"...this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. I want to encourage you all to celebrate the integral role that the arts have played in the life of our City by investing in the arts with your time, talent and financial support."

Mayor William D. Euille, State of the City Address, Saturday, February 21, 2009

"I always felt that this was, this ceremony was a moment of unity for the world because art, in any form, is and has been and will always be our universal language and we should do everything we can, everything we can, to protect its survival."
Penelope Cruz, February 22, 2009, in her acceptance speech for her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Alexandria museums include the Lyceum

2010 Northern Virginia High School Clay Competition

April 8 - May 30, 2010
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