Spotlight on the Arts Festival - Opening Night & Art Contest

Next date: Friday, April 24, 2026 | 07:00 PM

You’re invited to “Opening Night at Spotlight!”

Join us for an evening of live entertainment, cocktail/light fare, and the 3rd annual Spotlight Art Contest, sponsored by Capital One Hall!

Enjoy musical performances by:

• Cristian Perez & Munit Mesfin
• The Sweet Adelines
• Lua Songer-Johnson, Fairfax Academy singer/songwriter
• Spotlight Scholarship Award-Winning Pianists from George Mason University

YOU can choose our Art Contest’s Community Choice Award winner!

We received nearly 400 entries for our art contest this year!  At Opening Night, our finalists’ artwork will be on exhibit and for sale*, and each Opening Night attendee receives a ballot to vote. Who will win the Community Choice Award ($500)? Vote for your favorite!!

At Opening Night, we’ll also be announcing the New York Life Grand Prize ($1500), 2nd Place ($1000) the Student Artist Award ($500) winners, selected by a juried panel.

Dress however you’re comfortable! Casual, business casual, cocktail...

TICKET sale opens: March 11 at noon through April 15.
$35 General Admission – Thank you for your support of the arts in Fairfax City!

Purchase Tickets

*Some artists may elect out of the sale.

✨ This is a 2026 Spotlight on the Arts Festival event. ✨

When

Location

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA, 22030, View Map