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Last Updated on May 18 2012, 9:52 am EDT
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Spotlight on the Arts
Founded in 1985 as a collaboration between the City of Fairfax and George Mason University, the Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival aimed to enhance the community’s awareness of the many arts and cultural opportunities in Fairfax and encouraging expansion of the arts through supporting fledging arts organizations in the community. In the past decade, Spotlight has begun offering six different scholarships to high school seniors to study arts at Mason and Northern Virginia Community College.
2012 Spotlight on Scholarships in the City
Founded in 1985 as a collaboration between the City of Fairfax and George
Mason University, the Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival aims to enhance
the community’s awareness of the many arts and cultural opportunities in
Fairfax and encourages expansion of the arts through supporting fledging
arts organizations in the community.
2012 Spotlight on the Arts Festival schedule
Wednesday, April 4 thru Thursday, April 26
Spring 2012 NOVA Student Art Exhibition
NVCC’s CM Building, 3rd Floor
This exhibit will feature artwork from students representing two of NOVA’s excellent arts programs. From the Communication Design program, examples of graphic design, visual imagery, multimedia design, animation and web design are included. More
2012 Spotlight on the Arts highlights
Highlights of the festival include:
Highlights of the festival include:
- A performance by the Virginia Opera at the Sherwood Center
- The 2012 Video Fairfax Awards hosted by the Arts Council of Fairfax County at the Sherwood Center
- A premiere performance of Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” by Acting for Young People at the Sherwood Center
- “Forever Young” Art Exhibit at Adam Lister Gallery
- “Spring Awakening,” a performance by the NOVA Annandale Symphony Orchestra at NOVA’s Annandale Campus
- “SWING!
The 27th annual Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival
Dedicated to showcasing the very best of the visual and performing arts in the City of Fairfax, Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts is an annual three-week festival comprising artists in and at local venues. Spotlight’s 27th season will kick off on Friday, April 20, with the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Ball at the beautiful Sherwood Center, and run until Sunday, May 6.
City of Fairfax Mayor’s Ball
Celebrating the City of Fairfax and the Opening of the 27th Annual Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival
On behalf of the City of Fairfax and Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts, Inc., we are delighted to announce the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Ball to celebrate the opening of the 27th year of Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival. More
Spotlight on the Arts Board of Directors
PresidentThe Honorable John Mason Vice-Presidentcurrently vacant SecretaryEddy Cettina TreasurerRichard D. Castro, CPA General CounselJohn E. Ritzert, Esquire |
DirectorsDiane Cox Basheer L. Burwell Gunn William F. Reeder Charles S. Stringfellow The Honorable Jane Woods Executive DirectorJoanna (Jo) Ormesher, MloD |