artDC cancelled - A Sign of the TImes

Just received word that artDC cancelled it's Premier Modern and Contemporary Art Fair in Washington, DC for 2008.

artDC has made the tough decision to cancel its 2008 show due to uncertainty in the current economic climate. Although dozens of galleries had signed on to attend, this decision has been made in the best interests of exhibitors.

Read What Becomes of a Broken Art by Kriston Capps Here

A May Day

I don't know about you but everything broke loose today, as if I didn't have enough to do already. WEll, I'm practicing the Ten Zen Seconds of breath awareness and going about my business as if there's plenty of time.

Vincent Gallegos of Free Range Studios answered my plea for pictures and is kindly sharing his photos from the art openings this week end. You can see them here. He's got lots of great pics from all the art events over the weekend and more. Enjoy! Thanks Vince!
Vince is going to be launching a dcarts blog this month so watch for it.

Compelling artDC

Read Lenny Campello's wrap up of artDC at Mid Atlantic Art News here

Exciting, exotic ArtDC

Thank you Susan K. for sending over this great article by JoAnna Shaw-Eagle in today's Washington's Times! And thank you JoAnna for stepping up to the plate! Great piece covering some of the exhibiting artists.

Get Your ArTalks On Today at artDC

There are several good talks going on at artDC. I'll be heading over to attend at least one of them this afternoon and then over to The Warehouse Gallery to see the show "No Representation" and Supple.

ArTalks. Educational programming is an important component of artDC, and this year will not disappoint. The ArTalk series of panel discussions takes place over the weekend at the Convention Center, Hall E. Local and international curators, museum directors and other art specialists will discuss a variety of topics relevant to DC and the fair. All talks are free of charge and open to the public (with purchase of fair ticket).

All Panel Discussions are presented in the Seminar Room inside of Hall E, next to the café. Panels typically last an hour and half including time for Q&A.

Saturday, April 28

Art and Design in the Modern World. Paul Greenhalgh, moderator, Director and President of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, organized this panel for artDC to coincide with the recently opened exhibition Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939—the largest and most comprehensive exhibition on the subject ever staged in America. The panel includes a fascinating mix of scholars and art world personalities. Not to be missed. A visit to the exhibition at the Corcoran is encouraged.

Panelists:

Paul Greenhalgh; Moderator, Director and President of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; DC
Professor Jonathan Woodham; Director, Centre for Research & Development (Arts & Architecture), University of Brighton
Catherine Armour; Administrative Chair, Design, Corcoran College of Art + Design, and Designer, Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939

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Examining the Collecting Mystique: Passion or Duty or Self-Indulgence? The contemporary art world piques the interest of both novice and seasoned collectors. Everyone wants to know why people buy art. Is it a good investment? Should one purchase only from the heart? Does the “addict” collector buy for the right reasons? Are there right or wrong purchases? Join this very exciting discussion to find out what our panelists believe.

Panelists:

Bill Dunlap, Moderator, Artist and Art Commentator, Miami
Lorie Peters Lauthier, Collector, DC and Paris
Martin Irvine, Owner of Irvine Contemporary, DC
Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the Katzen Arts Center, DC
Michael Abrams, Collector, DC

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Chinese Contemporary Art: A Chinese Perspective. Join a round table discussion with the curator of artDC’s special exhibition Another Look: New Art from Shanghai. Liu Jian, curator, and Yu Xingze, Assistant Curator, along with the visiting artists, will share their impressions of today’s position of Chinese contemporary art. Both curators are also artists and have studied, lived, and worked in China and the West. They therefore bring a unique perspective to the analysis of Western and Chinese art practices today. They will explain their philosophy behind the selection of the twelve artists in the exhibition.

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Sunday, April 29

New Media: Exploration and Innovations. Navigating the ever-changing world of contemporary art is challenging for scholars, let alone the average viewer wanting to keep pace with museum and gallery exhibitions. Our very distinguished panel of experts will discuss the exciting area of New Media that has been gaining perhaps more attention than any other medium in the current art market.

Panelists:

Peggy Parsons, Moderator, Film Department Head of the National Gallery of Art, DC
Kerry Brougher, Chief Curator of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gardens, DC
Beth Turner, Senior Curator of the Phillips Collection, DC
John Hanhardt, Consulting Curator of Film and Media of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), DC
Raphaele Shirley, Artist and co-founder of Perpetual Art Machine, NYC

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Colorfield Remix. Then and Now: At Play in the Color Field, a conversation that ranges from Washington Color School heydays to what’s happening on art fronts now.

Panelists:

Moderator: Independent Curator Jean Lawlor Cohen, Jonathan Binstock, Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kim Ward, Executive Director, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Jean-Pierre de Andino, Art Dealer/Consultant, Washington, DC and Madrid

ON-SITE CONTACTS
April 24–30
Office: 202.249.4219
Fax: 202.789.2949
Press: 202.249.4221
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APRIL AND MAY = ARTIST'S MONTH(s) IN WASHINGTON, DC

Dear Washington Post Arts Editors and other arts media folks,

This is a wake up call to get on board with more in depth coverage while the rest of us celebrate a first time convergence of major artist venues in our nation's capital! This is history in the making. Where are you guys? Are you sleeping? Wake up and smell the art and start talking about it, would ya. And write it big. Ya know, there's more to DC than just politics. And besides, I hear that more art will make you happier in the workplace. So the more you say....the more you play. Get in the game and join the rest of us in getting more in depth coverage out about these exciting times.

Here's a sampling of the convergence of art events in DC for April and May:

• artDC

• ARTOMATIC

• COLORFIELD REMIX

• CYBER EXHIBITION - VIRTUAL APPEAL BY ANNE MARCHAND

• LEON BERKOWITZ AT HEMPHILL

• COLORFIELD REMIX @ IRVINE CONTEMPORARY

• JULES OLITSKi: @ THE KATZEN ART CENTER

• GENE DAVIS: INTERVAL @ THE KREEGER ART MUSEUM

• WASHINGTON COLOR SCHOOL AND ITS INFLUENCES @ HILLYER ART SPACE

• DIRECTIONS : DC CONTEMPORARY LATINO ART

• COLOR: FIELD TESTS - NEW WORK BY SONDRA N. ARKIN @ NEVIN KELLY GALLERY

• 9x10 - WPA\C MEMBER SHOWS @ THE PARKER GALLERY

• THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION AND THE WASHINGTON COLOR SCHOOL

• LIDDED TRUNK VESSELS @ PROJECT 4

• NO REPRESENTATION and SUPPLE @ WAREHOUSE GALLERY

• 29TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION @ ZENITH GALLERY

FOR MORE EVENTS GO TO:

ARTSDC.COM GUIDE TO THE VISUAL ARTS
CULTURAL TOURISM DC'S CALENDAR

PS Thanks for saying this-
See Friday's WaPo news here
Going Out Guru's here.

artDC OFFERINGS

I've just Spent 3 hours touring artDC and WOW! What great stuff - ART that is! I've got to say that I love seeing all the European galleries from Paris and Spain, plus Canada and Vietnam to name a few countries (and there are many more exciting ones). Luis Burgos Gallery from Madrid is showing a large Triptych by Jose Luis Zumeta that'll knock your socks off at booth 322! My favorites in the show are some of our DC Galleries.

Guys and Gals, this is today's first favorite picks - Tomorrow, I'll see some things new. I can only travel at moving speed of 3 hours before I have to refuel for the day.

1.Brandon Morse at Conner Contemporary Booth #215. *****This is an awesome example of mystery and technology. Brandon combines sotware that tracks weather patterns with other tehnologies and comes up with the most sublime, mysterious and mesmerizing movements on a flat panel screen. You've gotta see this.

2. I saw Oliver Vernon's excellent one man show at Irvine Contemporary which is up until May 19. See if the work at artDC creates the same kind of space for you as it does for me -macro and microcosm. I love, love, love this artist's visualizations of interdependent organic and humanly constructed environments. His paintings capture both macro and micro views of worlds in convergence. Buy this hot artist in Washington, DC now at Booth #304.

3.Juliet Rose at The Steps Gallery, Ltd, Bristol. Juliet turns nuts and bolts into painted memories of the past, haunting images that reflect a magnetic energy with memories of her grandmothers writings and life in a not so pleasant world. These images look like magnetic fields holding everything together. Booth #401

4. Project 4 - I love their whole display of artists. Go straight to Booth #147, past Steve Gibson's naked men from Canada's Art Core Gallery.

5. Tim Tate of the Washington Glass School has a wonderful exhibition of glass with tiny video screens inside. Booth #C9

6. Hemphill has a divine 18 panel wall of William Christenberry that is fabulous! And a sculpture by Mary Early called Untitled Arch. Booth #519

7. I've rediscovered Osuna Art of Bethesda, MD at artDC. Robert Lennon is exhibiting a large display of Carol Brown Goldberg paintings. Ms. Goldberg is scheduled to give a talk at the Kreeger Musuem tomorrow from 2-3:30pm. Booth #400

8. Bruce Wilheim is featured with animated art at ADA Contemporary from Richmond, VA Booth #141

9. Jae Ko paper sculpture at Marsha Matekya Gallery and some small gems of hot glue and tinseled silver powder on black paper by
Athena Tacha Booth #433

10. Sundaram Tagore Gallery from NYC has lots of beautiful minimal and patterned paintings, especially liked a large one by Joan Vennum. www.SundaramTagore.com Booth #325

Go have a look tomorrow and go buy these artists NOW! I've got to see the other half of the show!

Gala Opening Night for artDC

I donned what I consider my semi-formal attire to attend tonight's reception for artDC at the DC Convention Center. The event was promoted as laying out the Red Carpet and you know, they did! It's a beautifully designed space, red carpet and all and the art is displayed very well. This show gets a thumbs up. The DC art scene made history tonight by staging this top notch event. artDC is large enough to keep you moving and riveted on art for hours. It's a joy to see the variety and the quality of art that is being exhibited. I got a quick glimpse of the sculpture selections, including translucent moving sculptures and a nude sculpture of three men in conversation (more details later). There's lots more to see. Come see for yourself what the buzz is all about. Tomorrow you get a free pass to get in. There's art from the US and abroad. Check out the list of exhibitors here. There's some great art to be bought, so don't miss out! Wear your comfortable shoes and come on out.

I took a few pictures of DC participants, and you can enjoy a few scenes from the evening. Try to guess who's who in their displays.

We have persons from Project 4 - look closely for director, Anne Surak. Jessica Lawrence and Kimberly Graham are from Hemphill Gallery. There's Felix Angel from IDB Cultural Center, Norman Parish and Kimberly Perkins from the Parish Gallery, Graciela Kartofel from Modern Contemporary Art of the Americas is down from New York. Martin Irvine of Irvine Contempory, Randall Scott Gallery and Victoria Reis at Transformer are enjoying the show. Andres Tremols of WPA/C & Tim Tate of The Glass School will be back for more tomorrow. (Let me know if I missed anyone) I'm in there too. Come meet eveyone. I'm heading out to see the rest of the show tomorrow and I hope you take this opportunity to come see and buy some great art!

Fair Day

I'm off to the artDC fair reception and hope to see you there tonight! Report later.

artDC Gallery Booths

On Friday, April 27, artDC is free all day.

Please join:
Adamson Gallery at artDC Booth #227

G FINE ART presents one multi-faceted large scale work By Graham Caldwell at ARTDC Booth #741

International Arts and Artists at artDC booth #C7 and learn more about IA's Traveling Exhibitions, Design Studio, USArts, and its newest program, Hillyer Art Space.

Irvine Contemporary at artDC. Visit at Booth #304 (at front entrance)




PROJECT 4 at ArtDC BOOTH #147

Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon NW
Washington, DC

Friday - Saturday: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 11am-5 pm

For ticket information, call 1-866-727-7953, or email info@dc-artfair.com.

Virtual Appeal, a CyberExhibit

one abstract painter coming soon to a cyberspace near you

"Virtual Appeal: Anne Marchand, Abstract Painting in Washington, DC"April 23 - May 10, 2007
Untitled ©2007, Anne Marchand
In celebration of abstract painting and artists everywhere in Washington, DC, with the large area wide exhibitions; ColorField Remix, the first International Art Fair, artDC and Artomatic, I'm holding my studio's first Virtual Gallery Exhibition, Virtual Appeal. You're invited to view selections from my latest body of work, the "Leela Series". (Work in progress....The artist reserves the right to alter the contents of this exhibition and blog anytime, from anywhere.)

__________________________________________________Washington, DC USA

Virtual Appeal touches on how art is exhibited in today's market, the transitory nature of reality and the role that art plays in our lives. The virtual exhibition occurs online on computers everywhere while the first DC International Art Fair, is being held at the DC Convention Center in Washington, DC from April 27-30, 2007. Virtual Appeal, the cyber exhibition slideshow runs through May 10 when the cyber-gallery will then retire to a private cyberspace and the artist will continue to celebrate an artful life in her studio (and elsewhere).

A virtual exhibition by Washington, DC artist, Anne Marchand. Marchand is a colorist working in acrylic and mixed media. Her paintings explore the dynamics of movement through her color combinations, her use of dynamic line and surface texture. The artist uses the voice of abstraction to set the stage, and play in the world of possibilities. Irridescent and translucent color passages in her canvases convey (e)motion and stillness. Color lines convey dynamic and subtle movements. The artist's process and journey is mysteriously concealed and revealed through multi-layered and textured surfaces. She extends her play through the world of media in her blog Painterly Visions.

In 2007, Anne Marchand was awarded an Artist Fellowship from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States and in Mexico. Her paintings are in numerous private and public collections. Marchand describes her work as "a spontaneous play of paint, poetry, music, communication and meaning."

This cyber exhibit is conceived and curated by Washington, DC artist Anne Marchand and will feature ten of her new works. Location: Cyberspace - Global - on Picasa Web Albums. Free and open to the public - 24 hours a day and night.

The works selected are from my current body of work, "Leela," which refers to life as a cosmic playground. The painting series will be featured at the Arches Gallery mary@archesgallery.com in the wine country of California opening on August 3, 2007. For now, just drop by the cybershow often and please, let me know what you think. - Anne Marchand

Marchand Public Cyber Gallery at http://www.picasaweb.google.com/marchandstudios

Check my calendar of events for real time exhibitions at www.annemarchand.com

Email Us

Stop by the Zenith Gallery in Washington, DC to see my work included in the “29 Artists – 29 Years” 29th Anniversary Exhibition thru April 29, 2007.

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Celebrate the arts in Washington, DC this month at:
artDC
Artomatic
ColorField Remix__________________________________________________

Marchand programs funded in part by the DC Commission on The Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment For The Arts.

PROJECT 4 at ArtDC

April 27 - 30, 2007 - BOOTH #147

Washington Convention Center, Hall E - View Map http://www.dcconvention.com/directions/
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington DC
www.dc-artfair.com

Margaret Boozer, Andrea Cohen, Patrick Holderfield, Tricia Keightley, Laurel Lukaszewski, Rich MacDonald, J.J. McCracken, Gregory McLellan, Evan Morgan, Ivanny Pagan, Jonathan Trundle.

For additional information please Contact: Anne Surak, Director

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No Representation

The Warehouse Gallery is hosting a show of local artists called “No Representation” from April 26 to May 12, 2007.
Opening Reception, Saturday, April 28 starting at 6 pm

The show includes all media and has two rules only: all of the art is by local artists and all the work is abstract.
It is curated by Molly Ruppert, Sondra N. Arkin, Ellyn Weiss and Phillipa P.B. Hughes

Artists INCLUDE

Sondra N. Arkin, J. Belmar, Mark Cameron Boyd, Renee Butler, Tory Cowles, Laurel Farrin, Michael Gessner, Janis Goodman, Pat Goslee, Tom Green, Eve Hennessa, Kristin Holder, Brece Honeycutt, Becky Jones, Joanne Kent, Adrian Loving + Ayodamola Okunseinde (Dissident Display), Aubrie Mema, Elizabeth Morisette, Emily Piccirillo, Lynn Putney, Marina Reiter, Nooni Reatig, Chris Tousimis, Dan Treado, Andres Tremols, CC Vess, Gail Vollrath, Anita Walsh, Rex Weil and Ellyn Weiss.

The Warehouse Gallery
1017-21 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.783.3933

artDC

artDC To Present The First Annual Modern and Contemporary Art Fair In Washington DC April 27th - 30th 2007
The countdown is on, the buzz has begun and April 27th is right around the corner - that is when the District of Columbia will be officially designated the art capital of the world. Curators, collectors, connoisseurs, art dealers, movers and shakers from the four corners of the globe gather for DC's first modern and contemporary art fair "artDC" opening its doors to the public on Friday, April 27th at the Washington Convention Center, Hall E and running through Monday, April 30th.

artDC features a select group of 80 galleries from Europe, Asia and the Americas to showcase modern and contemporary art in all disciplines - painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper and video -to present a dynamic cross-section of today's multi-dimensional art market and establish artDC as one of the not-to-be-missed annual fairs.

artDC sets itself apart from other boutique fairs by emphasizing special projects areas: SLICE, where visitors can discover the hottest trends in the art market by emerging artists; Another Look: New Art from Shanghai, a curated exhibition of contemporary artists from Shanghai working in a variety of media; and New Media installations. Space is also provided for large-scale sculptures, performance and a unique Video Lounge Bar featuring video and internet art projects by regional artists, finalists in a local juried competition organized by artDC and Flashpoint. Many of the region's non-profit spaces and institutions will also be present in the fair, some with curated exhibitions.

The Host Committee for artDC is comprised of some of the area's finest collectors, philanthropists and socialites who have joined the fair's effort to attract the city's who's who to the artDC opening night press and collector benefit preview for the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington www.cultural-alliance.org,the united voice of the cultural community for Washington and the 4-county region.

The benefit will take place on the evening of Thursday April 26th and ticket prices are $100 during the first two hours of the evening from 5:30 to 7:30pm when drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served, $30 during the hours of 7:30 to 9:30pm with a cash bar. Tickets may be ordered by calling 312-587-8124 or by email: mailto:jrabion@dc-artfair.com

In addition, artDC proudly presents a series of panel discussions titled ArTalks, featuring many local museum directors, curators, scholars and artists speaking on a variety of relevant topics. Additional programs include off-site activities throughout the four-day fair. Find a detailed schedule of times and dates of all activities on the

artDC website: http://www.dc-artfair.com/

DATES & TIME
Friday - Free Day April 27 11 AM - 7 PM
Saturday April 28 11 AM - 7 PM
Sunday April 29 11 AM - 7 PM
Monday April 30 11 AM - 5 PM

TICKET
General Admission: $12
Groups of 10 or more: $9
Seniors/Students: $5
Children under 12: Free

Discover Washington's First Art Movement

Read Heather Goss's report at DCist on the upcoming Art Events this Spring in Washington, DC.
Read DCist here.

Training Back To DC

After wandering the massive labryrinth of exhibitors at ArtExpo NY this weekend, we hopped the train home today energized by the hustle bustle of the Megalopolis of New York City. I love vegan restaurants and we found the "Sacred Chow" in Greenwich Village last night to be a dreamy relaxing oasis after the anthill effect of the day. Plus, being the vegan dessert scout dejour, I was happy with the selections...triple velvet brownie and sticky date bread pudding were awesome and there were LOTS more to choose from. Please DC, let's have some more veggie restaurants!
A bonus.......coming to the Washington Convention Center on April 27-30, 2007 is artDC, an opportunity to see the DC art world in action and I DO MEAN ACTION. Get ready and put your favorite Art Fair shoes on. The Washington Convention Center is filled with a fabulous art collection of its own! And DC's top notch galleries are exhibiting with other prestigious international galleries. This is going to be a good one - not to be missed!

WHO: A select group of 80 art galleries, plus curators, collectors and connoisseurs from the art world, representing the four corners of the globe.

WHAT: artDC, the first modern and contemporary art fair in Washington, DC, will bring together international emerging and established galleries from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Galleries such as Galerie Marion Meyer from Paris, and Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini from Toronto, Red Star Gallery from Beijing and Shine Art Space from Shanghai as well as Sundaram Tagore Gallery and Westwood Gallery both from New York, Frey Norris Gallery from San Francisco, and Kunsthaus Santa Fe, San Miquel de Allende from Miami will join the strong showing of DC’s finest galleries that includes Conner Contemporary Art, Robert Brown Gallery, Douz & Mille, Curator’s Office and G Fine Art, and will establish artDC as one of the not-to-be-missed annual fairs.

artDC will emphasize special sections within the fair, from the cutting edge SLICE, where visitors can discover the hottest trends in the art market; China Focus, a curated exhibition of contemporary artists from Shanghai; to galleries that are presented in the context of New Media, installations that are reserved for digital and video art; Project Spaces, featuring large-scale sculptures and installations; and our unique Video Lounge & Bar that will feature video projects by regional artists participating in a local juried competition organized by artDC and Flashpoint. artDC is designed to be an exciting platform for a broad spectrum of contemporary art, while also paying homage to the modern collections that are the pillar of so many local institutions and exhibitions.
Many of the City’s museums and arts institutions will collaborate with artDC as part of an enriching education program and will include seminars, special tours and off-site activities throughout the four day fair. For more information, please log onto www.dc-artfair.com

WHEN: Friday, April 27th, 2007, 11:00am – 7:00pm (Free Admission Day)
Saturday, April 28th, 2007, 11:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday, April 29th, 2007, 11:00am – 7:00pm
Monday, April 30th, 2007, 11:00am – 5:00pm

Friday is a free admission day. Saturday – Monday general admission is $12, $9 for groups of10 or more and $6 for seniors and students.

WHERE: Washington Convention Center, Hall E
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW