Programs

Art Talks

October 21, Saturday, 2017

NASTY WOMEN: ART TALKS
As part of Now Be Here photo event organized by artist Kim Schoenstadtat the National Museum for Women in the Arts, TSV is collaborating with Karyn Miller, the Exhibitions Director of the Arlington Arts Center to host a series of talks by 9 artists. These amazing women were invited to come up with a short story to tell about their role as a female artist.

The talks will be held at the Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, VA in the beautiful Tiffany Room. Artist Linn Meyers is the organizing artist for the Now Be Here #4 covering the DMV area.

Anna Tsouhlarakis

Mojdeh Rezaeipour

Nekisha Durrett

Judy Byron

Rahne Alexander

Roxana Geffen

Fabiola Yurcisin

Mei Mei Chang

Sue Wrbican

L‑R Now Be Here Collaborator Linn Meyers, Mei Mei Chang, Anna Tsouhlarakis, Nekisha Durrett, Judy Byron, Rahne Alexander, Fabiola Alvarez, Sue Wribican and Roxana Alger Geffen

Artists and Organizers. Kneeling: Isabel Manalo of TSV and Karyn Miller of AAC. Standing L‑R: Roxana Alger Geffen, Mei Mei Chang, Anna Tsouhlarakis, Mojdeh Rezaeipour, Nekisha Durrett, Rahne Alexander, Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin and Sue Wribican.

Nekisha Durrett talks about her family and seeing “Purple Rain” and “A Color Purple” as a young girl.

Roxana Alger Gefen talks about her life as an artist with three young children.

Rahne Alexander speaks about being Transgender and the challenges to overcome but feeling empowered.

TSV Discussions

April 2, 2017 ART DISCUSSION: EMPATHY, RACE, APPROPRIATION AND ETHICS

A discussion of the painting by artist Dana Schutz titled “Open Casket” — taken from a photograph of Emmett Till. “Open Casket” has inspired controversy over issues of race, empathy, appropriation and more. The painting is currently on view at the Whitney Museum’s Whitney Biennial.

What is the role of the contemporary artist today as we navigate through tumultuous political topics?

Art Critique Series

TSV offers a public critique series for professional artists. Modeled after graduate program art critiques, artists are invited to present their work in front of an audience that includes TSV team members and a guest moderator, to stimulate critical dialogue, discourse and growth in their work and studio practice. Artists sign up first come first serve by first emailing their interest along with a link to their website and/or several images of their current work . This series is free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

11a.m. – 1:30p.m. Takt Artist Residency Tapir Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Takt is located in the Friedrichshain neigborhood at

Weserstraße 11, 10247 Berlin.

Moderator: Isabel Manalo

Saturday, September 28, 2013

11a.m. – 1:30p.m. Takt Artist Residency Tapir Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Takt is located in the Friedrichshain neigborhood at

Weserstraße 11, 10247 Berlin.

Moderator: Isabel Manalo

Guest Moderator: Thomas Eller, Artist and Curator

Saturday, June 2, 2012

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Arlington Arts Center.

Moderator: Art collector Philip Barlow.

Pleasant Plains Workshop (PPW)
2608 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001

Arlington Arts Center (AAC)
703.248.6800
3550 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22201
Metro : Orange Line : Virginia Square

At the AAC: The first two artists to respond will be accepted. Two other AAC resident artists will be participating for a total of four artists presenting at the AAC critiques.

At PPW: The first three artists to respond will be accepted.

TSV is grateful to both PPW and AAC as our host partners in the Critique Series as well as to Utrecht Art Supply in DC for providing gift cards to all presenting artists.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Arlington Arts Center.

Past Art Critique Series

Saturday, February 11, 2012

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Arlington Arts Center.

Moderator: Robin Rose

February, 2012

Arlington Arts Center guest moderated by Robin Rose.

January, 2012

Pleasant Plains Workshop guest moderated by Tom Bunnell. Presenting artists: Chajana Denharder, Rebecca Kalem and Irene Clouthier.

December, 2011

Arlington Arts Center: guest moderated by Tom Bunnell. Presenting artists: Megan Mueller, Mariah Johnson,

Curatorial Projects

SEPTEMBER, 2012

TSV BERLIN:
Featuring an installation by Washington D.C. Artists Sam Scharf and Megan Mueller.

Opening Reception Saturday, September 1, 7–10p.m.

OCTOBER, 2012

“Hot and Gestort”, Solo show of Bridget Sue Lambert. Digital prints.

NOVEMBER, 2012

Solo show of Tom Bunnell works on paper.

June 21 – July 22 , Works in Progress Gallery at Artisphere in Arlington, VA.

The Studio Visit (TSV) is inviting local artist Reuben Breslar to occupy the Work In Progress Gallery for four weeks. Reuben is an interdisciplinary artist based in Virginia. He is acting as ‘Artist as Curator’ in collaborating with TSV Program Manager Victoria Greising who is co-Curating this show with him. Reuben has asked Sam Scharff and Rachel England to participate in this interactive process that will begin with Reuben responding initially to the space and the curatorial process. The three participating artists will take turns – alternating weeks – by responding to his work and all the while Reuben responding back shortly thereafter. It is, in essence, a dialogue and a conversation as manifest as the artist as curator and as a physical space that ameliorates with the people and objects that house and ‘converse’ with it over time. Scheduled critiques are planned and the entire process will be documented and featured on TSV’s site in a collaborative editorial of video, photography and article to be also completed by Reuben himself.

Past Curatorial Projects

June 22 – September, 2012, Arlington Arts Center

TSV is partnering with the Arlington Arts Center to in a collaboration of curator and writer. It will culminate in an exhibit of printmakers opening on Saturday, June 23 from 6 – 9 p.m.. We are covering the curatorial journey of the amazing Kristina Bilonick from Pleasant Plains Workshop by TSV writer Joren Lindholm’s point of view. Due to programming changes we are only covering one emerging curator who also happens to be one of TSV’s contributor

Professional Development Series

April 21, 10 a.m. — 1p.m. The Write Stuff: Artist Statements

Discussants and workshop leaders are E.Brady Robinson and Bibi Obler. E. Brady Robinson is a photographer and an Associate Professor of Photography at the University of Central Florida. Bibi Obler is an Art History Professor at George Mason University.

May 19, 10am-12p.m. The Conversation: Talking About Your Work

Get the tools to talk about your work. We’ll discuss strategies to tailor your talking points – from the snappy elevator pitch to an engaging artist talk. Join us for a panel discussion about how to effectively get your point across – whether you’re talking to press, collectors, or fellow artists – that will provide valuable advice from expert art professionals. Panelists include writer and Washington Post Staff Michael O’Sullivan, American University Professor and artist Zoe Charlton, multi-media artist and collector Carol Brown Goldberg and Margaret Heiner, owner and director of Heiner Contemporary Art.

Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint
916 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

10 a.m.–12 p.m. Packaging Yourself: Putting it All Together
Panelists include Arlington Arts Center Executive Director Stefanie Fedor, art photographer Brandon Webster, local artist and co-founder of Delicious Spectacle Camden Place and local artist and co-founder of Project Dispatch Chandi Kelley.

Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint
916 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Past Art Fairs and Fundraisers

September, 2011

September, 2011

(e)merge art fair, Washington D.C. at the Capitol Skyline Hotel. Featured artwork by Ding Ren. Also a curated flat file of works of Sarah Gamble, Craig Drennen and Bonner Sale. Curated by Jiha Moon.

November, 2011

November, 2011

Art Salon Fundraiser in Washington D.C. Featured work of Bonner Sale, Ding Ren and Craig Drennen, all previously featured artists on TSV.

Testimonials

“Isabel Manalo was my Artist Mentor for the two final semesters of my MFA in Visual Art from Lesley University’s low-residency program in Cambridge, MA. Isabel was my local area guide to defining my successful thesis project. She took the time to listen and see what I was attempting to communicate visually and to clear away extraneous visual detail. My initial imagery included a lot of figurative representation. We had already met a few times, but in a single session, she suggested that I simplify and retain the ‘neuro eye’ image which I adopted and repeated on my 16-foot diameter geodesic dome installation. She truly helped me focus on my visual thesis concept and set me off working with a passion. Isabel is a connector, an exceptional mother, a sought-after curator, an art juror, and exhibiting artist with a studio practice and gallery representation. She is a gifted artist and teacher and an excellent human, not to mention her Yale fine art mafia.”

—Cynthia Scott Johnson, Artist, Gallery Owner and Diretor of Gaslight, Frederick, MD. August 2022

“Brady is an outstanding professor and artist. I was blessed to have Brady teach professional practices of art during my first semester of graduate school. This course taught me how to successfully grant write and push relevant content out to promotional outlets. I couldn’t have had a better professor for this: Brady knows how to give you the essentials without the jargon and artspeak. Courses like this should be mandatory in any fine art program, and I admire that Brady was an advocate for this: she genuinely wants her students to succeed. Although I’m a few years out of grad school, Brady continues to be a reliable source of help regarding academic, gallery and curatorial positions. If you have the opportunity to work with Brady or take one of her workshops, do not pass it up. I speak for many of her former students when I say I owe much of my success to her.”

—Sherri Littlefield, Former student

“Professor Manalo is an exceptional artist, educator and mentor. I took her Studio Art course at American University as a Freshman in college; it was truly one of my favorite and most memorable classes. Professor Manalo’s is the reason why I continue to pursue art. Her teaching methodology was unique, effective and fun! Her teaching style wasn’t confined in the classroom; she introduced us to other renowned artists, and we spent time in museums/galleries to learn about art at the front row. She taught me to challenge the way I pursue art as well as find my own style. Most of my peers in the class didn’t identify as artists, but it was evident how much they enjoyed the class as well. We found ourselves spending countless hours of our free time at the University studio working on projects for Professor Manalo’s class. She is a source of constant inspiration to her students. It has been 6 years since I first took her class, but Professor Manalo is still a champion for her students no matter how long time has flown by.”

—Bernadette Mead — Class of 2019, American University

“Isabel is a teacher who inspired and encouraged me to pursue art. She made me and countless other students feel comfortable and genuinely cared for, and she takes great effort to understand you and your goals. She was one of the only teachers at Burke who made students feel genuinely comfortable and cared for.”

—Stella Magee

“Isabel’s remarkable energy to go above and beyond meant that she often took her students out of the classroom to museums and galleries, shared insights from her own vibrant art practice, and brought in other working artists to give her students direct experiences with what was new and exciting in the art world For quite a few students these eye-opening opportunities allowed them to imagine themselves as true artists for the first time.”

—Lucinda Leach, Former Chair of the Art Department, The Edmund Burke School. May 2022.

“I looked forward to going to school everyday because of Isabel. She made me realize the significance art holds in my life. As her student, she challenged me to take art seriously and showed countless approaches to creating a piece. I started to create artwork that I was truly proud of because it made me think on a deeper level. The classroom evnironment Isabel provided was icredibly supportive and constructive. Her honesty and compassion for her students is incredibly admirable. Isabel is easily the most intentional and inspiring teacher I have had. I learned many skills from her as an artist, student, and person.”

—Rebecca Meroney, The Edmund Burke School ’21.

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