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2728293011021431610a82nd Waterford Fair, Loudoun County1pA River is Alive: Paintings by Pat SilbertColores at BlackRock Center for the Arts
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Monday, October 26 18 events
ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years10am to 4pm, day 2 of 2, Oct 25 to 2617901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860Tenth annual outdoor sculpture exhibition on Sandy Spring Museum's seven acres, organized with the Washington Sculptors Group. Seventeen sculptors place work in dialogue with the landscape, juried by curator Maria Gabriela Mizes.
I SPEAK WITH CLOTH by Kianga Jinaki10am to 4pm, day 2 of 2, Oct 25 to 2617901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860Textile works by artist Kianga Jinaki, from dolls and quilts to layered collages with beads, buttons and cowrie shells, tracing her lifelong conversation with cloth. Reception Sunday, October 11, 2 to 4 pm, opening with a percussion performance by MORE THAN A DRUM. At Sandy Spring Museum.
A Community of Handweavers: Bridging Tradition and Innovation10am to 4pm, day 2 of 2, Oct 25 to 2617901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860Exhibition by the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore tracing weaving's role in American life, from early domestic craft to contemporary art. Historical coverlets and overshot patterns meet modern fibers and experimental techniques, timed to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. At Sandy Spring Museum.
El Marsam: Modern and Contemporary Art from Egypt10am to 5pm, day 1 of 4, Oct 26 to 29Free1763 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036One of the first US exhibitions devoted exclusively to modern and contemporary Egyptian art, with more than 40 works tracing nearly a century of Egyptian art. Pioneering modernists like Mahmoud Said and Inji Efflatoun appear alongside contemporary artists including Youssef Nabil, many shown in the US for the first time. Free at the Middle East Institute's Dupont Circle gallery.
Carlotta Corpron: Light Is a Plastic Medium12 to 5:30pm, day 11 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.
Carnival of Curiosities at Del Ray ArtisansAll day, day 25 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 26 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 26 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 18 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 24 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 26 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 26 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 12 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.
Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the SeaAll day, day 3 of 93, Oct 24 to Jan 241600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009The first exhibition to examine how friendship and shared summers on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, shaped Milton Avery, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko. About 90 paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sketches from the 1920s to the mid-1960s trace four decades of artistic exchange; many works have never been on public view. Organized with the Cape Ann Museum.
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in CaliforniaAll day, day 26 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 24 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 24 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 26 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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