Greater Reston Arts Center Debuts New Exhibition Thursday

The Greater Reston Arts Center debuts a new exhibition today, LineWorks, a variety of multi-media works by five artists. An artist talk and reception is scheduled for Saturday. The artist talk begins at 5:30 p.m. and the reception is from 6-8 p.m. GRACE is located at 12001 Market St., Suite #103, in Reston. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here’s more about the exhibit, from GRACE:

Beginning with earliest forms of communication, people have used line-based glyphs and pictograms as a way to share information. Wedges pressed into clay slabs, drawings on the walls of caves, and script writing all link our earliest ancestors to the creative process of conveying thoughts and information through linear images. Line-based drawing remains a critical component in the work of contemporary artists.

In LineWorks, we will present a variety of multi-media works by five artists who utilize line as an essential element in their work. Featured artists Lee Gainer, Sarah Irvin, Nikki Painter, Foon Sham, and Sarah Weinstock all create work that relies fundamentally upon line drawing. In addition, they all explore how memories are formed, collected, and forgotten, using drawing to document their experiences.

The Greater Reston Arts Center’s gallery will be reconfigured into five independent spaces, each presenting a different and innovative process, expanding the definition of drawing itself.

PHOTO: Artist Sarah Irvin discusses her work for the exhibit. Photo courtesy of GRACE via Facebook