Arlington Arts Center, Arlington

The Arlington Arts Center, also known as AAC is a private nonprofit contemporary visual arts center based in Arlington and established in 1974. Housed since 1976 in the historic Maury School, it presents artworks from regional artists in the mid-Atlantic states.

The center is composed of exhibitions, educational programs and subsidized studio spaces and wants to increase awareness and appreciation of, and involvement in, the visual arts in Arlington County VA and the region. At 17,000 square feet, the facility includes 9 exhibitions galleries, working studios for 13 artists and 2 classrooms and is one of the largest non-federal venues for contemporary art in the Washington metropolitan area. The AAC organizes around 12 exhibitions a year. The AAC offers classes for adults, teens and children to help the beginners or the professional to improve their artistic skills.