“UNEXPECTED ” August 10 - September 4, 2011

Fourteen artists' response to an empty space and a blank canvas. View the surprising results!

FREE
OPENING RECEPTION
Studio 5 Gallery
August 13, 6 - 9pm
2nd Saturday Art Walk at the Workhouse Arts Center

Gallery and Studio Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 12 - 5pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday

Workhouse Arts Center
9601 Ox Road
Lorton, Virginia 22079
www.workhousearts.org
703-495-0001

JULY 5 - AUGUST 7, 2011

This July, Building Five will install an exhibition of new works in a collaborative show called “PRIDE” at the Workhouse Arts Center located in Lorton, VA. located right off of I-95 :

“What is America to me?
A name, a map, the flag I see,
a certain word, "Democracy."
What is America to me?”

The Workhouse Arts Center -Building 5 will be addressing this question through their patriotic artwork inspired by their feeling of “PRIDE” to be an American! This special show honoring all of our U.S. Armed Forces will be hung in Gallery W-05 in July 2011 in conjunction with main campus celebrations. The fourteen artists will transform the front gallery space with over thirty paintings.
Second Saturday art reception to held on Saturday, July 9, from 6-9 PM. Save the date. The exhibition will open on July 5 and will be on view through July 31, 2011 Weds –Sat 11-7 P M , Sun 12-5 PM .

Come and Unwind in Building 5 on Saturday, June 11, 7 - 9 pm. You will meet our featured artsits as well as many others. See you there!

May Exhibit: Chinese Artistry

The Workhouse, Studio 5
9601 Ox Road
Lorton VA 22079
http://www.workhousearts.org/
"Chinese Artistry"Original paintings in porcelain and Chinese watercolor
Dates: May 11, 2011 to June 5, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 14, 2011 7:00 to 9:00 pm: In Conjunction with Second Saturday Art Walks

Experience works in two different Chinese mediums; Chinese Watercolor and Porcelain Painting. Hsi Mei Yates offers examples of Chinese subjects and themes masterfully rendered on rice paper in the age honored discipline of Chinese watercolor.
Trish Vermillion captures people and places in the glassy surface of porcelain using a process of successive firing to melt the colors into the porcelain surface. These artists are located in Studio 5 at the Workhouse Arts Center . Free
You can always see their work at Studio 5
The Workhouse(http://www.workhousearts.org/)
Gallery and Studio Hours:Wed. thru Sat. 11am – 7pmSun. 12 –5 pm
http://www.workhousearts.org . For further information call or email the artists directly at Hsi Mei Yates hsimeiart@verizon.net or Trish Vermillion trish@sandfirestudio.com

Painted Stories

Original paintings in acrylics and oils by Nancy Hannans and Denise Shamoun Phalan

Wednesday, April 6th thru Sunday, May 8, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9th from 7 to 9pm

In Conjunction with Second Saturday Art Walks

Conveying a sense of mystery and awakening the imagination, the paintings of Nancy Hannans and Denise Shamoun Phalan capture moments in time. Rich in symbolism, their work explores the real and the imagined. They inspire the viewer to interpret the artists’ visual clues and to formulate their own conclusions.

Vibrant and joyful, these paintings give an intimate glimpse into the subjects portrayed. Looking closely at their work, one cannot help but notice the similarity in iconography. The differences in style add a new dimension to these “painted stories.” Both Hannans and Phalan are award-winning Virginia artists and art educators. You can always see their work at Studio 5, The Workhouse (www.workhousearts.org) Gallery and Studio Hours: Wed. thru Sat. 11am – 7pm Sun. 12 – 5pm

Title: "Two Approaches”
Dates: Wednesday, March 9th through Sunday, April 3, 2011
Opening Reception with Songmi Park
March 9th from 7-9 PM
In Conjunction with Second Saturday Art Walks
Norma Pfaff is a relief printmaker. Her images are hand pulled originals prints from woodblock, lino, styrofoam and gelatin.
Featured artists Songmi Park and Norma Pfaff invite you to the Second Saturday Art Walk.
These artists are located in Building W-05 at the Workhouse Arts Center.
Free-You can always see their work at Studio 5 -The Workhouse Arts Center.
(www.workhousearts.org)
Gallery and Studio Hours:
Wed. thru Sat. 11am – 7pm
Sun. 12 – 5pm

RED Exhibit in Building 5 Feb 9 - Mar 6

Workhouse Arts Center Building W-05
Presents
Second Saturday Art show and reception @ 7-9PM
Saturday - February 12, 2011
In Celebration of the color RED. One gallery that is not to be missed is "Building W- 5”. These artists are bold and edgy and a little "out there." That's good. Dedicated to nurturing rising talent, they provide original high quality fine art to established and emerging collectors. Art is brought to life with the ever-present buzz of creativity that is so obvious immediately upon entering Gallery Five. Witness artists creating works in their own studios while getting inspiration from each other and find everything from acrylic to watercolors, abstraction to realism, porcelain painting and Oriental works to view and purchase. Visit us on Facebook "Building 5"