Mclean Project For The Arts Inc

Arts & education center project: mclean project for the arts is uniquely positioned to pair its longtime commitment to the arts with the opportunity to create a regional epicenter for arts education and outreach. The envisioned result is a vibrant, 6,000-square foot facility in which the possibilities for creativity are boundless.to advance mpa's enduring mission of exhibiting, educating and inspiring, mpa is working to create a new mpa arts and education center. Mpa's expanded presence will complement the existing galleries and studio at the mclean community center with new interior and exteriorspaces in downtown mclean, virginia. The new campus includes galleries dedicated toexhibiting contemporaryart; state-of-the art classrooms and corresponding equipmentfordistinct mediums; a caf for artists and visitors; and a courtyard for outdoor learning andcommunity celebration of the arts.

Art education: mpa offers a broad variety of affordable art classes, summer art camps, and free workshops annually, educating over 1,200 art students of all ages and abilities. Mpa's diverse faculty members, experts in their chosen media, teach an expansive range of styles and approaches, and both virtual and in-studio classes are offered.

4. Mpaartfest: mpa partners with community and service groups to host our beloved annual arts festival, mpaartfest, which is free, ada-compliant, and fully accessible to the public. Mpaartfest transforms mclean central park into a lively landscape of mini art galleries, live musical performances, and free and engaging art activities for all ages. We welcome neurodiverse interns from local high schools and provide a tent for neurodiverse artists to participate in our annual mpaartfest. In fy24, mpa hosted its 17th annual mpaartfest with tremendous attendance and community engagement by thousands of community members. 5.artreach: mpa's central outreach program extends arts education into the community, focusing resources on individuals and groups with limited opportunity to visit a gallery or engage with working artists. Artreach centers on mpa's gallery exhibitions, offering artist-educator tours and hands-on activities which demonstrate art principles and incorporate concepts of the virginia standards of learning (sols). Mpa's award-winning artreach program is free and serves approximately 3,000 individuals annually. Mpa invests funds purposefully to engage students from title i schools, teens and young adults from under-resourced communities, and individuals from senior centers and community disability programs. Mpa offers free bus service to our galleries to all title i school participants. The mpa service area extends from dc's shaw neighborhood to the southernmost areas of fairfax county, including arlington and falls church. Through our virtual programming and the distribution to community partners of our educational activity flyers tied to our exhibitions, our artreach program offers extraordinary access to underserved communities. Mpa's partnership with servicesource, second story, and best buddies continues to grow and mpa continues to reach out to and engage new veteran communities.