The Best Cities for Street Art | Travel Leisure

Some of the world’s most creative artwork lives—often temporarily—on buildings, walls, and sidewalks. Here’s where to find it. From June 2009 By Sarah Gold

The Best Cities for Street Art | Travel Leisure

Sensational Color | Live In Full Color

Color Expert Kate Smith lists her favorites on Twitter.

A Sensational Color Blog

Sensational Color | Live In Full Color

My Favorites on Twitter

1460 Wall Mountables!

Get your hammer and nails ready, 1460 Wall Mountables 2009 is coming soon. Installation takes place July 15 and 16, from 3-8pm and July 17, from 3-6pm. Mark your calendar and keep an eye out for more updates coming soon!
@
DC Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.462.7833

Public Art Calls / Washington DC

Takoma Metro Public Art Project

Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm

Budget: $250,000

The DC Creates! Public Art Program at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), in collaboration with the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority, Art in Transit Program (WMATA) and the Takoma community, seek an artist or art team to design, create, and install artwork that will be located within the Takoma Metro underpass. The goal of this project is to create a vibrant and inviting gateway to the Takoma DC community. The colorful artwork will provide an “avenue” for residents, commuters and visitors to enjoy, admire and revitalize the community as well as express the unique story of historic Takoma.

For more information, email rachel.dickerson[at}dc.gov or call (202) 724-5613. To download the applications please go to www.dcarts.dc.gov (Public Art – Current Calls for Entries). Artists wishing to collaborate, needing assistance with submission proposals, or needing organization assistance can contact Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory.

____________________________
Rachel Dickerson
DC Creates Public Art Manager
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
(202) 724-5613
www.dcarts.dc.gov

Obama artist admits to 3 Boston vandalism charges - washingtonpost.com

About Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey....

Obama artist admits to 3 Boston vandalism charges - washingtonpost.com

BOSTON -- The artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after pleading guilty to three vandalism charges. Prosecutors dropped 11 other charges.

National Gallery of Art Lectures in July

Close Encounters-of an Artistic Kind Lecture Series
The department of adult programs staff explores the intertwined works of art and their creators.

July 12, 2:00pm
Russell Sale, lecturer, National Gallery of Art
Early Master Pieces in the National Gallery of Art, and the Ensembles from Which They Came

July 19, 2:00pm
Wilford W. Scott, head of adult programs
The Painter and the Photographer: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

July 26, 2:00pm
Christopher With, coordinator of art information
The Crucible of Viennese Modernism: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka


Lectures take place in the East Building Concourse Auditorium and are open to the public at no charge. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required.


National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue between Third and Seventh Streets
202.737.4215
www.nga.gov
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter

Convergence 09: Work by Recent MFA Graduates

July 7, 2009- August 29, 2009

JOIN MARYLAND ART PLACE:
Friday, July 10
Gallery Talk 6pm / Reception 7pm

Maryland Art Place presents Convergence 09, an exhibition of new work by recent Masters of Fine Art graduates from the Maryland Institute College of Art, The University of Maryland, College Park, Towson University, and The University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The exhibiting artists are Alan Callander, Ellen Durkan, Michael Dax Iacovone, Susan Main, Katherine Mann, Robby Rackleff, Juan Rojo and Leslie Shellow.


Power Plant Live! 8 Market Place, Suite 100, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 | 410-962-8565

Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue features Mary Tyler Moore

Welcome to "Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue," a television arts program, and now a web site highlighting the arts in the Washington, D. C. area.

Mary Tyler Moore is featured on the July arts web site.

E6: in situ

July 11 - August 15, 2009
OPENING DAY ARTIST TALK: July 11, 2009, 4pm
OPENING RECEPTION: July 11, 2009, 5 - 7pm

Images (details, left to right): Jeremy Haik, Clive Leung, Ding Ren, Erik Loften


This 6th installment of Transformer's Exercises for Emerging Artists program, guest curated by artist Brandon Morse, focuses on time-based media. Exploring notions of communication, commodity, transformation, and situation, artists Jeremy Haik, Clive Leung, Erik Loften, and Ding Ren employ video as well as digital animation techniques, and utilize installation practices that make the way they display their work essential to the work itself.

"Tasked to further develop and focus their existing formal and conceptual concerns, each of the artists were asked to spend considerable time investigating how setting and presentation may be used to further the strengths inherent in their work. While this may seem to be a self-evident concern for any artist, the very aspect of working with time-based media in a physical space presents unique obstacles and opportunities. Each of the artists took up this challenge, and their completed works are comprised of integral conceptual and physical components." - Brandon Morse

EXHIBITION HOURS: July 11 - August 15, 2009. Wednesday - Saturday, 1 - 7pm & by appointment.

Transformer
1404 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-483-1102

Mortal Plush: I Am Not Your Toy

Saturday, July 11th, from 6pm – Midnight

JUST ADDED MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
BY Helicopters and Vultures


Art Whino and Licorice Tree come together for a unique and innovative take on art and plush creations. The exhibition will include original handmade soft-sculpture works submitted by artists worldwide, each attempting to convey the variety of emotions experienced by their human creators.

Location:
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Show runs through Aug 7th

Music by DJ Fleg

The event is FREE and open to the public.

Donovan — Govinda Gallery

Donovan — Govinda Gallery

Donovan Days - Cavan County, Ireland

Exhibit Dates: July 10th - July 12th, 2009

Cavan County Museum and Cavan County Council Arts Office are delighted to present Donovan Days, a three-day celebration of the art, music, poetry and life of legendary songwriter and recording artist Donovan. Donovan Days also celebrates the Celtic tradition from which he emerged. Organized in association with Govinda Gallery in Washington D.C., Donovan Days is sure to be one of the highlights of the cultural season in Ireland this summer.

Featured events from Donovan Days include the first European exhibition of Donovan’s extraordinary Sapphographs, a tribute concert celebrating Donovan’s music with Donovan as headliner, and the Irish premier of the documentary feature film, Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan.

http://www.govindagallery.com/2009/07/donovan/

Public Memorial Service for Mark Planisek

Mark Planisek, WPA member and friend, passed away last weekend from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mark could always be spotted at art events around town, and had a massive network of friends and colleagues who will miss him dearly. A public memorial is being held at the National Portrait Gallery where Mark was an art handler for Saturday, July 11 at 9am.

Mark will be remembered as a committed friend, talented artist and a tireless and enthusiastic supporter of the visual arts in DC. DC Arts Center extends sincere condolences to Mark's family and his many friends. Read more about Mark, his life, work and valued contribution to the arts locally, nationally and internationally at the DC Arts Center website, the National Portrait Gallery Blog and the blog Art and Art Handling.

MAYOR ADRIAN M. FENTY AND THE DC COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROVIDE ART INSTALLATION FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK

Columbia Heights Park Ribbon Cutting
14th & Girard Street, NW
Friday July 10, 12:00 pm

Community celebration of the opening of the new 14th and Girard Park will continue on Saturday, July 11, as DPR in partnership with the Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative, will host a community celebration from 6 to 9 pm.

All are invited to come out and enjoy fun, food, and entertainment.

Washington, DC – On Friday July 10, 2009, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty along with Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham; the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities’ Executive Director, Gloria Nauden; Ximena Hartsock, DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Acting Director; will join the Columbia Heights community at the new 14th and Girard Street Park for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion and opening of DPR’s newest park.

Redevelopment of the park began with a community-driven planning and design process in spring 2007 with the goal of completely redeveloping the existing park to better serve the community. Demolition of the old park, which featured large amounts of concrete and little usable green space, began in December 2008, and construction of a completely new park began earlier this year. The DC Housing Authority provided construction management for this DPR capital improvement project.

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, located just one block from the park, has joined with DPR as a community partner and will be overseeing a mural installation by a professional artist or artist team which will work with local residents and youth to design and install the work on the 750 square foot east wall of the outdoor multi-use playcourt.

“The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is proud to participate in this great project. The Commission is committed to giving every community in the District the opportunity to experience the great work that our city's artists have to offer,” said Commission Executive Director, Gloria Nauden.

The Commission has recently received applications from DC artists and arts organizations to be considered by an art selection panel comprised of representatives from the community, youth, District government agencies, and architects. The selected artist will be required to facilitate at least five workshops for a group of youth in the neighborhood to participate in the design and installation of the mural.

"SEVEN TAKES"

July 8 - August 7, 2009

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 10, 6-8:30 pm

Artists:
Charlie Dale, Anthony Dortch, Joshua F. Gomez, Leslie Johnston, Peter Karp, Newton More and Michelle Rogers

Seven new artist members of the Touchstone Gallery show examples of their work, covering a wide range of subjects and creative approaches.

Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street NW 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20004
202.347.2787
http://www.touchstonegallery.com

WALA's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Don't Miss WALA's 25th Anniversary Celebration!

Join WALA on July 14th for a gala celebration of 25 years of legal services for the Washington arts community. The party will be held in the Baldacchino Tent at Capital Fringe headquarters with food, drink, awards, and performances.
For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

WHEN
July 14, 2009
6:30 - 8:30 pm

WHERE
Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar
Capital Fringe Headquarters
607 New York Avenue, NW

PRICE
$100 includes 2 tickets to Capital Fringe performances

DRESS
Business or Carnival Attire

Food! Drink! Awards! Entertainment!


For details on all WALA programs, click here.

Ryan Hill: Everything Must Go

July 10 - August 8, 2009.

Civilian Art Projects presents two exhibitions: "Ryan Hill: Everything Must Go" and "Upgrade," a group exhibition featuring Andrew Brown, Lindsay Buhman, Nicholas Carr, Benjamin Chetta, Cheraya Esters, Cory May, and Anna Wonson.

OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, July 10, 2009, 7pm to 9pm


RYAN HILL: EVERYTHING MUST GO

In his first solo exhibition with Civilian Art Projects, artist Ryan Hill curates content from the "digital museums" of Google, YouTube and Flickr and reassembles it as works on paper in the gallery space. Quoting, tracing, and drawing from internet images, the artist describes his intimate installations as "a free range of associations, from the gothic to the absurd."

Hill's artist talk "Pretty Speeches" takes place on Thursday, July 23 at 6:30pm.


"Upgrade," a group exhibition featuring Andrew Brown, Lindsay Buhman, Nicholas Carr, Benjamin Chetta, Cheraya Esters, Cory May, Anna Wonson. Organized by Lindsay Buhman.

Upgrade features seven DC based artists whose work is focused on the quality product, the newest version, and the constant need for enhanced functionality and efficiency. The artists explore everything from computer glitches to how one's personal growth and identity develop within today's technologically flooded society. According to Lindsay Buhman who organized the exhibition, "our obsession with the upgrade continues not only because of its pervasive availability, but by the constant reminders we have embedded within the technology itself. The artists confront this human process and how we as a species decide to upgrade ourselves, and therefore how we evolve."

Civilian Art Projects
406 7th Street NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20004
202.347.0022

First annual H&HScape in Baltimore

July 11th, 8 - 11pm

Protocol: Syntax Semantics at GALLERY FOUR
Where The Sun Don't Shine at Nudashank
RADIX at The Whole Gallery


Where The Sun Don't Shine Nudashank Gallery
405 W. Franklin St. 3rd floor

July 11 - August 1

http://nudashank.com



Ghost by Nick Van Woert

Through video, cut paper, drawing, painting, photography and sculpture, each artist employs a subtle humor that addresses the darker facets of contemporary existentialism. The work in this show (completely devoid of color), investigates this darkness with a cold, removed conceptual distance.

Artists: Annie Farrar, Bart O’Reilly, Brendan Sullivan, J.M. Giordano, Jimmy Joe Roche, Nick Van Woert, Henry Winfiele and Waltr Carpenter

Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout

Image by Cianne Fragione, Heaven and Earth/are dressed/in their summer wear,
(2007-09), 60 (2) x 276 inches, oil, mixed media, assemblage on linen

International Arts & Artists’ Hillyer Art Space presents
Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout

Hillyer Art Space at 9 Hillyer Court, NW, presents Six in the Mix, a group exhibition curated by famed D.C. artist Renee Stout. The exhibition opened Friday, July 3rd, and runs through Friday, August 28, 2009.


Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout brings together a divergent company of mid-Atlantic emerging and mid-career artists for Hillyer Art Space’s summer program. This show will feature the work of Cianne Fragione, Kenyatta Hinkle, Adam Griffiths, Marc Roman, James Swainbank, and Gilbert Trent.

Stout has set out to create a mixed bag of local talent not based in the obligatory conceptual framework predominantly exhibited in group shows. Instead of the varying inspiration and ideas behind the individual bodies of work, it is the “natural dialogue that may occur between these works” which Stout would like the audience to experience. “I also didn’t want the viewer to come into the exhibition with preconceived ideas about the works based on any theme that I had imposed. Instead, I simply chose to select work that resonated with me on an intuitive level, but there is no doubt that my penchant for political conspiracy theories, personal and cultural sensitivity to notions of beauty and my childhood love for horror films and Mad Magazine creeped in during the process,” says Stout.

Location: Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Ct. NW (behind The Phillips Collection)
Washington, DC 20008.

Visit the event page on Facebook!

Courage Unmasked / Save the Date

Cookie Kerxton and Carol Kanga are putting together the event "Courage Unmasked" fundraiser and exhibition at the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center on September 9, 2009 to raise money for needy patients with head and neck cancer.

I just finished a mask called "Love Light" for this event. The masks are wonderful and you can see some of them at www.courageunmasked.org/.

On September 9, 2009, the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center will host the totally unique fundraiser called "Courage Unmasked." More than 100 artists from all over the country are creating fine art by transforming radiation masks formerly worn by head and neck cancer (HNC) patients to position and immobilize their heads during treatment.

Save the Date September 9, 2009.
Information for Tickets to the event can be found at www.courageunmasked.org

Below is a letter from the organizers with hopes that you can contribute to the Fund.

Dear Friends,
Many of you know about the Courage Unmasked Event on September 9, 2009. For those of you that don’t, we are raising money for needy patients with head and neck cancer who are going through horrible cancer radiation and can’t even afford the basic necessities of food, medication, and transportation.

Here’s my ask of you. I would like you to donate the same amount you would spend for a latte or two ($10) to help these people. This would give them one or two meals to comfort them during this ordeal. We all forget the latte’s soon after our cup is empty, but for those whom we help, the kindness will forever remain in their hearts.

I have put significant effort into getting related medical companies to sponsor our event, but they have not come through with enough money, which is why I am asking all of you to be a part of this meaningful effort.

Donations are tax deductible, and all money raised will go to 9114HNC (Help for Head and Neck Cancer) a fund supported by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) to aid indigent patients obtain necessities during and after radiation treatment.

The address of where to send donations is below.
I hope you will help. You are free to add as many zeroes as you like.

Sincerely,
Cookie Kerxton
www.courageunmasked.org
301 502 1389

Where to send donations:
Address Checks to: “NCCS/Courage Unmasked/Event”
Mailing address: 1010 Wayne Ave, Suite 770
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Thank you again for whatever you are able to give.

*********************
Courage Unmasked
On September 9, 2009, the Katzen Art Center at American University in Washington, DC will host a fundraiser called "Courage Unmasked." More than 100 artists are creating unique art pieces by transforming radiation masks formerly worn by head and neck cancer (HNC) patients to position and immobilize their heads during treatment. It was during one such treatment session that this idea came to a patient, also an artist.

She wanted to ease the financial burden of needy HNC patients, helping them obtain medication, transportation and nutrition necessary to their treatment. The artist's colleagues and doctors quickly endorsed the idea of auctioning the artworks at a gala event. The proceeds will go into a charity fund named 9114HNC "Help for HNC Patients". It is anticipated that over 500 people will be in attendance.

www.courageunmasked.org

Design Studio Art Gallery Events

JENNIFER LO / "JUST LOOK"
opening reception
Thursday
July 9, 2009
7-10pm

www.designstudioartgallery.com

Design Studio Art Gallery
5702 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, Maryland 20781
301-779-4907 / 202-446-7373