McLeanProjectForArts

Congrats to this year’s winners of the Congressional Art Competition! It was amazing to see the incredible talent of our VA-11 high school artists. I urge all of the students who participated, and those who didn’t, to continue pursuing and celebrating art. Free people make art, and art makes people free.

Happy Pi Day! While 3/14 relates to the mathematical constant π -the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter- it's also Albert Einstein's birthday. A memorial to the physicist stands just across Constitution Ave & shows him sitting on an (of course!) circular platform.

🔔 DEADLINE EXTENDED 🔔 The Visual Art & Writing Competition, themed Freedom Through My Eyes (America’s 250th), now has a new deadline of March 20 at 5 p.m. Tax district high school students are invited to reflect on what freedom means today. Info: ow.ly/vwfa50Y7U34

🎨 REMINDER FOR YOUNG ARTISTS! 🎨 Design a bookmark for the Bookmark Design Challenge and show what America means to YOU! 🇺🇸✨ 3 winning designs featured + winners invited to an event at the Great American State Fair 🎇 More info: arts.gov/Bookmarks

Hot off the press! 🔥 Check out our February newsletter for the latest on Spring Benefit sponsorship opportunities, an MPA Summer Art Camp update, upcoming winter workshops, and more! Read it here: ow.ly/srAw50Yl5Qy

Refik Anadol, MoMA, and AI Art on '60 Minutes' When a machine remixes humanity’s visual archive, is it art? artnews.com/art-news/news/…

3D scanning technology is being used to examine and replicate classic works of art. It's raising some ethical questions about what it means to preserve authenticity and democratize access in an age when the line between originals and copies grows ever thinner. Paul Solman reports. to.pbs.org/3Zfp0at

Thanks, Mark Jenkins, for this thoughtful review of our current PhotoGenesis 2 exhibition. See it before it closes February 24! open.substack.com/pub/discerning… @mcleanvacenter

Answer this question through our Visual Art & Writing Competition! ✍️🎨 As we commemorate America's 250th, MCC Youth Ambassadors invite tax district high school students to reflect on what freedom means today. Submit by Friday, March 13, 5 p.m. Info: ow.ly/vwfa50Y7U34

I’m excited to invite students across VA-11 to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition! Submissions are due by Tuesday, March 3. To learn more, visit walkinshaw.house.gov/services/art-c… or call 703-256-3071

Want your art to make an appearance at the @USMNT match against Belgium? Submit your Fan Art presented by @ATT by March 10th. 🎨 ussoc.cr/bd27b1

REMINDER: The MCC and OFC will be closed for George Washington's Day.

Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again? nytimes.com/2026/02/11/art… via @NYTimes

The disappearing art gallery in your post office washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

Can we interest you in a Visual Art & Writing Competition? 👀 As we commemorate America's 250th, MCC Youth Ambassadors invite tax district high school students to reflect on what freedom means today. Deadline to submit: Friday, March 13, by 5 p.m. Info: ow.ly/vwfa50Y7U34

All camp registrations open Monday, Feb 2, including our Summer Art Camps! Don’t miss reserving your favorite weeks! Sessions fill fast. Learn more at mpaart.org

❄️ SNOW much winter fun happening at MPA! ❄️ Upcoming exhibition events, winter art classes, a MPA Berlage Arts & Education Center update, and more. Dive into all the details in our January newsletter: ow.ly/NzXS50Y4Tbl

…and make sure to check out our fun and creative Summer Art Camps! ☀️🎨🖼️ mpaart.org/education/mpa-… Registration opens Monday morning, Feb. 2!

Due to inclement weather and road conditions, Fairfax County Government facilities, including the MCC, will be closed through Tuesday, Jan. 27. Make-up classes will be scheduled if possible. For additional updates, please check the MCC website and socials. Stay safe!