52nd Annual Flores-Gambino Family Memorial Day Picnic

2017 marks the 52nd annual celebration of the Flores-Gambino Family Memorial Day Picnic, in the Penrose neighborhood, just off Columbia Pike. 

Thanks again to Maria Flores, Joe Flores, Maria "Pete"Durgan, and the whole Flores-Gambino clan, who have lived in the same Arlington neighborhood since the 1920's. Great hosts, they know how to create a real homegrown patriotic community/family party, and have been doing so every year since 1965. 
Photography by Lloyd Wolf.

New exhibition suite at CPRO

Thirty-three prints from the Columbia Pike Documentary Project exhibition have just been installed at the offices of our sponsor, CPRO, the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, located at 2611 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA 22204.

 We are very pleased to be able to continue sharing our work with the community. The exhibition features photographs by Duy Tran, Xang Mimi Ho, Aleksandra Lagkueva, Lloyd Wolf, and Paula Endo.

Thank you to executive director Cecilia Cassidy and associate director Amy McWilliams of CPRO for their help in bringing the exhibition back home.

Look for an announcement in the near future for an invitation to a reception celebrating the re-opening of the work.

MegaMart Express

Grand Opening of MegaMart Express, now occupying the site of the former Oriental Supermarket.

The store carries a variety of affordable ethnic groceries

It is located in the Columbia Pike Plaza, at 5001 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204.

Photography by Duy Tran.

CPDP at APAH

Fifteen prints by Columbia Pike Documentary Project photographer Lloyd Wolf have just been installed in the new offices of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). The work was beautifully prepared and placed by Artists Circle Fine Art.

The concept was to portray the diversity of the community APAH serves, to visually remind staff and visitors of who benefits from the work of the organization.

We are proud and happy that our work documenting the citizens of our community has found such a useful and appropriate home.

Thank you to Kim Painter, Nina Janopaul, and Laura London of APAH.

New exhibition suite at the Arlington Mill Community Center

James Halloran, Arlington County's Community Arts Programmer, has just installed nineteen images from the CPDP collection on the fifth floor of Arlington Mill Community Center. 

Jim shared this about the new installation process:  "Many people in the halls were commenting.  I must say I almost think the exposure is better in the hallway!  I think it’s more accessible as many people commented. My favorites: 'That’s my Country!' and  'I know him!'"

Thanks to Jim, and to Patrick Mallen, and the rest of the staff at the AMCC.

Here are teaser views of the installation that were sent to us. 

Go visit this selection of work in its new space - and enjoy.