Please Note: McLean Project for the Arts’ Emerson Gallery will be closed Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. The Atrium Gallery will be open to paying attendees during the McLean Community Center Holiday Craft Fair.

Annual Giving 2025

Annual Giving 2025

It’s an inspiring, exciting time at McLean Project for the Arts! We are taking the next step towards our future, expanding Art in the HeART of McLean through the new MPA Berlage Center for Arts & Education. Your support in our 2025 Annual Giving Campaign fuels MPA’s next chapter. Every dollar you give sustains our programs and operations. Please help us continue providing extraordinary artistic experiences by making your tax-deductible gift today.

Now Showing!

Now Showing!

Mark your calendars! Join MPA now through February 24, 2026 for our newest Atrium Gallery exhibition, "Bernard (Bernie) Boston Retrospective: A Photojournalist, Social Justice Advocate, and Family Man". Curated by Phoebe Mills Farris, Ph.D. (Powhatan-Pamunkey), the exhibit is a collaboration between MPA and the Friends of Historic Pleasant Grove Church.

Now Open!

Now Open!

Please join MPA now through February 24, 2026 for "PhotoGenesis 2."

This open call show, curated by MPA’s Artistic Director and Curator, Nancy Sausser, showcases work that springs from photographic images, ideas or techniques.

Winter Art Class Registration

Winter Art Class Registration

Come in from the cold and join MPA for a winter art class! Start your New Year off right by registering for a favorite class, or trying your hand at one of our new offerings, such as “Change-It-or-Save-It Studio” with M. Jane Johnson. Visit our website for class details!

Holiday Shopping Reminder!

Holiday Shopping Reminder!

Looking for a unique gift for that hard-to-shop-for person? Give the gift of creativity! MPA art classes make a perfect holiday gift--for a child, a friend, or even yourself! Classes will take place both online and in our DuVal studio. Browse our winter and spring course offerings to find the perfect class for that special someone.

MPA ArtReach

MPA’s ArtReach program focuses on differently abled community members, including FCPS school students, community partners, adults, and seniors. ArtReach participants make great artistic strides each week!

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WinterWorkshops

Join MPA this winter for one of our many fall workshops, including offerings such as Pastel Landscapes for the Complete Beginner and Perspective of Lavender Fields.

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Visit Our Galleries

The Atrium Gallery is available for viewing during MCC operating hours.  The Emerson Gallery is open for visitors Mon.-Sat. from 10am-4pm. MPA’s administrative offices are open Mon.-Fri. from 10am-4pm.

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