13th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party

Saturday, November 19, 2016, 8 - 11 pm

American University's Katzen Arts Center

Transformer's Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party is the primary fundraising event, providing essential support for year-round programming, exhibitions, and services. The auction will feature 150+ artworks by DC emerging and established artists, as well as national and international artists. 

Transformer is honored to have The Ambassador of Italy, Armando Varricchio and Mrs. Varricchio, as Auction Diplomatic Chairs and to be featuring a selection of artworks by Italian artists. 

Tickets will go on sale mid-October. Visit transformerdc.org for on-going updates. 

For Host Committee & Sponsor information, please contact Cara Leepson, Transformer's Development Coordinator at 202.483.1102 or via email at cara[at]transformerdc[dot]org

Image Credits (left to right): Nakeya Brown, Sealing Ends Pt. 2, 2016; Laurel Lukaszewski, Map of Night; 2013; Anne Marchand, Laps de Temps; 2016; Renato D'Agostin, Istanbul, 2013; Rodrigo Carazas, Number 2 (from series If I'm right, I can't be wrong), 2015; Imen Ahmed, People of Christ, 2016. 

t r a n s f o r m e r | 1404 P St NW  Washington  DC  20005 | 202.483.1102 | transformerdc.org

LAUREL HAUSLER solo opens at Morton Fine Art

Strawberry Moon
A solo exhibition of paintings by LAUREL HAUSLER

September 23rd - October 6th, 2016

OPENING DAY RECEPTION
Friday, September 23rd, 6pm-8pm
The artist will be in attendance.

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Morton Fine Art (MFA) 
1781 Florida Ave NW (at 18th & U Sts)
Washington, DC 20009

HOURS 

Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm

About LAUREL HAUSLER

A Washington, DC native, Laurel Hausler's love of literature, antiquity, unsolved mysteries and the obscure inspire the stories behind her work. Working in a subtractive and additive process, she creates the surface of her paintings in encaustic, oil and graphite. Admired for resisting a self-conscious approach to process, Hausler reveals lines, veils and gestures on her surfaces that demonstrate her decision-making process through the work's evolution to its finished state.

CLICK HERE to view available artwork by LAUREL HAUSLER.

Athenaeum Invitational Opening

OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 4 - 6 pm  

 37 Local Artists Chosen

 $2500 in Prize Money

September 22 - November 6 

Artists from across the region were asked to interpret the theme, "Oh! The joy!"  The selected entries represent the breadth and wealth of excellent art being created in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.  Not only displaying a variety of styles and media, the show is a fascinating exploration of the creative process.

At the opening reception on Sunday, September 25 from 4 to 6, Megan Beyer, Executive Director for the President's Council on the Arts and Humanities will award cash prizes of $1500 and $1000.  The prize money is furnished by TTR | Sotheby's International Realty, sponsor of the event.

The exhibition includes the work of seven invited artists who have previously exhibited in the gallery and thirty artists selected from responses to an open call.  The invited artists are:

David Carlson

Mimi Frank

Sheep Jones

Hannale Lahti

Anne Marchand

Carol Reed

Suzanne Stryk

The winning responses to the open call will be revealed when the show opens.

Theme: Oh! The joy!
The theme asked artists to reflect on a moment of pure joy. It was inspired by  Lewis and Clark's expedition across the unchartered North American continent to reach the Pacific Ocean. After an arduous, two-year trek, William Lewis crested a hill, saw the vast body of water and cried, "The Ocean in view. Oh! The joy!" It was suggested that artists might explore that singular burst of relief and satisfaction after enduring a difficult task, the magic of being struck by something unexpected and delightful, or the sudden transformation that is experienced in sheer ebullience. 

In fact, at the moment those words were uttered by Lewis, the expedition was actually facing an estuary of the Columbia River, not the open ocean. This presented another aspect of the theme for artists to consider: whether a moment of joy is 'valid' when it is later learned that the reason or impetus for the emotion was wrong or undeserved.
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Athenaeum Gallery  | 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va 22314  |  703.548.0035 / nvfaa.org

The Athenaeum Gallery is open Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 12 to 4 pm, and Saturdays from 1 to 4 pm.  It is closed on holidays. Admission is free.

The NVFAA is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all forms of art, and to establishing programs that will enrich the cultural life of Northern Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan area. The Athenaeum Gallery exhibits work created solely by artists living or working in the region and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent art and unique experiences. 

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: PRINCE / BOWIE & ...

A Visual Response to Musical Loss
September 16 - November 4, 2016

Opening Reception – Friday, September 16, 7:00-9:00pm

Artist and Curator Talk – Saturday, October 15, 3:30 – 5:30pm
A Night of Two Performances – Thrive: performed by Kelly King and Contradiction Dance & Select By The Translated Movement: Performed by Heloisa Escudero – Thursday, October 20, 6:30-8:30pm

Curated By Nehemiah Dixon III & Spencer Dormitzer

Artists:
Ani Bradberry, Hebron Chism, Nicoletta De La Brown, Jeff Doran, Nekisha Durett, Rita Elsner, Heloisa Escudero, Emily Francisco, Adam Griffiths, Key Han, Jeffery Paul Herrity, Tom Hill, Wayson R. Jones, Chandi Kelley, Kelly King, Aaron Mertes, Joseph Orzal, Patrick McDonough, and Alma Selimovich.

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery is proud to present LIFE SOUNDTRACK: PRINCE BOWIE & ... Eighteen of the most influential artists in the Washington DC area have been invited to create a visual remembrance, inspired by the recent loss of some of our greatest musical icons and examine the elusive connection between a person and a brilliant stranger.

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery is located at 1632 U Street, in Northwest DC 
Learn more about the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery

Newest MPA Exhibitions Opening September 15th

*Opening Exhibition Reception, Thursday, September 15th, 7 – 9 pm*

Convergences: Paintings by Chris Gregson, Dan Treado, and Magnolia Laurie | Emerson Gallery

Each of these three artists, in their own way, is concerned with the process of bringing things together. Painting abstractly and with varying ties to the landscape, Gregson, Magnolia and Treado all use paint to explore space and atmosphere as a vehicle for experiencing and entering into their work. Each artist also expresses an interest in converging paradoxes as a guiding force in their creative process. These include an ongoing dialog between reason and imagination, determination and chance, order and the unpredictable, mutation and adaption, and the instinctive and the intentional.

Borderlines: Paintings by Jenny Singleton | Atrium Gallery

These calligraphic abstract paintings reflect an interest in color, movement and pattern, drawing heavily on the artist’s background in Middle-Eastern language and culture. An interest in dreams and storytelling underlies the work as well, creating a framework for an exploration of the interplay between order and chaos.

Vertical: Paintings by Joel D’Orazio | Ramp Gallery

Joel D’Orazio exhibits a series of paintings executed on interior doors that blend vibrant color and buoyant shape to create dream-like atmospheric entryways. A former architect, D’Orazio taps into a deep knowledge of space, using complex layering techniques that highlight the fluidity of the pint and dissolve any central focus or subject matter.

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Special Artist Talk By Spring Hill Metro Station Artist, Barbara Grygutis 

Thursday, September 22nd, 6:30 PM

Meet Barbara Grygutis, an internationally renowned public sculptor, and learn about her inspiration for the Spring Hill Metro Station design. Grygutis creates public spaces that enhance the built environment, enable civic interaction, and reveal unspoken relationships between nature and humanity.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP requested.

www.mpaart.org | 703.790.1953 | 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101

Welcome the Congressional Black Caucus And Opening of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Ibou N'Daiye and Preston Sampson
Join Zenith Gallery to Welcome the Congressional Black Caucus
And Opening of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTIONS & COCKTAIL PARTY:
Thursday September 15, 5:00-8:00 PM
At 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington D.C. 20004

Ibou N'Diaye is a traditional Malian sculptor who came from a region in Mali known as "Dogon Country", which is known as a center for African Sculpture.

University of Maryland Fine Arts graduate, Preston Sampson, has been featured in numerous national publications such as: Town & Country, Playbill, American Visions, and Black Enterprise magazines.

Where: 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, WDC 20004

Show Dates:  May 16- October 1, 2016  

Information:  www.zenithgallery.com

1111 Sculpture Space Hours: Monday- Friday, 7 am - 8pm; Saturday, 8 am - 4 pm