Art Education

The McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) recently received a Shining Star ArtStars Award of $10,000 from the Dominion Foundation. The award recognized MPA’s ArtReach program, which offers [...]

New!  Botanical Illustration Session 2 Some drawing experience is necessary. Hone in on your drawing skills as you work with shading, perspective, 3-dimensionality to draw botanic subjects. [...]

Twoosy Doodlers This is a special art class for toddlers and parents (or helpers). Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, printing, and creating while developing fine [...]

Summer 2016 Young Rembrandts® Cartooning Students learn and develop their ability to draw cartoon imagery, including action, irony and emotional expression of characters. Young Rembrandts uses [...]

  Drawing Fundamentals: Spring Session All skill levels welcome. Young artists will learn the basics of drawing in this new spring session, including elements of line, proportion, [...]

Abrakadoodle Art Classes for kids 20 months-6 years See classes This popular series of imaginative art classes for children is based on the learning principles of Jean Piaget. Children create [...]

FCPS Spring Break and spring student holidays are fast approaching! If you are planning to stay in town, MPA has some excellent art offerings to keep your kids busy and creative during the day: [...]

How are those New Year’s resolutions looking? How about trying something new and creative, or broadening your portfolio this spring at MPA? There are many new classes that we are excited to [...]

Art Education had a breakthrough moment this week. U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) offered an amendment to integrate the arts into the nation’s STEM (science, technology, [...]

Discover your inner artist! McLean Project for the Arts is offering a wide variety of art classes — for novices through master levels. Art classes are offered for adults, teens and [...]

It’s a hot one out there…come cool off with McLean Project for the Arts and sign up for summer art camp! It’s still not too late — art camp is in session weekly through August 14.  Sign up today! [...]

  Naomi Chung will teach 3 classes this summer: Drawing into Painting for 8-12 year olds (Saturdays 10am-12:30pm), Introduction to Drawing for 16 years-adults (Thursdays 7-9:30 pm), and Painting [...]

Held in our beautiful Susan B. DuVal art studio, MPA art camps offer the ultimate in scheduling flexibility.  Weekly morning or afternoon sessions feature a wide variety of artful themes that [...]

Art Classes for Adults Click here for Adult Art and Interior Design Classes flyer (winter 2015) Art Classes for Children and Teens Click here for  Children and Teen Art Classes flyer (winter [...]

Carmon Colangelo, Visiting Artist at George Mason University to speak at MPA Psychogeographies: Jack Kerouac, Sputnik & Disney World Wednesday, OCT 15, 7 PM MPA’s Emerson Gallery FREE A [...]