BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Alexandria Library X-WR-CALNAME:Alexandria Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27cb005c-c7b8-466c-9f65-6f7008544cd7 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T221359Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T133000 SUMMARY:Take A Seat Panel Discussion and Art Exhibit LOCATION:Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library\nCharles E. Beatley Jr. Ce ntral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Charles E. Beatley Jr. Cen tral Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Libr ary:geo:38.81226,-77.11717 GEO:38.81226;-77.11717 DESCRIPTION:Come see all the completed chairs displayed at the Beatley Cen tral Branch and hear from a panel of participating Take A Seat artists and art experts discussing the project. .\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/eve nt/16062159 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Curious about upcycled art? Interested in learning how \;your favorite \;Take \;A \;Seat artists tra nsformed a simple library chair into a public art piece? \;Four Take&n bsp\;A \;Seat artists and the City of Alexandria&rsquo\;s \;Deputy Director of Cultural Activities \;will \;participate \;in a p anel on the topic of Upcycling \;techniques\, \;and the value of P ublic Art.

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Learn more about the Take A Seat program\, the artists\ , and see photos of all the chairs at alexlibrary va.org/take-a-seat. Participating artists include: \;

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Ashl ey Kurth: \;Ashley Kurth-Reinhart is a sustainable fashion designer an d upcycling advocate based in Alexandria\, Virginia. \; \;Her art piece\, \;Adorned Through Time: 250 Years of American Textiles and Jew elry\, \;documents\, layers\, and \;ultimately opens \;a quest ion: given what this history has made\, what might the next era look like?  \; \; \;

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Matt Liptak: \;Matt Liptak is a mixed-media artist  \;residing \;in Old Town\, Alexandria. \; \;His art piece \, \;A seat for our bounty\, our harvest\, \;explores America&rsqu o\;s relationship to agriculture and the land and systems&mdash\;both oppr essive and enterprising&mdash\; that have built our country. \; \;  \;

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Vicki McGill: \;Vicki McGill is \;a mixed media artist&n bsp\;that has \;been drawn to creative expression\, first through craf ting and photography\, and later discovered \;a passion for painting a nd drawing. \;Her art \;piece\, \;Path to Freedom\, honors Ale xandria-area Black patriots&mdash\;John \;Pipsico\, Benjamin Whitmore\ , William Lee\, and Joseph Longdon&mdash\;whose documented service \;r emains \;a cornerstone of the city&rsquo\;s history. \; \;&nbs p\;

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Jenny Newberry: \;Jenny Newberry is a mixed-media artist who creates sculptural and assemblage-based work from reclaimed and discar ded materials. \;She \;transformed her chair into a bald eagle\, a n enduring national symbol. \; \; \;

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Registration \; is \;required. \;

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