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Arlington Weaves Etc is excited to be celebrating Spin Weave Week with several extraordinary guest artists.
In honor of America’s 250 year birthday we have chosen to celebrate traditionally colonial era crafts and techniques. We welcome guests and those interested in learning more about the wonderful world of fiber and handcrafts. We will explore stitching techniques, natural dyeing, spinning yarn, and other traditional crafts.
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Arlington Weaves ETC formerly known as The Woodmont Weavers Program, started by parents of individuals with developmental disabilities, originated in the mid 1970’s as part of the Arlington Adult Developmental Center. At the parents’ request, Arlington County assumed responsibility for operation of the program in the late 1980’s. In 2003, the county outsourced the operation of the Program to a local non-profit agency. ServiceSource is the current provider.
The Program teaches independence, as well as technical and social skills to its participants. The Program supports these individuals to prepare for and engage in meaningful employment and/or training to increase their functional skills and self-sufficiency. In addition, these individuals have learned to weave and to produce handcrafted woven art and products. Weaving can be therapeutic to individuals with developmental disabilities as they increase motor skills, strengthen memory and concentration and develop their confidence.
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The Workhouse Arts Center is a vibrant 55-acre arts campus housed in a former historic prison. We offer art classes, exhibitions, and artist studio spaces for 70+ working artists, as well as professional theater and music performances, historic tours, and seasonal family-friendly experiences. We strive to harness the power of the arts to engage, heal, and inspire communities through creativity, cultural enrichment, historic preservation, and positive social impact.
2026 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the closure of the Washington DC Corrections Office’s Lorton Correctional Complex (1910-2001). The Workhouse Arts Center is located on 55 acres of the former 3,500-acre prison and is home to the Lorton Prison Museum, dedicated to sharing the 91-years of this former Washington DC prison’s history, including events of the women’s suffrage movement.
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Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Floyd Center for the Arts is a vibrant hub for creativity, learning, and community. Established in 1995 on the site of a former 1940s dairy farm, the Center has transformed the historic barn and surrounding buildings into galleries, classrooms, and working studios that serve artists and the public alike. Today, the campus offers exhibitions, workshops, and free community events that bring people together through the arts, including the annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival, which celebrates the region’s rich heritage of art, craft, and music. Through art education for all ages and abilities, scholarships, and a welcoming environment, the Center ensures that everyone has the opportunity to see, learn, and create!
Mission Statement:
The Floyd Center for the Arts connects people through visual arts, handmade craft, and music – honoring living traditions while embracing innovation.
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The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, formerly home to the Sloane family, is an early 20th-century Arts-and-Crafts art museum located on the shore of the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. The Hermitage features a nationally recognized art collection spanning 5,000 years, within richly decorated interiors from the early 20th century. The mix of cultural objects, decorative and fine art within the setting of exceptionally crafted historic interiors, is a celebration of artistic handwork in all its forms. The museum also offers contemporary exhibitions, a newly renovated Goode Family Visual Arts School, and 12 acres of gardens and grounds that offer art and culture to the community. The Hermitage invites people of all backgrounds to explore and discover nature and the arts through its spaces that inspire creation, learning, conservation, and connection.
General admission to the site’s extensive grounds, museum collections and special exhibitions is free. Special ticketed museum and educational programs offer the public one-of-a-kind opportunities to engage with art and nature.
The Hermitage Museum is proud to be a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2012 and holds accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums since 2017.
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation advances its mission — “that the future may learn from the past” — through educational programming, preservation and ongoing research.
The Historic Trades and Skills community at Colonial Williamsburg uses 18th-century tools and techniques to apprentice in and eventually master more than 20 historic trades and skills. These world-renowned experts not only make goods and provide services to the Historic Area, but they also consult and produce for other institutions around the world. You will not find a trades community with so many experts in one place anywhere else.
Colonial Williamsburg is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational institution and the largest U.S. history museum in the world. By researching and sharing the stories of those who built America, including people of all backgrounds, we can better understand history and shape our future. And in so doing, continue our nation’s unending work to build a more perfect union.
Educational Conferences
- Annual Antiques Forum
- Annual Ceramics Collaboration with MESDA
- Annual Garden Symposium
- For 2026: A Five-Year Conference Series
- Eat, Drink, Revolution
- Working Wood In The 18th Century
- Symposium on Historical Dress
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