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Opening: Art League Hosts Regional Launch of Minds Wide Open

About This Event

The Art League is thrilled to be selected as one of the regional launch sites for the statewide launch of MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts. The Torpedo Factory and The Art League will be the host of the Alexandria launch on Thursday, March 11 starting at 6:30 pm. Launch events include presentations by distinguished Torpedo Factory women alumni; a solo exhibit of award-winning artist Rosemary Feit Covey’s wood engravings in The Art League Gallery with modern dance performances inspired by her work; and the opening reception and awards presentation in The Art League Gallery for their exhibition, HerStory. The events take place in the Target Gallery and The Art League Gallery.

Visually, the goal of the artwork in The Art League exhibit “HerStory” is to honor and explore personal stories and experiences about women throughout history, as well as in the present and in the future. Artists may enter works that either express a personal story or convey a personal memory or emotion about women or what it means to be female. They may also choose to visually covey the story of a historically famous woman or event of importance to women. Artists are encouraged to think creatively and symbolically while exploring this theme. Barbara Rachko, Art League alumni, and now a well-established New York artist, will jury this exhibit.

Rosemary Feit Covey’s provocative images in her “Peep and Strip Show” exhibit force the viewer into the role of voyeur, either by demanding the viewer to observe her engravings through a peep show box, or on a photographer’s light box. Suggestive rather than overtly explicit, her wood engravings subtly deal with obsession on many levels. Modern dance will be featured throughout the evening inspired by Covey’s work.