Spectacular Visual Art Show 'CUT' Opens in Reston This Week

RESTON, VA — Six visual artists are creating a thematic show through "precisely crafted paper-cut pieces" for an exhibition called "CUT" at the Greater Reston Arts Center starting this Friday.

The artists will explore spirituality, modern life and ecological concerns through their pieces, and the CUT exhibition will open Friday, Dec. 9 and run through Feb. 18, although it will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2. The Greater Reston Arts Center is located in Reston Town Center at 12001 Market Street #103.

"CUT is the final exhibition in a trilogy of shows organized by the Greater Reston Arts Center examining labor-intensive, hand-manipulated, contemporary artworks made from humble materials traditionally associated with domestic craft," according to a statement from the Greater Reston Arts Center. "The 2014 exhibition STITCH presented surprising manifestations of needlework in combination with painting, sculpture, photography, and video. The 2015 exhibition BEAD featured works ranging from jewelry that mimics natural forms or incorporated live ammunition, to sculptural assemblages created from materials including hand-blown glass, animal skulls, and re-purposed mops, to two- and three-dimensional works exploring heady themes including identity, gender, race, and nature."

CUT artists will use cut paper or stencils, and will employ new techniques with scissors, x-acto knives and laser-cutting machines to "generate line, form, texture and movement," the statement adds.

The exhibition will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays.

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Image via Greater Reston Arts Center