Free Events: Art Galleries
Find out where to buy art in the DC Metro area. Check below for free gallery events showcasing local, national and international artists selling paintings, photography, glass, sculptures and more.
26 performances · 36 ongoing events
Performances

Artists reception: A Taste of Winter
Gallery UndergroundFri. Dec 6

African American Journey through Fiber Arts: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSat. Feb 8, 2020

51st Annual Laurel Art Guild: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Mar 8, 2020

Guest Curator, Tim Davis: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Apr 5, 2020

39th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition: Talk/Luncheon
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 12, 2020

Guest Curator, Tim Davis
Montpelier Arts CenterSat. May 2, 2020

Andrew Flanders: Bygones: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSat. Feb 8, 2020

Eighth Annual Artists on the Rise: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSat. Mar 7, 2020

Julie Wills: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Apr 5, 2020

Giulia Piera Livi: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 5, 2020

David Brosch: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Dec 8

Linda Bernard and Roslyn Logsdon: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. May 3, 2020

Melissa Burley: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 5, 2020

Barry Goldstein: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Jul 12, 2020

Opening Reception: The 29th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition: Home
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Jan 16, 2020

Artists' Reception: Holiday Show, A multi-media show and sale
Waverly Street GalleryFri. Dec 13

NCBF: Student Art Contest Opening Reception
Pepco Edison Place GalleryTue. Mar 24, 2020

Opening reception: Tangerine
Del Ray ArtisansFri. Jan 10, 2020

Opening Reception: Some Things Old/Most Things New - Explorations at Gravity Press by Alec Simpson
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Fri. Dec 6

Closing Reception: Some Things Old/Most Things New - Explorations at Gravity Press by Alec Simpson
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Sun. Jan 12, 2020

CHAMPS Holiday Sip & Shop and Hill Center Galleries Opening Reception
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalMon. Dec 9

Opening Reception: Recollection: Reinterpreting Tradition and Heritage
Korean Cultural Center DCFri. Dec 6

Open Studios
Jackson Art CenterSun. Dec 8

Willfredo Valladares Artist Talk
Zenith Sculpture SpaceFri. Dec 6

Artist Talk: Gil Ugiansky
Eleven Eleven Sculpture SpaceFri. Dec 13

Artist's Reception: ‘A Tale of Four Cities’– New York, Paris, Venice and Washington, Photographs by Frank Van Riper
Waverly Street GalleryFri. Jan 10, 2020
Ongoing Events

6@35 - Fabricating Culture
Zenith Sculpture SpaceThru Jan. 4, 2020

Migrant Quilt Project
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)Thru Dec. 9

Scenes of Scotland Solo Show by Shelley Micali
Gallery ClarendonThru Dec. 7

A Taste of Winter
Gallery UndergroundThru Dec. 27

Color Solo Show by by Rebecca McNeely
Gallery ClarendonDec. 7, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020

Open Exhibition
Pozez JCC Northern VAThru Jan. 13, 2020

Reflections of Self
Montpelier Arts CenterThru Dec. 31

Chronicles of the African American Journey through Fiber Arts
Montpelier Arts CenterJan. 11 – Mar. 1, 2020

51st Annual Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition
Montpelier Arts CenterMar. 7 – 29, 2020

Guest Curator: Tim Davis
Montpelier Arts CenterApr. 4 – May. 24, 2020

Tinam Valk
Montpelier Arts CenterThru Dec. 31

Andrew Flanders: Bygones
Montpelier Arts CenterJan. 11 – Mar. 1, 2020

Julie Wills
Montpelier Arts CenterApr. 4 – May. 31, 2020

Giulia Piera Livi
Montpelier Arts CenterJun. 5 – Aug. 2, 2020

David Brosch
Montpelier Arts CenterThru Dec. 31

Linda Bernard and Roslyn Logsdon
Montpelier Arts CenterMay. 2 – 31, 2020

Melissa Burley
Montpelier Arts CenterJun. 5 – 28, 2020

Barry Goldstein
Montpelier Arts CenterJul. 5 – Aug. 2, 2020

Assembly 2019
Arlington Arts CenterThru Dec. 22

Marissa Long: Borrowed from Dust
Arlington Arts CenterThru Dec. 22

The Allure of Color - Recent Work by Grace E. Peterson
Waverly Street GalleryThru Dec. 7

Creature Comforts Art Exhibit
VCA Alexandria Animal HospitalThru Jan. 26, 2020

Places in Paper - Guild of American Papercutters
Studio 3700Thru Dec. 8

Fine Art in Miniature
The Mansion at StrathmoreThru Jan. 5, 2020

Shades of Pastel
The Mansion at StrathmoreThru Jan. 5, 2020

David Scheirer
The Mansion at StrathmoreThru Feb. 23, 2020

The 29th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition: Home
The Mansion at StrathmoreJan. 11 – Feb. 23, 2020

Holiday Show A multi-media show by Waverly Street Gallery Artists
Waverly Street GalleryDec. 10, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020

NCBF: Student Art Contest & Community Art Show
Pepco Edison Place GalleryMar. 24 – Apr. 10, 2020

Tangerine
Del Ray ArtisansJan. 10 – Feb. 2, 2020

Small Treasures
Zenith GalleryThru Jan. 11, 2020

Maryland Photography Alliance Gallery Exhibit
Bohrer Park at Summit Hall FarmThru Jan. 21, 2020

Some Things Old/Most Things New - Explorations at Gravity Press by Alec Simpson
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Dec. 6, 2019 – Jan. 12, 2020

Out of Joint - Small Drawing by Karen Schiff
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Thru Feb. 23, 2020

Recollection: Reinterpreting Tradition and Heritage
Korean Cultural Center DCDec. 6, 2019 – Jan. 3, 2020

‘A Tale of Four Cities’– New York, Paris, Venice and Washington, Photographs by Frank Van Riper
Waverly Street GalleryJan. 5 – Feb. 8, 2020