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AB EX FFX Art Exhibition (opening reception)
Abstract art exhibition in the Sherwood Center Rotary Gallery.
WHO Everyone
WhenMon Sep 21–Fri Dec 18, 2026 · Opening reception Wed Oct 14, 2026 5:30–7:30 PM; Gallery hours Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–4:30 PM through Dec 18
WhereSherwood Center Rotary Gallery, 3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax
CostFree
Clay and Community
Group and collaborative ceramic works on the theme of community.
WHO Everyone
WhenMon Sep 28–Sun Nov 1, 2026 · daily 11 AM – 6 PM per calendar listing
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 19 – Scope Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Nocturnal: Things that go Bump in the Night
Halloween-themed pottery, glass, paintings and prints.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 1–Sat Oct 31, 2026 · daily 11 AM – 6 PM per calendar listing
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
What the Season Keeps
Autumn enamel work in earthy palettes and textured surfaces.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 1–Sat Oct 31, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Patient Zero: An Exhibition
Juried group show, more than 70 works by 54 DMV artists.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 3–Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Daily through Nov 1, 10 AM-5 PM per ARTfactory calendar; during Factory of Fear (Oct 11-24) works are inside the haunted house
WhereARTfactory, Caton Merchant Gallery, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas
CostFree
Photo: ARTfactory / artist Anna Yoko Polanco via virginiaartfactory.org
Square
Fiber art exhibit on the theme 'Geometric square, square root'.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 6–Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Multiple Exposures Gallery New Member Photography Exhibitions
'Living Geometry' by Anice Hoachlander and 'What is Left Behind' by Alistair Corden.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 13–Sun Nov 22, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Multiple Exposures Gallery – Studio 7, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Columbia Pike Mural Celebration
Celebration of new public mural by artist Rowan Bathurst.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · Sat Oct 24 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WhereColumbia Pike mural site, 4717 Columbia Pike, Arlington
CostSee organizer website for details
The Nature of Poetry
Arlington Arts poetry event in Lubber Run Park with poet Courtney LeBlanc.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · Sat Oct 24 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WhereLubber Run Park, 300 N Park Dr, Arlington
CostSee organizer website for details
12th Annual Workhouse Glass International Exhibition
Juried functional and sculptural contemporary glass in the Vulcan Gallery, Building W-16.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026–Sun Jan 3, 2027 · Oct 24, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 · daily 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM per calendar entry
WhereWorkhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Workhouse Arts Center via workhousearts.org
The Hearth's Embrace
November enamel show in amber hues.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Nov 1–Mon Nov 30, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 28 – Enamelists Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Gather Round
Kiln Club ceramic serving pieces for the Thanksgiving table.
WHO Everyone
WhenMon Nov 2–Sun Nov 29, 2026 · daily 11 AM – 6 PM per calendar listing
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 19 – Scope Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Walter Kravitz: The Living Line
Paintings and drawings by Walter Kravitz from George Mason University's art collection.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 3, 2026 · Tue Nov 3 10 AM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Buchanan Partners Art Gallery, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
3rd Culture: Unseen Threads, a solo exhibition by Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi
ARTfactory solo show by Ghanaian American artist ABSKU on family, migration and memory.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7–Sun Dec 6, 2026 · Opening reception Sat Nov 7 6-8 PM; Meet the Artist: Print, Create & Connect Sat Nov 14 12-5 PM; On view Nov 7-Dec 6, 10 AM-5 PM
WhereARTfactory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas
CostFree
Photo: Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi, Where Faith Took Root (2026) via historicmanassas.org
From Hand to Heart: A Moving Forward Sudan Exhibit
Work by the Sudanese diaspora on the war, with focus on the women carrying it, in Workhouse's Muse Gallery.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026–Sun Jan 10, 2027 · On view Nov 7, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 (calendar hours 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
WhereWorkhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Workhouse Arts Center via workhousearts.org
Celebrate
Seasonal-holiday fiber art exhibit.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 10, 2026–Sun Jan 3, 2027 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereTorpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 29 – Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery, 105 N Union St, Alexandria
CostSee organizer website for details
Fall Gallery Walk 2026
Downtown businesses host artists showing paintings and sculpture.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · Sat Nov 14 12-5 PM
WhereHistoric Downtown Manassas (Visitor Center at the Train Depot), 9431 West Street, Manassas
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Historic Manassas Inc. via historicmanassas.org