Falls Church Arts To Open Street Life: Real Life Reimagined Exhibit

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Whether you're looking to buy art for your home or simply enjoy browsing art galleries, Falls Church Arts is preparing to open its latest exhibit.

Street Life: Real Life Reimagined, an all-media show with work from 37 artists, will open July 1 through Aug. 13. The public is invited to attend a free reception with the artists from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on July 1 at 700-B West Broad St.

The juror who selected artwork for the exhibit is Adam Odomore, an artist-archivist focused on African and African American art, photography, and culture. According to Falls Church Arts, Odomore described the exhibit as a "marriage of styles and mediums that range from abstraction to still life, sculpture, figurative, and landscape art."

"It is all at once bustling with energy like a crescendo yet contemplative and mellow like base movements in a symphony," said Odomore via Falls Church Arts. "In short, it is a show that speaks to the humanness of creation and the possibilities that can be when artists are free to contemplate and interpret a theme broadly. Ultimately, Street Life is real life."

The show includes 42 art pieces available for purchase at the gallery or online. Artists will be on hand at the reception to answer questions and discuss their work.

Juror’s Choice and People’s Choice awards will be awarded through a donation from DuBro Architects + Builders. The Juror's Choice Award will be announced at the July 1 reception, and the People’s Choice Award will be decided by gallery visitors' votes and announced on July 30.

Participating artists are: John Ballou, Diana Bozza, Noreen Brunini, Gretchen D’Amore, Dennis D'Bayan, Jan Fairbank, Bob Friedman, Willa Friedman, James Hengst, Patricia Hickey, Daniel Horowitz, Kiefer Johnson, Maria Kinnane, Leslie Landerkin, Naomi Lipsky, Steve Mabley, Matt Makara, Russ Mardon, Elizabeth Matthews, Jane McElvany-Coonce, David Merrell, Carol Morgan, Sandi Parker, Michael Potashnik, Karen Reiner, Elisabeth Rhyne, Deborah Schindler, Ramziya Shakirova, Robert Tiemann, Nancy Totten, Shannon Turkewitz, Tom Updike, Suzanne Updike, Liz Vance, Oyunaa Waskin, Bob Wentworth, and Craig Wright.

The exhibit will be available during gallery hours Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors who feel sick are asked to delay their visit.

The Falls Church Arts gallery is located at 700-B West Broad St., Falls Church, VA.