington Reads this spring. Now the model LGH will make a return appearance at Central for the week of May 17, in advance of a May 23 program celebrating its creation. Here are the details...
- 'the Art Of Food' Submission Deadline Friday
Arlington Public Library's Art Committee is seeking artists from the Metro DC region who create art related to Food and Food Sustainability, for a juried exhibition April 2 - April 30, 2010. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the...
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2011 Scholastic Art Show: So Much Great Work!
Wondering about the many panels of art on display at Central Library this month?
Each January, the Arlington Public Library hosts a display of the Regional Scholastic Art Award, a competition which encompasses all Middle School and High School students in Arlington County. Almost 2000 works of art were submitted and judged by three jurors. Out of these, the judges chose 376 to be awarded either a Gold or a Silver Certificate. These works are on display on the first and second floors of the Arlington Central Library.
In 1923, M.R. Robinson founded this prestigious art exhibition for students with artistic talent. Each year, Regional Art Competitions across the nation select over 12,000 Gold Keys out of 100,000 submissions. These 12,000 Gold Key individual and portfolio works of art are then juried on a National Level in New York City. On a National Level, over 1,000 works of art are awarded as Gold and Silver Keys. In the past seven years, Arlington County alone has received between 7-11 National awards for both individual and portfolios works of art.
Arlington Public Library will host a reception at Central Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for Arlington student artists, co-sponsored by the Arlington Public Schools and the Arlington Artists Alliance. The event starts at 6:00 p.m., and awards being given out at 6:30. p.m. In addition, our Youth Services staff will chose one piece to add to our own permanent collection.
To see more images of the work on display, click on the painting to see a selection on flickr. Or come into Central and browse the work in person!
- Library Shares In Frida Kahlo Celebration
Arlington Public Library users have two more reasons to celebrate the works of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera. Arlington County sister city Coyoacán, a suburb of Mexico City, has presented the Library with two richly illustrated...
- Stained Glass Art On Display At The Central Library
The beautiful stained glass on display on the second floor at Central Library were created by Art teacher Darrell Booher and his students from Arlington County's Adult Education stained glass class. Mr. Booher has been teaching Arlington...
- Arlington Artists Alliance Exhibits "la Femme" At Central
During the month of September the Central Library is exhibiting a group show by the Arlington Artists Alliance called "La Femme," which features a wide variety of images of women. You can view a selection of the works on display on our flickr page....
- "little Green House" Program Sunday At 3 Pm
The "Little Green House" first visited Central Library as part of Arlington Reads this spring. Now the model LGH will make a return appearance at Central for the week of May 17, in advance of a May 23 program celebrating its creation. Here are the details...
- 'the Art Of Food' Submission Deadline Friday
Arlington Public Library's Art Committee is seeking artists from the Metro DC region who create art related to Food and Food Sustainability, for a juried exhibition April 2 - April 30, 2010. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the...