The Art of Legacy Pop-Up Closing Reception June 29, 6-8pm

The Art of Legacy Pop-Up is in it's final week this month. Stop by to see the work!

Image: Anne Marchand, Argestes, 2017. Enamel, Acrylic, Ink on Canvas. 36" x 36" Closed Monday Productions LLC presents the Art of Legacy exhibition at the newly renovated Old Georgetown Theater, a former silent movie house from the 1900s.  The exhibition features 10 Washington DC area artists, Painters; Anne Marchand, Ana Rendich, Rosetta DeBerardinis, John Blee, Laura Patten and Fabiano Amin; and Sculptors; Robert Haft and John Safer with photographers: Marisa S. White & Matt Leedham. The Pop up exhibition will be on view from June 15th through June 29, 2017. A final reception to meet the artists will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the space located at 1351 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Washington DC, Georgetown.  Please RSVP at closedmondayproductions@gmail.com. Artists will be present. “The Art of Legacy exhibition has successfully enhanced this exquisite newly renovated space featuring natural light and views of the unique outside garden.  Curating the current show has reminded me of the importance of art in the community and why it matters. I’m delighted to welcome these ten DC artists, in this fantastic space!” says Marsha Ralls. The curator and CEO of Closed Monday Productions, Ralls is truly honored to have long time sculptor John Safer in the exhibition. Safer, 94 has mentor sculptor Robert Haft also exhibiting in the show “Art of Legacy”.  Closed Monday Productions LLC was established in 2014 as a private art dealership. CEO Marsha Ralls was the former owner of the Ralls Collection Inc. an art advisory group that expanded in 1991 with the opening of a gallery bearing the same name. The gallery specialized in contemporary painting, photography, prints, and sculpture. The gallery hours will be 12 PM until 5 PM during this final week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday or by appointment. For information call (202) 450-7825 or email closedmondayproductions@gmail.com

The Hill Rag's Art and the City Exhibition Opening is March 8!

The Hill Rag's Art and the City Exhibition

Hill Center Galleries 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003   March 2 – April 30, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 6-8 p.m. The Hill Rag’s Art and the City A column by Jim Magner The Hill Rag Executive Editor: Melissa Ashabranner Managing Editor: Andrew Lightman Art Director: Jason Yen   Welcome to the exhibition of the Hill Rag’s Art and the City “REvisit” artists. For the 14th year of my column, Art and the City, I elected to look back at some of the artists I had profiled in years past. I was looking for contrasts—for the creative journeys that bring new directions and new perceptions. What I found was dedication – a fervid reaching for excellence and evolving insights that let them soar higher, while ever-testing and questioning the meaning of it all. For all of these artists, the intervening years have been full of art – full of seeing, searching, and living visually. By being creative, they have given true value to time. This is a terrific show in the variety of subjects and styles. The quality of work is exceptional and intellectually exciting, from: The ever-exploring idea art of Alan Braley, The mystical watercolor landscapes of Tom Bucci, The abstracted visual rhythms of Tati Kaupp, The internal questioning force of Matt Sesow, The passage through time and dancing colors of Jan Kern, The exquisite oil landscapes of Andrei Kushnir, The powerful abstract images of Anne Marchand, The wonderfully whimsical drawings and pastels of Ellen Cornett, The roaring social statements of Dana Ellyn, The portraits and passions of Patrick Campbell, The vision and award-winning landscapes of Barbara Nuss, To the reaching and lifting river photography of Bruce McNeil. Yes, the works are for sale…too often underpriced in my opinion – with 30% going to the support of Hill Center. About Jim Magner: I’ve been writing the Hill Rag column, Art and the City, since March 2002—14 years. I am an artist and writer. My book, A Haunting Beauty: Vietnam Through the Eyes of an Artist, has received awards and great reviews. I have had a presence on Capitol Hill for 40 years in one capacity or another and have a fair number of paintings in personal collections scattered about the area. I have also been a legislative assistant to a US senator and a teacher of kids with emotional disabilities. The former prepared me for the latter.   This show is generously sponsored by the Hill Rag.

First Person with G. Byron Peck of City Arts DC

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I founded City Arts DC in 1997 in order to continue the work I had begun under the auspices of DC Artworks, a nonprofit arts organization that supervised the District Mayor’s Summer Youth Program for the arts in conjunction with the Department of Employment Services. In 1996, DC Artworks closed its doors and City Arts was established to continue serving the District’s young people.

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