Helen Frederick Work featured @ Reyes + Davis

Reyes + Davis | 2853 Ontario Road NW #501 | Washington, DC 20009

www.reyesdavis.com

Inaugural Update from Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans Office for DC Residents

It’s important for residents to stay informed regarding parking, security check points, transportation etc. details of which are changing on a daily basis.

The DC Council, Mayor’s Office, MPD, Metro, US Secret Service and the Presidential Inaugural Committee have put as much information as possible on several websites that I strongly suggest that you visit for updated information:

US Secret Service Inaugural Page
http://www.secretservice.gov/presidential_inaugural.shtml

The District of Columbia's Official Inaugural Website
http://inauguration.dc.gov/

The Presidential Inaugural Committee
http://www.pic2009.org/

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
http://inaugural.senate.gov/

Getting There DC
http://www.gettingthere.dc.gov/

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/metro_events/inauguration.cfm

Structural Vision

January 9 - March 20, 2009
Featuring: Morgan Craig, Tim DeVoe, Sangbin Im, Courtney Jordan, Tricia Keightley

Opening Reception at Carroll Square Gallery
January 9, 2009
6:00 - 8:00pm


Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm

DIY City Mag

Focuses on Washington, DC in the October 2008 Online Issue

DIY City is an online magazine that celebrates the independent artist and the DIY spirit. The idea for the mag grew out of a need to find art supplies and resources in New York City. NYC was a natural pick for our first issue (Feb 2008) as it seems that just about everyone moonlights doing some type of creative work. DIY, or do-it-yourself, has a broad range of meanings. For us it represents the creative spirit of individuals making things in a move away from mass production. Some of the DIYs we’ve met make wares to give or trade with others, while many others make them to sell in the ever growing DIY marketplace.

Patrick Holderfield at Project 4

Pilgrim

March 8 – April 12, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 8, 6:00 - 8:30pm

Collectors Preview: Friday, March 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Project 4 presents a drawing and sculpture installation by Seattle-based artist Patrick Holderfield.

Drawing from diverse associations and sources, Patrick Holderfield endeavors to create work that requires an emotional and intellectual engagement. His goal is to offer some type of authentic experience inciting the viewer’s contemplation of his or herself in relation to the larger world through the poetic use of both familiar and idiosyncratic imagery.

This current body of work centers around a series of drawings portraying environments that suggest pilgrimage, inappropriate expressions of emotions, transformation and conflict. Using the landscape as a grounding element, these scenes of tragedy and eloquence analogize current political, social and personal happenings. The accompanying sculptures and site-specific installations are seen as an extension of the drawings referencing boundaries and nature: specifically, the space, physically and psychologically, that confines and defines an environment.

"My vision is of the individual setting off on a journey that is both benevolent and malevolent and where the two are not so clear," says Holderfield. "It is also what’s found along the way"

Patrick Holderfield holds a BFA from State University College in Buffalo NY. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the Pacific Northwest including the Tacoma Art Museum, Frye Art Museum and James Harris Gallery in Seattle. His work is in collections including the Tacoma Art Museum, Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, and the City of Seattle.

For additional information please Contact:
Anne Surak, Director
Rebecca Jones, Assistant Gallery Director

Project 4
903 u street nw
washington dc 20001
tel: 202 232 4340
info@project4gallery.com
wednesday-friday 2-6 pm saturday noon-6 pm and by appointment

Cloudy Days

Cloudy Day 2.18, Anne Marchand, digital photo 2008

Did you enjoy the crisp blue cloudy day last week? As much as I am ready for spring, it is a day like this that makes me smile. Clouds, ya gotta love 'em. They say so much.

L (A) T T I T U D E S @ The Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery

February 21st to June 2nd

Reception:February 21st 5pm to 7pm

Ten contemporary artists explore mapping borders and boundaries of Israel and Palestine....
Avner Bar Hama, Doug Beube, Alban Biaussat, Anna Fine Foer, Yoav Galai, Karey Kessler, Joyce Kozloff, Simonetta Moro, Nikolas Schiller, Mel Watkin.

Washington DC Jewish Community Center
1529 16th STreet NW, Washington DC 20036
Info: 202-518-9400 / www.washingtondcjcc.org
Sunday-Thursday 10-10pm, Friday, 10-4pm

Bee

I took this picture of a napping bee in the full glory of pollen collecting. Is it Springtime yet?
Photo by Anne Marchand

Save Market 5 Gallery From Eviction

For over 30 years Market 5 Gallery has operated in the north hall of Washington, DC's historic Eastern Market as an alternative art space. Despite the fact that the space has no indoor plumbing or climate control, this non profit arts organization has thrived and launched many a career in the arts. A few years ago, Market 5 went to court to fight an illegal eviction by the city. The case was settled out of court but the rent was raised almost 10 fold with the promise of indoor plumbing, heat, an upgraded electrical system and other improvements to bring the entire market up to code. Now that improvements are underway on the south hall of the market, the city is trying to illegally evict Market 5 Gallery again. Please help the gallery by signing a petition to stop this eviction. Please forward this information to friends and family that are familiar with the gallery and its programs. Washington, DC's Office of Property Management (OPM) and its contractors have bullied and harassed Market 5 Gallery ever since OPM was given oversight of Eastern Market's North Hall. On Tuesday morning, OPM broke in the gallery and changed the locks. Later that day an OPM official said it was a mistake and that they would send someone to let gallery staff in on Wednesday. Check out the interview of gallery staff on youtube. Please sign the gallery's petition to halt another illegal eviction attempt and contact Mayor Fenty to express your outrage over OPM's illegal dealings with Market 5 Gallery. http://youtube.com/watch?v=KXARfjRZYSE

Go to http://market5gallery.org for information about the gallery.

Go to http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savemarket5gallery to sign the petition. Camille Mosley-Pasley
Anacostia Fine Art
www.AnacostiaFineArt.com

Washington, DC Film Festival

Celebrating a New Wave of Mexican Cinema

November 30 – December 2, 2007

Join leading stars and emerging talents of Mexican film for a 3-day celebration honoring the new wave of Mexican cinema! Five world-class directors will present 5 films that capture the spirit and creative brilliance emerging in Mexican cinema today. In addition, five award-winning Mexican short films will also be featured during the festival. Engage and meet with some of Mexico’s premier talents in discussions and Q&As following each showing! Enrich your awareness of outstanding films and celebrate the new wave of Mexican cinema!

A weekend-long celebration showcasing the best and newest of Mexico’s cinematic talents, including Diego Luna (actor – Nicotina, Open Range, Y tu Mama Tambien); Adriana Barraza (actress – Babel, Amores Perros); Pablo Cruz (producer - Cochochi ); Fernando Eimbcke (director - Duck Season) and Amat Escalante (director – Sangre). The festival will be held at the National Portrait Gallery, 750 9th St NW, Washington , DC 20001 , (202) 275-1764 and Baird Auditorium inside the National History Museum , 10th Street, NW , and Constitution Avenue , Washington , DC 20560 . November 30 – December 2, 2007. This event is free and open to the public. Please click on the link below to access the schedule of events. http://portal.sre.gob.mx/imw/pdf/MexicanCinema.pdf

Discover Washington's First Art Movement

Read Heather Goss's report at DCist on the upcoming Art Events this Spring in Washington, DC.
Read DCist here.

Local Arts Coverage at WaPo

Graham Caldwell's review in the Washington Post:
A Breath of Fresh Art / Graham Caldwell, Blowing Hot and Cool By Blake Gopnik.

Express contributor, Kriston Capps surveys the local arts scene.

Ever wanted to take a tour of Washington, DC

Kool! Now you can - on your mobile phone.....

Washington, DC - Just in time for the busy tourist season, DC's newest Internet startup company, mobiletours.org, launches today with a free tour of the Capitol's major sites for mobile phones. The service has eleven separate numbers to call, each of which corresponds to a famous building or memorial. The company plans on rolling out a marketing campaign that consists of handing out flyers to tourists and educating the tourism industry about the service.

Founder of the company, Richard Zielinski says, "We are using the latest IP phone technology, based on the Asterisk® open source PBX, to bring our podcasts into people's mobile phones. Its cutting edge stuff, but the service is very user friendly. Anyone who can dial a phone number will be able to access the tour."

The tours consist of short two minute histories of the site followed by a story or audio file. At the Lincoln Memorial for example, users will hear a rare audio interview from 1938 of an old man recalling what it was like, as a 9-year-old school boy, to watch Abraham Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address. At the Washington Monument the narrator reads an article from 1908 in which a Washington Senator baseball player catches a ball dropped from the top window to win a $500 bet. At the war memorials, listeners will hear interviews with Veterans. Says Zielinski, "We want the tour to be informative, but we also want it to be engaging. Visiting these national treasures can be a deeply personal experience; we want to help enrich that experience."

While mobile phone tours are becoming popular, mobiletours.org is the first company to offer their services in a major city for free. Although not intended to replace a knowledgeable tour guide, mobiletours can be an excellent alternative that allows for both convenience and flexibility.

The tour can also be freely downloaded off of the website for use in digital MP3 players. Mobiletours.org is planning on rolling out a New York City and Boston tour later this spring.

www.mobiletours.org

Washington Monument 202-552-1247
Lincoln Memorial 202-552-1233
Vietnam Memorial 202-552-1235
Korean Memorial 202-552-1236
WWII Memorial 202-552-1237
FDR Memorial 202-552-1242
Jefferson Memorial 202-552-1244
White House 202-552-1246
U.S. Capitol 202-552-1245
Ford's Theater 202-552-1243
Arlington Cemetery 202-552-1239

CIVILIAN ART PROJECTS grand opening

Please join CIVILIAN ART PROJECTS for its grand opening featuring:
     
JASON FALCHOOK, Contours & Detours
JASON ZIMMERMAN, Natural Acts
       
March 9 - April 21, 2007
       
Opening Reception:
FRIDAY, March 9, 2007 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
       
And Behind the Wall featuring:
        Ken Ashton (DC)
        Jason Balicki (NY)
        Lisa K. Blatt (CA)
        Breck Omar Brunson (DC)
        Erick Jackson (DC)
        George Jenne (NY)
        Jason Kalogiros (CA)
        Nilay Lawson (DC)

ESSAY:
Civilian Art Projects intro by Andy Grundberg

The recipe for creating a contemporary art scene is not hard to intuit. Take some innovative, eager, personable young artists, add a few hip commercial galleries and artist-run spaces, some savvy collectors, at least one critic of enthusiasm and intelligence, a pinch of media outlets for such criticism, a nearby museum with a contemporary-art curator, and your choice of a welcoming restaurant, bar, or coffee shop where all these people can meet, and then mix well. Voila! Who needs New York?

The reality is a bit more complicated. Plenty of cities have the minimum daily requirements for an art scene but don't quite pull it off - San Francisco, say, or Boston. That's because art is ultimately about something else: imagination, talent, risk taking, having something to say.

In Washington, D.C., an art scene is taking shape today. That's as much testament to the imagination and risk taking of the people who choose to show contemporary art as of the artists who make it. Civilian Art Projects is a great example of a grass-rooted, arts-community based, independent minded showplace for art that complements the city's other innovative enterprises, from the late, lamented Fusebox to Transformer to the Hirshhorn Museum. The list could go on.

Civilian Art Projects is the brainchild of Jayme McLellan, a co-founder of Transformer and a contemporary of many of the artists she now represents as a commercial galleryist. Her vision is sympathetic to a broad mix of media and styles, she believes in the importance of her generation of artists, and her timing is impeccable. With this, Civilian's first show, she gives us a glimpse of what these young artists have to say.

Jason Falchook's color photographs depict unprepossessing, unpopulated urban spaces lit with the enervating glow of mercury vapor lights. They have the isolated eeriness of surveillance pictures, but the corrugated fences and shutters and stark buildings are their own protagonists. The time is night or nearly so, and without the intersession of the photograph we probably would not linger long to examine the scenes in detail. Falchook calls the series "Contours & Detours," but we might also add a coda, "Places We'd Just as Soon Avoid." Still, the bright light sources give off what passes for warmth, and one suspects that beyond the terror we are made to feel lies a sympathy for a present that seems equally to speak of the past and the future.

Jason Zimmerman's series "Natural Acts" continues his photographic exploration of incidental evidence supplied by the physical world. Like Falchook, he positions nature and humanity in a tenuous balance, but while Falchook's pictures read as surveillance Zimmerman's appear forensic. Whatever the word "documentary" means when applied to the camera, it has traction here, in images of chipped china and gooey aluminum foil and other frayed objects, but for no imaginable uplifting social purpose. Call it Documentary Degree Zero, a collection of evidence for which there is no crime.

Taken together, and in company with the other artists on the roster of Civilian Art Projects, Falchook and Zimmerman are sniffing out similar aesthetic territory, fashioning a discourse that tempers inevitability and loss with possibility and wonder. Without seeming cynical or hectoring, their work steers us toward considering art as a critical instrument that embraces feeling and subjectivity as crucial to its meaning.

The debut of a new gallery that celebrates local talent is always a cause for celebration and optimism, in part because it signals the viability of a new aesthetic point of view. In this case, the cause for optimism is even greater since there is an assumption that this viewpoint has a market - that collectors and curators will support these artists and this gallery. Based on the evidence of this first show, they should.

Andy Grundberg is a critic, curator, and educator who has written about photography for more than 25 years. His writings for the New York Times and other publications are collected in the book Crisis of the Real (Aperture).

406 7th STREET NW (at "D" Street) THIRD FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20004

202-607-3804 / WWW.CIVILIANARTPROJECTS.COM

ABOUT CIVILIAN:
Founded in 2006, Civilian Art Projects is Washington, DC's newest gallery gnawing at the edges of contemporary aesthetic discourse.  Through a challenging exhibition series supporting promising, up-and-coming artists working in a broad range of media, and through exciting events of cultural and social significance held throughout the season, Civilian will generate new energy, ideas and momentum thereby contributing to culture and community.  For more information on the artists or the gallery please contact Civilian Art Projects at 202-607-3804 or info@civilianartprojects.com. Please visit the website at www.civilianartprojects.com.

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info@civilianartprojects.com
Civilian Art Projects
406 7th Street NW
Washington DC
(202) 607-3804