Current Exhibition:
Ex Turbatus
Jim Tetro
April 23 — June 7, 2026
Artist Talk: Sunday, May 17, 2pm
Artist Statement
In my career as a professional architectural photographer, I honed my skills capturing ‘intentional’ depictions of buildings. The job was to accurately and attractively reflect the fine work of architects and landscape designers – to render the obvious concrete in an image.
Ex Turbatus means ‘out of confusion. The works in this show were produced out of a long period of emotional turmoil that coincided with having the time, where I could photograph what I wanted to personally rather than professionally. I became interested in exploring the beauty and artistry of the accidental. I became obsessed with allowing my eye – not my brain — tell me what to capture. It brings me great joy to take a career’s worth of professional photography experience and expertise and use it to capture the beauty in unexpected places.
The Wall (Il Muro); Jim Tetro; archival ink jet print; 24” x 36”
Walks in the Woods
Marc Sirinsky
April 23 — June 7, 2026
Artist Talk: Sunday, June 7, 2pm
Artist Statement
When I hit a mental and physical breaking point at my last corporate job, the Civil War battlefield near my home is where I retreated to contemplate my future – both immediate and long-term. In the following weeks and months, I found some solace in forested, natural environments and began documenting those "Walks in the Woods" through a series of instant prints. The resulting images reveal a desperation for peace; where shadows and darkness combine with the beauty of the landscape to narrate a period filled with complex emotions and challenges. Each print is unique (1 of 1) and is signed and numbered in-verso.
In many ways, my story reflects the global uncertainty we’re all facing. Emotional health crises are on the rise, when many of the places we go in times of need are in jeopardy. Medical clinics, mental health providers, libraries and educational services…even our own natural environments…are all under threat. Once thought unimaginable, the realization of such losses would be felt on a global scale - for generations to come.
No. 88; Marc Sirinsky; Fujifilm Instax Mini print, print size: 2.1” x 3.4”
The Athenaeum Visual Arts Program is supported, in part, by an Arts Program grant from the City of Alexandria.
