Arts on N Street Festival this weekend

Article: No Business? No Problem: Art Pops Up in Vacant Retail Spaces Posted by Erin Petty on Aug. 4, 2010 at 3:18 pm Washington City Paper

Read Erin Petty's article above describing the art, art incubator and retail incentives behind this project.

August 7th- 8th & August 14th- 15th starting this weekend!
 Arts on N Street Festival will run for 2 weekends

Portraits of DC on N street

Be sure to come out to see the new Windows into DC, Phase II, on M Street @ Walter E. Washington Convention Center. It's a pop-up arts project in vacant retail windows at the convention center. My work from the Playground Series was part of the initial launch of the program last year. Artists work will be on display over a period of months to attract tourists, visitors and community members to the area. You can dial in to hear the artists talk about the work that they are exhibiting so bring your cell phones!

Hosted by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) and the Washington E. Convention Center. The festival is free of charge and features art by local artists, music, fashion and local businesses. This initiative provides free spaces for artists and organizations to showcase and sell their goods, while also offering District citizens free and public art. A press conference to announce the new art happenings in and around the Washington E. Convention Center took place today and you can see a preview of some of the art in the windows at my Artravelin Flickr set.

Locations:
Gallery Row on M Street NW
Portraits of DC on N Street NW

Craig Kraft Lighting at 9th and N Streets NW

Arts on N Street Festival will take place on the wide sidewalk of N Street NW (between 7th & 9th Sts. NW) August: 7th- 8th & 14th- 15th

Featured Artists:

Albus Cavus(August: 8, 14, & 15)

DJ Alex Gold (August 14)

Allison Jai O’Dell (August: 7, 8, 14, & 15)

Amber Robles-Gordon(August: 7 & 8 )

Art Drauglis (August: 7)

Art Whino (August: 7, 8 & 14, 15

Amelia Smith (August: 14 & 5)

The Caribbean (August: 14 & 15)

Charlene Lockwood (August: 7 & 8 )

Crystal Little (August: 8, 14, & 15)

Cynthia Sands

Lanyapi Designs

Dana Ellyn

Danny Jean-Jacques

Denee Barr (August: 7 & 8 )

Ed Burck (August: 7)

Eve VanDalsen (August: 14 & 15)

Gaby Hernandez (August: 14 & 15)

Hugh + Crye (August: 7 & 8 )

Ida Mitchell (August: 8 & 15)

Jenni Feingold (August: 7 & 14)

Joan Romaine(August:)

Joseph Jones (August: 14)

Katherine Watson (August: 7 & 14)

Katie Stack (August: 14 & 15)

Kelly Towles (August: 7 & 8 )

Kendall Nordin

Kristina Billonick

Lisa Marie Thalhammer

Lisa K. Rosenstein(August: 14 & 15)

Lucia Hamilton (August: 7 & 8 )

Lunar Massage (August: 7)

Matt Hollis (August: 14 & 15)

Matt Sesow (August: 14)

Matthew Parker (August: 7, 8, 14, & 15)

Michele Banks (August: 7, 8, 14, & 15)

Niambi George (August: 7, 8, & 14)

Rania Hassan (August: 15)

Rebound Design

Red Table Press

Sankofa Beads

Sean Hennessey< (August: 15)

Sheila Crider (August: 14)

Yinibi (August: 7, 8, 14, & 15)

Stephanie Bonifant (August: 14 & 15)

TH Gomillion (August: 7 & 8 )

DJ Uncle Eric (August: 7 )

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Fenty Names New Agency and Board Directors

As Mayor Adrian M. Fenty continues to move forward in transforming the District of Columbia into a premier, world-class city, today he announced three new District agency directors and one new board appointment.

Today’s announcements included:

• Kathy Etemad Hollinger – Director, Office of Motion Picture and Television Development
• Julie Hudman - Director, Department of Health Care Finance
• Gloria Nauden - Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
• Neil O. Albert - Board of Directors, Washington Metro and Transit Authority


Gloria Nauden
Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Gloria Nauden is the founder of Radar Entertainment Group, a District-based boutique marketing and video production company. Radar provides specialized marketing services to companies such as Verizon, Lincoln Mercury, Moet Hennessy and XM Satellite Radio. Nauden previously worked as an executive at Black Entertainment Television in the Strategic Business Development division successfully managing a $12 million development budget with 250 employees spanning three states. Nauden has lived in the District for almost 20 years, and serves as a volunteer at numerous civic organizations including, Parklands Community Center; Sasha Bruce House; Foods & Friends; The Covenant House; Thurgood Marshall Center; and House of Ruth. Nauden currently serves on the DC Arts and Humanities Commission.