Falls Church Arts: '250 & Counting' Show Opens April 18
April 18 Evening Reception Launches Exhibition 'Commemorating the Nation's Semiquincentennial with Artistic Reflections, Future Visions'
Following is based on a recent press release from Falls Church Arts:
Falls Church Arts Gallery is honored to present “250 and Counting,” featuring 66 multimedia artworks referencing themes of American life since the Declaration of Independence of 1776. The exhibition opens April 18 and runs through May 31, 2026. Artists were invited to reflect on our shared history, culture, ideals, struggles, or visions of the future.
“250 and Counting” opens with a meet-the-artists reception scheduled for Saturday, April 18, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, the event will be held at Falls Church Arts' Gallery at 700-B W. Broad St. and will provide visitors the opportunity to meet participating artists and to vote for the People’s Choice Award. The Juror’s Choice Award will also be announced during the opening.
The art on view will encompass a diversity of styles, perspectives, and stories. Artists chose distinctive themes such as baseball, barber shops, civil rights icons, immigration, the fragility of our democracy, the moon landing, the open road, tobacco, the struggle for women’s voting rights, and military service that honors “national ideals while revealing the deeply personal cost of defending them and the ongoing work of healing afterward.”
Works were created in a wide range of media, including eggshells, silverware, thread, Sculpey clay, stoneware, photography, ink, and denim, as well as paint.
Pamela Huffman, juror for the event noted: “It is such an honor and a responsibility to jury a show about art that represents America at this moment in history… The artists were both skilled and courageous and the work reflected deep thought and a willingness to engage with America as it was in the past, is in the present, and may evolve into in the future…. It is truly e pluribus unum – out of many, one. Out of many viewpoints, one show; a show that embodies the heart of America.” Huffman is also a local artist, curator, and community arts activist.
The Falls Church Arts gallery is at 700-B West Broad St. (Route 7), Falls Church. Admission is free, and the gallery is open Tuesdays–Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
All the artworks are for sale, and can be viewed in person or online at https://www.fallschurcharts.org. Pieces can be purchased at the gallery or on the website.
Visitors to the show may cast their ballots for the People’s Choice Award until May 15; the winner will be announced on May 16.
For more information, visit https://www.fallschurcharts.org or email info@fallschurcharts.org.
Participating Artists:
Asia Anderson
Kay Bailey
John Ballou
Haley Bannister
Chelsea Bell
Misia Broadhead
Steve Callender
Beth Nogay Carenbauer
Julie Clark
Kathleen Conklin
Elizabeth Crawn
Dave Curtis
Gretchen D’Amore
Laura Drain
Monique Eskin
Merete Evans
Maureen Goss
Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman
Anjori Halder
Alexa Hanisch
Deanna Harvey
James Hengst
Martin Hindel
Miguel Hobbs
Erik Kamenski
Rajendra KC
Brian Kent
Malia Kishore
Al Krachman
Xianling Liu
Sharon Malley
Russ Mardon
Cynthia Miller
Jon Milstein
Maureen Minard
Nan Morrison
David Moss
Minsun Mun
Jack Murphy
Nolan N
Barbara Osborne-Harris
Nancy M Patrick
Ann Pham
Andrea Salzman
James Seith
Michele Sheedy
Joanne Sheppard
Ann Tannous
Robert Tiemann
Lara Tiller
Suzanne Updike
John Valenti
Shaun van Steyn
Elizabeth Wassel
Bob Wentworth & Whitts
Heather Widener
Amy Woodhouse
Hana Yang
For our recent story featuring show juror Pamela Huffman see below:
Christopher Jones
By The Falls Church Independent
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