Arlington poet Yessenia Arias’ poems are in our current exhibit Hope Without Boundaries, but they are from her exhibit at Studio PAUSE (Buckingham), from 2016, which are part of our Studio PAUSE Community Art Collection. As she continues to write and encourage others to do the same, we invite you to join her in two sessions, one in November and one in December.

Join curator Sushmita Mazumdar for a tour of our current exhibit, Hope Without Boundaries/Esperanza Sin Limites. There will also be time for an art/writing activity and of course, discussion.

In this series of Family Art PAUSEs this November, we invite parents with children 5 years and older to PAUSE, and make time for art with artists at Studio PAUSE.

Arlington poet Yessenia Arias’ poems are in our current exhibit Hope Without Boundaries, but they are from her exhibit at Studio PAUSE (Buckingham), from 2016, which are part of our Studio PAUSE Community Art Collection. As she continues to write and encourage others to do the same, we invite you to join her in two sessions, one in November and one in December.

In this series of Family Art PAUSEs this November, we invite parents with children 5 years and older to PAUSE, and make time for art with artists at Studio PAUSE.

Join curator Sushmita Mazumdar for a tour of our current exhibit, Hope Without Boundaries/Esperanza Sin Limites. There will also be time for an art/writing activity and of course, discussion.

In this series of Family Art PAUSEs this November, we invite parents with children 5 years and older to PAUSE, and make time for art with artists at Studio PAUSE.

Local poet Ruben D. Sira leads us in a casual poetry writing workshop accompanied by tea, which is a favorite experience of his. Write in any language as he shares his poem in Spanish and English and guides participants to explore their own colors.

Join us for our Community PAUSE: Hope Without Boundaries as we continue to celebrate the creations of our Latino communities at the Studio.

Join us for Conversations & Writing with author Emma Violand-Sánchez who will discuss her book Dreams and Shadows.

CANCELLED! Join us for Art PAUSE with artist David Ramos as we explore simple ways to make an artwork with a Cardinal, the symbol of Virginia.

Join us for Conversations & Writing with author Emma Violand-Sánchez who will discuss her book Dreams and Shadows.

Join us at Arlington County’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Festival Latinoamericano!

Make time to explore creativity with people whose work is on view in the current Columbia Pike Library exhibit! Join us for two workshops—APS art teacher Girasol O’Neill will explore watercolors and ink with elementary school-age children and their caregivers, and retired art professor Ken Krafchek will do a monoprinting workshop for teens and adults.  This program is free, and all supplies are provided.

Join us for viewing the documentary film, “We Are Barcroft”- a 60-Acre History of People & Place (45 mins) which shares the oral history videos of 8 people who belong to the Barcroft Apartment community, in conjunction with the exhibit, “Me, Here, and Columbia Pike: Stories of People & Place as shared at Studio PAUSE”. There will be a Q&A and an artists’ talk following.

The PoeTree, in its newest form, is being created by artist Sharmila Karamchandani at the Columbia Pike Studio. It will be decorated with poems written by people from all over Arlington, celebrating and sharing the creativity in our community this April for National Poetry Month!

Join us for Art PAUSE as we continue to celebrate National Poetry Month. This week, make your own haiku poetry slip and leave it behind so we can hang it on our “PoeTree”! Then come back to see the PoeTree bloom with the creativity in the community.

All materials provided and no experience needed!

Suggested donation: $10/child ages 5 and up. Free for caregivers and younger siblings.

Join us for a Studio Tour of our new exhibit “The Poetry Fence Comes to Arlington!” and The PoeTree Project this April. As we celebrate April and National Poetry Month, join curator Sushmita Mazumdar for a tour and a fun poetry activity inspired by the exhibit.

Free.

Join us for Art PAUSE to celebrate National Poetry Month and make your own section of “The Poetry Fence” to take home!

All materials provided and no experience needed!

Suggested donation: $10/child ages 5 and up. Free for caregivers and younger siblings.

Join us for Art PAUSE and make your own version of the “Textures of Community” on the big window and contribute to the project conceived by artist LouLou Marino. The big window at Studio PAUSE is where we share Window to Multicultural: See, Engage, and Understand.

All materials provided and no experience needed!

Suggested donation: $10/child ages 5 and up. Free for caregivers and younger siblings.

Join us for our next Community PAUSE and opening of the exhibit “The Poetry Fence Comes to Arlington!” It showcases 16 years of stories, poems, and so much more, and what creator Renée Adams calls her analog blog. We also created our own version of the fence, which allows the Stiudio community to mix with Renée’s!

Danyi Hong has been making art on a variety of surfaces, each one driving her creativity and painting skills and bringing her immense joy.

In this artist-led series designed to provide a PAUSE, create small and simple works of book art and incorporate a bit of creativity, mindfulness, and reflection into your Saturday. This week’s topic is: Being Home

Join us at Asia After Dark: Diwali Festival at the National Museum of Asia Art! — “an after-hours event where we light up the museum in celebration of light overcoming darkness. Enjoy food and sweets, watch performances, create crafts, and more.” Create a handmade storybook with Sushmita Mazumdar, “Abundance is Bright: Celebrating Goddess Lakshmi & Diwali.”

In this artist-led series designed to provide a PAUSE, create small and simple works of book art and incorporate a bit of creativity, mindfulness, and reflection into your Saturday. This week’s topic is: A Word I Fear

Join us for the opening exhibit of Arlington Weaves, Etc., showcasing a diverse range of hand-dyed and handwoven products that they have been “dyeing” to show you!

In this artist-led series designed to provide a PAUSE, create small and simple works of book art and incorporate a bit of creativity, mindfulness, and reflection into your Saturdays over three sessions: Oct 19: A Book of Wishes, Oct 26: A Word I Fear, and Nov 2: Being Home.

Join us at Festival Latinoamericano 2024 where we'll share the art and stories of the Studio’s Latino PAUSErs who made time to explore creativity at the Columbia Pike Studio. We also include photos and stories from the Columbia Pike Documentary Project and present oral history videos of Latinos in our community.