www.annemarchand.com
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
You Catch More Flies With Honey
Nov. 30 - February 22, 2008
Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street NW
Washington, DC
Opening Friday, Nov. 30 6-8pm
Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street NW
Washington, DC
Opening Friday, Nov. 30 6-8pm
Jackson Art Center Open Studios
Sunday, December 2, 2007,12 - 5PM.
Open studios of 35 artists
Jackson Art Center
3048 1/2 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Open studios of 35 artists
Jackson Art Center
3048 1/2 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Toronto Star on Botero: Abu Ghraib
The paintings by Colombian artist Fernando Botero at the The American University Museum's Katzen Center are featured in an article written by Tim Harper in the Star.
New artist website
Authentic Art's, Sharon Burton has launched her website, Gemini Visions Art Studio, where you can see all of her artwork. Check it out at www.geminivisionsart.com!
The Capitol Hill Art League presents Wrap It UP!
The Capitol Hill Art League presents their annual Holiday Show, Wrap It UP!
A holiday show and sale of gift-priced artwork.
Take it off the wall and they'll wrap it up!
Opening Celebration Saturday, December 8th, 4-8 pm, The sale continues through December 22nd, enjoy music, champagne, and good company.
The Capitol Hill ART League at the
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Eastern Market Metro
(202) 547-6839
www.chaw.org
A holiday show and sale of gift-priced artwork.
Take it off the wall and they'll wrap it up!
Opening Celebration Saturday, December 8th, 4-8 pm, The sale continues through December 22nd, enjoy music, champagne, and good company.
The Capitol Hill ART League at the
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Eastern Market Metro
(202) 547-6839
www.chaw.org
Girls Gotta Run - 2nd Annual Holiday Art Exhibition
December 2, 2007 - January 5, 2008
Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 6-8 pm
Sponsored by the Girls Gotta Run Foundation, Inc. Profits from the sale of artwork go to buy running shows for girls in Ethiopia. By training as athletes, these girls can delay traditional arranged marriages which can occur as early as 12 years of age.
Modern Times Coffeehouse at Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Check out the art; chat with the artists; enjoy wine, coffee and hors d'oeuvres; listen to the marvelous music of the "Basso Moderno Duo" .
Movie Night: Thursday, December 6, 2007, 7-9 pm
Check out the art; experience a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony; see the work-in-progress Girls Gotta Run DVD, and a documentary of an Ethiopian coffee farm.
Some of the artists exhibiting include...
Alvim Brazao
Sharon J. Burton
Beth Cartland
Cheryl Edwards
Pamela Flynn
Leah Goodman
Marie Louise Hagen
Kay Keys
Nil Navaie
Leslie Oberdorfer
Patricia E. Ortman
Jen Power
Gail Rebhan
Audrey Smith
Lida Stifel
Susan Thulin
Joyce Ellen Weinstein
Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 6-8 pm
Sponsored by the Girls Gotta Run Foundation, Inc. Profits from the sale of artwork go to buy running shows for girls in Ethiopia. By training as athletes, these girls can delay traditional arranged marriages which can occur as early as 12 years of age.
Modern Times Coffeehouse at Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Check out the art; chat with the artists; enjoy wine, coffee and hors d'oeuvres; listen to the marvelous music of the "Basso Moderno Duo" .
Movie Night: Thursday, December 6, 2007, 7-9 pm
Check out the art; experience a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony; see the work-in-progress Girls Gotta Run DVD, and a documentary of an Ethiopian coffee farm.
Some of the artists exhibiting include...
Alvim Brazao
Sharon J. Burton
Beth Cartland
Cheryl Edwards
Pamela Flynn
Leah Goodman
Marie Louise Hagen
Kay Keys
Nil Navaie
Leslie Oberdorfer
Patricia E. Ortman
Jen Power
Gail Rebhan
Audrey Smith
Lida Stifel
Susan Thulin
Joyce Ellen Weinstein
Peace and A Cup of Joe: RED
RED: artists lifting one voice in one common threadPeace and A Cup of Joe Cafe
713 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2007-January 11, 2008
Opening Reception: December 1, 2007 3-7 pm
The Art with Joe Series at Peace and A Cup of Joe in Baltimore Maryland presents RED.Opening on World AIDS Day, December 1st.
RED is a visual exhibition of original artwork expressing the hopes, fears, experiences dreams about the struggle with HIV/AIDS epidemic in this country and around the world. A portion of the sales of artwork for this event will be donated to CARE's I AM POWERFUL Campaign and HIV/AIDS Program and a second charity, a Baltimore based organization for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The reception will feature an opportunity for guests to make their own postcards to express their thoughts, hopes, dreams about HIV/AIDS or to honor a loved one who has AIDS, courtesy of Creative Cause, an organization that creates campaigns for causes that change communities for good. Special guests include representatives from CARE and other organizations that will share information about how you can help fight HIV/AIDS in your communitiy or around the world.
Some of the participating artists include:
Lola Akinmade
Prudence Bonds
Sharon J. Burton
Kiesha Carroll
Patsy Cline
Cynthia Johnson
Ebony Johnson
Jennifer Judelsohn
Tina Lassiter
Paul Longanbach
Michelle d. Parrish
Marina Reiter
Aurora Rosselli
Michael Stebbins
Luba Sterlikova
Nora Stinley
Schonda Sweeney
Tanekeya Word
Longview Holiday Reception
November 30, 5-8pm Stocked with unique crafts and original artwork while boasting a festive atmosphere, the Long View gallery is a wonderful destination on your gift buying journey. On display this season will be new oil paintings by Chris Stephens, hand-carved wooden vessels from Michael Bauermeister and a range of beautiful works by regional artisans. Also on display will be a preview of works by artists showing with Long View Gallery in 2008 including Scott Brooks and Rob Jones.
Long View Gallery
1302 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
www.longviewgallery.com
202.232.4788
Monday, November 26, 2007
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
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
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS' NEW EXHIBITION OPENS NOVEMBER 29
November 29 – January 12
Reception Thursday, November 29, 7 – 9 PM
Free and open to the public
Emerson Gallery:
Transform, Transport, Transpose: Works by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Judit Varga and Lars Westby
Each of these artists begins with ordinary objects or shapes and transforms them into lively, animated sculpture full of humor and poetry. Using clay as a primary material, these three artists are able to bring an instinctive spontaneity to the highly individualized process of transporting the mundane and pedestrian into a realm electrified through imagination.
Atrium Gallery:
Passing Fancies (Everyone’s a Stranger Here): Paintings by Lynn Putney
Using an abstract vocabulary, Lynn Putney creates small, subtle paintings that glow with a quiet, magical intensity. Arranged in constellation-like formation, the works evolve through a process of sifting and distilling, as Putney layers the thoughts, feelings and visual stimuli accumulated through daily living into composition that spark universal recognition.
Ramp Gallery:
McLean Art Society Juried Exhibition
An eclectic mix of work by members of the McLean Art Society. Juried by artist and George Mason University professor Walter Kravitz
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue,
McLean, VA
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org
Reception Thursday, November 29, 7 – 9 PM
Free and open to the public
Emerson Gallery:
Transform, Transport, Transpose: Works by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Judit Varga and Lars Westby
Each of these artists begins with ordinary objects or shapes and transforms them into lively, animated sculpture full of humor and poetry. Using clay as a primary material, these three artists are able to bring an instinctive spontaneity to the highly individualized process of transporting the mundane and pedestrian into a realm electrified through imagination.
Atrium Gallery:
Passing Fancies (Everyone’s a Stranger Here): Paintings by Lynn Putney
Using an abstract vocabulary, Lynn Putney creates small, subtle paintings that glow with a quiet, magical intensity. Arranged in constellation-like formation, the works evolve through a process of sifting and distilling, as Putney layers the thoughts, feelings and visual stimuli accumulated through daily living into composition that spark universal recognition.
Ramp Gallery:
McLean Art Society Juried Exhibition
An eclectic mix of work by members of the McLean Art Society. Juried by artist and George Mason University professor Walter Kravitz
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue,
McLean, VA
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org
Touchstone Gallery
Exhibits through December 9
Main Gallery
East to West by Betsy Forster
Removed and Recycled by Jon Wassom
The Annex
Etchings by Stanislav Nikireyev (1932 -2007) and Yuriy Nozdrin
Wednesday – Friday 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, NW, 2nd floor
202.347.2787
touchstonegallery@verizon.net
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter or Gallery Pl-Chinatown
Main Gallery
East to West by Betsy Forster
Removed and Recycled by Jon Wassom
The Annex
Etchings by Stanislav Nikireyev (1932 -2007) and Yuriy Nozdrin
Wednesday – Friday 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, NW, 2nd floor
202.347.2787
touchstonegallery@verizon.net
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter or Gallery Pl-Chinatown
Rosetta Deberardinis
OPEN STUDIO
Saturday, December 1, 2007 4-7 PM
Sunday, December 2, 2007 2-5 PM
School 33 Art Center
1427 Light St. Studio #201
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Saturday, December 1, 2007 4-7 PM
Sunday, December 2, 2007 2-5 PM
School 33 Art Center
1427 Light St. Studio #201
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
HAMILTONIAN GALLERY
HAMILTONIAN GALLERY reports that the first phase of the renovation project for their new home at 1353 U Street NW is well underway. The site is situated in the heart of the 14th/U Street corridor and the building is a historic building from the 1920s. Upon completion of the renovation project in June 2008, HAMILTONIAN ARTISTS and HAMILTONIAN GALLERY will occupy the store-front level of the building. Hopefully, another art space or art-related business will occupy the second floor space.
The HAMILTONIAN BLOG has launched on Blogger to provide timely updates on the progress of the renovation project and other happenings related to both Hamiltonian Artists and Hamiltonian Gallery.
HAMILTONIAN ARTISTS continues to accept applications for the So-Hamiltonian Fellowship Program until the DEADLINE on JANUARY 15, 2008.
Application information is online at:
http://hamiltonianartists.org/apply.html
Through innovative and groundbreaking programs, Hamiltonian Artists and Hamiltonian Gallery seek to create a new physical and institutional structure in Washington DC to support emerging artists, broaden cultural dialogue within the community and make visual art accessible to a diverse audience.
Hamiltonian Artists
P.O. Box 73975
Washington, DC 20056
t: (703) 549-9629
e: info@HamiltonianArtists.org
www.HamiltonianArtists.org
www.HamiltonianGallery.com
Hamiltonian Artists is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to build a dynamic community of innovative artists and effective visual art leaders.
The HAMILTONIAN BLOG has launched on Blogger to provide timely updates on the progress of the renovation project and other happenings related to both Hamiltonian Artists and Hamiltonian Gallery.
HAMILTONIAN ARTISTS continues to accept applications for the So-Hamiltonian Fellowship Program until the DEADLINE on JANUARY 15, 2008.
Application information is online at:
http://hamiltonianartists.org/apply.html
Through innovative and groundbreaking programs, Hamiltonian Artists and Hamiltonian Gallery seek to create a new physical and institutional structure in Washington DC to support emerging artists, broaden cultural dialogue within the community and make visual art accessible to a diverse audience.
Hamiltonian Artists
P.O. Box 73975
Washington, DC 20056
t: (703) 549-9629
e: info@HamiltonianArtists.org
www.HamiltonianArtists.org
www.HamiltonianGallery.com
Hamiltonian Artists is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to build a dynamic community of innovative artists and effective visual art leaders.
Crystal Flight - Call for Artists
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3, 2007 Crystal City Business Improvement District (CCBID) is introducing Crystal Flight, which will bring fifty (50) artistically decorated five-foot statues of airplanes (25 fighter jets and 25 vintage bi-planes) to the streets of Crystal City in April of 2008. With the planes scheduled to "Land" on Crystal City Streets by early April, Crystal Flight builds on the "Art in April" theme launched by the CCBID in April 2007 with the partnership with Artomatic. The CCBID has solicited sponsorship from area businesses and now needs high quality local, regional, and national artists to "Hop Aboard" the program by developing and implementing fun, whimsical design themes for the fifty planes! Artists matched up to sponsors by the CCBID will receive an honorarium of $1500 for each statue completed. More Information and Application Form can be found here: http://www.crystalcity.org
Sunday, November 25, 2007
CONTINUUM / (DIS)LOCATION, (DIS)CONNECTION, (DIS)EMBODIMENT
NOVEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 31, 2007 
(DIS)LOCATION, (DIS)CONNECTION, (DIS)EMBODIMENT
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 1 from 6-8pm
PYRAMID ATLANTIC
8230 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 608-9101
(301) 608-9102 fax
www.PyramidAtlanticArtCenter.org
(DIS)LOCATION, (DIS)CONNECTION, (DIS)EMBODIMENT
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 1 from 6-8pm
PYRAMID ATLANTIC
8230 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 608-9101
(301) 608-9102 fax
www.PyramidAtlanticArtCenter.org
Christopher Myers: Standing on Two Eyes Flashpoint
November 29 – December 29, 2007
Opening Reception
November 29th, 2007, 6-8pm
Christopher Myers reacts to today’s glut of digital imagery by relying upon the ease of point and shoot technology in Standing on Two Eyes. He deals in process: heating the film, affixing it to glass, reworking the negatives chemically, developing them as gelatin prints and scanning the images to create dream-like giclée prints.
Flashpoint
916 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Opening Reception
November 29th, 2007, 6-8pm
Christopher Myers reacts to today’s glut of digital imagery by relying upon the ease of point and shoot technology in Standing on Two Eyes. He deals in process: heating the film, affixing it to glass, reworking the negatives chemically, developing them as gelatin prints and scanning the images to create dream-like giclée prints.
Flashpoint
916 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Lecture by US entrepreneur Bill Strickland at IDB Cultural Center
The Art of Leadership
Thurs Dec 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Presented in cooperation with Artomatic, Inc., the Washington DC Economic Partnership, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
"The use of art to change students' attitudes is at the heart of my vision of education. The goal is not to produce artists but to find a tailored approach to learning that will redirect troubled young people, get them into college and on to productive lives. I see a connection between the creativity instilled by a love of the arts and the skills needed for business success." said Bill Strickland. For the past 40 years, Bill Strickland has been in the business of shaping - and changing - lives. It's a business model that works. At the heart of their unique interrelationship, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, Inc. share a dedication to helping disadvantaged residents of the Pittsburgh area by offering them exceptional quality educational and cultural opportunities. Strickland will describe his journey from inner-city youth to head of an organization that fosters art, occupational skills, and the equal availability of quality of life for every person. "I wanted to build something that would give the people who come here a vision of what life could be, to create an environment that says that life is good," said Strickland.
IDB Cultural Center - Inter-American Development Bank
Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center Auditorium - one block from Metro Center and McPherson Square
1330 New York Avenue NW - Washington, DC 20577
202 623 3774 Photo ID required
Attire is business casual. Children ages 12 and over are welcome.
Seating limited to 350; first come, first seated. No reservations required.
Thurs Dec 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Presented in cooperation with Artomatic, Inc., the Washington DC Economic Partnership, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
"The use of art to change students' attitudes is at the heart of my vision of education. The goal is not to produce artists but to find a tailored approach to learning that will redirect troubled young people, get them into college and on to productive lives. I see a connection between the creativity instilled by a love of the arts and the skills needed for business success." said Bill Strickland. For the past 40 years, Bill Strickland has been in the business of shaping - and changing - lives. It's a business model that works. At the heart of their unique interrelationship, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, Inc. share a dedication to helping disadvantaged residents of the Pittsburgh area by offering them exceptional quality educational and cultural opportunities. Strickland will describe his journey from inner-city youth to head of an organization that fosters art, occupational skills, and the equal availability of quality of life for every person. "I wanted to build something that would give the people who come here a vision of what life could be, to create an environment that says that life is good," said Strickland.
IDB Cultural Center - Inter-American Development Bank
Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center Auditorium - one block from Metro Center and McPherson Square
1330 New York Avenue NW - Washington, DC 20577
202 623 3774 Photo ID required
Attire is business casual. Children ages 12 and over are welcome.
Seating limited to 350; first come, first seated. No reservations required.
ZooLights
ZooLights at the National Zoo in Washington, DC is a winter holiday event that is sure to be fun for the whole family. The National Zoo presents a display of thousands of sparkling lights and animated exhibits as well as brightly illuminated trees, shrubs, and statues.
Visitors at ZooLights will also enjoy winter-themed crafts, ice sculpting demonstrations, choral groups, and storytellers. Tickets are on sale now! Find the details about ZooLights at the National Zoo.
Dates and Times
Wednesdays–Sundays
November 28–December 30, 2007
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at the Zoo's Visitor Center or by Ticketmaster.
Location
National Zoo
Rock Creek Park
Washington, DC
Kids under two are free.
Visitors at ZooLights will also enjoy winter-themed crafts, ice sculpting demonstrations, choral groups, and storytellers. Tickets are on sale now! Find the details about ZooLights at the National Zoo.
Dates and Times
Wednesdays–Sundays
November 28–December 30, 2007
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at the Zoo's Visitor Center or by Ticketmaster.
Location
National Zoo
Rock Creek Park
Washington, DC
Kids under two are free.
LOWCOUNTRY, Art of South Carolina
November 30 – December 30, 2007
Opening Reception, Friday, November 30, 6-9 pm
Jonathan Green, Leo Twiggs, Diane Dunham, Cassandra Gillens, Susan Grabe, Arianne, King Comer, Herman Leonhardt Marguerite Middleton, Jane Spratt
Works depicting the Gullah and African-American culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry are at the heart of this show of paintings, batik, collage, sweetgrass baskets and glass, inspired by the landscapes, churches, school houses marshes, moonlight and traditions of the unique Sea Islands region.
Zenith Gallery,
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20004
202-783-2963
www.zenithgallery.com
art@zenithgallery.com
Opening Reception, Friday, November 30, 6-9 pm
Jonathan Green, Leo Twiggs, Diane Dunham, Cassandra Gillens, Susan Grabe, Arianne, King Comer, Herman Leonhardt Marguerite Middleton, Jane Spratt
Works depicting the Gullah and African-American culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry are at the heart of this show of paintings, batik, collage, sweetgrass baskets and glass, inspired by the landscapes, churches, school houses marshes, moonlight and traditions of the unique Sea Islands region.
Zenith Gallery,
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20004
202-783-2963
www.zenithgallery.com
art@zenithgallery.com
Friday, November 23, 2007
Fine Art Is Not a Career
November 28, 2007, 7pm
Artist James Rosenquist
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series, 7:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art present new insights from the perspective of a critic, a scholar, and an artist. This annual series is made possible by the generosity of Clarice Smith.
Artist James Rosenquist's talk is entitled, Fine Art is Not a Career!
Free tickets available in the G Street lobby, one hour prior.
Reception follows lecture.
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Artist James Rosenquist
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series, 7:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art present new insights from the perspective of a critic, a scholar, and an artist. This annual series is made possible by the generosity of Clarice Smith.
Artist James Rosenquist's talk is entitled, Fine Art is Not a Career!
Free tickets available in the G Street lobby, one hour prior.
Reception follows lecture.
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS' NEW EXHIBITIONS
OPENS NOVEMBER 29
November 29 – January 12
Reception Thursday, November 29, 7 – 9 PM
Emerson Gallery:
Transform, Transport, Transpose: Works by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Judit Varga and Lars Westby
Each of these artists begins with ordinary objects or shapes and transforms them into lively, animated sculpture full of humor and poetry. Using clay as a primary material, these three artists are able to bring an instinctive spontaneity to the highly individualized process of transporting the mundane and pedestrian into a realm electrified through imagination.
Atrium Gallery: Passing Fancies (Everyone’s a Stranger Here): Paintings by Lynn Putney
Using an abstract vocabulary, Lynn Putney creates small, subtle paintings that glow with a quiet, magical intensity. Arranged in constellation-like formation, the works evolve through a process of sifting and distilling, as Putney layers the thoughts, feelings and visual stimuli accumulated through daily living into composition that spark universal recognition.
Ramp Gallery:
McLean Art Society Juried Exhibition
An eclectic mix of work by members of the McLean Art Society. Juried by artist and George Mason University professor Walter Kravitz
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org
November 29 – January 12
Reception Thursday, November 29, 7 – 9 PM
Emerson Gallery:
Transform, Transport, Transpose: Works by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Judit Varga and Lars Westby
Each of these artists begins with ordinary objects or shapes and transforms them into lively, animated sculpture full of humor and poetry. Using clay as a primary material, these three artists are able to bring an instinctive spontaneity to the highly individualized process of transporting the mundane and pedestrian into a realm electrified through imagination.
Atrium Gallery: Passing Fancies (Everyone’s a Stranger Here): Paintings by Lynn Putney
Using an abstract vocabulary, Lynn Putney creates small, subtle paintings that glow with a quiet, magical intensity. Arranged in constellation-like formation, the works evolve through a process of sifting and distilling, as Putney layers the thoughts, feelings and visual stimuli accumulated through daily living into composition that spark universal recognition.
Ramp Gallery:
McLean Art Society Juried Exhibition
An eclectic mix of work by members of the McLean Art Society. Juried by artist and George Mason University professor Walter Kravitz
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Adventures of Hoogrrl!: Transformer auction was a huge success!
Read what Philippa P.B. Hughes, Transformer Auction Co-Chair and Founder, The Pink Line Project says about Saturday night's auction.
Adventures of Hoogrrl!: Transformer auction was a huge success!
Adventures of Hoogrrl!: Transformer auction was a huge success!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Gallery Plan B
Group Show
November 21, 2007 - December 30, 2007
November 21, 2007 - December 30, 2007
An exhibition of new and existing gallery artists with works priced at $500 or less.
Opening reception with the artists
Saturday, December 1, 2007
6:00pm - 8:00pm
GALLERY PLAN B
1530 fourteenth street, nw
washington, dc 20005
202.234.2711
info@galleryplanb.com
The Twenty-Third Annual Mayor's Arts Awards - DC
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities invites you to submit nominations for the Twenty-Third Annual Mayor's Arts Awards. The Mayor's Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the city on individual artists, organizations, and patrons of the arts. Awards will be presented and hosted by the Mayor at a ceremony on March 17, 2008. For more information please contact Lisa Richards at 202.724.5613.
DEADLINE: December 4, 2007, 5:30pm.
DEADLINE: December 4, 2007, 5:30pm.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
"Attainable Art" at Nevin Kelly Gallery
November 24 - December 30, 2007
Holiday Open House on December 1, 4 to 7 pm.
NKG welcomes the Third Annual Attainable Art Show: Works Under $1500.
Just in time for the holidays, works by various artists such as Sondra
Arkin, Joan Belmar, Mary Chiaramonte, Lukasz Huculak, Mark Parascandola, Ellyn Weiss and Ming Yi Sung Zaleski (and many more!).
Nevin Kelly Gallery
1517 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-232-3464
info@nevinkellygallery.com
http://nevinkellygallery.blogspot.com/
Holiday Open House on December 1, 4 to 7 pm.
NKG welcomes the Third Annual Attainable Art Show: Works Under $1500.
Just in time for the holidays, works by various artists such as Sondra
Arkin, Joan Belmar, Mary Chiaramonte, Lukasz Huculak, Mark Parascandola, Ellyn Weiss and Ming Yi Sung Zaleski (and many more!).
Nevin Kelly Gallery
1517 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-232-3464
info@nevinkellygallery.com
http://nevinkellygallery.blogspot.com/
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Dawson reviews Claiming Space at AU
American University's "Claiming Space: Some American Feminist Originators"
Read it here.
Claiming Space: Some American Feminist Originators, through Jan. 27 at American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-885-1300 or visit http://www.american.edu/museum
Read it here.
Claiming Space: Some American Feminist Originators, through Jan. 27 at American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-885-1300 or visit http://www.american.edu/museum
Opp for Artist
The Writer's Center in Bethesda is currently looking for an artist to feature on its winter class brochure. They are looking for artists that have winter landscapes, nature prints, and or abstracted work with cool palettes. Please submit images to jwalton@writer.org that are no larger than 300 dpi for consideration ASAP.
Your work and bio will be featured on a publication with a distribution list of more than 2,000 members, institutions, and the public. (There is no honorarium for your submission.)
Jenny Walton
Office Manager
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
phone: (301) 654-8664
http://www.writer.org
Your work and bio will be featured on a publication with a distribution list of more than 2,000 members, institutions, and the public. (There is no honorarium for your submission.)
Jenny Walton
Office Manager
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
phone: (301) 654-8664
http://www.writer.org
Washington Printmakers Gallery Special Holiday Event
Washington Printmakers offers select hand-pulled, original prints: etching, silk screen, woodblock and more........... Unique holiday gifts from $50.00-$150.00 during a special offering. Special viewing on
Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1:00-4:00
Sunday, Nov. 25 from 1:00-4:00
Purchase of any print in the gallery enrolls you in a raffle to win dinner for four at Mourayo Restaurant
Rated one of Washington's top 100 restaurants!
Washington Printmakers Gallery
1732 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC
Metro stop: Dupont Circle
202-332-7757
Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1:00-4:00
Sunday, Nov. 25 from 1:00-4:00
Purchase of any print in the gallery enrolls you in a raffle to win dinner for four at Mourayo Restaurant
Rated one of Washington's top 100 restaurants!
Washington Printmakers Gallery
1732 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC
Metro stop: Dupont Circle
202-332-7757
4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Tonight was the amazing auction party in the gorgeous studio of renowned Washington sculptor John Dreyfuss at Halcyon House in Georgetown. DJs Yellow Fever rocked the house. Check out the wonderful crowd of folks who came out to support emerging artists in Washington, DC. Lots of fun and art buying was had by all. We almost got a piece by artist, Tang but, alas, it got away. Bidding was good! Congrats to everyone who made this auction a hugh success and one of the best events of the year!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Landscapes of Freya Grand opens tonight in Baltimore
Join Washington, DC artist Freya Grand at Gallery 211 tonight.
Opening reception November 17th, 6-9 p.m.
Gallery 211 presents a solo exhibition featuring the landscape oil paintings of artist Freya Grand.
November 17th 2007 through January 5th 2008
Gallery 211
211 E. Fort Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 244-1340
Fax: (410) 244-1341
email: info@gallery211.net
Opening reception November 17th, 6-9 p.m.
Gallery 211 presents a solo exhibition featuring the landscape oil paintings of artist Freya Grand.
November 17th 2007 through January 5th 2008
Gallery 211
211 E. Fort Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 244-1340
Fax: (410) 244-1341
email: info@gallery211.net
Friday, November 16, 2007
Time + Measure
11.13.07 - 12.22.07
November 13 - December 22, 2007
Friday, November 30: Gallery Talk 6pm / Reception 7pm
Featuring work by RL Croft, Christopher Whittey, and Kevin James Wolff
Maryland Art Place
8 Market Place
Baltimore, MD
410-962-8565
Flashpoint Call To Artists
2008-2009 Gallery exhibitions
Mead Theatre Lab Program productions
Resident Organizations
The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is requesting proposals for exhibitions in the Gallery at Flashpoint for the September 2008 – August 2009 season. This request is open to artists, independent curators, arts organizations, private galleries or anyone choosing to present contemporary work in any medium.
All proposals must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday, January 11, 2008.
2008-2009 Flashpoint Call for Submissions:
Gallery
[link goes to PDF-format file, 571 KB]
Mead Theatre Lab Program
[link goes to PDF-format file, 431 KB]
QUESTIONS?
OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, December 1, 2007, 10:30am-12pm
@ Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW
Mead Theatre Lab Program productions
Resident Organizations
The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is requesting proposals for exhibitions in the Gallery at Flashpoint for the September 2008 – August 2009 season. This request is open to artists, independent curators, arts organizations, private galleries or anyone choosing to present contemporary work in any medium.
All proposals must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday, January 11, 2008.
2008-2009 Flashpoint Call for Submissions:
Gallery
[link goes to PDF-format file, 571 KB]
Mead Theatre Lab Program
[link goes to PDF-format file, 431 KB]
QUESTIONS?
OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, December 1, 2007, 10:30am-12pm
@ Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW
Holiday Art Show and Sale
Fine Pottery - Sculpture - Prints - Jewelry
November 17 & 18th
10am-4pm
The Lee Arts Center studio artists will hold their annual fine crafts show and sale featuring pottery, sculpture, prints and jewelry, just in time for the holiday season. Also featured is a Raku Party on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Choose a ceramic vase, pot or bowl, glaze it with the help of the Lee artists, and watch it fired in a blaze of flame and smoke - then take it home the same day! Show and sale hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. both days.
Lee Arts Center
5722 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-228-0560
Fax: 703-228-0559
email: leearts@arlingtonva.us
November 17 & 18th
10am-4pm
The Lee Arts Center studio artists will hold their annual fine crafts show and sale featuring pottery, sculpture, prints and jewelry, just in time for the holiday season. Also featured is a Raku Party on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Choose a ceramic vase, pot or bowl, glaze it with the help of the Lee artists, and watch it fired in a blaze of flame and smoke - then take it home the same day! Show and sale hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. both days.
Lee Arts Center
5722 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-228-0560
Fax: 703-228-0559
email: leearts@arlingtonva.us
A Look at Irving Norman's Works
Review by Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post Staff Writer (click title)
Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism Through Jan. 27 at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
202-885-1300.
http://www.american.edu/museum.
Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 4; also open one hour before performing arts events in the Katzen and from 6 to 8 on Open Arts Nights (select Thursdays while the university is in session; the next event is Dec. 6). Admission: Free.
Gallery talk: Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the American University Museum, will discuss Irving Norman's work Dec. 1 at 4pm.
Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism Through Jan. 27 at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
202-885-1300.
http://www.american.edu/museum.
Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 4; also open one hour before performing arts events in the Katzen and from 6 to 8 on Open Arts Nights (select Thursdays while the university is in session; the next event is Dec. 6). Admission: Free.
Gallery talk: Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the American University Museum, will discuss Irving Norman's work Dec. 1 at 4pm.
Embassy of Canada
Art & Craft Fair
Canadian Wine Tasting Festival
Friday, November 16th, 11:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday, November 17th, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Canadian art, crafts, wine, baked goods, and music
View works by the Group of Seven in the Art Gallery
Wine tasting
Bottled wine available to purchase
Event supports the United Way
Happy Hour
Friday, November 16
4:00 – 7:00pm
Special beverage prices and snacks
No admission charge
Photo ID required
Canadian Embassy
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
202.682.1740
Canadian Wine Tasting Festival
Friday, November 16th, 11:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday, November 17th, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Canadian art, crafts, wine, baked goods, and music
View works by the Group of Seven in the Art Gallery
Wine tasting
Bottled wine available to purchase
Event supports the United Way
Happy Hour
Friday, November 16
4:00 – 7:00pm
Special beverage prices and snacks
No admission charge
Photo ID required
Canadian Embassy
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
202.682.1740
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Szabo Symposium for Emerging Issues in Contemporary Photography
HEMPHILL presents GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE
A panel discussion on the changing definitions of photography
Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 - 11:30AM
limited seating
rsvp 202.234.5601
Panelists:
Joe Lucchesi, Associate Professor of Art History
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Phyllis Rosenzweig, Curator Emerita
The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Niels van Tomme, Independent Curator
Art Critic and Writer
Introduced and Moderated by Colby Caldwell
James Huckenpahler will be in attendance to introduce and discuss the exhibition “mindless pleasures.”
The panel discussion is supported by the Szabo Symposium at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
H E M P H I L L
1515 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202.234.5601
A panel discussion on the changing definitions of photography
Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 - 11:30AM
limited seating
rsvp 202.234.5601
Panelists:
Joe Lucchesi, Associate Professor of Art History
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Phyllis Rosenzweig, Curator Emerita
The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Niels van Tomme, Independent Curator
Art Critic and Writer
Introduced and Moderated by Colby Caldwell
James Huckenpahler will be in attendance to introduce and discuss the exhibition “mindless pleasures.”
The panel discussion is supported by the Szabo Symposium at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
H E M P H I L L
1515 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202.234.5601
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Conversations with Artists
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
Wednesday, November 14, 5:30 pm
The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art's 2007-2008 Conversations with Artists series focuses on artistic partnerships, featuring artists who work together in collaborative practice. Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are Russian installation artists based in New York. Ilya, a leader of the Russian art movement known as Moscow Conceptualism, has been making installation art since 1984 and is one of the medium's most important practitioners and theoreticians. In 1989, he and Emilia began working together, with Emilia acting as translator, organizer, and originator of critical ideas.
Center for the Study of Modern Art, Carriage House
No fee; registration required: kstilwill@phillipscollection.org or 202-387-2151 x286
Center programs are supported by a generous grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston.

*Special Artful Evening
Live Music, Wine Bar, and Curator's Perspective on Impressionists by the Sea
Thursday, November 15, 6-8:30 pm
A special edition of Artful Evenings, featuring two unique Curator's Perspective tours of Impressionists by the Sea with Chief Curator Eliza Rathbone at 6 and 7 pm. Live music and wine bar all evening long.
Included in museum admission
Wednesday, November 14, 5:30 pm
The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art's 2007-2008 Conversations with Artists series focuses on artistic partnerships, featuring artists who work together in collaborative practice. Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are Russian installation artists based in New York. Ilya, a leader of the Russian art movement known as Moscow Conceptualism, has been making installation art since 1984 and is one of the medium's most important practitioners and theoreticians. In 1989, he and Emilia began working together, with Emilia acting as translator, organizer, and originator of critical ideas.
Center for the Study of Modern Art, Carriage House
No fee; registration required: kstilwill@phillipscollection.org or 202-387-2151 x286
Center programs are supported by a generous grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston.

*Special Artful Evening
Live Music, Wine Bar, and Curator's Perspective on Impressionists by the Sea
Thursday, November 15, 6-8:30 pm
A special edition of Artful Evenings, featuring two unique Curator's Perspective tours of Impressionists by the Sea with Chief Curator Eliza Rathbone at 6 and 7 pm. Live music and wine bar all evening long.
Included in museum admission
One of Washington's best kept secrets
Art Tours at Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Book your tour now and walk through this magnifient space with extraordinary artwork!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:00 noon
Tours of the Walter Washington Convention Center’s art collection, the largest collection in DC that is not in a museum, will be led by co-curator Vivienne Lassman. The $4 million permanent art installation features paintings, sculptures, photography, graphics, and mixed media works created by local, national, and international artists.
No charge, but space is limited
Advance reservations required
Call 202.249.3200 and leave a message
A staff member will call you to confirm your reservation
PUBLIC ART TOURS- UPCOMING
January through December 2008*
January 16, 2008
February 18, 2008
March 24, 2008
April 18, 2008
May 21, 2008
June 6, 2008
September 30, 2008
November 6, 2008
December 1, 2008
*All tours are scheduled at 12:00 Noon on the dates listed.
WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ART COLLECTION
The diverse $4 million art collection at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is the largest in any convention center and the largest public art collection in Washington, DC outside of a museum. With 137 works art of by 93 artists, the collection of site-specific sculpture, painting, and photography brings a sense of human scale to the Convention Center. Washington area artists created more than half of the collection.
DON'T MISS THE SHAW WALL
The Shaw Wall celebrates and honors the historic Shaw community, one of Washington's oldest African American neighborhoods and home to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. On the 72-foot long wall hang four monumental works by the team of Frank Smith and Arnetta Lee, Rik Freeman, Billy Colbert, and Deirdre Saunder.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
Register for your tour of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center art collection by calling the 24-hour Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA) Community Hotline at (202) 249-3200 and stating your name, telephone number and your preferred tour date (see schedule above). A WCCA staffperson will return your call to confirm your tour.
Reserve your space now! Each art tour is limited to a maximum of twenty-five participants. Walk-ups may participate in the art tours only if space is available.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC
Book your tour now and walk through this magnifient space with extraordinary artwork!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:00 noon
Tours of the Walter Washington Convention Center’s art collection, the largest collection in DC that is not in a museum, will be led by co-curator Vivienne Lassman. The $4 million permanent art installation features paintings, sculptures, photography, graphics, and mixed media works created by local, national, and international artists.
No charge, but space is limited
Advance reservations required
Call 202.249.3200 and leave a message
A staff member will call you to confirm your reservation
PUBLIC ART TOURS- UPCOMING
January through December 2008*
January 16, 2008
February 18, 2008
March 24, 2008
April 18, 2008
May 21, 2008
June 6, 2008
September 30, 2008
November 6, 2008
December 1, 2008
*All tours are scheduled at 12:00 Noon on the dates listed.
WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ART COLLECTION
The diverse $4 million art collection at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is the largest in any convention center and the largest public art collection in Washington, DC outside of a museum. With 137 works art of by 93 artists, the collection of site-specific sculpture, painting, and photography brings a sense of human scale to the Convention Center. Washington area artists created more than half of the collection.
DON'T MISS THE SHAW WALL
The Shaw Wall celebrates and honors the historic Shaw community, one of Washington's oldest African American neighborhoods and home to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. On the 72-foot long wall hang four monumental works by the team of Frank Smith and Arnetta Lee, Rik Freeman, Billy Colbert, and Deirdre Saunder.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
Register for your tour of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center art collection by calling the 24-hour Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA) Community Hotline at (202) 249-3200 and stating your name, telephone number and your preferred tour date (see schedule above). A WCCA staffperson will return your call to confirm your tour.
Reserve your space now! Each art tour is limited to a maximum of twenty-five participants. Walk-ups may participate in the art tours only if space is available.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC
G Fine Art sponsors fundraiser for Tibetan Woman and Children
Join G Fine Art and the Arts Community of Washington, D.C.
To celebrate the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
For his contributions and commitment to peace, non-violence, human rights and Religious understanding at a fundraiser to support desperately needed health care for Tibetan women and children in the most remote and underserved communities of The Tibetan Plateau
Monday November 19, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
G Fine Art
1515 14th Street, NW
Washington DC 20005
202.462.1601
Contribution OF $50 includes a Raffle Ticket
You do not need to be present to win!
Raffle prizes
· An original drawing by Linn Meyers
Her work is at the hirshhorn and is currently on view at G Fine Art, www.gfineartdc.com
· A Fibre Tibet yak wool throw-featured in town and country, Wwd, W, Elle and Vivi Milano
· An Antique Tibetan Wall Textile
Send your contribution to: The Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture a 501 © (3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Respond to rsvpTibet@gmail.com and donate by paypal or send contributions to: CTAC, p.o. box 6598, mclean, Virginia 22106 Thank you!!!
To celebrate the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
For his contributions and commitment to peace, non-violence, human rights and Religious understanding at a fundraiser to support desperately needed health care for Tibetan women and children in the most remote and underserved communities of The Tibetan Plateau
Monday November 19, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
G Fine Art
1515 14th Street, NW
Washington DC 20005
202.462.1601
Contribution OF $50 includes a Raffle Ticket
You do not need to be present to win!
Raffle prizes
· An original drawing by Linn Meyers
Her work is at the hirshhorn and is currently on view at G Fine Art, www.gfineartdc.com
· A Fibre Tibet yak wool throw-featured in town and country, Wwd, W, Elle and Vivi Milano
· An Antique Tibetan Wall Textile
Send your contribution to: The Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture a 501 © (3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Respond to rsvpTibet@gmail.com and donate by paypal or send contributions to: CTAC, p.o. box 6598, mclean, Virginia 22106 Thank you!!!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Abu Ghraib at AU
Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib
Nov 6 through Dec 30
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
A few thoughts after attending the opening reception of this hugh and graphic exhibition..... Anyone who sees this show will not walk away unmoved. Artistically, it calls up great master painters such as Goya and Picasso who also voiced their outrage at the attrocities of war. Fernando Botero paints a chilling and gut wrenching modern version of an ancient indulgence. Here, aggression, fear and pain leave an indelible longing to understand the inconceivable flaws of mankind. This is an important exhibition which bears witness to today's realities of war.
Botero constructed each work after reading official reports of the atrocities and concentrated on the suffering and dignity of the victims rather than their tormentors. Botero unveiled these controversial works in Europe in 2005. This is the first showing of the Abu Ghraib paintings and drawings in a museum in the U.S. The show is presented in collaboration with the university's College of Arts & Sciences, Schools of International Service, Public Affairs, Communications, Kogod School of Business, and the Washington College of Law.
"American University's long-standing commitment to international human rights makes us a natural host to display Botero's work," claims AU Museum Director and Curator Jack Rasmussen. "Through his distinctive painting style, our students, faculty and, especially, the Washington, D.C. community will be able to discuss human rights and war not through a political lens, but through art. Art cannot change the war but it can bear testimony."
Articles:
Pious protest by Deborah K. Dietsch, The Washington Times article
Botero Sees the World's True Heavies at Abu Ghraib By Erica Jong
Washington Post article
SOC-PRWriters blog
Abu Ghraib Art Exhibit Opens in Washington, DC By Zulima Palacio Voice of America article
Nov 6 through Dec 30
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
A few thoughts after attending the opening reception of this hugh and graphic exhibition..... Anyone who sees this show will not walk away unmoved. Artistically, it calls up great master painters such as Goya and Picasso who also voiced their outrage at the attrocities of war. Fernando Botero paints a chilling and gut wrenching modern version of an ancient indulgence. Here, aggression, fear and pain leave an indelible longing to understand the inconceivable flaws of mankind. This is an important exhibition which bears witness to today's realities of war.
Botero constructed each work after reading official reports of the atrocities and concentrated on the suffering and dignity of the victims rather than their tormentors. Botero unveiled these controversial works in Europe in 2005. This is the first showing of the Abu Ghraib paintings and drawings in a museum in the U.S. The show is presented in collaboration with the university's College of Arts & Sciences, Schools of International Service, Public Affairs, Communications, Kogod School of Business, and the Washington College of Law.
"American University's long-standing commitment to international human rights makes us a natural host to display Botero's work," claims AU Museum Director and Curator Jack Rasmussen. "Through his distinctive painting style, our students, faculty and, especially, the Washington, D.C. community will be able to discuss human rights and war not through a political lens, but through art. Art cannot change the war but it can bear testimony."
Articles:
Pious protest by Deborah K. Dietsch, The Washington Times article
Botero Sees the World's True Heavies at Abu Ghraib By Erica Jong
Washington Post article
SOC-PRWriters blog
Abu Ghraib Art Exhibit Opens in Washington, DC By Zulima Palacio Voice of America article
Gallery 10 LTD presents Sculpture Invitational 2007-2008
Nov 5, 2007 - Feb 1, 2008
Opening Reception at Washington Square
FRI, NOV 16 from 6-8pm
Above: M.R. Cable; J. Richelieu; M. Burley; S. Stout; C. Bergfors
Participating artists:
Christopher Bathgate, Constance Bergfors, Melissa Burley, Maxine R. Cable, Sabine Carlson, Felisa Federman, David Hubbard, Gary Irby, Kit-Keung Kan, Maria Karametou, Mary Virginia Langston, Howard McCoy, Mary McCoy, Judith Richelieu, Pat Segnan, Sarah Stout, Andrea Uravitch, Claudia Vess, Celeste Lucid Wiser
Three sculptures by David Hubbard, including Progress (on the lower level.)
Building is open to the public during regular business hours, call about additional hours. Direct access to the Farragut North Metro. Washington Square 202.296.2800.
Washington Square
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20035
Opening Reception at Washington Square
FRI, NOV 16 from 6-8pm
Above: M.R. Cable; J. Richelieu; M. Burley; S. Stout; C. BergforsParticipating artists:
Christopher Bathgate, Constance Bergfors, Melissa Burley, Maxine R. Cable, Sabine Carlson, Felisa Federman, David Hubbard, Gary Irby, Kit-Keung Kan, Maria Karametou, Mary Virginia Langston, Howard McCoy, Mary McCoy, Judith Richelieu, Pat Segnan, Sarah Stout, Andrea Uravitch, Claudia Vess, Celeste Lucid Wiser
Three sculptures by David Hubbard, including Progress (on the lower level.) Building is open to the public during regular business hours, call about additional hours. Direct access to the Farragut North Metro. Washington Square 202.296.2800.
Washington Square
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20035
NOVEMBER 2007 - LAND / Fraser Gallery
November 9 - January 5, 2008
A group exhibition of contemporary landscape photography including work by Anna Druzcz, Lee Goodwin, Lawrence Hislop, Maxwell MacKenzie, Andrzej Pluta and Mark Even Thomas.
Fraser Gallery Bethesda
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-9651
A group exhibition of contemporary landscape photography including work by Anna Druzcz, Lee Goodwin, Lawrence Hislop, Maxwell MacKenzie, Andrzej Pluta and Mark Even Thomas.
Fraser Gallery Bethesda
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-9651
National Gallery of Art Lecture
November 19, 12:10pm and 1:10pm
Works in Progress
Andrew Krieger: Deep Ellum and Acceptable Detours en Route
Andrew Krieger, senior art services specialist, National Gallery of Art; East Building Small Auditorium
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue between Third and Seventh Streets
202.737.4215
Works in Progress
Andrew Krieger: Deep Ellum and Acceptable Detours en Route
Andrew Krieger, senior art services specialist, National Gallery of Art; East Building Small Auditorium
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue between Third and Seventh Streets
202.737.4215
Friday, November 09, 2007
Walter Washington Convention Center Art Collection Tour - USA
Today I took a tour of the Walter Washington Convention Center Art Collection. It is the largest art collection in DC that is not in a museum. The tour was led by co-curator Vivienne Lassman. The $4 million permanent art installation features paintings, sculptures, photography, graphics, and mixed media works created by local, national, and international artists. This is a major collection of art in Washington, DC. The scale of some of the pieces is breathtaking, set in a massive volume of building space. The whole collection is stunning and a delight to visit. The tour is led monthly by DC Art Curator Vivienne Lassman who discusses the collection in depth with her expert knowledge. Stay tuned for more tour dates and times.
Click here to see pictures from today's tour.
Washington Convention Center Authority
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202.249.3042
Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam
U. S. Navy Memorial Lecture & Book Signing
Art Beltrone talks about and signs copies of his book,
Vietnam Graffiti: Messages from a Forgotten Troopship
Sunday, November 11, 11:00am
Veteran’s Day
in conjunction with the exhibit
Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam
Graffiti by Soldiers & Marines on Their Way to War
The book and exhibit showcase bunk canvases featuring scrawled inscriptions, signatures, cartoons, and poems by young servicemen headed to combat in the Vietnam War aboard the troopship the USNS General Nelson M. Walker. The ship shuttled thousands of young Americans ― most in their teens ― to Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. The graffiti included messages of patriotism, politics, humor, anxiety, and love, written for personal comfort, or to be seen by other troops who would then add more.
United States Navy Memorial
Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 123
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter
ahoy@navymemorial.org
www.navymemorial.org
Art Beltrone talks about and signs copies of his book,
Vietnam Graffiti: Messages from a Forgotten Troopship
Sunday, November 11, 11:00am
Veteran’s Day
in conjunction with the exhibit
Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam
Graffiti by Soldiers & Marines on Their Way to War
The book and exhibit showcase bunk canvases featuring scrawled inscriptions, signatures, cartoons, and poems by young servicemen headed to combat in the Vietnam War aboard the troopship the USNS General Nelson M. Walker. The ship shuttled thousands of young Americans ― most in their teens ― to Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. The graffiti included messages of patriotism, politics, humor, anxiety, and love, written for personal comfort, or to be seen by other troops who would then add more.
United States Navy Memorial
Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 123
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter
ahoy@navymemorial.org
www.navymemorial.org
Maryland Art Place upcoming opportunities
Artists’ Practicum
November 15, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 pm
Please join Maryland Art Place (MAP) and Maryland Lawyers for the Arts (MLA) on Thursday, November 15, for an Artists' Practicum: a guide to the basic legal knowledge necessary for artistic survival in the marketplace. The session will cover contractual issues in the creative industry, copyright for nonlawyers, and the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. The panel includes MLA Board President Michael Yang, Esq., and board member Cynthia Sanders, Esq. The practicum will be held within MAP’s galleries.
Admission is free and open to the public, but reservations must be made by calling 410-962-8565.
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6th Annual Curators’ Incubator Program
Deadline for Phase I Proposals: 5pm, November 30, 2007 (postmarked or hand-delivered)
Emerging curators are encouraged to submit proposals for MAP's 6th Annual Curators' Incubator Program. This annual program remains dedicated to promoting the talent of new and emerging curators within our community—recognizing the obstacles that face curators as they work to gain experience, while providing encouragement and guidance through the complete curatorial process.
You can find more information, prospectus, and application by accessing:
www.mdartplace.org/artists/callsforentries
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November 15, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 pm
Please join Maryland Art Place (MAP) and Maryland Lawyers for the Arts (MLA) on Thursday, November 15, for an Artists' Practicum: a guide to the basic legal knowledge necessary for artistic survival in the marketplace. The session will cover contractual issues in the creative industry, copyright for nonlawyers, and the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. The panel includes MLA Board President Michael Yang, Esq., and board member Cynthia Sanders, Esq. The practicum will be held within MAP’s galleries.
Admission is free and open to the public, but reservations must be made by calling 410-962-8565.
__________________________
6th Annual Curators’ Incubator Program
Deadline for Phase I Proposals: 5pm, November 30, 2007 (postmarked or hand-delivered)
Emerging curators are encouraged to submit proposals for MAP's 6th Annual Curators' Incubator Program. This annual program remains dedicated to promoting the talent of new and emerging curators within our community—recognizing the obstacles that face curators as they work to gain experience, while providing encouragement and guidance through the complete curatorial process.
You can find more information, prospectus, and application by accessing:
www.mdartplace.org/artists/callsforentries
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The 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Saturday, November 17, 7-10pm
Featuring over 125 artworks by Washington, DC area emerging and established artists.
THE AUCTION IS SOLD OUT!
Due to early and over-whelming support by the Host Committee, as of Friday October 26th, the 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party is completely sold out! They are happy to take donations, but are not able to accomodate any further guest ticket purchases.
The Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party generates close to 1/3 of the annual income, providing necessary support, in tandem with grant awards, that allows them to grow and advance their work in support of emerging artists and emergent expression in the visual arts.
Participating Artists:
(click here to download the artist list in PDF format)
Seth Adelsberger, Geoffrey Aldridge, Ken Ashton, Clarke Bedford, April Behnke, D. Billy, Reuben Breslar, Iona Rozeal Brown, Miles Bumbray, Kendall Buster, Renee Butler, Colby Caldwell, Graham Caldwell, SunTek Chung, Billy Colbert, Cynthia Connolly, Kathryn Cornelius, Steven Cushner, Frank Day, Decoy, Melissa Dickenson, Janna Dinolfo, John Dreyfuss, Nekisha Durrett, Mary Early, Dana Ellyn, Lori Esposito, Jason Falchook, Gregory Ferrand, Suzanna Fields, Thom Flynn, Dawn Gavin, Jason Gubbiotti, Kate Hardy, Linda Hesh, Carlotta Hester, Ryan Hill, Max Hirshfeld, Lucy Hogg, Leslie Holt, Brece Honeycutt, James Huckenpahler, Jason Hughes, Kay Hwang, Susan Jamison, Franz Jantzen, Judy Jashinsky, Ian Jehle, Sue Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Benjamin Jurgensen, Amy Kaplan, Kevin Kepple, Christine Kesler, Jae Ko, Michele Kong, Andrew Kozlowski, Bridget Sue Lambert, Jessica Langley, Nilay Lawson, Pepa Leon, Amy Lin, Brian Liu, Marissa Long, Thomas M. Lowery, Laurel Lukaszewski, Kate MacDonnell, Isaac Maiselman, Anne Marchand, Carolina Mayorga, Robert Mellor, Linn Meyers, Maggie Michael, A.B. Miner, Nan Montgomery, Jiha Moon, Elizabeth Lundberg, Morisette, William A. Newman, Lucian Perkins, W.C. Richardson, Hannah Rose, Robin Rose, James Sanborn, Sharon Sanderson, Matt Sesow, Jeff Spaulding, Amy Stein, Dan Steinhilber, Zach Storm, Jason Talley, Noelle Tan, Tang, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Trish Tillman, Alessandra Torres, Kelly Towles, Andres E. Tremols, Jonathan Trundle, Lauren Vincelli, Paul Vinet, Bill Warrell, Ian Whitmore, Bryan Whitson, Ami Martin Wilber, Andy Moon Wilson, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Chad Yencer, Jason Zimmerman
Artists selected to participate in this year's auction were nominated by Auction organizers and a Nominating Committee that included:
Fabian Bernal, Meat Market Gallery
Kendall Buster, Professor of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University; Transformer Advisory Council
Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Lauren Gentile, Irvine Contemporary
Kristen Hileman, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Transformer Advisory Council
George Hemphill, HEMPHILL
Welmoed Laanstra, Public Art Projects Curator, Arlington County
Bill Newman, Professor of Painting, Corcoran College of Art; Transformer Advisory Council
Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office
Paul Roth, Curator of Photography, Corcoran Museum of Art
Sarah Tanguy, Curator, Writer & Critic; Transformer Advisory Council
Anne Surak, Project 4
Transformer
202.483.1102,
info@transformergallery.org
Featuring over 125 artworks by Washington, DC area emerging and established artists. THE AUCTION IS SOLD OUT!
Due to early and over-whelming support by the Host Committee, as of Friday October 26th, the 4th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party is completely sold out! They are happy to take donations, but are not able to accomodate any further guest ticket purchases.
The Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party generates close to 1/3 of the annual income, providing necessary support, in tandem with grant awards, that allows them to grow and advance their work in support of emerging artists and emergent expression in the visual arts.
Participating Artists:
(click here to download the artist list in PDF format)
Seth Adelsberger, Geoffrey Aldridge, Ken Ashton, Clarke Bedford, April Behnke, D. Billy, Reuben Breslar, Iona Rozeal Brown, Miles Bumbray, Kendall Buster, Renee Butler, Colby Caldwell, Graham Caldwell, SunTek Chung, Billy Colbert, Cynthia Connolly, Kathryn Cornelius, Steven Cushner, Frank Day, Decoy, Melissa Dickenson, Janna Dinolfo, John Dreyfuss, Nekisha Durrett, Mary Early, Dana Ellyn, Lori Esposito, Jason Falchook, Gregory Ferrand, Suzanna Fields, Thom Flynn, Dawn Gavin, Jason Gubbiotti, Kate Hardy, Linda Hesh, Carlotta Hester, Ryan Hill, Max Hirshfeld, Lucy Hogg, Leslie Holt, Brece Honeycutt, James Huckenpahler, Jason Hughes, Kay Hwang, Susan Jamison, Franz Jantzen, Judy Jashinsky, Ian Jehle, Sue Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Benjamin Jurgensen, Amy Kaplan, Kevin Kepple, Christine Kesler, Jae Ko, Michele Kong, Andrew Kozlowski, Bridget Sue Lambert, Jessica Langley, Nilay Lawson, Pepa Leon, Amy Lin, Brian Liu, Marissa Long, Thomas M. Lowery, Laurel Lukaszewski, Kate MacDonnell, Isaac Maiselman, Anne Marchand, Carolina Mayorga, Robert Mellor, Linn Meyers, Maggie Michael, A.B. Miner, Nan Montgomery, Jiha Moon, Elizabeth Lundberg, Morisette, William A. Newman, Lucian Perkins, W.C. Richardson, Hannah Rose, Robin Rose, James Sanborn, Sharon Sanderson, Matt Sesow, Jeff Spaulding, Amy Stein, Dan Steinhilber, Zach Storm, Jason Talley, Noelle Tan, Tang, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Trish Tillman, Alessandra Torres, Kelly Towles, Andres E. Tremols, Jonathan Trundle, Lauren Vincelli, Paul Vinet, Bill Warrell, Ian Whitmore, Bryan Whitson, Ami Martin Wilber, Andy Moon Wilson, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Chad Yencer, Jason Zimmerman
Artists selected to participate in this year's auction were nominated by Auction organizers and a Nominating Committee that included:
Fabian Bernal, Meat Market Gallery
Kendall Buster, Professor of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University; Transformer Advisory Council
Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary Art
Annie Gawlak, G Fine Art
Lauren Gentile, Irvine Contemporary
Kristen Hileman, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Transformer Advisory Council
George Hemphill, HEMPHILL
Welmoed Laanstra, Public Art Projects Curator, Arlington County
Bill Newman, Professor of Painting, Corcoran College of Art; Transformer Advisory Council
Andrea Pollan, Curator's Office
Paul Roth, Curator of Photography, Corcoran Museum of Art
Sarah Tanguy, Curator, Writer & Critic; Transformer Advisory Council
Anne Surak, Project 4
Transformer
202.483.1102,
info@transformergallery.org
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue
Marilou Donahue's November arts web site is up. Check it out and enjoy.
Interviews with
William Bolcom, Composer
Washington National Opera - A View from the Bridge
Arena Stage‘s The Women of Brewster Place actresses:
Tina Fabrique
Marva Hicks
Harriett D. Foy
Interviews with
William Bolcom, Composer
Washington National Opera - A View from the Bridge
Arena Stage‘s The Women of Brewster Place actresses:
Tina Fabrique
Marva Hicks
Harriett D. Foy
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Introducing the Artwork of Freya Grand
Landscapes
November 17, 2007 through January 5, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 17th
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Gallery 211 presents the exhibit Landscapes featuring the oil paintings of Washington, DC painter Freya Grand. Ms. Grand's large scale landscapes are evocative in their otherworldly theme, and yet they are simultaneously contemporary. These works illuminate the mutability of the passage of time within a particular space. The images are drawn from places as diverse as the Andes and coastal Ireland, and they reflect Grand's love of the mysterious beauty of the natural world.
As a counterpoint to the large works, Ms. Grand will also be showing a series of miniatures: very tiny oil paintings on mylar. These intimate studies of landscape painting invite close inspection, as if one is peering through a keyhole at a world on the other side.
A catalogue of the show will be available at Gallery 211, with an introductory essay by Jack Rasmussen, Director of the Katzen Art Museum at American University in Washington, DC.
For further information, please contact Jason Goscha at 410-244-1340 or at info@gallery211.net
Gallery 211
211 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230
p: 410-244-1340
www.freyagrand.com
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Website down, is it gone forever?
Well, the bad news is that the server went down for my website today. The bad bad news, it's not only an equipment failure, but the redundancy factor that is supposed to save web site information, may be lost..forever. So tonight, I have no website at www.annemarchand.com. I am praying for an overnight miracle that will retrieve the data from cyberspace and restore my presence on the world wide web. I'm told everyone is working on it. I'm not panicked yet. Let's see what the morning brings.
The Lona-Frey Exhibition, Collection of Contemporary American Art Opens Nov. 5
The Lona-Frey Exhibition is a historically significant collection of contemporary artworks. The collection consists of lithographs and photographs by several canonical figures of postwar (after 1945) American art, including Sam Gilliam, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, and Robert Mapplethorpe.
The Department of Art and Art History at UNC Charlotte, NC
5 November - 3 December 2007
Opening Reception - 7 November
Musical Reception - 9 November
The Department of Art and Art History at UNC Charlotte, NC
5 November - 3 December 2007
Opening Reception - 7 November
Musical Reception - 9 November
Monday, November 05, 2007
Food Glorious Food III
Diversity: Think Globally. Eat Locally.
November 8 – November 25, 2007
2008 Calendar Charity Event: Thursday, November 8, 6-10pm
Artists: Bert Beirne, Renee duRocher, Robert Freeman, Brenda Gordon, Stephen Hansen, Philip Hazard, Sophia Gawer-Fische, Robert C. Jackson, Shelley Laffal, Michela Mansuino, Joey Manlapaz, Davis Morton, Ron Schwerin Cassie Taggart, James Tormey, Ken Wyner
The Food Glorious Food Show serves up an eclectic menu of paintings, sculpture and photographs depicting food in all its fabulous forms. The food calendar will be available for a minimum donation of $15 at the locations listed below, with all proceeds going to the food bank. Highlights of the evening will include a silent auction, dishes prepared by participating chefs and an international wine tasting. Tickets to the popular event, benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank, are $50 per person or $90 per couple. They can be purchased by calling 202-783-2963.
Calendars: Available at Zenith Gallery, the Capital Area Food Bank, Politics and Prose, Bridge Street Books and other locations.
Presented by The Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) in collaboration with Zenith Gallery and the Capital Area Food Bank
Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20004
202-783-2963
art@zenithgallery.com
November 8 – November 25, 2007
2008 Calendar Charity Event: Thursday, November 8, 6-10pm
Artists: Bert Beirne, Renee duRocher, Robert Freeman, Brenda Gordon, Stephen Hansen, Philip Hazard, Sophia Gawer-Fische, Robert C. Jackson, Shelley Laffal, Michela Mansuino, Joey Manlapaz, Davis Morton, Ron Schwerin Cassie Taggart, James Tormey, Ken Wyner
The Food Glorious Food Show serves up an eclectic menu of paintings, sculpture and photographs depicting food in all its fabulous forms. The food calendar will be available for a minimum donation of $15 at the locations listed below, with all proceeds going to the food bank. Highlights of the evening will include a silent auction, dishes prepared by participating chefs and an international wine tasting. Tickets to the popular event, benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank, are $50 per person or $90 per couple. They can be purchased by calling 202-783-2963.
Calendars: Available at Zenith Gallery, the Capital Area Food Bank, Politics and Prose, Bridge Street Books and other locations.
Presented by The Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) in collaboration with Zenith Gallery and the Capital Area Food Bank
Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20004
202-783-2963
art@zenithgallery.com
Rick Reese Solo Show at Art Whino
Rick Reese Solo Show and Art Whino's Collaboration Featuring 20 New Artists
Friday, November 9th, 2007, 6-11 pm
Rick Reese Solo Show
Southern California born but Northern California raised, artist Rick Reese has been painting and drawing for as long as he can remember. He got his start in the Comic Book and Toy industries where he continues as a freelancer to this day. Rick spends his days painting, surfing, or teaching at Cal State Long Beach where he indoctrinates his students and paints on things that don't belong to him.
Art Whino Permanent Gallery
The addition to 20 new artists to the Art Whino Permanent Gallery features the work of its artists' collaboration from around the world. Music by HoneyLab's DJ David Christ Superstar. The music will be broadcast live by Orcradio.com. Art Whino's collqboration artists, Decoy, will showcase a live art installation during the show which one lucky person will get to take home!
Art Whino,llc
717 N. Saint Asaph St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Office: 703.462.4135
Fax: 574.830.1651
www.ArtWhino.com
Friday, November 9th, 2007, 6-11 pm
Rick Reese Solo Show
Southern California born but Northern California raised, artist Rick Reese has been painting and drawing for as long as he can remember. He got his start in the Comic Book and Toy industries where he continues as a freelancer to this day. Rick spends his days painting, surfing, or teaching at Cal State Long Beach where he indoctrinates his students and paints on things that don't belong to him.
Art Whino Permanent Gallery
The addition to 20 new artists to the Art Whino Permanent Gallery features the work of its artists' collaboration from around the world. Music by HoneyLab's DJ David Christ Superstar. The music will be broadcast live by Orcradio.com. Art Whino's collqboration artists, Decoy, will showcase a live art installation during the show which one lucky person will get to take home!
Art Whino,llc
717 N. Saint Asaph St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Office: 703.462.4135
Fax: 574.830.1651
www.ArtWhino.com
The Brand New Talk Collection
Gallery Neptune
November 7- December 1, 2007
Reception, November 10, 7-9pm
DONNA MCCULLOUGH, metal sculpture
JODY MUSSOFF, colored pencil and ceramics
JOYCE ZIPERRER, metal sculpture
4901 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
November 7- December 1, 2007
Reception, November 10, 7-9pm
DONNA MCCULLOUGH, metal sculpture
JODY MUSSOFF, colored pencil and ceramics
JOYCE ZIPERRER, metal sculpture
4901 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
DC PLAY BLOCKS
Be an Owner or a Donor of a DC PLAY BLOCK to Support QUALITY Preschool in the District!
Online and Live Auctions of DC PLAY BLOCKS
eBay Auction
November 1-November 10, 2007
Go to auction site on home page of www.dcplayblocks.org.
Live Auction
Wednesday, November 14, 7-9 PM
7 PM: Hors D’oeuvres Reception and Silent Auction
8 PM: Live Auction
Beacon Hotel
1615 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., WDC
Invited Guests: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Council Chairman Vince Gray and all DC Councilmembers
Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased through PayPal in the auction section, home page of www.dcplayblocks.org.
GCH Endowment
1400 16th St., NW #715
Washington, DC 20036
Online and Live Auctions of DC PLAY BLOCKS
eBay Auction
November 1-November 10, 2007
Go to auction site on home page of www.dcplayblocks.org.
Live Auction
Wednesday, November 14, 7-9 PM
7 PM: Hors D’oeuvres Reception and Silent Auction
8 PM: Live Auction
Beacon Hotel
1615 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., WDC
Invited Guests: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Council Chairman Vince Gray and all DC Councilmembers
Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased through PayPal in the auction section, home page of www.dcplayblocks.org.
GCH Endowment
1400 16th St., NW #715
Washington, DC 20036
Art Inspired By Nature
November 10:
Natural Selection —
A Group Show Featuring the Work of Washington D.C. Area Artists:
Lynden Cline
Joy Every
Sharon Fishel
Dirk Herrman
Lucy Herrman
Nancy Sausser
Jeff Smith
Paula Wachsstock
Artist’s Reception
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 5-7 pm
Duality Comtemporary Art
2401 26th Road South
Arlington, VA 22206
703.920.2121
DualityGallery@aol.com
Natural Selection —
A Group Show Featuring the Work of Washington D.C. Area Artists:
Lynden Cline
Joy Every
Sharon Fishel
Dirk Herrman
Lucy Herrman
Nancy Sausser
Jeff Smith
Paula Wachsstock
Artist’s Reception
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 5-7 pm
Duality Comtemporary Art
2401 26th Road South
Arlington, VA 22206
703.920.2121
DualityGallery@aol.com
DC Glass Artist Robert Weiner in Philadelphia
Robert Weiner
DC ART GLASS
31st ANNUAL PMA CRAFT SHOW
November 8 - 11, 2007
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Exhibit Hall "D"
12th Arch Streets
- - -
Thursday, Friday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- - -
Tickets available at the door
Adult $15 (two day $20)
Children 12 under $5
DC ART GLASS
1322 Corcoran Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
robert@dcartglass.com
DC ART GLASS
31st ANNUAL PMA CRAFT SHOW
November 8 - 11, 2007
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Exhibit Hall "D"
12th Arch Streets
- - -
Thursday, Friday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- - -
Tickets available at the door
Adult $15 (two day $20)
Children 12 under $5
DC ART GLASS
1322 Corcoran Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
robert@dcartglass.com
Mt. Ranier Open Studios
Ellyn Weiss is one of the many artists in the Mt. Ranier compound who will be opening their studios on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 1 - 5 pm. Her studio address is 3708 Wells Ave, Mt. Ranier - it's in the same compound as the Washington Glass School. See all of the other wonderful art being done out here.
The complex is 2 blocks from the DC line. From DC, take Rhode Island Ave to Monroe St - it's a light - where you take a right. Take Monroe a few blocks, cross Eastern Ave past the "Welcome to Historic Mt. Ranier" sign and then take the second right on Otis. Follow Otis a block or so until you come to the light industrial compound. Take a right into the compound just before the Glass School.
Coming from the Bethesda end of the world, take Military to Missouri, past North Capitol to right on South Dakota. Then make a left on Monroe (it's a light), follow it across Rhode Island and then it's the same as above, right on Otis.
The studios are closer than you think and it's worth it - so go visit these good artists!
The complex is 2 blocks from the DC line. From DC, take Rhode Island Ave to Monroe St - it's a light - where you take a right. Take Monroe a few blocks, cross Eastern Ave past the "Welcome to Historic Mt. Ranier" sign and then take the second right on Otis. Follow Otis a block or so until you come to the light industrial compound. Take a right into the compound just before the Glass School.
Coming from the Bethesda end of the world, take Military to Missouri, past North Capitol to right on South Dakota. Then make a left on Monroe (it's a light), follow it across Rhode Island and then it's the same as above, right on Otis.
The studios are closer than you think and it's worth it - so go visit these good artists!
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Chuck Baxter: Found Objects
A visit today to the Mid City Artist's Open Studio of Chuck Baxter provided a detailed look at this unique artist's work. Chuck finds his art materials on the streets of his neighborhood and other neighborhoods in the city. He transforms discarded objects and materials that litter the streets into handmade objects of art. Some of my favorites are his cyclone-like vases made from printed papers that he staples together. Another work that attracted my attention resembled a purse exposing its contents. It is made from shredded bits of vinyl and other discarded objects. Baxter weaves functional baskets from the most common material, ordinary plastic bags. I am always surprised and delighted to see this artists keen sense of design and wit, combined to make some very intriguing works of art. To contact the artist and see Baxter's work go to www.midcityartists.com. I recommend buying a piece or two of his work at these affordable prices.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Mid City Artists FALL OPEN STUDIOS
NOVEMBER 3rd & 4th
Over 20 Artist Studios
Open to the Public
Visit, Chat, Buy Art!
Download Handy PDF Map Now! Visit www.midcityartists.com
Many artist studios within walking distance of the Dupont/Logan Circles will be open for visitors with over 20 artists exhibiting. This is a unique opportunity to see some of DC’s most exciting artists in their ‘home environments.’ Check out the burgeoning local art scene that is finding its focus in the dynamic Mid City neighborhoods, and visit some of the supporting Galleries and art related businesses that have recently opened – following the artists into this upscale urban environment.
Over 20 Artist Studios
Open to the Public
Visit, Chat, Buy Art!
Download Handy PDF Map Now! Visit www.midcityartists.com
Many artist studios within walking distance of the Dupont/Logan Circles will be open for visitors with over 20 artists exhibiting. This is a unique opportunity to see some of DC’s most exciting artists in their ‘home environments.’ Check out the burgeoning local art scene that is finding its focus in the dynamic Mid City neighborhoods, and visit some of the supporting Galleries and art related businesses that have recently opened – following the artists into this upscale urban environment.
Friday, November 02, 2007
The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888–1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson
through December 31, 2007
Approximately 200 snapshot photographs chronicle the evolution of snapshot photography from 1888, when George Eastman first introduced the Kodak camera and roll film, through the 1970s. Examine the range and creativity of amateur snapshot photography in our interactive feature about the exhibition.
http://www.nga.gov/snapshot
Kool Web Book Feature - check it out!
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC
(202) 737-4215
Approximately 200 snapshot photographs chronicle the evolution of snapshot photography from 1888, when George Eastman first introduced the Kodak camera and roll film, through the 1970s. Examine the range and creativity of amateur snapshot photography in our interactive feature about the exhibition.
http://www.nga.gov/snapshot
Kool Web Book Feature - check it out!
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC
(202) 737-4215
Katherine Hepburn at the National Portrait Gallery
One Life “Kate: A Centennial Celebration”
Opening today
Katharine Hepburn, one of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century, is the latest person to be featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s “One Life” gallery. Hepburn was a 20th-century icon who carefully constructed and maintained her own myth, from her earliest days in the studio system through more than 50 years on stage, screen and television. The exhibition includes her four Oscar statuettes—the most won by anyone for best actress—images from her life and career and a video kiosk that will play clips from a selection of her work.
The National Portrait Gallery is open every day
from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Eighth and F Streets N.W.
Washington, DC
(202) 633-1000.
Opening today
Katharine Hepburn, one of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century, is the latest person to be featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s “One Life” gallery. Hepburn was a 20th-century icon who carefully constructed and maintained her own myth, from her earliest days in the studio system through more than 50 years on stage, screen and television. The exhibition includes her four Oscar statuettes—the most won by anyone for best actress—images from her life and career and a video kiosk that will play clips from a selection of her work.
The National Portrait Gallery is open every day
from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Eighth and F Streets N.W.
Washington, DC
(202) 633-1000.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
CentroNía's 20th Anniversary Gala presented by Capital One Financial Corporation
November 2, 2007, 6.30pm - 9.15 pm.
The Gala will be held on Friday,
November 2, 2007 from 6.30pm to 9:15pm
The Almas Shrine Center
1315 K Street, NW
Washington, DC.
$100 per person. Sponsorships available ($500 - $10,000).
Details: Contact Helen McConnell at 202/332-4200 ext. 147 or
E-mail: hmcconnell@centronia.org.
CentroNía is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a Gala presented by Capital One and with special recognition of the Freddie Mac Foundation. The international, invitational art sale and live auction will feature paintings, sculpture, photography glasswork, jewelry, and ceramics; a sumptuous buffet reflecting the cuisines of the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and the United States; and smooth jazz by Infinite featuring Mr. Young.
CentroNía is thrilled to announce the centerpiece artwork that will be offered in a live auction at the gala: "Suite for Sergei," a Lou Stovall silkscreen print. The evening will be emceed by Steve Villanueva of NBC Channel 4.
Finally, the excitement of the evening will culminate in a live auction that includes pieces by eminent contemporary artists, including Sam Gilliam (mixed media, US), Michael B. Platt (prints and drawings, US), Virginia Schofield (paintings, US), Evangeline J. Montgomery (paintings and metalworks, US), Mary Grigonis (oils, US), Carmen Barros Howell (paintings and sculpture, Chile), Jorge Jacas (ceramics, Cuba), and Felix Angel (silkscreen prints, Colombia), Gustavo Lara Torrez (Serigraphy, Bolivia), Willie Leftwich (United States) and Rafaella Pitti (Bolivia) as well as works for sale by such notable area artists as Winston W. Harris, Joyce Wellman and others.
CentroNía is a 20-year old community-based organization that provides high-quality education to children and families in the Washington DC metropolitan area, and the event will raise funds for the organizational educational programs.
CentroNía will also honor local champions for children and youth Barbara F. Kamara, Administrator of the Early Care and Education Administration of the District‚s Department of Human Services and Maxine B. Baker, life-long child advocate. A special recognition will be given to the Freddie Mac Foundation, known for its outstanding support of children and families.
Visit: www.centronia.org for more information.
The Gala will be held on Friday,
November 2, 2007 from 6.30pm to 9:15pm
The Almas Shrine Center
1315 K Street, NW
Washington, DC.
$100 per person. Sponsorships available ($500 - $10,000).
Details: Contact Helen McConnell at 202/332-4200 ext. 147 or
E-mail: hmcconnell@centronia.org.
CentroNía is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a Gala presented by Capital One and with special recognition of the Freddie Mac Foundation. The international, invitational art sale and live auction will feature paintings, sculpture, photography glasswork, jewelry, and ceramics; a sumptuous buffet reflecting the cuisines of the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and the United States; and smooth jazz by Infinite featuring Mr. Young.
CentroNía is thrilled to announce the centerpiece artwork that will be offered in a live auction at the gala: "Suite for Sergei," a Lou Stovall silkscreen print. The evening will be emceed by Steve Villanueva of NBC Channel 4.
Finally, the excitement of the evening will culminate in a live auction that includes pieces by eminent contemporary artists, including Sam Gilliam (mixed media, US), Michael B. Platt (prints and drawings, US), Virginia Schofield (paintings, US), Evangeline J. Montgomery (paintings and metalworks, US), Mary Grigonis (oils, US), Carmen Barros Howell (paintings and sculpture, Chile), Jorge Jacas (ceramics, Cuba), and Felix Angel (silkscreen prints, Colombia), Gustavo Lara Torrez (Serigraphy, Bolivia), Willie Leftwich (United States) and Rafaella Pitti (Bolivia) as well as works for sale by such notable area artists as Winston W. Harris, Joyce Wellman and others.
CentroNía is a 20-year old community-based organization that provides high-quality education to children and families in the Washington DC metropolitan area, and the event will raise funds for the organizational educational programs.
CentroNía will also honor local champions for children and youth Barbara F. Kamara, Administrator of the Early Care and Education Administration of the District‚s Department of Human Services and Maxine B. Baker, life-long child advocate. A special recognition will be given to the Freddie Mac Foundation, known for its outstanding support of children and families.
Visit: www.centronia.org for more information.
Camara Culture Out of Mexico
Mexican Cultural Institute | 2829 16th Street N.W. | Washington , D.C.Saturday, November 3, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Free admission - Limited space available
Business casual
“Camera Culture Out of Mexico” is one-day symposium to present the public with an overview of trends and movements within Mexican photography, and by Mexican and Mexican American photographers since the Mexican Revolution until today. Part of the “Mexico at the Smithsonian” program series, this symposium is being presented in conjunction with several photography exhibitions including the Casasola Archives, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Mariana Yampolsky, Graciela Iturbide and others.
This event is free. Registration is limited to 75 attendees. To register for this event, please call (202) 633-0925, or e-mail woodamanr@si.edu with the subject heading “Camera Culture Registration.”
PROGRAM:
Session I: “Modernist Mexican Photography and the Legacy of Women
Photographers”
Panelists: • Elizabeth Ferrer • Yolanda Andrade • Laura González
Moderator: • Shannon Perich
Session II: “Trends and Movements in the mid-20th Century: Photojournalism;
Foto-escultura and Popular Culture; the Vanguard”
Panelists: • John Mraz • Pamela Scheinman • José Antonio Rodríguez
Moderator: • Mauricio Maillé
Session III “Contemporary Trends in Mexican and Mexican American
Photography”
Panelists: • Rubén Ortiz Torres • Pablo Ortiz Monasterio • George Rodriguez
Moderator: • Elizabeth Ferrer
Mexican Cultural Institute | 2829 16th Street N.W. | Washington , D.C. (202) 633-0925
More openings this weekend
Saturday, November 3, 6:00 - 8:30pm
The Adamson Gallery will be open Saturday night, with its extended showing of Chuck Close's New Work.
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Kathryn Cornelius: Common Ground at Curators Office
November 3 - December 22, 2007
The gallery will show several bodies of work by this noted performance artist all loosely united around the multi-layered concept of "ground" and a search for the spiritual in everyday life.
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Hemphill Fine Arts opens two shows; James Huckenpahler's Mindless Pleasures and David Bryne in Furnishing the Self – Upholstering the Soul.
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G Fine Art opens with Linn Meyers. The Hirshhorn recently acquired works by Meyers, as well as G Fine represented artists iona rozeal brown and Ian Whitmore.
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1515 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
The Adamson Gallery will be open Saturday night, with its extended showing of Chuck Close's New Work.
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Kathryn Cornelius: Common Ground at Curators Office
November 3 - December 22, 2007
The gallery will show several bodies of work by this noted performance artist all loosely united around the multi-layered concept of "ground" and a search for the spiritual in everyday life.
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Hemphill Fine Arts opens two shows; James Huckenpahler's Mindless Pleasures and David Bryne in Furnishing the Self – Upholstering the Soul.
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G Fine Art opens with Linn Meyers. The Hirshhorn recently acquired works by Meyers, as well as G Fine represented artists iona rozeal brown and Ian Whitmore.
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1515 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
William T. Wiley, Choosing Things Over Time: New Work
November 2 – December 22, 2007
Reception for the artist, Friday, November 2, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Marsha Mateyka
2012 R Street NW
WAshingto, DC 20009
202-328-0088
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Reception for the artist, Friday, November 2, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Marsha Mateyka
2012 R Street NW
WAshingto, DC 20009
202-328-0088
ART of CONFRONTation: AU Exploring Human Rights through Art
November 6 - January 27, 2008
Opens November 6, 6-9pm
The Irving Norman retrospective “Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social Surrealism” will be on display at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, DC, as part of the ART of CONFRONTation: AU Exploring Human Rights through Art” series of exhibitions, which includes “Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib”
The Claiming Space exhibition showcases nineteen founders of the Feminist Art Movement in America, emphasizing their large-scale, innovative, and politically confrontational pieces of the 1970s.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Tuesday, November 6th from 6-9pm and runs through January 27th. There were be a gallery talk with Katzen director and curator Jack Rasmussen on Saturday, December 1st.
Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Realism presents visions of urban hell by a West Coast artist (1906-1989) who used his art to enact social reforms.
A Conversation with Fernando Botero
Date/Time: November 6, 2007, 2:00 PM
Location: Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Artist Fernando Botero will discuss his work with School of International Service (SIS) faculty and students. Botero's friend, Diego Arria, a prominent human rights activist and former Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations, will also participate in this dialogue along with SIS Dean Louis Goodman.
Free and open to the public.
Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, DC. The Katzen Arts Center is located on Ward Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues in NW Washington, D.C.
Opens November 6, 6-9pm
The Irving Norman retrospective “Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social Surrealism” will be on display at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, DC, as part of the ART of CONFRONTation: AU Exploring Human Rights through Art” series of exhibitions, which includes “Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib”
The Claiming Space exhibition showcases nineteen founders of the Feminist Art Movement in America, emphasizing their large-scale, innovative, and politically confrontational pieces of the 1970s.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Tuesday, November 6th from 6-9pm and runs through January 27th. There were be a gallery talk with Katzen director and curator Jack Rasmussen on Saturday, December 1st.
Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Realism presents visions of urban hell by a West Coast artist (1906-1989) who used his art to enact social reforms.
A Conversation with Fernando Botero
Date/Time: November 6, 2007, 2:00 PM
Location: Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Artist Fernando Botero will discuss his work with School of International Service (SIS) faculty and students. Botero's friend, Diego Arria, a prominent human rights activist and former Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations, will also participate in this dialogue along with SIS Dean Louis Goodman.
Free and open to the public.
Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, DC. The Katzen Arts Center is located on Ward Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues in NW Washington, D.C.
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