News & Events

PWAS members, submissions are now open for the 2026 Fall Tall Oaks Art Show! Share your original artwork and handmade crafts with the community during our fall show on Saturday, October 3. Review the show details and submit your work using the form below. We look forward to showcasing your work! Submission deadline: September 28, 2026 Open to current PWAS members🔗 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/pwasft26 Submit Entry $10 entry fee: https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/art

Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary Through Nature We're excited to share that submissions are now open for Roots, Wings & Wild Things, a free youth poetry and photography contest co-hosted by the Garden Club of Lake Ridge and the Prince William Art Society in celebration of America's 250th anniversary! Whether you're a parent, teacher, scout leader, or homeschool this is a wonderful, free creative project for the young people in your life. Contest at a Glance Who: Youth

Arts Alive! Festival Saturday, September 12 from 10AM-5PM Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle Manassas, Virginia 20110 Prince William Art Society members will be exhibiting their artwork throughout the Buchanan Partners Art Gallery during this year’s Arts Alive! Festival. Find us on the second floor to explore the gallery, meet some of our artists, and learn more about PWAS and our work in the community. We hope you’ll stop by and see us!

Join us on September 28, 2026, at 7:30 PM for an informative guest speaking event featuring Jordan Exum at the Tall Oaks Community Center (12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192). In this Art Biz Talk, Ms. Exum will guide artists through the essential process of exhibition planning and preparing work for gallery display. She will cover everything that entails, from selecting and framing pieces to meeting professional gallery standards, navigating submission requirements,

Join fellow PWAS members for a casual Art Show & Share on Monday, August 24 at 7:30 PM at Tall Oaks Community Center, 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22191. Bring pieces you are currently working on, recently finished, or simply want to share. Tell us about your work, inspiration, or process, and talk through any creative challenges with like-minded artists. Exchange ideas, get fresh perspectives, and see what fellow members have been creating. Bring as many pieces as

Watch for these classes by David Dillon at Potomac Library. Intended for teens and adults. Free, but you must register. Please only register for one class.

Prince William Art Society is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Artist Spotlight and talk on July 27th featuring our Vice President, Tinnetta Putney. Tinnetta is a celebrated contemporary realist artist and portrait photographer whose work beautifully bridges fine art and modern imagery. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with a Minor in Art, she has spent more than two decades capturing the beauty and individuality of her subjects. Exhibiting in galleries across t

We hope you can join us as PWAS and instructor Donna Merchant host a parent-child paint party at the PWC Central Library on August 8th at 1:00pm. PWAS Membership is not required. Space is limited. Only one child per adult and only 2 adult-child pairs from a family. You must register on this website.

“Nostalgia” Exhibit Brings Together 25 Local Artists in a Reflection on Memory and Time On display: July 10, 2026 – August 9, 2026 at the ARTfactory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA We hope you can join us for the Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2026, 6–8 PM Exhibition programming sponsored by Micron. Exhibit Summary: The Prince William Art Society presents “Nostalgia”, a group exhibition featuring work by 25 local artists and members. On view from July 10 through August

Prince William Art Society presents a free art class called Acrylic Ring Pour Painting by Anna Gatling (ani.studio7@gmail.com). Teens and Adults. You must Register on this website. Location: Potomac Library, 2201 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge, Va 22191 Class description: Come learn the art of acrylic ring pour painting in a fun and welcoming class designed for all experience levels. Anna Gatling will help you explore the creative process behind this unique paint pouring techniqu

Another in our series of acrylic painting classes by Donna Merchant. Registration is required and space is limited.

Join us for the PWAS May meeting on Memorial day (Monday, May 25th) as we meet and honor the Scholarship Awardee. Jewell Pratt Burns Scholarship Award Think about how much fun it is when your art work is selected... when you are selected! Chosen because someone appreciates your work, your effort and your skill. Now think about being in high school, facing the end of your senior year, and planning your future. Pretty exciting and scary, right? All of a sudden your life is fill

PWAS members: This is to let you know that the Prince William Central Library branch and 5 other branches offer free gallery space for your artwork. If you are interested in exhibiting your artwork for a month-long show, go to https://www.pwcva.gov/department/library/display-your-art to get started and learn about the procedures. You may wish to contact Rachel Rivero, Adult Program Librarian at the Central Branch (703-792-8376) if you have questions about the guidelines. Tak

Registration is now open for this painting class at the Potomac Library on Tuesday evening, May 19th. Intended for teens and adults. Free, but you must register. (go to registration page on this website).

Be sure check out this watercolor painting class on May 2nd in the Teaching Garden, Bristow. VA. Free, but you must register.

On April 27 at 7:30 PM the Prince William Art Society will hold their monthly meeting at the Tall Oaks Community Center, 22192 Cotton Mill Road, Lakeridge 22192. Monthly meetings feature a guest or member artist, a project, a show-and-share or our scholarship presentation. This month, members are invited to enjoy the work and philosophy of our accomplished member artist Otis L. Stanley, followed by a business meeting presenting opportunities to be involved in community arts.

Another great opportunity for PWAS members to display and sell their art! We are thrilled to announce an exclusive exhibition opportunity for our members this summer! We have secured a gallery spotlight at the prestigious ARTfactory in Manassas for the month of July. The theme for this show is "Nostalgia"—an exploration of the memories, places, and emotions that connect us to our past. Whether your style is contemporary, traditional, or 3D, we want to see your interpretation

Our art shows at the Tall Oaks Community Center are a popular event each Spring and Fall. We hope you will stop by and take a look at the varied and beautiful art from our members.

We hope you will join us for this fun workshop. For teens and adults. Free to attend, but you must register Here