{"id":230236,"date":"2026-02-19T16:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=230236"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:44:41","slug":"a-playful-community-driven-arts-experience-is-coming-to-arlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/a-playful-community-driven-arts-experience-is-coming-to-arlington\/","title":{"rendered":"A Playful, Community-Driven Arts Experience Is Coming to Arlington"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"look arlington - an arts experience\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">things to do <\/div><p>A common experience of living in Northern Virginia is driving past a building and remarking on <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/falls-church-kaleidos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what it used to be<\/a>. One Arlington building, which used to be a Walgreens, is becoming the site for an Arts Experience for three weekends in February and March. The Langston Boulevard Alliance is hosting LOOK: An Arts Experience at 3130 Langston Boulevard, starting on February 20th. The multi-media installation will include community events, workshops, performances, and more. It&#8217;s a pop-up gallery featuring 19 local artists, and so much more. <strong>Read on for more about LOOK: An Arts Experience and how to experience it.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-230238 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI.png\" alt=\"look arlington - an arts experience\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/LOOK_Arlington_FI-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Backstory<\/h3>\n<p>Ginger Brown, the executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/langstonblvdalliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Langston Boulevard Alliance<\/a>, said that the idea for a pop-up arts experience came as a response to a grant opportunity from Arlington County Economic Development. \u201cWe were just thinking, well, what\u2019s missing in Arlington? We don\u2019t have a ton of performance space. We have a lot of space for artists to show their work \u2014 there are some great studios \u2014 but maybe not enough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Langston Boulevard Alliance is a community organization that supports businesses and other community organizations along Langston Boulevard in Arlington. The LBA hosts placemaking events, community events, local campaigns, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The timing aligned with a unique opportunity: a building slated for demolition, also on Langston Boulevard. \u201cThis building is being torn down, and we knew the owners, so we asked if we could have the space,\u201d Ginger says. \u201cThey were fabulous. They are letting us use this space free of charge.\u201d Many may recognize the building at 3130 Langston Boulevard as a former Walgreens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/little-free-art-gallery-arlington-va\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arlington\u2019s Little Free Art Gallery is a Place for Community<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LBA was approved for the grant and started soliciting art. \u201cWe got over 80 submissions,\u201d said Amber Hayes, an Arlington-based graphic designer and an LBA team member. \u201cWe tried hard to get a good representation of the DMV area.\u201d The team culled the selections down to the 19 artists whose work will be featured during the event.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ginger, Amber, the LBA team and the exhibiting artists have built the space from scratch &#8211; quite literally. The space is an empty shell, with no shelves or other fixtures. The mini galleries lining the walls have all been built by the team. The pharmacist\u2019s office is now a workshop space, with walls prepped for people\u2019s drawings in an interactive installation. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Experiencing LOOK<\/h3>\n<p>Visitors can expect installations, workshops, and live performances \u2014 all under one roof. And, it&#8217;s all free. There will be local food trucks on site with snacks and books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolks are able to come and see our wonderful installations and meet our artists, as well as participate in wonderful workshops,\u201d Ginger said. Workshops range widely and are available through in-person sign-ups. Some of the selections include mosaic art, spice blending, screen printing, and needle felting, to name a few.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to hands-on activities, the event features a strong performance lineup. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have those positions and improv groups of DC and a really fun group called Super Art Fight, which is out of Baltimore,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019re trying new things. And we hope we are able to bring in folks that maybe haven\u2019t been here before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the goals is to intentionally blend artistic disciplines that are often siloed. \u201cI am actually most excited about showing the breadth of arts,\u201d Ginger said. \u201cFrom the performances to the visual arts. Often they\u2019re separated \u2014 the visual arts and the performance arts. So we\u2019re excited to use the performance arts to bring folks in to see the visual arts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/three-nova-favorites-expand-fairfax-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three NOVA Favorites Expand to Fairfax Corner<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The range of work on display reflects that diversity. \u201cWe have a huge range,\u201d she says. \u201cEverything from photography, pottery, to just fun installations, and light installations. It\u2019s just great stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LOOK! will be open for three weekends: Friday, February 20\u2013Sunday, February 22; Friday, February 27\u2013Sunday, March 1; and Friday, March 6\u2013Sunday March 8. Fridays will be from 5PM-9PM; Saturdays from 11AM &#8211; 9PM; and Sundays from 12PM &#8211; 5PM.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow @thefairfaxgirl on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>things to do A common experience of living in Northern Virginia is driving past a building and remarking on what it used&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":230238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9852,9874,8833,9776,7802,7997,2569,9593],"tags":[9763,9744,9686,9777,9700,9743,9845,9788],"class_list":["post-230236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arlington","category-creative","category-culture","category-free","category-kid-friendly","category-lifestyle","category-art","category-local-girl-rss-feed","tag-arlington","tag-fairfax-county","tag-family-fun","tag-free","tag-kid-friendly","tag-northern-virginia","tag-tlg","tag-weekend"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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