Touring Outdoor Sculpture at Foggy Bottom

This Saturday, August 9 at 11am Sculptor Craig Kraft and Philippa Hughs of Pink Line Project will lead the tour.


Guided tours are held the second Saturday of each month – June through October – at 11:00 a.m. Each tour starts at New Hampshire Avenue and Eye Street, NW (a few blocks from the Foggy Bottom Metro) and there will be a reception to follow at the Watergate Gallery. 2552 Virginia Ave NW, 202.338.4488

Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture

Over at DCist is an article by Ben Shulman on the newly installed twelve sculptures within gardens and front yards in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The exhibition is curated by Shirley Koller.
Read it HERE.

"Anyone going to the Kennedy Center, the Watergate, George Washington University, or any other Foggy Bottom attraction should be sure to take a path down K Street, between 24th and 26th Streets NW."

Walking tours are scheduled every second Saturday of the month, starting at 11 a.m. at New Hampshire Avenue and Eye Street NW.

Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

Opening on Saturday, May 3, 2008Shirley Koller is curator for the exhibition. Ms. Koller has curated exhibits for the Art and Science program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the DC Headquarters building for the past ten years. She has also curated sculpture shows for the Tri State's Sculptors Education Association at Washington Square in Washington, DC for the past 20 years.

A six-month exhibit will showcase 12 area sculptors whose work will be displayed in the front yards of private residences in the Foggy Bottom Historic District. To commemorate the opening there will be a curator-led tour starting at 4:00 p.m. at the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and I Street NW. The tour will end with a reception at the Watergate Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. located in the Watergate Shopping Mall at 2552 Virginia Avenue NW. Both the tour and reception are open to the public.

Sculptors selected include Alan Binstock, Pamela Burris, Robert Cole, Alonzo Davis, Nancy Frankel, Craig Kraft, Philippe Mougne, Sam Noto, Ethan Rochmis, Craig Schaffer, Garrett Strang, and Mike Shaffer. All of the artists live or have studios in metropolitan Washington area. During the run of the exhibit, artist-led tours will be offered on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. Brochures may be picked up at each sculpture site for a self-guided tour -- they provide photos of sculptures on display with a corresponding map of the neighborhood.

Please check the Arts in Foggy Bottom page for upcoming events to be announced in the coming weeks or contact arts@savefoggybottom.com for more information.