DC Art Openings

Hamtdaa: Together 

Exploring the Art and Culture of Arlington's Mongolian-American Community

March 3 – May 1
OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, March 3, 6– 9PM
Terrace Gallery @ Artisphere
1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22209
(703) 875-1100

Together features the work of renowned visual artist and Arlingtonian Gankhuyag Natsag, whose Tsam dance masks, ceremonial costumes and paintings speak to Mongolia's ancient traditions and contemporary experiences. Accompanied by a multi-faceted program of performances, workshops, films and community celebrations, this exhibition is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Zenith Gallery's 33rd Anniversary Exhibit
LISTEN TO ME
SCULPTURE AND PAINTINGS BY JOEL D'ORAZIO
MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION- Wednesday, March 2, 5:30-8:00 PM
Show Dates:  February 7- May 13, 2011
at The Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Sculpture, art chairs and abstract painting are the hightlight of this exhibition of work by architect turned painter/sculptor, Joel D'Orazio.  New as a Zenith Gallery artist, D'Orazio will be featured in a solo show, Listen to Me, at the Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, curated by Zenith Gallery.
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"Cultural Landscapes"
Painter
SHARON GERACI
 
 OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 4th 6-8 PM

Showing through March 15, 2011

"My work is about understanding the complexities of people, both as individuals and as societies.  We are all the product of mixing and matching over eons, despite any specific identity to which we attach ourselves. In a world driven by technology, instant communication further blurs the lines between viewpoints, causes, social orders and cultures. It allows us to observe and experience things far beyond the confines of our immediate environment. I believe that humankind, much like the physical environment, is a continuum of changing features.  Ultimately those influences from afar seep into our being and shape our relationship to the world."

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Parish Gallery

Georgetown

1054 31st St. NW

Washington, DC 20007

202-944-2310 

www.parishgallery.com

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Susan Finsen, Peggy Williams and Rosabel Goodman-Everard - solo shows.New Work at The Arts Club of Washington
March 2 - 26 
Opening reception: Friday, March 4, from 6:30-8:30.

The juror for these solo shows, Christopher With, formerly at the National Gallery of Art, will give a talk at 7:15 about the three shows, and the artists will answer questions about their work.
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The Arts Club of Washington, located at 2017 "I" Street NW, Washington DC, in the historic James Monroe House.
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Touchstone Gallery
 March 2 - 27
Opening Reception: Friday, March 4, 6:00 - 8:30pm
 
Surfaces - Paintings by Michele Cormier
Michele Cormier's paintings capture urban surfaces transformed, over time, from erosion, decay, and daily foot traffic leaving behind layers of history and evidence of life

Inspiration - Paintings by Betsy Forster
The inspiration of Betsy's work is the nature that she loves - from trees and valleys to mountains and hills

Touchstone Gallery
901 New York Avenue, NW
202.347.2787
www.touchstonegallery.com
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"CYCLES" - curated by Adam Griffiths.
Feb. 28 - Mar. 26
Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, Helina Metaferia, Rosalind Alumnah, & Students from Mixed Media Artist Residency*

Opening Reception: Fri., March 4, from 6 - 8 pmMeet the artists and hear music
by David Hubbard & Bob Lash, Sky High Radio.

This Residency was presented by grantees, Marcie Wolf-Hubbard and the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, in partnership with The Silver Spring Wellness & Recovery Center at Affiliated Santé Group. Funding for this program was made possible through the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD
http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/directions.html
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Washington Studio School presents Atelier Exhibit & Reception
Stunning Works of Atelier Artists
February 16-March 18 
Artists' Reception: Friday, March 4, 6pm-8pm 

Jill Bateman, Mimi Coxson, Phyllis Dillinger, Laurel Dugan, Brenda Fox, Mary Freedman, Gail Goodman, Peggy Greene, Pat Kraniotis, Sally Levie, Karen Lohr, Michele Lurie, Jill Phillips, Carol Rubin, Phyllis Ruffer, Suzanne Shwetz, Wendy Smith, Lynne Van Dyke
 
Meet the artists. Discuss their works. Light refreshment.
RSVP  admin[at]washingtonstudioschool.org or 202-234-3030
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Washington Studio School
2129 S Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
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Washington Printmakers Gallery  
Reflections Past and Present - Prints by Lila Oliver Asher 
March 2-27
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 5, 1-4 pm
Artist's Printmaking Demonstration: 
Saturday, March 12, 2-2:30 pm
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Washington Printmakers Gallery | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor | 8230 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910
 301.273.3660 | info[at]washingtonprintmakers.com
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Emerging Visions: a sense of place in celebration of Youth Art Month. This annual show offers Fairfax County high school artists the experience and recognition of exhibiting their work in a professional gallery. Students from Herndon and South Lakes High Schools created all works specifically for Emerging Visions.

March 4 – April 14, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 5, 5 – 7pm

Emerging Visions: a sense of place is sponsored by Eileen Lyons Murphy.
To view Journey visit: http://www.restonarts.org/Archives/Journey.htm
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GreaterRestonArtsCenter
Reston Town Center
12001 Market Street
Suite #103
Reston, VA 20190
703.471.9242
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Last Weekend!!
John M. Adams / Finding Zero
January 6 through February 27
John M. Adams' work activates the perceptual connection between artist, object (or environment), and viewer. The paintings reflect a meditative process of repetitive mark making through the transparent layers of subtle atmospheric and textured surfaces. These chaotic marks are juxtaposed with the structure of a regulated rhythm of horizontal lines.  The combination resonates with a quiet vibration that propels the viewer into an image whose color scheme and composition remain ambiguously familiar, as if from an incomplete memory that is nonetheless vivid.

Ruth Trevarrow / Bare Bones
March 3 through April 10, 2011
Opening Reception / Sunday, March 6, 4:00 to 6:00 pm (free)
Artists' Talk / Sunday, March 20, 4:00 to 6:00 pm (free)
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Athenaeum
201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va 22314
703.548.0035 / nvfaa.org
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REFLECTIONS is inspired by local artist Bob Benson and his work at the American Visionary Art Museum. The ARTiculate Arts have used similar techniques to create their own "Mirror Art."

Gallery and Artist Reception: March 10, 2011 from 5:30p.m.- 7:30p.m.
VSA ARTiculate Gallery is located 1100 16th Street NW Washington DC..

For more information:
Call 202-261-0204 or email :gallery@vsadc.org