Sunday, May 09, 2010

Cabaret [re]ReVoltaire

Cabaret [re]ReVoltaire

Washington Project For the Arts and The Pink Line Project present Cabaret [re]ReVoltaire, 
curated by Alberto Gaitán. Cabaret [re]ReVoltaire celebrates the historic 
Cabaret ReVoltaire series that was presented by WPA in 1992.

Monday, May 10, 6:30 to 9:30 PM
@ 1354 H Street, NE
Go HERE for more info about the program and how to buy tickets.

Aerial Artistry Makes Debut & Children’s Activities Set for 19th Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival

May 15 & 16 – Reston Town Center

Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) has an exciting line up of unique aerial artistry performances, talented musical entertainment, and engaging children’s activities for the 19th Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival will take place on May 15 & 16, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the heart of beautiful Reston Town Center.  The arts festival is the largest, top-rated annual art festival in the Washington metropolitan region, attracting over 50,000 patrons from across the region and provides an interactive experience to view, purchase, and experience art directly from the unique and talented artists featured.  The festival will offer plenty to see, taste, hear and do - from hand crafted, one of a kind artwork, a host of live musical and visual performance arts, artist demonstrations, acclaimed children’s activities, and superb food and refreshments.

Aerial Artistry Makes Festival Debut
This year, GRACE has expanded its partnership with the Reston Community Center to present the renowned aerial arts company Arachne Aerial Arts.  The company will bring a set of unique aerial art performances to the streets of Reston Town Center.  The performance features three aerial duets by Arachne Aerial Arts as dreams complimented by inspiring aerial theater performances by In-Flight Theater. http://www.in-flighttheater.com.  This performance will take place on a large installation called The Tower and will occur under the Reston Town Center Pavilion.

19th Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival
Contemporary artwork from over 200 artists in 18 categories
@ Reston Town Center - 12001 Market Street, Reston, VA 20190
Saturday & Sunday – May 15 & 16, 2010, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.   Rain or Shine.
Preview Night Party:  Friday, May 14, 7:00-10:00 p.m.  Tickets required.

Admission to the event is free however a voluntary donation of $5 is requested. In addition, $10-off certificates redeemable at a dozen Reston Town Center restaurants will be offered in exchange for a $10 donation to the GRACE.  Donation proceeds benefit year round educational and outreach programs produced by GRACE.

Website:  www.restonarts.org/festival/

"Woody Gwyn: American Landscapes" opens May 13, 2010

Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
The George Washington University
Media & Public Affairs Building, 2nd Floor
805 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

Saturday, May 08, 2010

HIT BOOK! Workshop at Transformer

Saturday, May 8
Sustainability Lab event

1 - 6pm:  HIT BOOK! Workshop.  Join HIT BOOK! co-founder Jeff Hnilicka and fellow artist members of Hit Factorie (Brooklyn, NY) Sarah Sandman, Jenn Nielsen, and Kate Strathmann in the creation of a Sustainability Lab book at Transformer. Created by a group of Brooklyn-based artists, designers, chefs, arborists, and administrators, HIT BOOK! originated as a collaborative effort to create a book in one day. Each book is inspired by a timely theme like Freedom, DNC/RNC, Spring!, and Stimulus. Working diligently on a small but dutiful photocopy machine, each participant cuts & pastes, creating one or more letter size page. Once deadline approaches, the crew rush into full assembly line production mode and pump out a hot HIT BOOK!! All contributors left standing receive a copy of their efforts.  Participants are encouraged to bring in source materials for photocopying (typography, photo, nature books and magazines, etc. etc.).  Transformer will provide other necessary materials + snacks & libations.

9pm: HIT BOOK! After-party Celebration at Comet Ping Pong! After the Workshop, join the Hit Factorie artists and Empire Builder participants at Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Ave. NW) for a bon voyage celebration before their May 9 departure for the Open Engagement conference. Free Sustainability Lab Hit Books will be distributed, and the music of bands Sounds of Kaleidoscope, Tennis System, and Far-out Fang Tooth will be thoroughly enjoyed. Bands begin playing at 10:30pm, $8. www.cometpingpong.com

EXHIBITION HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday, 1 - 7pm & by appointment.

For more information on Sustainability Lab programs and events,
www.transformegallery.org, or  202.483.1102

Susan La Mont Solo Show “You Are Here,” at Gallery West

Susan La Mont "Heartland,"
Reception: May 8th, from 5 – 7 p.m.

Susan La Mont’s unique and witty views on the complexity of living in the 21st century are on display in her latest solo show, “You Are Here,” at Gallery West in Old Town Alexandria, from May 5 – June 6, 2010.

 The show is comprised of 16 paintings that focus on the relationship between the figure and the urban environment. References include nods to issues of mortality, technology, and cultural diversity; visual puns add a touch of humor.

 La Mont’s award-winning works are popular with collectors interested in contemporary realism, and have been shown across the country, residing in over 30 international private and corporate collections.

 www.susanlamont.com

Gallery West
1213 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)549-6006

Rob Tarbell at the Gallery at Todd Christofaro opening tonight


rsvp[at]theartregistrygroup[dot]com

Cornfield installation and performance piece


Cornfield
May 13 - May 29, 2010

In tandem with Sustainability Lab, Transformer is pleased to introduce the DC debut of Cornfield, an installation and performance piece by artist Nancy Bannon that manifests a life-size, fabricated cornfield within Transformer's project space, inviting audiences to consider uses and preservation of natural resources.

EXHIBITION HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday, 1 - 7pm & by appointment

PERFORMANCES: Friday, May 21, 2010: 6, 7:30 & 9:30pm;
Saturday, May 22, 2010: 4, 6, 7:30, & 9:30pm

All performances are free; advance registration with Transformer is required.

Sustainability Lab
May 1 - 8; June 3 -12, 2010


Transformer and Brooklyn-based cultural worker Jeff Hnilicka invite audiences to explore emerging models of cultural production, the sustainability of these models, and their impact within communities though a series of workshops, talks, skill shares, potluck dinners, and artistic actions. Discoveries made during Sustainability Lab will be shared at the Open Engagement conference in Portland, Oregon (May 14 - 17) exploring similar themes. Hnilicka will then be back at Transformer further investigating and interpreting outcomes of Open Engagement.

www.transformergallery.org

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

 

Artist Talk by Jeremy Drummond

Artist Talk by Jeremy Drummond
 Thursday, May 13 at 7 pm in the Emerson Gallery at MPA

Join McLean Project for the Arts for an artist talk by Richmond-based artist Jeremy Drummond.  He will discuss his current exhibition at MPA, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere:  A Photographic and Video Installation

Click here to read the review in the Washington Post Style section.


This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Please email info@mpaart.org to make your reservation.

McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, Virginia 22101
Phone 703-790-1953

Hillyer Art Space presents KREation Jazz Ensemble

May 9, 2010, 7-10PM
Hillyer Art Space
$15 admission

"Their mission is to decompose all we know about sound, dimension and existence and reinvent it all into an untold array of marvelous things starting at the tip of your ears, then resonating on through your soul"

Bill Harvey, Magic Bird Show WEAA 88.9FM Morgan State University Radio

Join Hillyer Art Space on Sunday, May 9, 2010 7pm - 10pm to be a part of an evening of creative musical expression. KREation ( Kevin Robinson Ensemble) has been sharing it's blend of soul and spirit through music since 2003. Led by native Baltimore saxophonist-composer Kevin Robinson, the ensemble has endeavored on a journey in expressive freedom. Using group improvisation and exploratory original compositions, KREation aims to elevate vibration and provoke thought. The evening will feature the group performing as a septet featuring live visual art by David Cunningham. To learn more about KREation Jazz Ensemble visit www.kreationjazzensemble.com.

International Arts & Artists
9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 USA

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival Preview Party- Friday May 14

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival Preview Party
Friday, May 14, 2010


Greater Reston Arts Center
12001 Market Street
Suite #103
Reston, VA 20190
703.471.9242

Friday, May 07, 2010

Things Uncertain: Recent Works on Paper by Ellen Verdon Winkler

Washington Printmakers Gallery invites you to:
Things Uncertain: Recent Works on Paper
by Ellen Verdon Winkler


Opening Reception: Friday, May 7, 5:30-8 pm 
Artist will be in attendance, light refreshments provided.

Artist Talk: Saturday, May 15, 2-4 pmExhibition runs May 4 - 30

Washington Printmakers Gallery
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor
8230 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.273.3660

Sacred Waters: Photography by John Stanmeyer

Through Sunday, June 13
 
Photo by John Stanmeyer

Water purifies, rejuvenates, cleanses, and heals. Spirits inhabit the waters and require homage or deference. From the droplets in a baptismal font to the scattering of ashes on a holy river, water blesses human lives. Photographer John Stanmeyer traveled the world in search of the many ways different cultures relate to water. He captured everything from offerings alongside the sacred Ganges in India to waterfall rituals in Japan, Laos, and Haiti. The 45 photographs in this exhibition showcase his work.

http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/exhibits/2010/03/13/sacred-waters/

National Geographic
1145 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-857-7000 phon

Exhibition of paintings and installations by Hamiltonian Fellows

Hamiltonian Gallery presents a new three-person exhibition of paintings and installations by Hamiltonian Fellows Magnolia Laurie, Lina Vargas De La Hoz and Leah Frankel.  By presenting physically binary relationships such as inside/outside and construction/destruction, each artist investigates exchanges of energies, and the ebb and flow of natural and social forces.

Within her paintings and installations, Magnolia  Laurie creates environments centered upon masses of broken, crooked lines that could resemble a dense, organized nest, the aftermath of a natural disaster or an architectural armature.

Lina Vargas De La Hoz designs and creates objects that tenant, command, and address its surrounding space.

In Leah Frankel's installation titled (im)Balance, formed spheres of ice nestled in mounds of table salt are flecked throughout the gallery floor.

This exhibition runs from May 8, - June 9, 2010, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 7:00 - 9:00pm. 

Hamiltonian Gallery
1353 U Street, NW
Suite 101
Washington, DC  20009
202.332.1116
www.hamiltonianartists.org
www.hamiltoniangallery.com

Call for submissions / Member's Show at Hillyer Art Space

International Arts & Artists' Hillyer Art Space is currently accepting submissions for its 2nd Juried Member's Show, to be curated by (TBA), until June 18 , 2010 (not a postmark deadline) for the show beginning July 2nd through July 31st.

REQUIREMENTS:
·         Artists must be current members of IA&A
·         Submissions may address any topic
·         All media will be considered.
·         $20 submission fee

SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS:

·         An email to membership@artsandartists.org containing FIVE digital images per submission as a high resolution 300 dpi JPEG no larger than 1 MB (do not use GIFs, TIFFs or other formats).  Any additional images (over the limit of 5), or any images that do not conform to the guidelines outlined will not be accepted.  You may also submit less than 5 images.
·         File Labeling - Files must be titled with a number indicating the viewing order, followed by the artist's last name.  The numbers must correspond to the accompanying Image List.  Use "0" (zero) in front of single digit numbers.  Do not use more than 30 characters, and use only letters, numbers, and underscores.  Example:  01_Jones: 02_Jones.  If using Mac OS 8 or 9, include a ".jpg" extension at the end of each image title.  Example:  01_Jones.jpg.
·         A complete checklist of works containing the title, year, medium, and dimension.
·         Complete artist resume or CV, and artist statement.

Click here for an entry form.  Complete and return the form with a $20 submission fee via email, phone (202-338-0680 - credit card ONLY), or mail to:

International Arts & Artists
ATTN:  Member's Show
9 Hillyer Ct., NW
Washington, DC  20008

Artists will be notified by June 21, 2010.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Covet - a new art boutique on Wilson Blvd Opening Party

Covet
Opening Party
Friday, May 7, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

The Takoma Park/Silver Spring Experimental Film Festival

Thursday, May 6th - Saturday, May 8th

experimental film – a filmmaking style that is opposed to the practices of mainstream, commercial and documentary filmmaking; film characterized by the absence of linear narrative, the use of various abstracting techniques, the use of asynchronus sound or even the absence of any soundtrack


Pyramid Atlantic
8230 Georgia Ave
Metro: Silver Spring
Free!

Ungrounded Happy Hour at Studio H / Thursday May 6

Thursday, May 6

Studio H will be hosting a happy hour from 6-8PM at the gallery at 408 H ST NE, second floor.  We are currently showing "Ungrounded", the work of Rod Glover, a local DC-based artist.

202.468.5277

http://www.studiohdc.com
http://www.eastcityart.com

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS / Bridget Sue Lambert

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Bridget Sue Lambert
Curated by Dana Sherman

part of

InSPIRATion*
A Collective Exhibition by Emerging Curators
Consisting of 15 Individual Shows
May 8 to June 6, 2010

OPENING: Saturday, May 8th, 6-9pm

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
4400 Massachuesetts Ave, NW, WDC 20016
 Believe It Will Happen, pigment print, 40" x 60", ed:5
BRIDGETSUELAMBERT.COM

 In this work Bridget Sue Lambert explores the conflicting world of relationships and desire through the use of the miniature, specifically a dollhouse. Via large size pigment prints of ordinary intimate scenes and portraits of vintage dolls, she explores the physical and psychological stages inhabited in relationships from the beginning to the end. Lambert is interested in evoking the moments, tensions and muddle that exist in these private spaces. The things that we all strive to keep hidden behind closed doors. By arranging dollhouse furniture and miniaturized everyday clutter, she is able to manipulate the boundaries of time and space to express a glimpse of a frozen moment presenting a little portrait of life.  She distills personal experiences and draws on memories and images from both childhood and adulthood to engage in a contemporary discourse.

Bridget Sue Lambert uses ironic titles inspired by self-help relationship books often making light of uncomfortable situations. Through her work she strives to create vignettes that portray the struggles of everyday interpersonal relationships hoping to demonstrate the universality of human reactions and emotions.



*InSPIRATion is part of the Curatorial Practice Class in the Arts Management Program at American University.

Suz-ercise!

Everybody Suz-ercise!

Catch the new faux-real fitness wave created by The Suz (Miami-based artist Susan Lee-Chun).
Discover ultimate happiness and fulfillment as we help you meet immeasurable goals!

May 7: 12:30 pm

Watch 70 students perform in front of the Baltimore Lab School entrance. They'll be wearing specially designed DIY Suz-ercise fitness wear.

Check out the full fitness regimen at TheSuzItsFauxReal.com. Learn to Suz-ercise in the privacy of your own home!

May 15: Deadline to join the Team that will perform on June 23! Register NOW and The Suz will make your high mode faux-fitness wear for the Baltimore performance.

June 23: 6pm to 7pm Everybody Suz-ercise! Inner Harbor Promenade and Market Place Plaza



INFO: : TheSuzItsFauxReal.com | mdartplace.org

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
May 8 - 9
Saturday, May 8, from 10am - 6pm
Sunday, May 9, from 10am - 5pm
Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle, Norfolk & Auburn Avenues

May 14

Bethesda Art Walk features downtown Bethesda galleries and studios that open their doors from 6-9pm on the second Friday of every month. Bethesda galleries showcase artwork created locally, nationally and internationally including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Enjoy several galleries by walking throughout downtown Bethesda’s. The free Bethesda Circulator stops within a few blocks of each Bethesda Art Walk gallery, and runs continuously throughout the duration of the Art Walk.