Special Events

DEADLINE: June 15, 2020 Exhibition: MPAartfest 2020 on Sunday, October 4, 2020 from 10:00am – 4:00pm. MPAartfest is a one-day juried fine art and craft show and sale featuring the work of [...]

Mark your calendar for this year’s MPA Spring Benefit on May 7th, co-chaired by Heidi Narang and Priscilla Stanzel. Our Spring Benefit raises critical funds supporting MPA’s [...]

DEADLINE: September 21, 2019 Exhibition: MPAartfest 2018, a one-day juried fine art and craft show and sale featuring the work of more than 35 local and regional visual artists. Location: McLean [...]

Join Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager, Statewide Programs and Exhibitions as he explores the life and work of Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th and [...]

McLean Project for the Arts is thrilled to join the  Old Firehouse Teen Center for their 25th Anniversary Block Party, Saturday, August 22nd, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free event, held at the Old [...]

Gorgeous setting (and weather) for our annual Spring Benefit. So grateful for our generous supporters — especially our hosts, Selwa and David Rutchik and our co-chairs, Jen Graham, Kitty [...]

Join us in the Emerson Gallery! May 6, 11:30 AM:  WATER MEDITATION Water Unspoken artist David Carlson  will lead a guided meditation in the gallery based on mindfulness practice. A journey [...]

Gallery talk and reception is Thursday, April 16, 7 – 9 PM.  Free, and all are welcome!

Help MPA continue to EXHIBIT,  EDUCATE AND INSPIRE in 2015! WHAT IS #GIVINGTUESDAY?  We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day [...]

Tuesday, DEC 2,  Noon – 1 PM Join us in the Emerson Gallery for a lecture by exhibiting artist Rachel Rotenberg.  Rotenberg’s sculptures are imposing yet warm and her methods of [...]

Tuesday, DEC 2,  Noon – 1 PM Join us in the Emerson Gallery for a lecture by exhibiting artist Rachel Rotenberg.  Rotenberg’s sculptures are imposing yet warm and her methods of [...]