The Kreeger Museum presents In Unison: 20 Washington, DC Artists. The exhibition is a result of a project initiated by the renowned Washington, DC artist Sam Gilliam who invited 20 artists from the community, working in different styles and media, to come together to make a series of five monoprints, one of which would be selected for the show. Curating the selection of prints were Judy A. Greenberg, Director of The Kreeger Museum, Marsha Mateyka of the Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D., art critic and art historian and Sam Gilliam.
Counted among the participants are painters, sculptors, digital media and installation artists and a few printmakers, all established names in the DC region. Each was challenged to make monoprints in the welcoming environment of the print studios at the George Mason University School of Art. Printmaking is traditionally a collaborative art form. This enriching experience provided opportunities for interaction among the artists and promoted a true sense of collaboration.
The Kreeger Museum has always supported and encouraged artists in the DC metro area. Director Judy A. Greenberg states, "We are pleased to exhibit these 20 monoprints by outstanding talent whose work clearly shows the extended range of style and expression found in Washington, DC."
The exhibition is sponsored by the Millenium Arts Salon which has been serving the Washington, DC arts community for 10 years. The exhibition will be on view at The Kreeger Museum from January 15-February 26, 2011.THE KREEGER MUSEUM
Strathmore is accepting visual art exhibition proposals on an ongoing basis for the 2011-2012 season. Both group and individual proposals may be submitted to Strathmore, and all media are eligible. All completed applications are reviewed by the Strathmore Visual Art Department and curatorial staff. Decisions are made in accordance with Strathmore’s Mission and Guiding Principles.
Harriet Lesser is curator with Holly Haliniewski at Strathmore for the 2011-2012 season.
They will jury every 6 weeks to notify artists about the process.
About StrathmoreContact Exhibits@strathmore.org for application guidelines and forms.
The Mansion at Strathmore is home to an exciting visual arts program which includes art exhibitions, education, and outreach programs. Strathmore presents visual arts programming in the Gudelsky Gallery Suite and first floor exhibition spaces at the Mansion at Strathmore, the 100-seat Dorothy M. and Maurice C. Shapiro Music Room, the outdoor Sculpture Garden, and across Strathmore’s campus.Strathmore is deeply committed to providing excellent, accessible arts programs to all audiences, while making available a "home for the arts" for our community.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is joining with the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation to launch the sixth-annual Young Native Writers Essay Contest, which invites Native American youth to speak out on issues affecting their tribal communities.… Read more ►
Dhiru A. Thadani, AIA Architect + Urbanist in Washington DC has a new book out. The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary was just published by Rizzoli and is now available online 
One experiences the same joy of surprise the first time one leafs through Dhiru Thadani s book. At first one thinks, Oh, an encyclopedia! before one realizes that this would require an edition of several volumes....His subject is not a manual for the care and repair of a machine, but instead deals with the technique of housing man in cities: an eminently caring mission. Apart from historical information about cities, such as Rome, Paris, Pienza, Chandigarh, New Delhi or Hong Kong, there are typological and morphological chronicles of town squares and streets, right up to details of street crossings, traffic circles and paving patterns, terraced houses, passages and arcades everything that s beautiful, arranged in alphabetical order.... It's more than just a handbook, it is a guide. Rob Krier Berlin, April 2010 (Translation from German: Cathal Whelehan)Book Description: The final word on the language of urban planning and design. The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This magnificent volume is the fruit of more than a decade of research and writing in an effort to ameliorate this situation. Abundantly illustrated with over 2,500 photographs, drawings, and charts, The Language of Towns and Cities is both a richly detailed glossary of more than seven hundred words and terms commonly used in architecture and urban planning, and a compendium of great visual interest. From "A" and "B" streets to Zero Lot and Zeitgeist, the book is at once comprehensive and accessible. An essential work for architects, urban planners, students of design, and all those interested in the future of towns and cities, this is destined to become a classic in its field.
Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship Program is Now Accepting Applications for 2011-2013 Term.
Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011
Hamiltonian Artists, a 501(c)3, is excited to announce its fourth annual open call to emerging artists to apply to our two-year Fellowship Program, aimed to aid in the professional development of contemporary visual artists.
Please refer to the website for application requirements, restrictions and forms. The application process will close at 6:00 pm on on Monday, February 28, 2011, and any applications received after that date will not be considered.
http://www.hamiltonianartists.org/apply.php
Hamiltonian Artists is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing professional development opportunities for creative artists early in their careers. They offer a competitive two-year fellowship program to new, innovative visual artists in all media through an annual competition. Artists from around the nation are encouraged to apply.
Hamiltonian Artists
1353 U Street, NW
Suite 101
Washington, DC 20009
202.332.1116
www.hamiltonianartists.org
www.hamiltoniangallery.com
Curator Sharon Burton muses on her role of curating "Ten Artists for Ten Years" for the Millennium Arts Salon. Read her article here... http://sjbcreative.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/musings-on-ten-artists-for-ten-years-an-exhibition-presented-by-the-millennium-arts-salon/
"Fields and Networks: Alice Whealin"
through - January 8, 2011
The solo exhibition by Alice Whealin, Fields and Networks, features a series of ink drawings on acetate that reflect spatially both an expansive universe and small areas of function.
Application deadline is Feb 28th.
The Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health is a residential "place like home" for sick children and their families. Families stay in residence with the child while he/she receives ground breaking medical treatments at the NIH. While the NIH takes care of the child's medical needs, The Inn tends to the child's heart, soul and spirit.
TThe Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health
is looking for artists to paint live at a May 20th 2011 event. The Washington Conservatory of Music will be playing a jazz concert at Glen Echo Park where artists will be asked to paint either the musicians as they preform, or abstractly paint the music itself (or some variation of the two). The five pieces produced that evening by artists will be silent auctioned for the benefit of the Children’s Inn at NIH. Artists must be able to paint quickly, and capture the spirit of the evening within the 2hrs 30 minutes of concert time. All paint and canvas for the event will be provided.
Invited guests, will be entertained with
extraordinary sounds and sights and have the opportunity to purchase the
original artworks created that evening through a silent auction. Donations to The Children's Inn will also be gratefully accepted.
Date/Time: Friday May 20,
2011- 6:30-9:00pm
Going Out Gurus - Gallery opening of the week: Graham Caldwell at G Fine Art:
"'Graham Caldwell: The Uncanny Valley' opens tonight with a free public reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show remains on view through Feb. 5 at 1350 Florida Ave. NE. 202-462-1601. www.gfineart.com."
In the early 1990s, a group of Germantown, Maryland residents began to promote the concept of an arts center that would be located within their own community. Their idea became a rallying point for Germantown's active civic leadership. Within a year, the Germantown Cultural Arts Center, Inc. (d/b/a BlackRock Center for the Arts) was founded as a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization to develop, own and manage BlackRock.
Artist and Author Thomas Block finds common ground between Islam and Judaism. Read Gazette article by Brooke Kenny.
Gazette article:
Author finds common ground between Islam and Judaism
The Silver Spring resident already is a well-known artist and activist. Matters of social justice fuel Block's paintings, as well his first book, "Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity."
In Unison: 20 Washington, DC Artists
Saturday, January 15, 2011 - Saturday, February 26, 2011
$10
202-338-3552
website
Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Spirit Bones II, 2010, 30” x 22”, monoprint and chine collé
"It is experimental, improvisational, it is ‘found', like jazz. It is
the history of what's here, taking another step." –Sam Gilliam, artist
The Kreeger Museum is proud to present In Unison: 20
Washington, DC Artists, the culmination of a project initiated by
renowned artist Sam Gilliam, consisting of 20 established artists from
the DC community, working in different styles and mediums. The artists
were invited to come together to create a series of five monoprints
each, one of which was selected for the exhibition. "The ideas of
creating a group portfolio and exhibiting together express the ideas of
unity and identity that are underlying motives of the project, and
which are vital to sustaining a thriving artistic community," says
Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D., art critic and art historian. In Unison is a
continuation of The Kreeger Museum's support and encouragement of
artists in the DC metro area.
The exhibition
is sponsored by Millennium Arts Salon that has been serving the
Washington, DC arts community for over 10 years. Millennium extends
special thanks to the George Mason University School of Art for use of
its print studio.
Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-3050 phone
Source: http://www.culturecapital.com/event.php?id=12520
By Claudia Rousseau
An exhibit entitled “Journey” was on view at the Greater Reston Art Center (GRACE)
until November 12th. I had made the pilgrimage out there to see the
show (and it did seem a pilgrimage from my home in Colesville, MD), and
meant to write a review while the show was still up. Swamped with other
work, I didn’t make it. Yet, I feel that some thoughts about this
remarkable artist are in order, even now that the show has closed.
The
first word that comes to mind looking at these paintings as a group
might be “sublime”. When thinking about that rather slippery concept as
applied to art, one might be imagining something by Turner or Caspar
David Friedrich, artists who did try to embody eighteenth-century
writer Edmund Burke’s aesthetic notion in actual works of art. The
sublime is a feeling that involves an element of fear, something beyond
the merely beautiful or picturesque precisely because of that fact. It
is something that we experience in nature, as at the edge of the ocean
at night when we look out at the horizon, and feel simultaneously
exhilarated and overwhelmed at the greatness of what is in front of
us—part of that huge sky and water—knowing full well that it would be
death to move into it. The experience can occur in art as well, and
this was, of course, at the core of Romanticism.
I think the most moving thing about Freya’s paintings
is the way that they so completely convey this sense, and the feeling
that one is experiencing what the artist experienced confronting the
natural scenes represented in these large scale paintings. These are
not realistic works, and, although descriptive, do not reproduce the
visual record so much as the experiential one. It’s that sense that we
are there with her, viewing the volcano Cotopaxi, as thrilled as
Frederic Church (Freya’s art great grandfather) had been more than a
century ago. Or seeing/feeling the tides pulling out at the water’s
edge in Beach. Because these paintings are so full of experience, they
provoke memories in the viewer of his/her own moments of the sublime.
They rushed in on me as I looked, and kept me looking, and thinking for
a long time.
Claudia Rousseau
Critic, member AICA
Source: Daily Campello Art News
http://dcartnews.blogspot.com/2010/11/some-further-considerations-on.html
It was exceptionally brisk last night, great for walking in Georgetown and getting a feel of holiday cheer with twinkling light everywhere. We headed over to Addison Ripley to see acclaimed master printmaker, Lou Stovall's opening "No Editions:
Painterly Prints". At 5:30pm the gallery was wiggling room only with fans, friends and collectors flocking thru the door to catch a glimpse of Lou and his beautiful new body of work. The silkcreens on view are full of saturated color and showcase the artist's imagination and technical accomplishment. Stovall's one of a kind prints are skillfully layered and exude a feeling of freshness and complexity in their mutli-layed stokes of color.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
International Art & Artists, Washington Project for the Arts, and Black Artists of DC present:
Process: Reaffirmation
A visual dialogue between members of BADC and WPA
Curated by Gina Marie Lewis, Assistant Professor of Art,
Bowie State Univ.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, January 3, 2011, 5 PM (RECEIVED)
Exhibition location: Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Ct. NW, Washington, DC
Exhibition dates: Friday, April 1 through Saturday, April 29, 2011
Exhibition hours: Mon. 12-5pm, Tues.-Fri. 12-6pm, Sat. 12-5pm
Download the full call for entries for Process: Reaffirmation
http://www.wpadc.org/events/calls.html#BADC
LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING
The Image of the Black in Western Art
December 12 at 2:00 p.m.
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Book signing of The Image of the Black in Western Art (volumes 1–3) follows.
Panel discussion includes David Bindman, emeritus professor of the history of art, University College London, and associate of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University; Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art; Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art; Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art; Sharmila Sen, general editor for the humanities, Harvard University Press; and Lou Stovall, master printmaker.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University, will no longer participate in the program in person.
www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/index.shtm#black_western (lecture information)
Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
4th & Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
Admission is always free
www.nga.gov
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times
free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd
and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For
information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for
the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery’s Web site at
www.nga.gov. Follow the Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NationalGalleryofArt and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ngadc.
“Untitled,” a work of art by sculptor Thomas Sayre, a native Washingtonian who now lives and works in North Carolina, was installed last week at Nationals Park, the baseball stadium in D.C. where the Washington Nationals play. The baseball-related work at Nationals Park was commissioned by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. No one from the media showed up for the installation. Mark Judge happened by and took video and interviewed the artist.
See it below and read it here.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/12/the-washington-post-passes/#ixzz180rRC82S
by Mark Judge - Mark Gauvreau Judge is the author of several books, including Damn Senators and God and Man at Georgetown Prep. His articles and essays have appeared in various publications.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/author/mjudge/#ixzz180s9Hwvr
Thomas Sayre
http://www.thomassayre.com
Schmap.it - Donate Now: BloomBars Needs Your Support!: "BloomBars operate solely on donations from the community, and is requesting your support to keep BloomBars alive.
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Hillyer Art Space Exhibitions On View Now - Dec 23rd 2010
Fictions of Nature, an exhibition of work by Bill Moore
Dec 3rd 2010 - Dec 23rd 2010
Hillyer Art Space
Moore produces giant bronze sculptures which portray insects, fish, and
birds in unatural and fantastic situations. The sculptures featured in
the exhibition will be a collection both of Moores' surreal fantasies
of insects, such as Tiger Beetles as seen in Knight in Shining
Armor and of his beautiful industrial designs.
Hillyer is accepting submissions for the January Juried Members' Show, which will be curated by celebrated DC artist Barbara Liotta. Barbara will select about eight members to showcase 1-3 pieces each in the dedicated Members' Gallery for the period of one month. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, December 15th.
New: The juror has the option of selecting either a mixed Members' Show or a Member Solo Show from the entries.
Please Note: The Members' Gallery is a multi-functional space which includes ample wall space for exhibitions and work space for International Arts and Artists' staff.
$20 submission fee
Go here for an entry form.
International Arts & Artists
ATTN: Member's Show
9 Hillyer Ct., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Magnolia Laurie, holding up; Jon Bobby Benjamin, going home.
opening reception: Saturday, December 11th, 7-9pm.
Both Laurie and Benjamin have employed the politics of place, each highlighting the debris of our throw-away culture, breathing new life into the idle spaces and objects which surround us in an ever-expanding field.
In her new series, holding up, Magnolia Laurie illustrates geometric structures that depict cumulated residual heaps of natural and man-made materials that remain after a storm. Seemingly disordered, her paintings are composed of architectural elements that suggest the engineering of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion as well as the intricate weaving of bird nests. These delicate, precarious systems in Magnolia Laurie's paintings speak of endurance, survival, the activity of dwelling and "making-do."
Jon Bobby Benjamin's new work, going home, reflects his physical exploration of the natural world. Benjamin creates sculptural amalgamations of familiar industrial materials and found maritime objects. Consisting of buoys, docks, channel markers, and tide bells, Benjamin creates systems that are seemingly inaccessible and unreadable. These irrational arrangements distill a sense of timelessness, placeless-ness, and solitude.
holding up / going home will be on view from December 11, 2010 to January 15, 2011, with an opening reception on Saturday, December 11th, from 7-9pm.
Hamiltonian Gallery
Hamiltonian Artists | 1353 u street, nw | suite 101 | washington | DC | 20009
202.332.1116
Everyone at Govinda Gallery is getting excited to welcome Chris Blackwell for his book signing this Friday, December 10th, from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a great opportunity to get that music lover in your life a special signed gift!
Blackwell will be signing copies of Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records (Universe Publishing).
Here are a few visuals from the book and some details regarding Island Records connections to Washington D.C.
On the White House Ellipse, the National Christmas Tree
will dazzle after the Obama family turns on the holiday lights on
December 9th. The tree will be re-lit from dusk to 11pm each night, and
there will also be free nightly performances through Jan. 1. Beautifully decorated trees will also be on display at The U.S. Capitol and Union Station.
www.thenationaltree.org
(877) 444-6777.
For a little outdoor fun, the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
offers ice skating against the backdrop of magnificent sculptures and
warm treats at the Pavilion Café (mid-December - mid-March). Or, grab a
cup of hot cocoa and browse the kiosks filled with local artists’
creations at the Downtown Holiday Market along F Street between the
National Portrait Gallery and the International Spy Museum.
National Zoo's "ZooLights" (Dec. 3-12 & Dec. 17- Jan. 1) - free this year!
http://washington.org/visiting/browse-dc/attractions/100-free-things-to-do
Source: http://washington.org/visiting/experience-dc/seasonal-experience/winter
LECTURES
The Aesthetic of the Dream in Surrealist Film
Wednesday, December 8; 7 p.m.
Long before Inception—even before The Wizard of Oz—Surrealist artists led film audiences on a giddy flight from reality, liberating cinema from the duty of replicating the external world, and turning the camera’s eye inward to coax the hidden realm of dreams into the light. In this talk, Corcoran professor Bernard Welt demonstrates how the exploration of provocative analogies between dreams and cinema created the language of classic and contemporary fantasy film. Members free; Public $10. Register http://programs.corcoran.org/products/the-aesthetic-of-the-dream-in-surrealist-film.
The Nature of Art: The Work of John Alexander
Thursday, December 9; 7 p.m.
Since exhibiting his work at the Corcoran’s 35th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting in 1977, John Alexander has become internationally renowned for his powerful, detailed, and sometimes satirical paintings and drawings of the natural world. Alexander discusses his prolific career, his first exhibition at the Corcoran, and the humor so often found in his unique artworks. Pre-registration encouraged. Members free; Public $10. register, visit http://programs.corcoran.org/products/the-nature-of-art-the-work-of-john-alexander.
Spencer Finch on Art and Inspiration
Tuesday, December 14; 7 p.m.
At the core of Spencer Finch's work is the ongoing investigation into light, color, memory, and perception. Drawing inspiration from historical accounts by poets and philosophers, his sculptural installations, photographs, and drawings seek to recreate individual experiences or particular sensations such as candlelight or the wind off of Walden Pond. Join Spencer Finch as he discusses the inspiration behind his captivating work and exhibition, Spencer Finch: My Business, with the Cloud, on view now. Members $16; Public $20. Register http://programs.corcoran.org/products/spencer-finch-on-art-and-inspiration.
PERFORMANCES
Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company: America’s Cloud Sunday, Sunday, December 12
Performances at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. in the Rotunda Join acclaimed choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his contemporary dance company as they debut their site-specific dance piece, “America’s Cloud.” The dance—inspired by the large-scale cloud sculpture suspended in the Rotunda as part of the exhibition Spencer Finch: My Business, With the Cloud—is the culmination of Burgess’ month-long residency at the Corcoran. Free with Gallery admission. http://programs.corcoran.org/products/product.
Prior to the performances, Corcoran College of Art + Design Docents will give tours of Spencer Finch: My Business, With the Cloud. Tours begin at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. and are free with Gallery admission.
Off the Walls Annual College Art Sale
Thursday, December 9, 5–9 p.m.
Friday, December 10, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Off the Walls, the Corcoran College of Art + Design’s annual art sale, featuring the perfect gifts for this holiday season; hand-crafted by Corcoran students, alumni, faculty, and staff—from small to large, delicate to industrial, inexpensive to priceless, simple to sublime. Art items for sale include jewelry and wearable art, ceramics, fine art, and more. Off the Walls, www.corcoran.org/offthewalls
ON VIEW
Origin to Icon: Danish Design Exposed
December 11–20 Reception: Thursday, December 16; 6–8 p.m.
Gallery 31, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
www.corcoran.org
Alexandra Phillips
High Notes CD and iTunes Release Reception
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
6:30 - 9:30 pm, performance at 7:30 pmRefreshments provided by Figs Fine Foods
CD $10
HEMPHILL presents High Notes featuring Alexandra Phillips, Soprano. High Notes includes operatic arias from some of the most lively, dramatic, and playful heroines in opera- including the crazy Lucia from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor; a wind up doll Olympia from Les Contes D'Hoffmann; Bernstein's desperate Cunegonde from Candide, Strauss's flirtatious Zerbinetta from Ariadne auf Naxos; and Mozart's dignified but love stricken Kostanze from Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail. This evening of art and opera celebrates the CD and iTunes release of High Notes amidst Hemphill's current exhibition, Julie Wolfe.
Alexandra Phillips, Soprano, is a classically trained opera singer and performer, who loves to explore the collaboration and fusions of different genres and techniques. She has soloed at such venues as the Kennedy Center, the Folger Theatre, The White House and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Alexandra has recently returned from a three month performance tour in Italy. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, and received a Master’s Degree in vocal performance from The University of Tennessee. Operatic roles she has performed include "Olympia' in Les Contes D'Hoffmann, 'Lucia' in Lucia di Lammermoor, Thais in Thais, Die Koenigen der Nacht, in Die Zauberfloete, 'Amy March' in Adamo's Little Women, and Mabel in Orlando Ballet’s production of Pirates of Penzance. Alexandra has been a soloist with the Washington Arts Club, the Great Noise Ensemble, Congressional Chorus, Interact Theatre, Washington Savoyards, Washington Choral Ensemble, Friday Morning Music Club, the Paul Hill Chorale and the Master Chorale of Washington, and has been a guest singer/speaker on NPR. Oratorio highlights include Bach’s St. John’s Passion, Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, and Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Messiah, Poulenc’s Gloria, and Schwantner’s Sparrows.
As an educator, Alexandra holds a private voice studio in DC, and holds an adjunct faculty position at Montgomery College in Rockville. She encourages singers of all ages and levels to explore their voice, and helps them expand their potential.
www.alexandra-phillips.net
HEMPHILL
1515 14th Street NW
Washington, DC, 20005
202-234-5601
hemphillfinearts.com
The final screening of the Global Lens International Film Series '10
My Tehran For Sale from Iran
DATE: Wednesday, December 8th 2010
TIME: 7-9pm
ADMISSION: Suggested donation of $5-$10, free for students with valid ID
The Global Lens 2010 international film series features independent films from around the world depicting stories about different cultures and people. The final curated film screening will be held this month. Refreshments will be served and a special Q&A with Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be held after each screening. The non-profit organization Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) was selected by the Global Film Initiative to host the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC. RWUL has hosted screenings in DC of this series all year long. The Hillyer Art Space and International Arts and Artists will curate this film in conjunction with existing exhibitions.
The December 8th film screening is My Tehran For Sale from Iran. This will be last screening in the 2010 Global Lens films series.
Synopsis
In this riveting, insider's perspective on life in Iran's capital city, Marzieh-a terminally ill actress-wearily relates her desperate quest for political asylum through a series of interviews with an unsympathetic government official. Beginning with details of her doomed relationship with an Iranian-born Australian and their plan to relocate to Adelaide, she recounts her struggle to work as an actress under Iran's current regime, her hope for a future ultimately dashed by the devastating discovery of her illness, and her need to "escape" the only home she has ever known. Set against the backdrop of Tehran's thriving arts culture, and framed through a series of artful and dramatic flashback sequences, poet-turned-filmmaker Granaz Moussavi boldly registers the trials of a modern woman struggling to flourish in Iran's contemporary political climate.
About the Director
Granaz Moussavi was born in Tehran, Iran in 1974. She received a degree in Screen Studies from Flinders University and a postgraduate degree in Film Editing from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. She is the author of four collections of avant-garde poetry and has directed and edited several short films and documentaries. My Tehran For Sale is her first feature film.
www.rwul.com
International Arts & Artists
9 Hillyer Court NW
Washington, DC 20008 USA
T 202.338.0680
www.artsandartists.org
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Art Market Views – Lindsay Pollock: Art Market Views | Bloomberg –
Venus Williams Shops as Stars Join Billionaires in Art Basel Miami Crowds
Tennis star Venus Williams came to shop, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez came to dinner. They joined the 46,000 others that packed into the five- day Art Basel Miami Beach, dispelling any doubts that the market for contemporary art has left the recession behind.“The fair was amazingly successful compared with last year,’’ said Donald Rubell, 70, hotelier and collector, seated in the courtyard of a 45,000-square-foot former Drug Enforcement Administration warehouse that now houses the Rubell Family Collection of contemporary art.
Takoma Park Holiday Art Sale
SAT DEC 11, 2010 from 10 am - 4 pm
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park MD
Over THIRTY Artists and Crafters. The fifth annual holiday art sale is a great place to find something unique for yourself or someone on your gift list. Jewelry, pottery, photography, wearable art, tilework, paintings and prints as well wood items - funky and fine, functional and fun - you will be sure to find it at the Takoma Park Community Center on Saturday, December 11.
There will be arts activities for the kids while you investigate the offerings of over 30 local artists. Music provided by the Takoma Park Singers, the Love Joy Group and Class Notes.
Participating in this year’s event are Jay Blake, Ken Gelding, Adam Lebow, Denise Bentley, Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, David Hubbard, Bobbi Kittner, Sam Kittner, Rob Rudick, Karen Kruger, Orion McCarthy, Jan Morales, Patti Mallin and Keith Patterson.
http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/directions.html
http://www.facebook.com/TakomaParkMD
Don't miss the company in a new work at the Corcoran Galley of Art
in conjunction with an art installation by Spencer Finch
December 5 and December 12
11:30 am, 1 pm, and 2:30 pm
Free with Gallery Admission
More information
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