Mission:

The mission of McLean Project for the Arts is to exhibit the work of emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region; to promote public awareness and understanding of the concepts of contemporary art; and to offer instruction and education in the visual arts.

McLean Project for the Arts is a non-profit visual arts center founded in 1962 to exhibit the work of emerging and established regional artists.

In addition to its program of high quality, professionally-curated art exhibitions, McLean Project for the Arts presents special traveling exhibitions from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

McLean Project for the Arts offers art classes for children and adults taught by professional art instructors. MPA also presents the Art Reach program for area schools, gallery talks, and day trips to area museums and galleries.