The Art League Selected for Minds Wide Open Launch Event on March 11 The Art League is selected as one of the regional launch sites for the statewide kick-off of MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts.
The Torpedo Factory and The Art League will host the Alexandria launch on Thursday, March 11 starting at 6:30 pm. Launch events include presentations by distinguished Torpedo Factory women alumni; a solo exhibit of award-winning artist Rosemary Feit Covey’s wood engravings in The Art League Gallery with modern dance performances inspired by her work; and the opening reception and awards presentation in The Art League Gallery for our exhibition, HerStory. Events take place in the Target Gallery and The Art League Gallery.
Visually, the goal of the artwork in The Art League exhibit “HerStory” is to honor and explore personal stories and experiences about women throughout history, as well as in the present and in the future.
Rosemary Feit Covey’s provocative images in her “Peep and Strip Show” exhibit force the viewer into the role of voyeur, either by demanding the viewer to observe her engravings through a peep show box, or on a photographer’s light box. Suggestive rather than overtly explicit, her wood engravings subtly deal with obsession on many levels. Modern dance will be featured throughout the evening inspired by Covey’s work.