ACA presents Vanessa Schukis with the 2024 Anne Briggs Artist Award
ACA is proud to announce artist and educator Vanessa Schukis is the recipient of the 2024 Anne Briggs Artist Award!
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ACA Communications
- Jun 22, 2023
- 1 min
ACA presents Bethany Sulecki with 2023 Anne Briggs Artist Award
Music and theatre educator Bethany Sulecki (she/her) has been selected by Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) as the recipient of...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
J. Alice Sipple: Eco-Conscious Artist and Cyanotype Printmaker at Arlington Open Studios 2022
“Art was my calling; I feel best when I’m making it,” says J. Alice Sipple, a yoga instructor, art teacher, artist, and environmental...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
JeLO Designs: Pottery by Janet O'Malley at Arlington Open Studios 2022!
Pottery has always been there for Janet O’Malley. While she was raising her kids and working in health care, pottery was an outlet for...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Julie Neu: Quilter, Fiber Artist, and Activist at Arlington Open Studios
CW/TW: mentions of mass shootings, gun violence, and death After her college finals were finished and she was looking for something to...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Lidia Kenig-Scher: Intuitive Artist and Feng Shui Designer at Arlington Open Studios 2022
When taking on a commission, Lidia Kenig-Scher’s art style is different from most artists. She paints not what the client wants, but what...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Lisa Nelson: Watercolor Artist at Arlington Open Studios 2022!
When the COVID-19 pandemic meant lay-offs were imminent, Lisa Nelson took it upon herself to restart her artistic career. In college,...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Arlington Open Studios 2022: Meet Collage and Mixed Media Artist Janice Hayes-Cha
Janice Hayes-Cha knew that she wanted to make art her full time career after a battle with cancer in her early 40s. During her...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Sarah Beardslee, jewelry designer and beadworker at Arlington Open Studios!
“I don’t have time in the day to make everything I want to make,” says Sarah Beardslee with a laugh. From historical inspiration to...
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Emma Campbell
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Justine Curran, Paper Weaver and Collage Artist participating in Arlington Open Studios 2022!
As a resident of Arlington, Justine Curran decided she wanted to participate in Arlington Open Studios after selling her art at Gallery...
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Emma Campbell
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Arlington Open Studios: Meet Artist Charo Juan
A recent move to Arlington inspired Charo Juan to exhibit at the ACA’s 24th annual Open Studios event. Charo Juan’s work combines...
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ACA Communications
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
ACA presents San Gonzalez with 2022 Anne Briggs Artist Award
Visual artist and instructor San Gonzalez has been selected by Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) as the recipient of our 2022 Anne...
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Heather Wiggins
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Check Out Long Standing ACA Teacher Sue Funk's Drawing Classes This Winter!
Sue Funk is a long time teacher here at Arlington Center for the Arts and she returns this winter with two drawing and painting classes....
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Heather Wiggins
- Nov 10, 2021
- 7 min
A peak into some of the brilliant artists behind REAL!
Representational art has had a long history of going in and out of fashion. Realism, a term for this type of art coined by French...
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Heather Wiggins
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Toni Lynn Washington and Friends Celebrate Community in Arlington
Earlier this month, the lawn in front of the historical Jason Russel House in Arlington, MA transformed into a concert venue for the...
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ACA Communications
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
ACA presents Ellie House with 2021 Anne Briggs Artist Award
We are pleased to announce the first recipient of our new Anne Briggs Artist Award, ceramic artist and educator Ellie House! A 2018...
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Michael Mahin
- Mar 1, 2018
- 4 min
Explore Shibori this winter with Cha O’Connell
“I love that Shibori is accessible, with a low threshold of skill or experience to make something that you can be excited by, but also...
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Michael Mahin
- Mar 1, 2017
- 3 min
Maraj to add a little metalworking magic to your spring
“Art is in so much that we do on a daily basis, it isn’t just a painting or a sculpture,” says Karenna Maraj, ACA’s wickedly talented...
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Michael Mahin
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min
Create with Linda Hoetink this fall
Linda Hoetink, one of ACA’s innovative art teachers, has loved art for just about as long as she can remember. “I don’t remember a...
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Michael Mahin
- Oct 13, 2016
- 2 min
Street Piano finds a home at ACA
“Play Me, I’m Yours” That’s the simple, irresistible credo, and title, of a public art phenomenon, devised by British artist Luke Jerram...
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