Washington Project for the Arts is bringing back First Fridays.

These upcoming events will be held in conjunction with the ongoing First Friday Art Walks held by the Galleries of Dupont Circle.

Friday, May 1st, 5:30-7:30 pm
Artist talk featuring our Coup d'Espace artist, Tom Block

Tom will discuss the influence of the teachings of Sufi Mystics on his work and will be available to answer questions. If you missed the opening of his installation, Secret Garden, come by to see his elaborate collection of small works and essays hung from ceiling to floor throughout our office! Reception at 5:30 pm followed by the talk at 6:30 pm.

Friday, June 5th, 6-8pm
Coup d'Espace installment III
WPA member artist Anita Walsh presents, Unwrap

In this next 'coup', Anita Walsh transforms WPA's office space into a mobile studio where she will capture input from visitors based on their reactions to different colors. Visitors' thoughts will be captured and typed on sheets of paper made by the artist from old crayon wrappers.

"This project began as an investigation of drawing-and wrappers. After two years of working on detailed drawings in pencil, I wanted to radically alter my process. Rather than draw with pencil on machine made sheets of paper, I pull sheets of paper by hand and then use crayon wrappers and pieces of boxes to create images." - Anita Walsh

Washington Project for the Arts
2023 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202.234.7103
www.wpadc.org

Gretchen Schermerhorn / Genetic Drift

February 13 - March 22
Opening Reception: February 13, 7-9pm
Curated by Anita Walsh

With paper as her medium, Gretchen Schermerhorn creates prints and sculptures using repetition and pattern in an organic way. More specifically, she shows what happens when small elements within a pattern become disrupted or changed and how this affects the overall structure. Genetic drift is the accumulation of random changes in a gene pool. The individual changes are miniscule and gradual—and the drift is often very slow—but over time these changes cause big alterations to the gene pool. Ultimately, variants of a gene can disappear completely or evolve as in natural selection. Schermerhorn's installations, which contrast natural patterning with decorative wallpaper, vary in much the same way—adapting to a specific time and space.

DC Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.462.7833

INAUGURAL BLAST

Artist Reception
Friday, Feb. 6, 6-9pm

Come to the Closing Reception of INAUGURAL BLAST at Warehouse Gallery on Friday from 6-9. Get your final BLAST of Inauguration goodness.

+ Hope/Change - Sondra Arkin and Ellyn Weiss - Artist Counterpoint

+ Hope 2009 - Bridget Sue Lambert and Anita Walsh - tattooed supporters of Obama - Come add yours to the hope2009photos project

+ Monumental Photography - Jason Colston, Brett Davis, Dale Lowery

+ Mr Lincoln - Dana Ellyn

+ Washington, the President and the City

Warehouse Gallery & Theatre
1017-1021 7th Street NW,
between New York Ave. and L St.
Washington, DC
(across the street from the new Washington Convention Center.)