Look: An Unexpected Arts Experience

Next date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 10:00 AM to 09:00 PM

Art builds community...help us transform a vacant commercial building into a fun, inventive, and interactive POP-UP art space. Over three weekends, the reinvented space will host art exhibits, performances, and hands-on workshops and classes.

Housed in a former Walgreens along Langston Boulevard, the space will be transformed into a vibrant hub for visual arts, creativity, and community connection. Look: an Unexpected Arts Experience is completely free and open to the public. Funded in part through a grant from an Arlington Arts Creative Placemaking Grant, the gallery is a bold new platform for showcasing the diverse talents of artists from across the DMV area, while also creating space for neighborhood-level engagement and cultural exploration. Look Arlington will host a variety of emerging and established local artists, along with live performances, local food offerings and dining incentives, and artist-led workshops.

Schedule of Events

All workshops and performances are free and open to the public. A limited number of seats are available for each performance, with plenty of room for standing. Workshop registration is on-site only with sign-ups starting on Friday at 6pm for each weekend’s classes. View the schedule of performances, workshops, and other activities.

Community Arts

Be a part of these community arts projects!

• 
  Community mosaic mural: Help the artist, Ursula Seckel, create a vibrant ripple effect through a playful use of unconventional art materials.
• Building on the concept of Free Little Libraries, a Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) offers a public venue for sharing tiny artworks in an accessible, outdoor structure.
• Langston Boulevard Alliance’s People and Places Project is not just a celebration, but a crucial effort to preserve the rich cultural heritage found along the Langston Boulevard corridor.
• Promote community and build real connections in a neighborhood data visualization project created by local artist Zane Killgo.

^{Right: Ursula Seckel, photo by Cindy Kane.}

Gallery Wall

View work from 40 artists in this gallery wall curated by the Arlington Artists Alliance.

Workshops

Experience a variety of art forms in these free hands-on workshops and classes, including zine making, needle felting, printmaking, playwriting, upcycled art, spice blending, Afro-Peruvian dance, pottery tiles, and much more.

Performances

Three weekends of live music, improv, dance, theatre, and an audience-powered art battle!

Don't miss the Look Opening Night Performance on Friday, February 20, 7:00-9:00pm!

Vocalist and songwriter Cecily (pronounced Ses-Suh-Lee) is known for her agile soprano and honest lyrics. The Washington, DC native has a rich, soothing sound rooted in mid-century Soul and Jazz. Often drawing comparisons to Minnie Riperton and Amel Larrieux, her music is imbued with a unique sensuality that informs not only her vocal approach, but also her self-reflecting lyrics. View Cecily's website.

Food + Drinks

Onsite food and drinks include drinks and concessions by Rossana, and a beer and wine cash bar by Northside Social. Plus visit dining partners for exclusive Look specials!

When

Location

3130 Langston Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22201, View Map