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Central Library's June art exhibits include a retrospective of Nan B Irick work.
Irick was a self taught artist, and a substitute teacher in art and history at Washington-Lee High School before her death in 2008 (read the Washington Post Obituary). There will be a reception in her honor on Sunday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m., in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room at Central.
Irick's son Britt wrote this exhibit statement about his mother and her work:
View a selection of Irick's work on our flickr page.
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- Ruth Galoon's Paintings At Cherrydale
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- Services For Teachers
Teachers, college instructors, home school parents, activity directors at nursing homes and care facilities, and licensed in-home daycare providers are eligible to apply for a Teacher's Card. Materials for classroom use may be checked out with a Teacher's...
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Nan B. Irick Restrospective Art Show
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| Nan B. Irick Small Self Portrait |
Central Library's June art exhibits include a retrospective of Nan B Irick work.
Irick was a self taught artist, and a substitute teacher in art and history at Washington-Lee High School before her death in 2008 (read the Washington Post Obituary). There will be a reception in her honor on Sunday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m., in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room at Central.
Irick's son Britt wrote this exhibit statement about his mother and her work:
Even as this show is filled to the brim with her art, it would take ten shows to even understand the scope of how prolific my mother was. At home there are still piles of sketchbooks and stacks of paintings, some of which even I, her son, have never seen. She was an amazingly genuine and talented painter, writer, poet, teacher and inspiration to everyone around her. Never formally trained as an artist, her skill came from the sheer volume of her work and her unrivaled passion for expression.
As any teacher and many students from Washington-Lee will tell you, if there was one thing she loved more than creating art, it was helping people around her to express themselves. For the last several years of her life she was a substitute teacher at the high school and became an integral part of the art community there. On any given day she could be found in her art room with a bag of pens, a new drawing and eager students all around her.
Everything was inspiration for her. Be it a fruit, a cell phone picture of a TV show, or even just a shirt on the floor, she could see the right shapes and colors and turn anything into a work of art. She went through many different styles in her long artistic career and this show is meant as a look at some of her best work through the years. She poured every bit of her heart and soul into everything she did, and though she can't be with us now, those pieces of her are still here in her art work, her family who loves and misses her, and all of the students she loves and cared so much for. She was a truly wonderful artist, mother and teacher, and she is missed.
View a selection of Irick's work on our flickr page.
- Cecily Corcoran, Cityscape Oil Paintings At Westover
Through the holidays Westover Branch Library is delighted to have the work of local artist, Cecily Corcoran, on display. From cityscapes to seascapes this artist explores life and nature, looking for color, rhythm and balance. Her aim is to "record a...
- Exhibit Of Student Art From Claremont & Coyoacan Communities
An exciting relationship is in its beginning stages between Coyoacan, Mexico (one of Arlington?s sister cities), and Claremont Immersion School, a Spanish immersion elementary school here in Arlington. Last year, art from Claremont?s students was...
- Hidden Light: Paintings By Jeff Pabotoy At Central
The work of painter Jeff Pabotoy in on display on the second floor at the Central Library for the month of August. The series, called ?Bones and Instruments?, shows the study of light and object through space, and creates relationships between the two,...
- Ruth Galoon's Paintings At Cherrydale
The Cherrydale Branch Library will display 13 paintings by Ruth Galoon, a noted Washington artist of the 1950s and '60s, from June 7 - July 31. Ruth Galoon was born in 1916 and grew up in Baltimore. She moved to Washington shortly after her marriage...
- Services For Teachers
Teachers, college instructors, home school parents, activity directors at nursing homes and care facilities, and licensed in-home daycare providers are eligible to apply for a Teacher's Card. Materials for classroom use may be checked out with a Teacher's...