Art events in the DMV
Art across the DMV: gallery openings, art festivals, exhibitions, public art and maker markets. DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia.
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Saturday, October 17 21 events
Mason District Art Festival, Annandale10am to 3pmFree7200 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003Second annual community art festival in downtown Annandale with more than 50 local and regional artists, hands-on artmaking booths, and a performance stage with music, dance, comedy, and theater. Free, rain or shine.
Great Falls Studios Annual Studio Tour10am to 5pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 17 to 18FreeGreat Falls, VA 22066Annual self-guided driving tour of private artist studios across Great Falls. Visit painters, potters, photographers, jewelers, and sculptors in their own workspaces, from converted barns to home studios. Free and open to the public.
Outlaw Printmakers MMXXVI at Pyramid Atlantic10am to 6pm, day 2 of 3, Oct 16 to 184318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781Exhibition by the Outlaw Printmakers collective, opening during Print-O-Rama weekend (reception Friday, October 16, 7 to 9 pm). Print work on view in Pyramid Atlantic's Helen C. Frederick Gallery in Hyattsville. Gallery open Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 to 8, Fridays through Sundays 10 to 6.
Carlotta Corpron: Light Is a Plastic Medium10am to 5:30pm, day 2 of 70, Oct 16 to Dec 24FreeIndependence Ave SW and 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560A long-overdue survey of American abstract photographer Carlotta Corpron (1901-1988), whose experiments with light, form, and photographic technology helped establish photography as fine art. The show traces six bodies of work made in Texas from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, from nature studies to light drawings, anchored by 48 recent gifts from collector Herbert Lust.
Potomac Music Fall Fest at Workhouse Arts Center11am to 6pmFree9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA 22079Family festival on the Workhouse campus with live music, food trucks, local small business and craft vendors, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, glassblowing demos, and field games. Free admission, raising funds for the Lorton Community Action Center.
Pyramid Atlantic Print-O-Rama12 to 5pm, day 3 of 4, Oct 15 to 184318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781Four-day printmaking festival at Pyramid Atlantic in Hyattsville: screenprinting and woodcut demos, the Outlaw Printmakers MMXXVI exhibition opening with live rock and roll, a free Saturday print fair with 15 printmakers, and hands-on printmaking demos. Thursday evening workshops are ticketed; the Friday reception and Saturday fair are free.
A River is Alive: Paintings by Pat Silbert1 to 6pm, day 3 of 4, Oct 15 to 184600 East West Highway, #102, Bethesda, MD 20814Solo paintings by Pat Silbert celebrating the Potomac River and the sacred value of the natural world. The work responds to Robert Macfarlane's book Is a River Alive with an emphatic yes. At the member-run Waverly Street Gallery in downtown Bethesda; reception Friday, October 2. Gallery open Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 6 pm.
The Next Chapter: Art from Vietnam at CreeMos Gallery3 to 6pm7000 Carroll Ave, Takoma, MD 20912One-evening event at CreeMos Gallery in Takoma Park pairing The Next Chapter: Art from Vietnam, an exhibition of Vietnamese art and culture, with a meditative sound bath and a Vietnamese dinner. Saturday, October 17, 3 to 6 pm. Ages 18 and up.
Women Artists of the DMV: The Thank You Show at BlackRockAll day, day 17 of 18, Oct 1 to 1812901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874Final stop of the first survey of women visual artists from the DC metro region, curated by Florencio Lennox Campello. A greatest-hits selection of more than 20 artists closes a year-long run that spanned 20 art spaces. On view at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown through October 18.
Carnival of Curiosities at Del Ray ArtisansAll day, day 16 of 30, Oct 2 to 31Free2704 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301Carnival and circus themed group exhibition at Del Ray Artisans, from fun foods and games to haunted oddities. Opens with a reception on October 2 and closes with a masquerade party and People's Choice award on October 30. Free, donations appreciated.
Washington Glass School: 25 Years of Glass & CommunityAll day, day 17 of 31, Oct 1 to 313901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722Anniversary exhibition celebrating 25 years of the Washington Glass School: founders, resident artists, instructors and alumni showing sculpture, installation, public art and architectural glass. On view at the Brentwood Arts Exchange in the Gateway Arts District through October 31.
Wayson R. Jones: Color/Slash/FieldAll day, day 17 of 31, Oct 1 to 313901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722Solo exhibition by Wayson R. Jones of paintings built from pumice gel and Flashe on wood panel. Color-driven abstract work by the DC-area artist, on view at the Brentwood Arts Exchange in the Gateway Arts District through October 31.
Magical Places and Creatures: Donnalynne Lefever at WorkhouseAll day, day 9 of 31, Oct 9 to Nov 89506 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA 22079Solo exhibition of mythical creatures and magical places by Donnalynne Lefever at the Arches Gallery in the Workhouse. Layered paintings inspired by mythology and dreams, with an artist reception on October 10.
Four Seasons in the Piedmont at Artists in MiddleburgAll day, day 15 of 37, Oct 3 to Nov 8102 W Washington St, Middleburg, VA 20117Juried group exhibition at The Artists in Middleburg gallery celebrating the seasons of Virginia's Piedmont region. Opening reception on October 3.
(Not) Strictly Painting 15 at McLean Project for the ArtsAll day, day 17 of 38, Oct 1 to Nov 71234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101The 15th iteration of MPA's juried biennial celebrating painting and works related to painting, featuring dozens of mid-Atlantic artists across media. On view in the Emerson and Atrium Galleries at the McLean Community Center, with a Tea and Talk on October 21.
TRANSFORMATIONS: Lloyd Wolf's Lorton Reformatory Photos, WorkhouseAll day, day 17 of 38, Oct 1 to Nov 7Free9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA 22079Documentary photographs by Lloyd Wolf record a pioneering drug rehabilitation program inside the Lorton Reformatory from 1989 to 1991. Shown where the events took place, the images trace recovery and resilience among incarcerated men. On view in the McGuireWoods Gallery with an artist reception on October 3.
Out of BoundsAll day, day 3 of 78, Oct 15 to Dec 31Free2401 Foxhall Road NW, Washington, DC 20007Seven Hamiltonian Artists alumni show painting, photography, sculpture, video, and installation at the Kreeger Museum, alongside boundary-pushing works from the museum's permanent collection by Sam Gilliam, Frank Stella, Simmie Knox, and William Christenberry. Curated by Anisa Olufemi and presented under The Collaborative, the Kreeger's program supporting Washington-area artists.
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in CaliforniaAll day, day 17 of 109, Oct 1 to Jan 171250 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005The East Coast debut of a touring exhibition of twentieth-century African American quilts made in California, tracing how migration west shaped a distinct quilting tradition. An NMWA presentation that opened September 18 and runs into the new year.
Assembly 2026: Dusk in the Dawnland at MoCA ArlingtonAll day, day 15 of 114, Oct 3 to Jan 243550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201Five artists with deep ties to Maine's Penobscot Bay coast work across sculpture, textiles, video, and photography. The show traces environmental change and creative resourcefulness along the rugged shoreline. Part of MoCA Arlington's Assembly 2026 biennial.
Assembly 2026: New South, Ground Truth at MoCA ArlingtonAll day, day 15 of 114, Oct 3 to Jan 243550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201Four Atlanta-based artists (Sheila Pree Bright, Michi Meko, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Shanequa Gay) examine the Southern landscape as a site of memory, power, and unresolved history. Part of MoCA Arlington's Assembly 2026 biennial marking the nation's 250th anniversary.
Janet Echelman: Radical Softness at Tephra ICAAll day, day 17 of 123, Oct 1 to Jan 31Free12001 Market St #103, Reston, VA 20190Mid-career retrospective of sculptor Janet Echelman spanning four decades, from early drawings and maquettes to full-scale net sculptures. The show presents softness as both material and philosophy, with works shaped by wind, light, and engineered fiber. Free admission.
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