LRA EVENTS

Life Drawing
Thursday night drop-in sessions at Reston Community Center at Lake Anne, 1609-A Washington Plaza; 703-689-3550. Fee: $6 for Reston residents, $8 for non-residents. For more information, contact Josh Yavelberg or Cheryl Parsons. Time: 7–9 PM.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX EVENTS
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MEMBER NEWS AND EXHIBITS

Betty Ganley received an Honorable Mention at the annual McLean Ramp Show through the McLean Art Society, and also received Best of Show at the annual Rockville Art League, Glenview Mansion show, also in December.

Maureen Costantino received two first place awards, two second place awards, and a third place award at the annual U.S.G.S. Camera Club competition. The show is on display through December in the main hallway in Reston.

OPPORTUNITIES KNOCKING

Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran
www.wpaconline.org (weekly newsletter)

Phillips Collection Schedule of Events
www.phillipscollection.org

Barnes & Noble Display Opportunity (LRA members only)
LRA members have been offered the opportunity to display work at Barnes & Noble in Reston. It is a small space that will fit only 10 to 12 small works or 3 to 4 large works. The wall is tall for those who want to hang large pieces, salon style. Prices cannot be displayed on the works, but there is a plastic holder on the wall for placing a stack of bio/price lists. The usual "public places" rules apply—no nudity or violence can be depicted. Each exhibiting artist will be responsible for hanging and maintaining their own exhibits, which will be displayed on a two-month rotation. LRA will maintain the schedule, and will charge a 10% commission on any sales from this location. If interested, contact CParsons1@aol.com.

Art in Public Places
The Art in Public Places program is coordinated by the Council for the Arts of Herndon and LRA member Pat Macintyre as an outlet for artists to display their work in area office buildings and commercial establishments. If you are interested in joining the Council for the Arts and participating in this program, please contact Pat at pckmacintyre@restonartgallery.com.

PLACES TO GO

Holiday Art Show
Glen Echo Park, Popcorn Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD. November 17 through January 13. Open Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 6 PM. A Winter Wonderland and art show reception will be held on Saturday, December 8, 6–9 PM.

THINGS TO DO

Smithsonian Associates Lectures
For a schedule of lectures, go to www.artcollectorsprogram.org/newsletter/sample_issue.htm.

National Gallery of Art Lectures
For a schedule of lectures, go to www.nga.gov/programs/lecture.shtm.

Glen Echo Park
There is always something to do at Glen Echo Park, MD. Visit their website often: www.glenechopark.org/class/classctlgIndex.aspx.

Ongoing Area Classes and Workshops
Go to Links page.

Reston Photo Lab
The Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods' photo lab (wet darkroom) is open three days a week to the public for black & white and color printing. See schedule and fees.

Workshop on Using Your Digital SLR
Colleen Henderson, Torpedo Factory photographer, will give a six-hour workshop on Saturday, May 10 on using your digital SLR camera. If you are new to the world of digital photography or have just upgraded from a digital point-and-shoot to an SLR, this workshop is for you. The workshop will be held at the Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas (www.center-for-the-arts.org or 703-330-ARTS).

Fee: member, $145; non-member, $165 (includes workbook)

Photography as Art Workshop
Joe Miller is again offering his Photography as Art workshop. The first program session will be Sunday, February 17 from 2–4 PM, and the presentation session will be March 16 from 2–5 PM. There will be two assignments given at the program session. 1) Each participant must email Joe by March 2 a sentence, a paragraph, a page, or pages on the topic "when is photography art?" 2) Each participant must present three matted prints he/she considers to be art at the second session on March 16 and explain why. Every participant is required to do these two assignments, no exceptions. The workshop is limited to 12 participants. The cost is $40. If interested, please contact Joe Miller.