Arty4ever Blog

Art on the Avenue, the region's top multicultural arts festival, takes place Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia.  Find my tent in space :   E - 102 Located on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues, featuring hundreds of local and regional artists, live music, international food, children's activities, a pie baking contest, and more! Art on the Avenue is free and open to all. Free trolley transportation is available from the Metro. For more information, visit:  ArtontheAvenue.org

  Join Michael J. Auger at: Art on the Avenue!  Art on the Avenue, the region's top multicultural arts festival, takes place Saturday, October 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Located on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues, featuring over 350 local and regional artists, live music, international food, children's activities, a pie baking contest, and more! Art on the Avenue is free and open to all. Free trolley transportation is available from both Potomac Yard and Braddock Road Metros. For more information, visit  artontheavenue.org. This year I will be in a new spot... Find me in space W-63. This is my biggest festival of the year and I'll have lots of new artwork available!! Hope to see you there!  ~ Michael Auger  

  Art on the Avenue Saturday, November 12, 2022 10am - 5pm In Alexandria, VA's Del Ray Neighborhood Mount Vernon Ave, between Hume and Bellefonte - Rain or Shine! See over 300 artists, including: Michael Auger (space E-102) (Click for more Information.) The Rock & Roll (Bowie) Brunch Sunday, November 13, 2022 12 noon - 4pm at The Public Option 1601 Rhode Island Ave., NE Washington D.C. All ages, $10 cover - Music, Food & Fun! 

The 24th annual Art on the Avenue festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 5th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues. The event is free and open to all.  Activities include: Over 350 juried artists, 4 stages of live music, children’s activities, international food, pie baking contest, and more! Free trolley transportation will be provided from the Braddock Road Metro Station to the festival. For more information, plus a complete schedule, visit www.artontheavenue.org . This year, find Rockville artist Michael Auger at booth number E-104

Art on the Avenue is THIS SATURDAY - Oct. 6, 2018 Take the free shuttle from the Braddock Rd Metro Station to the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria, VA (click here for details) Find me in space #E-104 Every year, over 50,000 visitors stroll down Mt. Vernon Avenue, between Bellefonte and Hume Avenues, and are greeted by over 300 artists!   Hope to see you there!  

Join Michael Auger for Art on the Avenue: This Saturday, Oct. 7th! Art on the Avenue! This Saturday, October 7th, is the  Art on the Avenue  festival featuring over 300 fine artisans including Michael Auger located at Space E-104 (in the middle). It's a fantastic opportunity to get a head-start on your holiday shopping with unusual and unique works of art! 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Below are a few of my upcoming arty events to put on your calendar!  I've been working on a bunch of new paintings and I hope you can come out to one of the arty events I'll be participating in this year. You can visit my website -  Arty4ever.com  - for examples of my artwork and to commision custom pieces. Cheers!  July 9 1:30 - 3:30,  Rockville Art League Board Members Reception  at Glenview Mansion: A few of my paintings will be on exhibit in the conference room gallery. Aug. 26 12pm - 6pm,  The 17th Street Festival  in Washington DC features djs, dance troupes, bands, drag performances, and (of course) art! Sept. 23 11am - 6pm,  Clarendon Day  is Arlington, Virginia's best loved and most diverse annual street festival!   Oct. 7 10am - 6pm,  Art on the Avenue  is Alexandria, Virginia's annual arts and music festival that features over 300 fine artisans!...

This Saturday (Sept. 17th) is: Clarendon Day ! Join Michael Auger on Clarendon Blvd. (east of N. Highland St) in downtown Clarendon Virginia for a festival of art, music, food, and fun!

Waterfront Park 1A Prince Street Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314 Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 9 am – 6 pm FREE public event! Over 70 vendors set up shop for a day of fine arts and crafts, food, and beer from Port City Brewing Company at the Waterfront Park in Old Town Alexandria! See you there!

Clarendon Day is this Saturday! Join me from 11am – 6pm this Saturday, September 26th!  Don't miss it! 5 live music stages! Great food and chili cook-off! Craft beers and wine! Kids zone! Pet friendly! and... lots of artist vendors, like me! For details, visit: http://clarendon.org/clarendon-day/ And that's not all... Saturday night you can party until 3am at: The G40 Art All Night event! 700 H St NE Washington, DC 20002 (Click here for details, Free RSVP required) And, mark your calendar... Oct. 3rd, you can catch me at: Art on the Avenue! 10am - 6pm Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA (Click here for details)

Join me Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 12 noon to 6pm The Artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22209 • All ages • Free admission SMUDGE Comics/Arts Expo features: • Exhibitors (like me) • Presentations, and • Hands-on workshops  For details visit: http://www.smudgexpo.com ( Photo  by: Bruce Guthrie  from the last SMUDGE expo) 

GRUMP at Artisphere! The 4th annual GRUMP will be bigger and better than ever! 75 local vendors, snacks, music and fun. My space is located in The Artisphere's Terrace Gallery. I hope "yule" be able to stop by! And, bring the kids because the 1966 cartoon classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," will play all day long in the Dome Theatre for free. Shop local this holiday season AND get your picture taken with a yeti! Sunday, Dec. 14, 11 am to 5 pm The Artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22209 Thank you all so much for making 2014 another excellent year! ~Michael Auger

Art on the Ave! Oct. 4th, 10am - 6pm in Del Ray This Saturday is my last big fall festival of the year! Join me (and over 300 other artisans) on Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA for  Art on the Avenue ! Voted  Best Art Event in Northern VA  by the 2014 readers of  Virginia Living,  this is an event you won't want to miss!  Find my  Arty4ever  tent in space #E36 •  Click here for directions •  Click here for a festival map (This event happens rain or shine.) See you there!

THIS SATURDAY!!  Find my  Arty4ever  tent on Clarendon Blvd. between N. Highland and Garfield. Check out the videos below for details on all the fun events including... food, music, dancing, kids activities... and, of course, ART! Details... Getting Here...

Join me this Saturday for an exhibit opening and mark your calendar for a bunch of fun events this Fall... Join me and other members of the DC Conspiracy comic creators collective for the opening reception of our interactive retrospective exhibit. Featuring original art and prints as well as chalkboard murals where you can create your own temporary comics! Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 545 7th Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 July 12th, 5 - 7pm (The exhibit will be up thru August 16th) And... I've been busy creating a bunch of new paintings so be sure to mark your calendar today for these upcoming events you won't want to miss... Sat., Sept. 13th 12-6pm 17th Street, NW Riggs Pl to P St Washington, DC Sun., Sept. 14th 10am-7pm 18th Street, NW Arts on Belmont Washington, DC Sat., Oct. 4th 10am-6pm Mt. Vernon Ave. Del Ray Alexandria, VA

Join me and over 60 area artists and food vendors at Market Square in Old Town Alexandria on Saturday, June 14th from 2-8 pm for the 34th Annual Old Town Arts & Crafts Festival! Saturday, June 14th at 2 - 8pm Market Square, 301 King Street, Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314 https://www.facebook.com/events/1415690875373310/

SMUDGE is this Saturday! March 8th, from 12 noon to 6pm at Artisphere! Believe it or not... when I was a kid I drew comics of creatures I called Smudges. ( Click here  for an interview in which I speak more about that.) I'm looking forward to participating in the SMUDGE comic expo this Saturday. I'll have some of my vintage comics with me as well as my most recent cartoon paintings! For all the details,  click here ! And, here's other arty events you can see my offbeat artwork at... AMAZING MARVELS! An exhibit featuring art inspired by sideshow, circus and the carnival thru 4/19/14. Reception:   Sat. March 8, 1-4pm The Off-Rhode Gallery / Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, DC 20018 #WeTweetArt A social media connected exhibit featuring local DC area artists thru 4/6/14. Reception:  Sat. March 22, 7-10 pm The artdc Gallery / Lustine Center 5710 Baltimore Avenue Hyatt...

My painting "Bo the Bulldog" is currently on display at Gallery Underground in Crystal City (Arlington, VA) along with the juried animal-themed artwork of a number of other extraordinary artists. Please join me at the opening reception - and fundraiser benefitting The Animal Welfare League of Arlington - THIS FRIDAY, April 12th, from 5 to 8 pm . Gallery Underground 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, Virginia 22202 Free parking is available in the 20th Street garage (located between Jefferson Davis Highway and Crystal Drive); when you pull in, the gate will be up and in front of you, you will see a ramp with double glass doors. Enter through those doors and make a right after you go through the doors; the gallery is on the right just after Au Bon Pain. (If you are unable to make the reception the exhibit will be on display through May 4th.) but that's not all... THIS SATURDAY is Yuri's Night - A celebration of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's histori...

Looking for a unique gift for the holidays?  Treat someone special (or yourself) to a work of art!  THE ART OF GIVING BENEFIT SHOW Reception: Saturday, Dec. 15th, 5pm - 8pm The exhibit runs through the end of the year Arlington Arts Gallery 5179 #B Lee Hwy (Entrance in Rear) West Arlington, VA 22027 www.ArlingtonArtsGallery.com I have a few nautical paintings in this show including "Minnie the Mermaid" And, you can find many more gift ideas in all price ranges on my website... http://OffbeatArtwork.com Happy Holidays! P.S. - For those of you in the DC area that own a santa suit... save the date of Saturday, Dec. 15th for Santarchy!  Details at: santarchydc.com

Join me this Saturday, October 6th, from 10am to 6pm at the... Art on the Avenue Festival Mount Vernon Avenue,  Del Ray,  Alexandria ,  VA   22301 You'll find my 'Arty4ever' tent near Howell Ave. on Mt. Vernon along with over 300 other artists!! Plus there will be music, food, and k ids activities!   I'll have a bunch of new paintings for sale, including this one...