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Open Flow Friday at the ARTfactory<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, April 18, 7:00-9:30 pm<\/p>\n

(9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110)<\/p>\n

(Free & open to the public)<\/p>\n

We invite you to join us for ARTfactory’s “Open Flow Friday” event on Friday, April 18 from 7 to 9:30 pm in the art gallery (1st floor)! Open Flow Friday applies a creative spin to the “open mic night” concept, additionally encouraging ALL types of creatives to participate, present, and\/or perform their craft! Open Flow Friday offers an open mic, and open art demonstration space for local artists to share their art form with an audience, whether you are a poet, author, musician, artist, etc. This is your safe space for creativity, community, and self-expression! This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Interested participants should plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early to add their name to the performance sign-up list.<\/p>\n

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In the hands of a skilled artist, a colored pencil drawing can resemble a masterfully crafted painting. Join artist Michele Frantz and learn common techniques used to produce lush images with colored pencils. We will focus on base layer value and tone, and application of hue and texture with cross hatching techniques.\u00a0 Explore the effect of burnishing as the waxy binder creates opaque density and saturation in the top color layers. Take your drawings to new depths of visual interest with a better understanding of the colored pencils medium! Supplies provided via optional fee if needed.<\/p>\n

Ages 15+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instructor:\u00a0<\/strong>Michele Frantz<\/p>\n

Tuition:\u00a0<\/strong>$95.50\u00a0Supply Fee:<\/strong>\u00a0$5<\/p>\n

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Apr 24 – May 8th<\/p>","slug":"exploring-colored-pencil","image":{"url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Explore-colored-pencil.png","id":4813,"extension":"png","width":800,"height":583,"filesize":504971,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":219,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":80346,"url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Explore-colored-pencil-300x219.png"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":31226,"url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Explore-colored-pencil-150x150.png"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":560,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":409316,"url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Explore-colored-pencil-768x560.png"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-04-24 18:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"24","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-04-24 19:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"24","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-04-24 22:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"24","hour":"22","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-04-24 23:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"04","day":"24","hour":"23","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"$95.50","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":["95.50"]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"All Classes","slug":"all-classes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":28097,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"This is the category for the classes page calendar","parent":0,"count":55,"filter":"raw","id":28097,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/28097","collection":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":2199,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2025-01-03 18:45:29","date_utc":"2025-01-03 18:45:29","modified":"2025-01-03 18:45:29","modified_utc":"2025-01-03 18:45:29","url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/venue\/artfactory\/","venue":"ARTfactory","slug":"artfactory","address":"9419 Battle Street","city":"Manassas","country":"United States","state":"VA","zip":"20110","phone":"703-330-2787","website":"https:\/\/www.virginiaartfactory.org\/","stateprovince":"VA","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"virginiaartfactory.org?id=2199","global_id_lineage":["virginiaartfactory.org?id=2199"]},"organizer":[{"id":2239,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2025-01-07 17:22:13","date_utc":"2025-01-07 17:22:13","modified":"2025-01-07 17:22:13","modified_utc":"2025-01-07 17:22:13","url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/organizer\/artfactory\/","organizer":"ARTfactory","slug":"artfactory","phone":"703-330-2787","global_id":"virginiaartfactory.org?id=2239","global_id_lineage":["virginiaartfactory.org?id=2239"]}],"custom_fields":[],"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""},{"id":10002056,"global_id":"virginiaartfactory.org?id=10002056","global_id_lineage":["virginiaartfactory.org?id=10002056"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2025-02-26 08:45:40","date_utc":"2025-02-26 13:45:40","modified":"2025-03-18 14:16:16","modified_utc":"2025-03-18 18:16:16","url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/event\/artfactorys-super-con-2025\/2025-04-26\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/virginiaartfactory.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/10002056","title":"ARTfactory’s Super Con 2025","description":"

Join us for our second annual fandom and artist convention, Super Con, at the ARTfactory from April 26-27th, 2025. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Experience three levels of the ARTfactory transformed into a fandom paradise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Events include:<\/p>\n