Saturday, April 14, 11-5pm
Sunday, April 15, 11-5pm
52 O Street Artist Studios
52 O St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Free and Open to the Public
Washington, DC - Open Studios is an annual event that invites the public into the creative spaces of the renowned artist studios at 52 O Street. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore artists’ work spaces, meet a variety of artists and arts professionals from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, and to see and purchase artists’ most recent works fresh from the site of creation. Additionally, visitors will enjoy film screenings, a bike clinic, the store at SCRAP-DC, food from local restaurants and vendors, and more events to be announced.
This year, Open Studios artists will include: Andrea Haffner, Becca Kallem,Bittersweet Creative, Capital Letter Press Studio, Cianne Fragione, Dan Treado, De*Nada Design, Derek Lieu, Drew Xeron, DJ Natty Boom, Eames Armstrong, GHOOM, Jane Claire, Remick, Jeffrey Smith, Jon Malis/TUBE Studio, Kelly Towles, Kendall Nordin, Lisa K Rosenstein, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Maeve Sheridan, Malte Renz, Mann Designs, Matt Costanza, Matt Hollis, Matt Pearson, Micheline Klagsbrun, Monier Barakat, Peter Harper, Raye Leith, Robin Schaefer, Ryder Haske, SCRAP-DC, Stephen Crouch, Thom Flynn, Threepenny Bikes, and, Topher Paterno.
For a sneak peak of Open Studios, please visit the annual group show of 52 O Street artists up the street at Big Bear Cafe, located at 1700 1st Street NW.
For a full schedule as it is announced, please visit: www.52ostreetstudios.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/52OStreet Twitter: @52_O_Street
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
PHILIP MICHAEL WOLFSON / Animated Unobtainium: Tsukumogami DC Series 1
Showing through April 28, 2012
Born 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a NASA engineer, Philip Michael Wolfson studied architecture at Cornell University and the Architectural Association, London, England. After completing his studies he spent ten years as head of design for renowned London architect, Zaha Hadid until establishing his own studio in 1991.
Wolfson has established his distinctive pathway, re-examining the forms and ideas of the early 20th century Modernist movements, particularly Constructivism and Futurism. In his first U.S. solo exhibition at INDUSTRY, Philip Michael Wolfson will exhibit a new series of Tsukumogamis, a type of Japanese "artifact spirit"--living inanimate objects. Tsukumogamis originate from discarded items that have reached their 100th birthday and thus become alive and aware. This experimental study uses Concrete Canvas, which has an innate organic quality and movement.
INDUSTRY/Washington
Atlas Theater District
1358 Florida Ave., NE
Washington, DC
202.399.1730
Born 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a NASA engineer, Philip Michael Wolfson studied architecture at Cornell University and the Architectural Association, London, England. After completing his studies he spent ten years as head of design for renowned London architect, Zaha Hadid until establishing his own studio in 1991.
Wolfson has established his distinctive pathway, re-examining the forms and ideas of the early 20th century Modernist movements, particularly Constructivism and Futurism. In his first U.S. solo exhibition at INDUSTRY, Philip Michael Wolfson will exhibit a new series of Tsukumogamis, a type of Japanese "artifact spirit"--living inanimate objects. Tsukumogamis originate from discarded items that have reached their 100th birthday and thus become alive and aware. This experimental study uses Concrete Canvas, which has an innate organic quality and movement.
INDUSTRY/Washington
Atlas Theater District
1358 Florida Ave., NE
Washington, DC
202.399.1730
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Dedication of Farragut Spheres | Wednesday, April 11
Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the WMATA Art in Transit Program are holding a dedication ceremony for a sculpture series created by DC artist, Michael Enn Sirvet, Farragut Spheres which will take place at the installations location (the entry of the Farragut West Metro Station at 17th and Eye streets NW, DC). It will be a short ceremony with Mayor Vincent Gray speaking, a few other DC and Metro dignitaries and the artist.
Free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY | APRIL 11, 2012 | 3PM
FARRAGUT WEST Metrorail Station
17th and Eye Streets Entrance
Mayor Vincent C. GrayMayor
The District of Columbia
Greg Meyer
President of the Board
Golden Triangle Business Improvement District
Lionell Thomas
Executive Director
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Richard Sarles
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY | APRIL 11, 2012 | 3PM
FARRAGUT WEST Metrorail Station
17th and Eye Streets Entrance
Mayor Vincent C. GrayMayor
The District of Columbia
Greg Meyer
President of the Board
Golden Triangle Business Improvement District
Lionell Thomas
Executive Director
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Richard Sarles
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
UPFRONT at MOCADC
‘YOU, ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE: FIGURATIVE INTERPRETATIONS’
Opening reception: April 13, 2012, 6-8pm.
Curator’s talk at 7 pm.
Exhibition Dates April 6-28, 2012
To mark 20 years of operation, MOCA DC gallery in Georgetown is launching UPFRONT at MOCADC. The space will feature international juried shows of figurative art from classical nudes to contemporary interpretations of the figure in all mediums.
The inaugural exhibition entitled You, Me and Everybody Else is juried and curated by Washington-based international artist and writer Lilianne Milgrom, and offers an impressive range of styles and mediums by artists from the United States, France and Israel. The show’s title alludes to the undeniable interconnectedness between people and reflects upon the infinite fascination with which we contemplate ourselves and those around us.
MOCA DC Art Gallery
1054 31st Street NW
Washington DC 20007
www.mocadc.org.
Opening reception: April 13, 2012, 6-8pm.
Curator’s talk at 7 pm.
Exhibition Dates April 6-28, 2012
To mark 20 years of operation, MOCA DC gallery in Georgetown is launching UPFRONT at MOCADC. The space will feature international juried shows of figurative art from classical nudes to contemporary interpretations of the figure in all mediums.
The inaugural exhibition entitled You, Me and Everybody Else is juried and curated by Washington-based international artist and writer Lilianne Milgrom, and offers an impressive range of styles and mediums by artists from the United States, France and Israel. The show’s title alludes to the undeniable interconnectedness between people and reflects upon the infinite fascination with which we contemplate ourselves and those around us.
MOCA DC Art Gallery
1054 31st Street NW
Washington DC 20007
www.mocadc.org.
Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival
Festival Spotlights International Comedies and Caribbean Journeys
April 12 – 22, 2012
WASHINGTON—In its 26th year, Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival continues its commitment of bringing new and award-winning cinema from around the world to the nation’s capital. Beginning this Thursday, April 12, and continuing through April 22, Filmfest DC presents more than 80 films from more than 35 countries at top venues in Washington, DC. A full list of films, locations and screening times is available on the Filmfest DC website, filmfestdc.org.
April 12 – 22, 2012
WASHINGTON—In its 26th year, Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival continues its commitment of bringing new and award-winning cinema from around the world to the nation’s capital. Beginning this Thursday, April 12, and continuing through April 22, Filmfest DC presents more than 80 films from more than 35 countries at top venues in Washington, DC. A full list of films, locations and screening times is available on the Filmfest DC website, filmfestdc.org.
Monday, April 09, 2012
MSNBC host Chris Matthews Book signing at IDB
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm, MSNBC host Chris Matthews will discuss his new book Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero (2011, Simon & Schuster) with the President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.
Book signing will follow.
Free and open to the public, photo ID required. Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave NW, Washington DC, one block from Metro Center.
Invitation http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/culture/cultural-center/idb-cultural-center,1664.html
Book signing will follow.
Free and open to the public, photo ID required. Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave NW, Washington DC, one block from Metro Center.
Invitation http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/culture/cultural-center/idb-cultural-center,1664.html
Deadline Extension for Call for Entries for MPA's summer juried exhibition "Something and Nothing: Activating the Void"
This exhibition will bring together artists whose work deals with space, inclusion or absence. Many artists pay close attention to the “negative space” in their work, and often what is not included or that which is in-between is just as important as what is. For this exhibition, we are looking for works that explore this territory, either in a conceptual or formal way.
The juror will be J.W. Mahoney who is an artist, critic, and independent curator who serves as Washington’s Corresponding Editor for Art in America. He is an Affiliate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, and his latest exhibition “Canceral” will open at Curator’s Office in Washington in May of this year.
Important dates:
April 11 Deadline for submissions
June 14 - July 28 Exhibition
For more information and the entry form, visit www.mpaart.org
The juror will be J.W. Mahoney who is an artist, critic, and independent curator who serves as Washington’s Corresponding Editor for Art in America. He is an Affiliate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, and his latest exhibition “Canceral” will open at Curator’s Office in Washington in May of this year.
Important dates:
April 11 Deadline for submissions
June 14 - July 28 Exhibition
For more information and the entry form, visit www.mpaart.org
Artist Talk at Hamiltonian
Hamiltonian Gallery presents an artist talk with Jenny Mullins and Sarah Knobel on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at 7:00 pm. This exhibition will run from March 17 - April 14, 2012
Hamiltonian Artists | 1353 u street, nw | suite 101 | washington | DC | 20009
Hamiltonian Artists | 1353 u street, nw | suite 101 | washington | DC | 20009
SPRING WPG Group Exhibitionon on view now
March 28-April 29
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14, 2-6 pm
(in conjunction with Pyramid Atlantic's Open House)
Group showing by select WPG members all exhibiting prints inspired by the season in a range of techniques and aesthetics.
Washington Printmakers Gallery
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor
8230 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.273.3660
www.washingtonprintmakers.com
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14, 2-6 pm
(in conjunction with Pyramid Atlantic's Open House)
Group showing by select WPG members all exhibiting prints inspired by the season in a range of techniques and aesthetics.
Washington Printmakers Gallery
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor
8230 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.273.3660
www.washingtonprintmakers.com
Ripography: Works with Paper Rex Weil
March 23 - April 29, 2012
Cultural symbols of success fetishized in commercial photography are used to create works that blur the lines between installation and collage in Rex Weil's solo show. The gratuitous signs of pleasure and success that drift daily through the mail slot— luxury catalogs, realtors’ brochures, and home renovation magazines— are the materials Weil uses to construct work that recalls Barthes’ Mythology. Through intuition, analysis and mordant humor Weil illuminates the discourse of repression, desire, exploitation and frustration percolating just below the surface of commercial photography. For the artist each shred of imagery is tantamount to an isolated bit of DNA from which the complete texture of our social and economic relationships can be surmised. Pumped up lips, gold chains and other fragments are removed from the systems that imbue them with power and isolated within a dialogue of desire, frustration and exploitation.
DC Arts Center · 2438 18th St. NW · Washington, DC 20009
Sunday, April 08, 2012
NEXT AT THE CORCORAN: CLASS OF 2012
CELEBRATE THE PUBLIC OPENING OF NEXT AT THE CORCORAN
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012, 6–8 P.M.
NEXT at the Corcoran: Class of 2012 is a dynamic, interactive, and innovative presentation of work by the graduating students of the Corcoran College of Art + Design. NEXT, for the first time, includes both an exhibition of the thesis work of the bachelor of fine arts class of 2012 and a showcase of the masters of arts degree programs at the Corcoran.
For more than 120 years, the Corcoran has trained the next generation of artists—as well as art and design professionals—while displaying the most important works of the time. Celebrate the achievement and promise of graduating BFA and MA students at the Corcoran College of Art + Design as the Corcoran showcases what's NEXT.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington | DC
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012, 6–8 P.M.
NEXT at the Corcoran: Class of 2012 is a dynamic, interactive, and innovative presentation of work by the graduating students of the Corcoran College of Art + Design. NEXT, for the first time, includes both an exhibition of the thesis work of the bachelor of fine arts class of 2012 and a showcase of the masters of arts degree programs at the Corcoran.
For more than 120 years, the Corcoran has trained the next generation of artists—as well as art and design professionals—while displaying the most important works of the time. Celebrate the achievement and promise of graduating BFA and MA students at the Corcoran College of Art + Design as the Corcoran showcases what's NEXT.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington | DC
Saturday, April 07, 2012
FLUID: Rhythms, Transitions, & Connections at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
Artists explore the complexities of human existence through written word & science
April 13 to June 9, 2012
Opening Reception - Friday, April 13, 7-9pm
Artists' Talk - Saturday, May 12, 3:30pm
Visit www.smithcenter.org to learn more.
FLUID: Rhythms, Transitions, & Connections, features the works of Francie Hester, Lisa Hill, and Rebecca Kamen, in collaboration with Susan Alexjander.
FLUID tackles the oft-unexplored complexities of human existence and visually ponder questions relating to loss, memory, and our connections to nature and one another.
The tragic passing of Brendan Ogg at the age of 20 from brain cancer was one of those moments in life that brought a family and a community together in search of a way to connect. The result is a unique artistic collaboration, Words as Legacy-A Leaf of Knowledge, created by Hester, Hill, Mattson Ogg and a community of knitters who came together to grieve and remember Brendan Ogg through the words and poetry he left behind.
Lisa Hill follows up on the impact of words left behind, by examining the nature of human existence as represented in one of the most intimate expressions - a signature. SIGNINGS: Mother and Father charts the signatures of Hill's parents over the course of their lives and shows how identity is formed and altered by life's events and the ravages of time and health.
Moving beyond the written remnants we leave behind, Francie Hester and Rebecca Kamen individelve into the abstract by exploring not the language that allows us to connect to one another, but rather neurological biology that enables us to connect to both our past and even nature.
Francie Hester takes her inspiration from the NIH's ongoing mapping project of the brain's minute electrical currents, our connectomes.
Together Hester, Hill, and Kamen explore the intangible realms of memory and human connectivity.
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
1632 U Street NW
Washington DC
April 13 to June 9, 2012
Opening Reception - Friday, April 13, 7-9pm
Artists' Talk - Saturday, May 12, 3:30pm
Visit www.smithcenter.org to learn more.
FLUID: Rhythms, Transitions, & Connections, features the works of Francie Hester, Lisa Hill, and Rebecca Kamen, in collaboration with Susan Alexjander.
FLUID tackles the oft-unexplored complexities of human existence and visually ponder questions relating to loss, memory, and our connections to nature and one another.
The tragic passing of Brendan Ogg at the age of 20 from brain cancer was one of those moments in life that brought a family and a community together in search of a way to connect. The result is a unique artistic collaboration, Words as Legacy-A Leaf of Knowledge, created by Hester, Hill, Mattson Ogg and a community of knitters who came together to grieve and remember Brendan Ogg through the words and poetry he left behind.
Lisa Hill follows up on the impact of words left behind, by examining the nature of human existence as represented in one of the most intimate expressions - a signature. SIGNINGS: Mother and Father charts the signatures of Hill's parents over the course of their lives and shows how identity is formed and altered by life's events and the ravages of time and health.
Moving beyond the written remnants we leave behind, Francie Hester and Rebecca Kamen individelve into the abstract by exploring not the language that allows us to connect to one another, but rather neurological biology that enables us to connect to both our past and even nature.
Francie Hester takes her inspiration from the NIH's ongoing mapping project of the brain's minute electrical currents, our connectomes.
Together Hester, Hill, and Kamen explore the intangible realms of memory and human connectivity.
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
1632 U Street NW
Washington DC
Friday, April 06, 2012
ABSTRACT art opening at Camp Rehoboth
ABSTRACT
Art Reception
April 14, 2012 from 1:30 - 3:30pm
CAMP Rehoboth community celebrates the opening of ABSTRACT.
Refreshments will be served.
The reception is free and open to the public.
The exhibition will run from March 28 - May 17, 2012.
CAMP Rehoboth
37 Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971
302-227-5620
Art Reception
April 14, 2012 from 1:30 - 3:30pm
CAMP Rehoboth community celebrates the opening of ABSTRACT.
Refreshments will be served.
The reception is free and open to the public.
The exhibition will run from March 28 - May 17, 2012.
CAMP Rehoboth
37 Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971
302-227-5620
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design present the 57th Annual Corcoran Ball
Friday, April 20, 2012 from 7 p.m. until midnight.
This year, guests will join Honorary Patron His Excellency Francois Delattre Ambassador of France to the United States and Madame Delattre, along with Honorary Chair and internationally acclaimed artist Sam Gilliam, a past Corcoran College of Art + Design faculty member and advocate for arts education in Washington, D.C., and beyond. Additionally, a select number of tickets to Club Corcoran – an exclusive after-dinner opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Corcoran Ball at a lower price-point – will be offered from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. A highlight in Washington’s spring social calendar, the black-tie benefit features uniquely decorated formal dining rooms in the Corcoran’s historic galleries; a lavish, three-course seated dinner; and a festive evening of music and dancing.
Proceeds from the 57th Annual Corcoran Ball benefit the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design’s institutional programs and activities, including special exhibitions, scholarships for students, educational outreach, and more.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, visit www.corcoran.org.
This year, guests will join Honorary Patron His Excellency Francois Delattre Ambassador of France to the United States and Madame Delattre, along with Honorary Chair and internationally acclaimed artist Sam Gilliam, a past Corcoran College of Art + Design faculty member and advocate for arts education in Washington, D.C., and beyond. Additionally, a select number of tickets to Club Corcoran – an exclusive after-dinner opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Corcoran Ball at a lower price-point – will be offered from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. A highlight in Washington’s spring social calendar, the black-tie benefit features uniquely decorated formal dining rooms in the Corcoran’s historic galleries; a lavish, three-course seated dinner; and a festive evening of music and dancing.
Proceeds from the 57th Annual Corcoran Ball benefit the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design’s institutional programs and activities, including special exhibitions, scholarships for students, educational outreach, and more.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, visit www.corcoran.org.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Bethel Aniaku "Instinst of Desire"
Showing through April 17, 2012
Born on July 4, 1970 Bethel started drawing at 8 years of age. In the 1990's he became an understudy at the Bernard Art Studio in Bordeaux, France and later studied at the Academy of the Arts, Berlin, Germany. The cultural themes used by the artist in his paintings, include a blend of historical, literal, and artistic elements immediately recognizable, and in which each viewer returns magically to his own culture. He honors the trade of his carpenter ancestors by using wood as the base for his paintings. His inspiration comes from everyday experiences and life.
"Painting is a continual research for me. I best capture present reality by using the abstract. My compositions play with color, light, space, and various materials. Day after day I slowly add a layer to my canvas trusting my instincts over any particular idea. In the end this process lets the true nature of the piece emerge."
Mr. Aniaku was represented at the Francophonie 2011 Cultural Festival in Washington, D.C., he is also represented by the Contemporary Art Museum of Hiroshima, Japan; B.C.E.A.O. Bank, Dakar, Senegal; Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, Japan; The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Mbari Institute; Washington, D.C, as well as exhibits in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, and Italy.
Parish Gallery-Georgetown
1054 31st. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Julie & Ken Girardini at Gallery 555dc
www.gallery555dc.com
Art changes people and people change art.
Gallery 555dc
555 12th Street NW
Lobby
Washington DC 20004
Art changes people and people change art.
Gallery 555dc
555 12th Street NW
Lobby
Washington DC 20004
Monday, April 02, 2012
Renowned artist and printmaker, Lou Stovall at the Katzen Center at AU
Artist Reception: April 5, 6-9pm
Sunday, April 01, 2012
a pop-up project's show DC NOW
April 4th - April 29th, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, 13 APRIL 2012, 6pm-9pm
@
Gallery B
7700 Wisconsin Ave, Suite E
Bethesda, MD 20814
Featured in Washington Post: LAUREL HAUSLER’s “Vera” by Morton Fine Art (MFA)
On display at MFA & *a pop-up project's show DC NOW, opening Wednesday 4/4/12 at Gallery B in Bethesda, MD.
Including artwork by MAYA FREELON ASANTE, BILLY COLBERT, ROSEMARY FEIT COVEY, LAUREL HAUSLER AND VICTORIA SHAHEEN.
*in conjunction with the Bethesda Art Walk
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, 13 APRIL 2012, 6pm-9pm
@
Gallery B
7700 Wisconsin Ave, Suite E
Bethesda, MD 20814
Featured in Washington Post: LAUREL HAUSLER’s “Vera” by Morton Fine Art (MFA)
On display at MFA & *a pop-up project's show DC NOW, opening Wednesday 4/4/12 at Gallery B in Bethesda, MD.
Including artwork by MAYA FREELON ASANTE, BILLY COLBERT, ROSEMARY FEIT COVEY, LAUREL HAUSLER AND VICTORIA SHAHEEN.
*in conjunction with the Bethesda Art Walk
5x5 Public Art Projects
1x1 by Office of Experiments
Now until April 3rd
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Transformer Gallery
1404 P Street, NW, Washington DC
A relational art piece and emotional catalyst connecting visitors with tsunami victims. Office of Experiments' temporary lab space at Transformer acts as a center of activity: offering prints to visitors in exchange for a donation to tsunami charities and displaying 1000 vials - symbolic tears collected from Japan. Volunteers will pour drops from vials, numbered and trackable online, as offerings of remembrance onto cherry blossom trees across the city. Further performative interventions at federal and global media sites throughout DC will be announced at www.the1x1project.com
Curator: Steve Rowell
Ben Ashworth & Workingman Collective| Finding a Line @ CHAW
April 2, 4 & 6th
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street, SE, Washington DC 20003
Ben Ashworth & Workingman Collective will work with Capitol Hill Arts Workshop spring break campers in the ongoing transformation of the public art space and skateboard park under I-295 adjacent to Garfield Park. For more information, please visit: chaw.org
Curator: Laura Roulet
1st Henry 'Box' Brown: Forever performance By Wilmer Wilson IV
Thursday, April 5, 9:00 am-3:00pm
University of the District of Columbia
UDC Firebird Inn, Building 38, B Level
Though still a student at Howard University, Wilmer Wilson IV has already staged successful performances at Hillyer Art Space and the (e) merge art fair in the district. Wilson will create a suite of performances based on the historic 19th century figure Henry "Box" Brown, a slave from Richmond, Virginia (the artist's hometown), who mailed himself to freedom in the North by paying to be shipped in a crate. For Henry 'Box' Brown: FOREVER, Wilson will cover himself with three grades of postage stamps and walk into post offices, asking to be mailed.
Curator: Laura Roulet
Habitat for Artists
How Much? How Little? The Space to Create
THEARC
1901 Mississippi Ave., SE Washington, DC 20020
Habitat For Artists has built small, temporary, 6 by 6 foot art studios made from recycled and reclaimed materials to engage local artists and youth groups to take an active role in participating both inside and outside of the habitat.
5x5 Photo Competition
Photography is about freezing moments to take with us. Whether these images land on the pages of the family photo album or shared with the world on Facebook, our best photos tell a story without words. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) would love for you to share your 5x5 moments with them. While scouting each of the installations, snap fun and creative photos with your phone, tablet or camera and upload to the ArtAround (app available for iPhone and Android), a comprehensive and interactive map of all the public art in the District.
D.C. COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
5x5 PUBLIC ART PROJECT presented with the
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Questions? MaryBeth.Brown[at]dc.gov
Now until April 3rd
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Transformer Gallery
1404 P Street, NW, Washington DC
A relational art piece and emotional catalyst connecting visitors with tsunami victims. Office of Experiments' temporary lab space at Transformer acts as a center of activity: offering prints to visitors in exchange for a donation to tsunami charities and displaying 1000 vials - symbolic tears collected from Japan. Volunteers will pour drops from vials, numbered and trackable online, as offerings of remembrance onto cherry blossom trees across the city. Further performative interventions at federal and global media sites throughout DC will be announced at www.the1x1project.com
Curator: Steve Rowell
Ben Ashworth & Workingman Collective| Finding a Line @ CHAW
April 2, 4 & 6th
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street, SE, Washington DC 20003
Ben Ashworth & Workingman Collective will work with Capitol Hill Arts Workshop spring break campers in the ongoing transformation of the public art space and skateboard park under I-295 adjacent to Garfield Park. For more information, please visit: chaw.org
Curator: Laura Roulet
1st Henry 'Box' Brown: Forever performance By Wilmer Wilson IV
Thursday, April 5, 9:00 am-3:00pm
University of the District of Columbia
UDC Firebird Inn, Building 38, B Level
Though still a student at Howard University, Wilmer Wilson IV has already staged successful performances at Hillyer Art Space and the (e) merge art fair in the district. Wilson will create a suite of performances based on the historic 19th century figure Henry "Box" Brown, a slave from Richmond, Virginia (the artist's hometown), who mailed himself to freedom in the North by paying to be shipped in a crate. For Henry 'Box' Brown: FOREVER, Wilson will cover himself with three grades of postage stamps and walk into post offices, asking to be mailed.
Curator: Laura Roulet
Habitat for Artists
How Much? How Little? The Space to Create
THEARC
1901 Mississippi Ave., SE Washington, DC 20020
Habitat For Artists has built small, temporary, 6 by 6 foot art studios made from recycled and reclaimed materials to engage local artists and youth groups to take an active role in participating both inside and outside of the habitat.
5x5 Photo Competition
Photography is about freezing moments to take with us. Whether these images land on the pages of the family photo album or shared with the world on Facebook, our best photos tell a story without words. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) would love for you to share your 5x5 moments with them. While scouting each of the installations, snap fun and creative photos with your phone, tablet or camera and upload to the ArtAround (app available for iPhone and Android), a comprehensive and interactive map of all the public art in the District.
D.C. COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
5x5 PUBLIC ART PROJECT presented with the
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Questions? MaryBeth.Brown[at]dc.gov
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