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MPA Updates | June 26, 2020 Register NOW for MPA Summer Art Classes Looking for a creative outlet this summer? Beginning and seasoned artists alike will enjoy summer online class oerings with experienced MPA faculty. Summer oerings include: Watercolor Studio with Lubna Zahid Advanced Watercolor Master Class with Barbara Januszkiewicz Color Theory with Naomi Chung Portrait and Figure Painting with Jordan Xu Vibrant Flower Paintings in Oil with Joyce Lee Freedom of Watercolor with Barbara Januszkiewicz Working in Abstract with M. Jane Johnson Descriptions of each course, instructor bios, and registration links are all available on our website. And make sure to check out yesterday's InsideNOVA article written by Brian Trompeter and featuring Barbara Januszkiewicz--illustrating how MPA art instruction continues to explore new opportunities through online classes. MPA Summer Art Camps: In-Studio and Virtual Options Available MPA Summer Art camps began this past Monday, June 22, and limited spaces are still available for all ages in upcoming weeks. This year's summer camp program features in-person camps at the MCC, as well as online options. We hope that these re-designed and socially-distanced in-studio camps will appeal to parents wishing to enroll their children in something other than another online activity. The safety of our campers, staand community remained at the forefront of our minds as we re-designed our in-studio camps in this environment. Space is available for these weeks of our summer camps: June 29-July 2 July 6-10 July 13-17 July 20-14 (afternoon only in-studio) July 27-31 August 3-7 For our teenage artists, Kerry Vosler and her highly regarded atelier studio will join us again for the fifth year. This in-demand workshop will introduce the young artist to a classical atelier program of instruction. Classes run August 10-14. Visit our website for more information or to register. Additional information on all camp oerings can be found on the website. For more information, please review our MPA Camp Policies & Procedures. Contact Briana Clorey with any questions. Last Chance to Apply: SHIFT Entries Due Today, June 26 How has your world been aected by this "SHIFT" in our lives? MPA seeks works for our summer online juried exhibition, SHIFT, juried by Henry L. Thaggert and Sarah Tanguy. SHIFT will focus on works that address the concept of shift, change, or exchange--in position, direction, tendency, viewpoint, atmosphere, needs, dreams, schedules, interactions, environment, perspectives... Mid-Atlantic artists are invited to submit work of any size, weight, or medium (it's online, after all!) that they feel relates to this concept. The two juror/curators will create two separate exhibits from the same pool of submissions. It will be interesting to see how the exhibits dier from one another. We hope you'll join us for our July 15 online opening reception from 7-8pm. MPA ArtReach Oers New "Close at Hand" Class for ServiceSource Participants MPA ArtReach continues to expand our outreach during this time of social distancing with a new series of four Zoom classes for our ServiceSource partners. Titled "Close at Hand," the class will examine and create a series of things that students enjoy seeing every day. We're also continuing to oer our Zoom classes with seniors through the Lewinsville Senior Center, and our weekly ArtReach flyers with art activities to over 500 participants through our partner organizations (and posted to our Facebook each week for others looking for a creative at-home art experience.) Please see the attached flier for more information. Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media As we all continue to social distance, stay connected with MPA through our social media--Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Join us as we revisit past MPA exhibitions and explore weekly MPA ArtReach art activities--which we're sharing with our community partners and through our social media. On Twitter, we're sharing opportunities from other sources that can help us navigate this "pause" in our daily lives. We look forward to connecting with you online! McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and ArtsFairfax. Help MPA continue to connect Art and Community! MPA in the News Inside NOVA: MPA Aart Instruction Explores New Opportunities Online (6/24/2020) Tysons Reporter: Tysons 1st Stage Hosts Zoom Panel on Local Art Scene's Future (6/17/2020) Inside NOVA: McLean Project for the Arts to Host In-Person, Online Camps (6/17/2020) McLean Patch: McLean Project for the Arts Oers In-Person, Online Camps (6/17/2020) Tysons Reporter: McLean Project for the Arts Looking for New Exhibition Submissions (6/11/2020) UPDATED! Curate Your Email Preferences MPA Is continually updating our email system to ensure you receive the communications that are of primary importance to you. Please use the form below to update your preferences. Also, be sure to mark [email protected] as a safe sender, to ensure that our emails don't get lost in your spam folder! MPA@MCC | 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 Gallery & Oce Hours: Tues - Sat: 10:00 am -- 4:00 pm Closed Sunday & Monday Hours and Directions | www.mpaart.org | 703.790.1953 This email was sent to [email protected]. If you are having trouble viewing this email, you may also view it online . To opt out of all communications, click here . Forward email . . Email Marketing By

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MPA Updates | June 26, 2020

Register NOW for MPA Summer Art ClassesLooking for a creative outlet this summer? Beginning and seasoned artists alike will enjoy summeronline class offerings with experienced MPA faculty.

Summer offerings include:

Watercolor Studio with Lubna ZahidAdvanced Watercolor Master Class with Barbara JanuszkiewiczColor Theory with Naomi ChungPortrait and Figure Painting with Jordan XuVibrant Flower Paintings in Oil with Joyce LeeFreedom of Watercolor with Barbara JanuszkiewiczWorking in Abstract with M. Jane Johnson

Descriptions of each course, instructor bios, and registration links are all available on our website.And make sure to check out yesterday's InsideNOVA article written by Brian Trompeter and featuringBarbara Januszkiewicz--illustrating how MPA art instruction continues to explore new opportunitiesthrough online classes.

MPA Summer Art Camps: In-Studio and Virtual Options AvailableMPA Summer Art camps began this past Monday, June 22, and limited spaces are still available for allages in upcoming weeks. This year's summer camp program features in-person camps at the MCC, aswell as online options. We hope that these re-designed and socially-distanced in-studio camps willappeal to parents wishing to enroll their children in something other than another online activity. Thesafety of our campers, staff and community remained at the forefront of our minds as we re-designedour in-studio camps in this environment.

Space is available for these weeks of our summer camps:

June 29-July 2July 6-10July 13-17July 20-14 (afternoon only in-studio)July 27-31August 3-7

For our teenage artists, Kerry Vosler and her highly regarded atelier studio will join us again for thefifth year. This in-demand workshop will introduce the young artist to a classical atelier program ofinstruction. Classes run August 10-14. Visit our website for more information or to register.

Additional information on all camp offerings can be found on the website. For more information,please review our MPA Camp Policies & Procedures. Contact Briana Clorey with any questions.

Last Chance to Apply: SHIFT Entries Due Today, June 26

How has your world been affected by this "SHIFT" in our lives?

MPA seeks works for our summer online juried exhibition, SHIFT, juried by Henry L. Thaggert andSarah Tanguy. SHIFT will focus on works that address the concept of shift, change, or exchange--inposition, direction, tendency, viewpoint, atmosphere, needs, dreams, schedules, interactions,environment, perspectives...

Mid-Atlantic artists are invited to submit work of any size, weight, or medium (it's online, after all!)that they feel relates to this concept. The two juror/curators will create two separate exhibits from thesame pool of submissions. It will be interesting to see how the exhibits differ from one another.

We hope you'll join us for our July 15 online opening reception from 7-8pm.

MPA ArtReach Offers New "Close at Hand" Class for ServiceSourceParticipantsMPA ArtReach continues to expand our outreach during this time of social distancing with a newseries of four Zoom classes for our ServiceSource partners. Titled "Close at Hand," the class willexamine and create a series of things that students enjoy seeing every day. We're also continuing tooffer our Zoom classes with seniors through the Lewinsville Senior Center, and our weekly ArtReachflyers with art activities to over 500 participants through our partner organizations (and posted to ourFacebook each week for others looking for a creative at-home art experience.) Please see the attachedflier for more information.

Don't Forget to Follow Us on Social Media

As we all continue to social distance, stay connected with MPA through our social media--Twitter,Facebook and Instagram. Join us as we revisit past MPA exhibitions and explore weekly MPA ArtReachart activities--which we're sharing with our community partners and through our social media. OnTwitter, we're sharing opportunities from other sources that can help us navigate this "pause" in ourdaily lives. We look forward to connecting with you online!

McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts,the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and ArtsFairfax.

Help MPA continue to connect Art and Community!

MPA in the NewsInside NOVA: MPA Aart InstructionExplores New Opportunities Online(6/24/2020)

Tysons Reporter: Tysons 1st Stage HostsZoom Panel on Local Art Scene's Future(6/17/2020)

Inside NOVA: McLean Project for the Artsto Host In-Person, Online Camps(6/17/2020)

McLean Patch: McLean Project for the ArtsOffers In-Person, Online Camps(6/17/2020)

Tysons Reporter: McLean Project for theArts Looking for New ExhibitionSubmissions (6/11/2020)

UPDATED! Curate YourEmail PreferencesMPA Is continually updating our emailsystem to ensure you receive thecommunications that are of primaryimportance to you. Please use the formbelow to update your preferences. Also,be sure to mark [email protected] as asafe sender, to ensure that our emailsdon't get lost in your spam folder!

MPA@MCC | 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101Gallery & Office Hours:

Tues - Sat: 10:00 am -- 4:00 pmClosed Sunday & Monday

Hours and Directions | www.mpaart.org | 703.790.1953

This email was sent to [email protected]. If you are having trouble viewing this email, you may also view it online. Toopt out of all communications, click here.

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