News Release: 1/06/2025

Forty-two artists will explore the circle or the concept of coming full circle when Falls Church Arts hosts Full Circle, on view from January 11 to February 23. The forty-five piece exhibit will open on January 11, with a meet-the-artists reception from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The Juror’s Choice Award will be announced during the program. The event is free and open to the public.

Sharon Malley, juror for the show is an Arlington, Virginia-based artist at the Columbia Pike Artist Studios. Her work is on display in juried shows in the greater DC metropolitan area and the mid-Atlantic states. Sharon’s professional career focuses on arts and disabilities. She served as a national leader in arts education and special education at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Sharon commented on the jurying process. “Jurying the Full Circle show for Falls Church Arts was a delight. The entries included a rich variety of media, both two and three dimensions, from oil, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media paintings to digital and traditional photography, glass, and metal sculptures. An unusual number of works were excellently crafted in black and white or neutral colors, which I found appealing. In many cases, responses to the circle theme depicted the concept or visual representation of circles in graphic images, using clean lines, which makes sense, as circles symbolically evoke a perception of completeness. Hence, there is a cohesiveness in the overall selection of work that I hope will delight gallery visitors.”

Full Circle will be on view at the Falls Church Arts gallery at 700-B West Broad St. (Route 7), Falls Church. Admission is free and the gallery is open Tuesdays-Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays-Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are optional and guests are asked to postpone their visit if they are not well.
Artworks can also be viewed online at https://www.fallschurcharts.org. All pieces can be purchased at the gallery or on the website.

Highlights of this exhibit include the Juror's Choice Award and People's Choice Award. To vote for the People's Choice Award, please visit the gallery before February 7 to cast your ballot.

For more information, please email info@fallschurcharts.org.

Participants include:
Cathy Abbott
John Ballou
Noreen Brunini
Joyce Ann Burton-Sousa
Donna Byrne
Bonn Carpenter
Bonnie B. Collier
Michael Crossett
Marina DiCarlo
Kimia Foroughi
Graciela Granek
Dan Hildt
Susan Hillson
Pamela Huffman
Barbara Januszkiewicz
Steve Jennings
Susanne Kamalieh
Mary Kane
Martha Kaplan
Michael Lindsay
Nicole Mahoney
McKaid McConnel
Isabella Merlos
Gini Moore
Sally Myers
Miisha Nash
Eileen O'Brien
Sandi Parker
Michael Potashnik
Margaret Raymond
Elise Ritter-Clough
Renée Nicole Ruggles
Andrea Salzman
Susan Sanders
Deborah Schindler
Cynthia Schoeppel
Meghanne Sennott
Tom Updike
Suzanne Updike
Nancy Walsh
Elin Whitney-Smith
Amy Woodhouse