Programs and Services
Art at Iona
At Iona, we understand the importance of aging well by staying physically and mentally active. That is why we offer a range of activities that will help you to age well and live well. We encourage you to participate in one of our many fitness classes, art classes, and the Active Wellness Program at St. Alban's.
We also invite you to visit our art gallery featuring artwork by highly talented senior artists in our community.
We hope to see you soon!
For the complete Program Schedule for Winter 2013 - which includes complete details about our wellness and arts programs (and a registration form), please click here or call 202-895-9448, and select option 4.
Lunch & Learn with Terry SvaT
Thursday, June 10, 2013, 12:30-1:30 pm
Free. Reserve a seat today at (202) 895-9407. Bring your own lunch.
Special Guest Artist: Judith Simmons
Lunch & Learn with Judith Simmons
Thursday, June13, 2013, 12:30-1:30 pm
Free. Reserve a seat today at (202) 895-9407. Bring your own lunch.
Play Readings at Iona
Presented in partnership with Playwrights Forum
Active Wellness at St. Alban’s
Iona’s Active Wellness program at St. Alban’s includes a morning fitness program, a nourishing lunch, health promotion educational programs, computer classes and much more.
The program offers a chance for social interaction, exercise classes (11:00 am on Mondays and Thursdays) and seated yoga (11:00 am on Tuesdays and Fridays). Movies are scheduled at 12:45 pm following lunch on Fridays. The program is open to active retirees age 60 and older.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
To make a reservation, call (202) 895-9448.
Thelma Hines, Manager
3001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (grounds of the National Cathedral)
Washington, DC 20008
Please click here to view our latest calendar.
The Gallery at Iona-Permanent Collection
In 1995, two Iona friends, Mary Hewes and Gay Patterson Lord, collaborated with staff and Iona's Board of Directors to help determine a way to get quality visual arts into the Center. In 1998, Iona sponsored its first Art Gallery Exhibition in cooperation with several prominent galleries. The permanent collection consists of sixty plus works donated by friends of Iona, former Artists in Residence, who have had shows at Iona, and participants of Iona's Wellness and Arts Center.
Click here to view our Permanent Collection at The Gallery at Iona and find out more about us!
The Artist in Residence Program
Our Artist in Residence Program honors the creativity of persons sixty plus years young through exhibitions of work in the Gallery at Iona. Additionally, each artist participates in the Iona Senior Services network in many ways, such as facilitating several workshops, including at our Wellness and Arts Center. The Artist in Residence Program promotes mental and physical well being through an exposure to the arts.
Past Artists in Residence
May 16 - September 5, 2012
Jenne Glover
Painter and Multi-Media Collogist
January 19 - May 7, 2012
George Smith-Shomari
Printmaker and Painter
September 6, 2011 - January 9, 2012
Mickey Klein
Watercolor and Photography
May 6 -August 26, 2011
Bernard Brooks
Mixed Media Artist/Watercolorist and Painter
May 6 - August 26, 2011, Gwen Aqui, Mixed Media Artist/Painter
January 2011-April 2011, Liz Wolf, Printmaker, http://www.lizwolfgraphics.com
September 2010 - January 2011, Lee Goodwin, Fine Art Photographer, http://lgoodwin.smugmug.com
May 2010 - August 2010, Melanie Grishman, Textile Artist, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , http://artsitesjudaica.org/artistgrishman.html
January 2010 - April 2010, Rose Mosner, Mixed Media Artist, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
October 2009 - January 2010, Grace Lebow, Watercolorist, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . https://picasaweb.google.com/110359835374010217163/MyArtwork?feat=directlink
April 2009 - August 2009, Pauline Jakobsberg, Printmaker, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
January 2009 - April 2009, Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Painter and Graphic Artist, http://www.cfjfinearts.com.
September 2008 - December 2008, Mike Shaffer, Conceptual Artist, Painter and Sculptor, http://mikeshaffer.net.
April 2008 - August 2008, Dot Procter, Painter, http://dotprocter.com/.
Past Special Guest Artists
January 2011- April 2011 Herman Burger, Sculptor
September 2010 - January 2011, Marilee Harris Shapiro, Sculptor, http://www.galleryplanb.com/artists/marilee-shapiro/artist.html
May 2010 - August 2010, Chuck Baxter, Found Object Sculptor, http://www.midcityartists.com/artistdetails.asp?artist=ChuckBaxter
January 2010 - April 2010, Kathleen Williams, Sculptor
October 2009 - January 2010, Helen Grunstein, Sculptor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Gallery at Iona is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm or by appointment.
4125 Albemarle St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
*Near the Tenleytown metro
For more information, please call 202-895-9448.
Bridge Group
New members are welcome! Play bridge, meet new people and make new friends. The group plays rubbers rather than duplicate bridge and while instruction is not offered, tables are organized according to skill level. Meets every Monday (11:30 am – 4:00 pm). If Iona is closed on any given Monday, the group will meet on Tuesday.
Short Story Group
Weekly social group meets Fridays (10:30 am -11:30 am) at Friendship Terrace to read and discuss short stories.
Poetry Group
Weekly social group meets Wednesdays 2:00 pm at Friendship Terrace to read, discuss, and occasionally write poetry.
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