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PRESS START TO BEGIN! Super Art Fight RETURNS to the ARTFactory in Manassas, Virginia this June! Saturday June 24, we bring you the Manassas Gauntlet of Glory! Five Super Art Fight Artists will run the Gauntlet to win a shot at the Championship! Poster designed by @owlyyn

ONWARD TOWARDS MANASSAS, VIRGINIA!!! Join us this Saturday Night over at the ARTfactory! We bring you four amazing bouts of Super Art Fight action! Also bringing you some familiar and fresh new faces to our usual shenanigans!

Lukman Ahmad’s “The Other Side of the Coin” is now on display in our gallery until 4/30. Syrian born, Lukman Ahmad reflects the Kurdish experience as well as the human experience.🌻 Artist Reception: Saturday, April 2, 6 pm – 8 pm RSVP Here: Tinyurl.com/LukmanAR

Come join us at the Harris Pavilion in old town from 6:30-8pm for another round of Summersounds with The Splinters! #music #oldtownstrong #manassas #livemusic #summersounds

Join us for our next session of Sketchbook Journeys starting August 24 (1 pm) with instructor Lydia Bratton! Take a trip around the world with your art journal in this unique online class. Visit tinyurl.com/y2kxmhjw for more details and registration!

#ThrowbackThursday to our last session of Showtime Theatre Fun with John Waldron in our spacious Kellar Family Theater! Stay tuned for new fall programming announcements! #VirginiaARTfactory #theatrelife #theatre #childrenstheatre #kellarfamilytheatre #beART

Learn about different pastel papers and boards while exploring a variety of techniques in our Soft Pastels Workshop with Michele Frantz this Sunday, 1-5 pm at the ARTfactory. For ages 15 & up. Visit tinyurl.com/yxcyj7av for workshop details!

#ArtOfTheDay😍 This vibrant piece "Sunset Teapot" by watercolor artist Carrie Roets-Waller is part of the "3 Lifetimes of Discovery" exhibit. View the exhibit online at virginiaartfactory.org/gallery ⭐️(contact jexum@virginiaartfactory.org for purchase info & viewings by appointment!)

Explore the powers of the third dimension in our 3D Art & Sculpture class starting this Monday at the ARTfactory (Aug. 10-14, 10 am-1 pm). tinyurl.com/y34ep7qy

Come celebrate late summer evenings in a healthy and fun way! Join Cookie Bell for week of line dancing in our spacious art gallery August 10-14 (7-8 pm). Cookie will lead a class designed to get reconnected and moving in a safe and joyful environment. tinyurl.com/y6dojcas

#FlashbackFriday to instructor Todd Cumpston’s sketch from our last round of Urban Sketchers Happy Hour! Our next round starts Monday, August 3-5, 7-8 pm via ZOOM. Interested in joining us for happy hour? Follow the link below for sign-up info! tinyurl.com/yy5yafqm

Improve your skills in creating original Anime characters with fully developed traits, motivations & potential story arcs in our upcoming Anime Character Design class Aug 3-7. Visit tinyurl.com/yyup8acq for more info!

Calling all songbirds! Are you looking for a supportive and fun way to improve your singing skills? Bring your voice and dive into the world of singing in our upcoming Zoom class “Sing with Me”! Visit tinyurl.com/singwme for registration details!

Take a trip around the world with your art journal in our upcoming “Sketchbook Journeys” Zoom class August 3-7. Visit anywhere you like using the unlimited visual references provided courtesy of Google Street View. Copy and paste: tinyurl.com/sketchbookj for more info!

Our production of "Bottom's Dream" youtu.be/4uR_kOC4lno is on our YouTube page now! Join us on Facebook in 15 minutes for a LIVE Q&A session with the cast members! #livechat #theatre #fromtheartfactorytoyou #shakespeare #midsummernightsdream

Helen Mirren didn't go to acting school, but she trained @ the Royal Shakespeare Company. Read on to learn why she encourages actors to study #Shakespeare: tinyurl.com/y8ltak26 Our Shakespeare in Quarantine #onlineclass starts 7/21, 7-9pm. Details: virginiaartfactory.org/calendar

It's #Shakespeare week! Presenting the 4th video in our summer series: "Bottom's Dream" is up now on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/4uR_kOC4lno Live chat at 7:30 on our Facebook w/ cast members. Have a ? for them? Tweet us and we'll ask it live! #theatre #Midsummernightsdream

Feel like real life is starting to be little like the "Twilight Zone"? Then grab a snack & watch "Pandemic", written by PPT alum Ellen Cribbs, directed by alum Kelly Glyptis: zcu.io/ZVVx #Livechat @ 7:30pm w/ these lovely ladies on Facebook! #manassas #originalscript

One of our current exhibiting artists Carrie Waller, is featured in an article from Artists Network! zcu.io/as0M View her work plus artists Maria Bennett Hock & Debra Kierce in our gallery at virginiaARTfactory.org/gallery #localart #DMVartists #womenartists #watercolor