ACA Blog

Nov 10, 20217 min read

A peak into some of the brilliant artists behind REAL!

Representational art has had a long history of going in and out of fashion. Realism, a term for this type of art coined by French...

Oct 5, 20213 min read

Toni Lynn Washington and Friends Celebrate Community in Arlington

Earlier this month, the lawn in front of the historical Jason Russel House in Arlington, MA transformed into a concert venue for the...

Oct 24, 20111 min read

Open Studios Inspiration, part 2: Happy Reunions

A couple of weeks ago, we shared the story of a child’s sidewalk chalk drawing that Henry Olds transformed into a work of “Pattern Play”...

Oct 18, 20112 min read

Arlington Open Studios: A Success!

The Arlington Center for the Arts was bustling with artists and art-lovers this weekend for their annual Open Studio. 80 artists came...

Jul 17, 20114 min read

Macbeth: From Theatre to Field

Guest blog story by David Atkins, who played Macbeth in Arlington Children’s Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park performance in July 2011....

Jul 4, 20111 min read

Kids’ “Images of Arlington” artwork on display at the State House

A group of young Arlington artists were honored last week at the Massachusetts State House, where their award-winning “Images of...

Jun 26, 20111 min read

Shakespeare House Party

Something wicked this way comes – to a park near you – thanks to the support of Shakespeare in the Park lovers, who gathered recently for...

Oct 4, 20101 min read

Zoning In at the Old Schwamb Mill

Students from Adria Arch‘s Intuitive Painting class currently have a wonderful exhibition of their work on view at Arlington’s historic...

Nov 17, 20091 min read

stim*u*lus: getting inspired @ ACA!

Welcome to ACA’s brand new blog, where we’ll share stories of art, inspiration & transformation that happen here in our little corner of...