THIS THURSDAY:September 17th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Explore the arts every Third Thursday of the month with the local community and Support local youth.
WVSA is located at the corner of 16th and L Street NW in downtown Washington, DC. Starting September 17, 2009 every Third Thursday from 5:30 -7:30pm there will be a unique arts event. Kicking off the Fall Season with a local DC artist, Leila Holtsman, WVSA is striving to create an opportunity for established and aspiring artists to educate local youth and share their art with the local community.
If you are unfamiliar with WVSA this is the perfect opportunity to visit the gallery. WVSA ARTs connection (WVSA) is a unique non-profit organization providing multiple creative environments, opportunities, and experiences for children and adults through arts-infused educational and vocational programs. There will be an opportunity to meet the staff, artists, as well as enjoy whatever fantastic event is going on that Thursday.
Leila Holtsman is starting this monthly event with a DCCAH-supported gallery opening. For the last decade, Leila Holtsman has created mixed-material sculpture, site murals, and ceramic objects for private clients and exhibitions. Born in Washington, DC, Holtsman spent ten years of her early life in the deserts of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and this formative experience influences her interest in natural forms and earthen palettes to this day.
Leila states in her own words: “I make low-relief surfaces that evoke displacement and change, alluding to the passage of time. Through the manipulation of materials-forming clay into abstract shapes, printing layers of images and giving steel panels over to rain and other elements-I make objects that call to mind forces that fade memories and recycle once-living things back to the earth.”
The Gallery and Artist Reception will take place from 5:30-7:30pm on Thursday September 17, 2009. All artwork will be available for post-event viewing and purchase. WVSA is located at the corner of 16th and L Street NW, and the gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. — 6 p.m. For more information about Third Thursdays, and Leila Holtsman, visit www.wvsarts.org.
