Fairfax artist Angelika Schäfer (left) with her work “Contemplating the Past,” which was purchased by former Our Daily Bread Board of Directors member Stephanie Rochel (right) at Our Daily Bread’s inaugural Artful Living event on May 1, 2015. Photo by Catherine Read
Fairfax-based nonprofit Our Daily Bread, Inc. is seeking submissions of art works by artists throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area for its second annual juried art show and community event, Artful Living: Seeing the Beauty Within. The event is held in association with Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival, and proceeds will benefit Our Daily Bread’s clients – Fairfax County area residents who are working to achieve financial self-sufficiency – and the Spotlight on the Arts Festival Scholarship Fund. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax City, 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Artists are invited to submit their original art work in a variety of media by April 1. A .jpg file of art and requested information may be emailed to info@ODBFairfax.org. Submission guidelines and additional information are available on Our Daily Bread’s web site: www.ODBFairfax.org. Contact 703-273-8829 or info@ODBFairfax.org for information.