Monthly Featured Artists

The Workhouse Arts Center has more than 70+ resident visual artists who occupy studios on campus, as well as a collective group of off-site artists who display their work in the Arches Gallery. Every month, in each building, the work of individual artists or a group of artists is featured in a special exhibition that runs for the entire month. During our Second Saturday art walks our featured artists (and many other studio artists!) are on campus to talk about their work and processes. And, if you love what you see, you can take it with you, as most art on campus is available for purchase!

Visit the Galleries and Exhibitions on Campus:


Wednesday - Saturday, 11am-6pm
Sunday, noon - 5pm
Second Saturday of the month, open until 9pm

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W-7: "Rainbowls" by Sandi Martina

Vibrant, love filled glassworks pay tribute to June Pride Month. Rainbow colors, rainbow people. Raise awareness. Support equality. Celebrate pride.

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W-5: "Mark Making" a Group Exhibit

Mark Making - Mark making for an artist is like their personal signature. Each artist uses their tools differently to create form and texture. Come see how the artists in Builing 5 express themselves through their unique use of marks.

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W-5: "Color Burst" by Denise Phalan

The works in this show are greatly influenced by Phalan’s years living in Latin America. Several works center around the celebration of the Day of The Dead…

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W-7: "Visual Verbs" by Candi Cochrane Durusu

Sculpture is action that has been frozen, by hands that have rendered it into a solid material. Verbs are actions frozen into language, by symbols. This show contemplates that space in between.

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W-8: Christy Boltersdorf for April 2022

W-8 Ceramic artists share the diversity of their work during April. From functional to sculptural, elegant to whimsical, artists showcase the possibilities of clay.

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W-10: “Water” by Mike Stevens

I find beauty in many things, particularly in what most people do not truly see, even though they may “see” these objects every day. I find those overlooked and often missed things and share them with the world through my camera.

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W-9: “Backdrop” by Audra Meckstroth

Emerging artist Audra Meckstroth’s exhibit “Backdrop” illustrates the essence of people by focusing on the spaces we craft around us.

On exhibit April 2-May 1, 2022 in Arches Gallery at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia.

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W-6: “Virginia Venues in Maps” by Kevin Poorman

Kevin's love of visual artwork stems from his early upbringing; he grew up working in his family-owned artist supplies and picture framing business in Southern Indiana. He fondly recalls the many artists in his youth who generously shared with him their precious time, creative talents and heartfelt passion for the visual arts.

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W-5: “Spring Clean” March 2022 Group Show

Spring Clean - Building 5 artists are cleaning out their studios to make room for new artwork! Earlier work, work not part of a current series or other less expensive work will be marked down for quick sale. If you are a bargain shopper, this is the show for you!

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W-8: Ceramics for March 2022

W-8 Ceramic artists share the diversity of their work during March. From functional to sculptural, elegant to whimsical, artists showcase the possibilities of clay.

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W-10: “The Value of Yellow” March 2022 Group Show

Got a case of the winter blahs? The artists of building 10 would like to invite you to their group show ‘The Value of Yellow, featuring pieces that are yellow-centric or use yellow in an interesting way. Beat the blahs and brighten your home with this under-appreciated cheerful color.

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W-8: “Impressions of Figure” by Brian Grow

Brian Grow figures are often allowed to maintain their abstract presence and on occasion are encouraged to be more illustrative. They interact; speak with and to the world. The suggested figures are incomplete and at best reflective of the baggage that I carry. They are heavy.

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