March 18 - April 22, 2006
With artists:
Mr. Eggs, Mark Jenkins, Travis Millard, and Kelly Towles
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7-9 pm
Artists' Talk:
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 3 pm
Itsy Bitsy Bollocks is a site-responsive, collaborative exhibition
featuring drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media installation
by Mr. Eggs (Manchester, England), Mark Jenkins (Washington, DC),
Travis Millard (Los Angeles, CA) and Kelly Towles (Washington, DC).
Influenced by skate and punk culture, graffiti, comic book art, and
pop art, each artist's work has a distinct visual style that comments
on urban life, current political and pop culture news and issues, as
well as personal anecdotes that convey the laughable and mockable in
humanity and society.
The artists in Itsy Bitsy Bollocks choose to present their work in a
multitude of urban settings to allow for immediate and unrestricted
viewer response. Presenting similar bodies of work within the
context of Transformer's store-front project space, Itsy Bitsy
Bollocks encourages dialogue around what constitutes fine art ˆ the
work itself or the context in which it is presented?
Evolving from the one night Bollocks event organized by Kelly Towles
in 2005 at Adamson Gallery (the commercial gallery who represents
Towles) ˆ an artistic intervention and convention of sorts that
featured the raffling of free works by over 100 `street' artists -
Itsy Bitsy Bollocks furthers the relationship of four emerging
artists and their work through a curated exploration of their playful
yet defiant street art aesthetics. With their art work presented
both outside and inside the gallery space, the artists in Itsy Bitsy
Bollocks bridge their rebellious street art-making processes and
keenly tuned contemporary and graphic art sensibilities creating a
unique exhibition at Transformer that highlights the irreverent humor
each of these artists brings to their work.
Transformer
1404 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-481-1102
www.transformergallery.org
* new photos on the site *
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
"Piranesi: A View of the Artist through the Collection of Engravings of the Royal Academy of San Carlos" (Valencia, Spain).
In collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana.
In addition to the etched portrait of Piranesi executed in 1750 by Felipe Polanzani, the exhibition is comprised of pieces from the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia. Ten engravings selected from Piranesi’s most famous work, the Carceri d’invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), which exists in a first edition of 1745 and more importantly in a later edition of 1760 – 1761. In this second edition, Piranesi retouched the older plates created in his youth, accentuating elements already present in the first edition in order to enhance their overall effect. Ten of the sixteen engravings that make up the later edition may be viewed in the present exhibition, including two engravings (II and V) not present in the earlier edition, which consisted of only fourteen prints.
Four prints from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) are exhibited. Besides the Carceri, these prints constitute the artist’s finest work. In them, Piranesi best displays his painterly skill as well as his love for the city where he spent the greater part of his life. It is also in this series, composed of 135 large plates, that he left the greatest testimony to his skill as a master of etching. Begun in 1748, this work occupied Piranesi for thirty years until 1778, the year of his death.
Also exhibited are eight prints from Le antichità romane (Roman Antiquities), a four-volume work published in 1756 by Angelo Rotilj, a press located in Rome’s Palazzo Massimi. This work is the result of Piranesi’s constant studies of the monuments of Rome and its surrounding area. Its first volume includes a total of 87 prints depicting different buildings in the city as well as the portrait of Piranesi engraved by Polanzani in 1750, while the second and third volumes include 90 prints of funerary monuments; the 57 plates that make up the fourth and final volume depict the bridges, theatres and porticos of Rome.
The exhibition concludes with two prints from the Antichità d’Albano e di Castel Gandolfo (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo), a work completed in 1764 and dedicated to Cardinal Rezzonico, who had been elected Pope as Clemente XIII in 1758. Rezzonico, who, like Piranesi, was from Venice, invited the artist to live at his summer residence on several occasions, giving rise to the work that Piranesi would later dedicate to the Pontiff in gratitude.
Exhibition dates and hours:
March 7 - April 3
Mon - Fri from 10:00 AM - 12-Noon
and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Ferruccio Magatelli
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
2025 M Street NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Tel (202)223-9800 Ext. 26
Fax (202)223-1129
www.italcultusa.org
In addition to the etched portrait of Piranesi executed in 1750 by Felipe Polanzani, the exhibition is comprised of pieces from the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia. Ten engravings selected from Piranesi’s most famous work, the Carceri d’invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), which exists in a first edition of 1745 and more importantly in a later edition of 1760 – 1761. In this second edition, Piranesi retouched the older plates created in his youth, accentuating elements already present in the first edition in order to enhance their overall effect. Ten of the sixteen engravings that make up the later edition may be viewed in the present exhibition, including two engravings (II and V) not present in the earlier edition, which consisted of only fourteen prints.
Four prints from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) are exhibited. Besides the Carceri, these prints constitute the artist’s finest work. In them, Piranesi best displays his painterly skill as well as his love for the city where he spent the greater part of his life. It is also in this series, composed of 135 large plates, that he left the greatest testimony to his skill as a master of etching. Begun in 1748, this work occupied Piranesi for thirty years until 1778, the year of his death.
Also exhibited are eight prints from Le antichità romane (Roman Antiquities), a four-volume work published in 1756 by Angelo Rotilj, a press located in Rome’s Palazzo Massimi. This work is the result of Piranesi’s constant studies of the monuments of Rome and its surrounding area. Its first volume includes a total of 87 prints depicting different buildings in the city as well as the portrait of Piranesi engraved by Polanzani in 1750, while the second and third volumes include 90 prints of funerary monuments; the 57 plates that make up the fourth and final volume depict the bridges, theatres and porticos of Rome.
The exhibition concludes with two prints from the Antichità d’Albano e di Castel Gandolfo (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo), a work completed in 1764 and dedicated to Cardinal Rezzonico, who had been elected Pope as Clemente XIII in 1758. Rezzonico, who, like Piranesi, was from Venice, invited the artist to live at his summer residence on several occasions, giving rise to the work that Piranesi would later dedicate to the Pontiff in gratitude.
Exhibition dates and hours:
March 7 - April 3
Mon - Fri from 10:00 AM - 12-Noon
and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Ferruccio Magatelli
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
2025 M Street NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Tel (202)223-9800 Ext. 26
Fax (202)223-1129
www.italcultusa.org
Artscape Baltimore is coming up
The mid-Atlantic's largest celebration of the arts, Artscape features 120+ arts and craftspeople from across the country; visual art exhibits both on and off site; incredible live concerts on four outdoor stages; a full schedule of performing arts including dance, opera, theater, fashion, film and classical music, hands-on projects, children's entertainers, three street theater locations; and a delicious, international menu of food and beverages.
July 21-23, 2006
Apply now to be a part of the 25th annual celebration! Details here
Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Decker & Meyerhoff Galleries, Fox Building, MICA
For its landmark 25th anniversary year, Artscape will award a $25,000 prize to an artist working in the Baltimore region. The prize will be in conjunction with the annual Artscape juried exhibition. This exhibition is limited to artists living in Maryland; Washington, DC; Delaware; Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties in Virginia; and Adams, Chester, Franklin and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania. There is a $25 entry fee. Jurors; Kathy Grayson, Matthew Higgs and William Pope Artscape application
July 21-23, 2006
Apply now to be a part of the 25th annual celebration! Details here
Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Decker & Meyerhoff Galleries, Fox Building, MICA
For its landmark 25th anniversary year, Artscape will award a $25,000 prize to an artist working in the Baltimore region. The prize will be in conjunction with the annual Artscape juried exhibition. This exhibition is limited to artists living in Maryland; Washington, DC; Delaware; Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties in Virginia; and Adams, Chester, Franklin and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania. There is a $25 entry fee. Jurors; Kathy Grayson, Matthew Higgs and William Pope Artscape application
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Songs of Love
Our own mixed media artist and chorus member, Chuck Baxter performs with the Washington Men's Camerata. I saw the last concert at this location and the voices are truly heavenly. You won't want to miss this early spring concert.
Washington Men’s Camerata sings
Songs of Love
at Church of the Epiphany
Enjoy a program with new work, traditional favorites and little-known gems featuring the rich, warm sounds of male chorus singing at its finest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Men’s Camerata with Music Director Frank Albinder, will perform “Songs of Love” featuring the world premiere performance of Sonnet 22, a new work by composer Joel Hoffman for men’s chorus and two harps. The work is a setting of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and was commissioned by James Pinkerton and Jack Harrington. The Camerata will be joined in performance by harpists Susan Jolles and Deborah Hoffman, principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. (Bios for J. Hoffman, Jolles, D. Hoffman, and Albinder are attached.)
Other music on the program includes popular tunes by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter, along with madrigals, part songs and folks songs – all on the subject of love. Composers include Gerald Finzi, Orlandus Lassus, Thomas Morley, Stephen Paulus, Thomas Tallis and more.
The concert will be performed on Sunday, March 26, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St., NW, Washington, DC. Metro: Metro Center.
General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. There is a special $50 family ticket which will admit up to six people. Tickets may be purchased online at www.camerata.com or by calling 202-364-1064.
The mission of the Washington Men’s Camerata is to perform and preserve the heritage of men’s choral music by offering concerts of the highest artistic quality to the widest possible audience, helping to educate young people about classical music, collaborating with other arts organizations, encouraging composers to write music for male chorus, and preserving threatened repertoire through its National Repository Library of Men\'s Choral Music.
CONTACT: Jill Strachan
202-364-1064
camerata@camerata.com
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Washington Men’s Camerata sings
Songs of Love
at Church of the Epiphany
Enjoy a program with new work, traditional favorites and little-known gems featuring the rich, warm sounds of male chorus singing at its finest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Men’s Camerata with Music Director Frank Albinder, will perform “Songs of Love” featuring the world premiere performance of Sonnet 22, a new work by composer Joel Hoffman for men’s chorus and two harps. The work is a setting of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and was commissioned by James Pinkerton and Jack Harrington. The Camerata will be joined in performance by harpists Susan Jolles and Deborah Hoffman, principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. (Bios for J. Hoffman, Jolles, D. Hoffman, and Albinder are attached.)
Other music on the program includes popular tunes by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter, along with madrigals, part songs and folks songs – all on the subject of love. Composers include Gerald Finzi, Orlandus Lassus, Thomas Morley, Stephen Paulus, Thomas Tallis and more.
The concert will be performed on Sunday, March 26, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St., NW, Washington, DC. Metro: Metro Center.
General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. There is a special $50 family ticket which will admit up to six people. Tickets may be purchased online at www.camerata.com or by calling 202-364-1064.
The mission of the Washington Men’s Camerata is to perform and preserve the heritage of men’s choral music by offering concerts of the highest artistic quality to the widest possible audience, helping to educate young people about classical music, collaborating with other arts organizations, encouraging composers to write music for male chorus, and preserving threatened repertoire through its National Repository Library of Men\'s Choral Music.
CONTACT: Jill Strachan
202-364-1064
camerata@camerata.com
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Friday, March 03, 2006
Opening is tonight at Zenith Gallery.
28th Anniversary Exhibition, March 3 - March 28, 2006
Opening Receptions: Friday, March 3, 6-9pm & Sunday, March 5, 2-5pm
Come by and see my work & 35 other artists. See you there.
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.comwww.zenithgallery.com
Opening Receptions: Friday, March 3, 6-9pm & Sunday, March 5, 2-5pm
Come by and see my work & 35 other artists. See you there.
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.comwww.zenithgallery.com
New Orleans Museum to Re-Open
New Orleans Museum to Re-Open With a Salute to the Arts
Friday March 3, 10:27 am ET
NEW ORLEANS, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Good News! Six months after devastating Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will re- open its doors on March 3, 2006, with a weekend celebration of the arts called "The HeART of New Orleans."
The festivities begin on Friday with a ribbon cutting and press conference at 10:00 AM. Richard Ford, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and PEN-Faulkner Award, and Ernest Gaines, MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the National Humanities Medal will be NOMA's honored guests and will address the issue, Arts, Culture and Louisiana after Katrina & Rita: Now What?
Saturday and Sunday highlight all aspects of art including the visual, performing, and literary, and include the ever-popular, Mid-City Art Market with over 60 artists. The three-day weekend is FREE TO THE PUBLIC and will feature a full roster of music and dance performances, demonstrations, lectures and family activities.
Among the performers scheduled to appear are: Irvin Mayfield, Dr. Michael White, Bryan Batt, NOCCA Jazz, Nomadic Tribal Dancers, Delta Ramblers, Panorama Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Lionel Batiste & Lars Edegran, McTaggart Irish Dancers, New Orleans Ballet, Lionel Ferbos Palm Court Jazz, Phil Melancon, Fredy Omar, Delta Festival Ballet, Celtic Harpists, and the acclaimed Anemone Ballet of New York City.
Many New Orleans writers are lined-up to present readings, answer questions and sign their latest books among them are Richard Ford, Julia Reed, John Barry, Chris Rose, Patty Friedmann, James Gill, Chris Wiltz, Patricia Brady, M.A. Harper, C.C. Lockwood, Josh Clark, Tom Varisco, Christina Vella, Kerri McCaffety, and George Rodrigue. Best known for his Blue Dog paintings, George Rodrigue will also be on hand to sign his Hurricane Katrina prints. Children's writers and performers entertain families throughout the weekend. The finale to this festival is a performance by the Imagination Movers taking place in NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
The Museum re-opens with three new exhibitions with works being seen for the first time in New Orleans. First, Seen in Solitude: Robert Kipniss Prints from the James F. White Collection presents both the quietly evocative prints and vivid paintings of this New York Artist. Kipniss describes his work as, "an endless range of feelings and thoughts evoked by the basic act of seeing, usually in isolation, and with a haunting intensity."
Second, Inside the Congo: An Introduction to Field Research Archives of Frere Joseph Cornet introduces the rich collection of photographs and field notebooks from a man who, during several decades in Africa, painstakingly documented the beauty and complexity of several African cultures. Third, NOMA will display 40 paintings by Louisiana artists titled, A Keen Eye: Louisiana Art from the Collection of Martha Ann Samuel.
Following the grand re-opening, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM. For more information on exhibitions, events, schedules, membership and how to contribute to NOMA's Katrina Relief Fund log onto www.noma.org .
Friday March 3, 10:27 am ET
NEW ORLEANS, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Good News! Six months after devastating Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will re- open its doors on March 3, 2006, with a weekend celebration of the arts called "The HeART of New Orleans."
The festivities begin on Friday with a ribbon cutting and press conference at 10:00 AM. Richard Ford, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and PEN-Faulkner Award, and Ernest Gaines, MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the National Humanities Medal will be NOMA's honored guests and will address the issue, Arts, Culture and Louisiana after Katrina & Rita: Now What?
Saturday and Sunday highlight all aspects of art including the visual, performing, and literary, and include the ever-popular, Mid-City Art Market with over 60 artists. The three-day weekend is FREE TO THE PUBLIC and will feature a full roster of music and dance performances, demonstrations, lectures and family activities.
Among the performers scheduled to appear are: Irvin Mayfield, Dr. Michael White, Bryan Batt, NOCCA Jazz, Nomadic Tribal Dancers, Delta Ramblers, Panorama Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Lionel Batiste & Lars Edegran, McTaggart Irish Dancers, New Orleans Ballet, Lionel Ferbos Palm Court Jazz, Phil Melancon, Fredy Omar, Delta Festival Ballet, Celtic Harpists, and the acclaimed Anemone Ballet of New York City.
Many New Orleans writers are lined-up to present readings, answer questions and sign their latest books among them are Richard Ford, Julia Reed, John Barry, Chris Rose, Patty Friedmann, James Gill, Chris Wiltz, Patricia Brady, M.A. Harper, C.C. Lockwood, Josh Clark, Tom Varisco, Christina Vella, Kerri McCaffety, and George Rodrigue. Best known for his Blue Dog paintings, George Rodrigue will also be on hand to sign his Hurricane Katrina prints. Children's writers and performers entertain families throughout the weekend. The finale to this festival is a performance by the Imagination Movers taking place in NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
The Museum re-opens with three new exhibitions with works being seen for the first time in New Orleans. First, Seen in Solitude: Robert Kipniss Prints from the James F. White Collection presents both the quietly evocative prints and vivid paintings of this New York Artist. Kipniss describes his work as, "an endless range of feelings and thoughts evoked by the basic act of seeing, usually in isolation, and with a haunting intensity."
Second, Inside the Congo: An Introduction to Field Research Archives of Frere Joseph Cornet introduces the rich collection of photographs and field notebooks from a man who, during several decades in Africa, painstakingly documented the beauty and complexity of several African cultures. Third, NOMA will display 40 paintings by Louisiana artists titled, A Keen Eye: Louisiana Art from the Collection of Martha Ann Samuel.
Following the grand re-opening, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM. For more information on exhibitions, events, schedules, membership and how to contribute to NOMA's Katrina Relief Fund log onto www.noma.org .
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Creativity-rich brain waves
Hmmm. I'm aways courting inspiration. Maybe it's time to shift gears into the Careless abandon mode. I'll try it this week and see if life gets sweeter.
The high-buzz mode by
Robert Genn
Back in 1978 Colin Martindale of The University of Maine put
some electrodes on some students' heads and made an art-shaking
discovery. Subjects were asked to create stories while the
electroencephalogram recorded their brain waves. Creativity, he
found, had two main stages--with vastly different types of
waves. He called the two stages "inspiration" and
"elaboration." While stories were being dreamed up, brains were
surprisingly quiet--mostly alpha waves indicating a low level
of cortical arousal. It was the same sort of activity that's
often found in sleep, dreaming or rest--which could explain why
sleep and relaxation can help people to be creative.
However, when these quiet-minded people were asked to "work on
their stories" their brains became suddenly busier--flashing
messages back and forth between lobes. Vastly more
connectivity, focus, corralling and organization appeared to be
going on. Martindale found that the people who had the most
creative storylines also showed the greatest contrast between
the two types of brain activities.
Many creative folks know about this. But it's been my
observation that about 20% of artists never get into the second
stage at all. Without this cortical shift they short-change
themselves. The question becomes how to set yourself up to
enter the high-buzz mode. Here are a few parallel,
creativity-rich modes that might surprise you:
Lackadaisical boredom mode
Sublimated anger mode
Dreamy love mode
Deadline mode
Relaxed time-off mode
Automatic joy mode
Careless abandon mode
It's in this "abandon" mode that you can actually feel the
brain change. Your tools quicken and they begin to run the
show. The mind seems to think ahead, or giddily moves somewhere
else. Some artists need a small change of location or posture
to go into this elaboration stage. It may also take a
trigger--music, memory, pressure, subconscious lapse. Or it may
simply happen when the first mode has gone on long enough to
play out and let the high-buzz mode begin. Ideally, as in a
hybrid vehicle, the power is constantly shifting back and forth
to whatever is appropriate and needed at the time.
www.painterskeys.com
(c) Copyright 2006 Robert Genn.
Reprint permission granted by rgenn@saraphina.com
The high-buzz mode by
Robert Genn
Back in 1978 Colin Martindale of The University of Maine put
some electrodes on some students' heads and made an art-shaking
discovery. Subjects were asked to create stories while the
electroencephalogram recorded their brain waves. Creativity, he
found, had two main stages--with vastly different types of
waves. He called the two stages "inspiration" and
"elaboration." While stories were being dreamed up, brains were
surprisingly quiet--mostly alpha waves indicating a low level
of cortical arousal. It was the same sort of activity that's
often found in sleep, dreaming or rest--which could explain why
sleep and relaxation can help people to be creative.
However, when these quiet-minded people were asked to "work on
their stories" their brains became suddenly busier--flashing
messages back and forth between lobes. Vastly more
connectivity, focus, corralling and organization appeared to be
going on. Martindale found that the people who had the most
creative storylines also showed the greatest contrast between
the two types of brain activities.
Many creative folks know about this. But it's been my
observation that about 20% of artists never get into the second
stage at all. Without this cortical shift they short-change
themselves. The question becomes how to set yourself up to
enter the high-buzz mode. Here are a few parallel,
creativity-rich modes that might surprise you:
Lackadaisical boredom mode
Sublimated anger mode
Dreamy love mode
Deadline mode
Relaxed time-off mode
Automatic joy mode
Careless abandon mode
It's in this "abandon" mode that you can actually feel the
brain change. Your tools quicken and they begin to run the
show. The mind seems to think ahead, or giddily moves somewhere
else. Some artists need a small change of location or posture
to go into this elaboration stage. It may also take a
trigger--music, memory, pressure, subconscious lapse. Or it may
simply happen when the first mode has gone on long enough to
play out and let the high-buzz mode begin. Ideally, as in a
hybrid vehicle, the power is constantly shifting back and forth
to whatever is appropriate and needed at the time.
www.painterskeys.com
(c) Copyright 2006 Robert Genn.
Reprint permission granted by rgenn@saraphina.com
Monday, February 27, 2006
LOCAL ARTIST CREATES MULTICULTURAL MURAL, WASHINGTON, DC
Two months of painting a public art mural are coming to a close and I will devote more time and attention to the body of abstract work that I am developing for an exhibition at Zenith Gallery opening on Cinco de Mayo. Stay tuned for that! I'm very excited with the direction my abstract work is taking.
I've had a wonderful two months painting with fellow muralists Ivo Koytchev and Kim Dutton.
Collaboration is an awesome energy generator and I love the old adage that "Many Hands Make Work Happy." And in this project, it did! It's a good feeling to be this close to greeting some happy, smiling faces in the community center. Color! May it last forever!
Here's a copy of the press release which is being issued by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities with more info about my mural project.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOCAL ARTIST CREATES MULTICULTURAL MURAL,
“BUILDING BLOCKS, HIGH UP, CLOSE TO HEAVEN” IN TAKOMA, DC
Artist Anne Marchand is painting a mural, piece by piece to install in the Takoma Community Center at 300 Van Buren Street, NW, Washington, DC. When assembled, “Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven,” will be a 7’ x 18’ mural. The mural depicts a DC neighborhood where the Community Center serves as a gathering place for people of diverse cultures. The artist is painting ten 3 ½’ square mural panels to symbolize the recreation center as a building block of community. One of three semi-finalists, this project was commissioned through a joint partnership between the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ DC Creates Public Arts Program and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation.
Recreation and education are themes the artist is using to paint the community in action. When installed, the mural will act like a third window in the lobby area of the community center with views of the surrounding neighborhood including historic landmarks such as the Takoma Historic Theatre. The artist uses her signature celebratory palette of bright reds mixed with yellows, blues and magenta. Residents of all ages are depicted in active poses, enjoying sports activities in a whimsical, cloud filled blue-sky neighborhood. With the assistance of local muralists, Ivo Koytchev and Kimberly Dutton and volunteer, Vivian Djen, Artist Anne Marchand is creating the 18’ mural in her Dupont Circle studio.
Takoma Site Manager, Sylvia Gwathmey is hoping for a March installation of the mural panels. She expressed her delight with the artist’s design concept. “We need lots of color in the Community Center. The children will relate to the bright colors and we are really looking forward to having the mural. We’d like to have it installed in March but if we have to, we can wait until April.” Plans are underway to install the mural in the spring of 2006. Artist, Anne Marchand will be onsite at the Takoma Community Center, March 15-17, 2006 with a smaller version of the mural design to answer questions about her creative process. She will engage community members in educational art sessions to create artistic responses to the mural over a three-day period. A public Dedication Ceremony is planned and the date will be announced once the mural is installed.
Anne Marchand is an award winning artist and muralist. This is her second Public Art mural through DC Creates Public Art. She successfully completed the Westminster Neighborhood Playground mural “Community” in the Shaw neighborhood in 2001. Anne also paints abstract works which will be featured in a solo exhibition, “Ellipsis” at the Zenith Gallery opening May 5– June 4, 2006. Receptions to meet the artist are on May 5, 6 - 9 pm and May 7, 2-5 pm and are free and open to the public. art@zenithgallery.com 202.783.2963.
For Information Contact:
Anne Marchand,
Artist & Muralist
art@annemarchand.com
Rachel Dickerson
Eugene Thompson
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
202/724-5617
Rachel.Dickerson@dc.gov
Eugene.Thompson@dc.gov
Biography and photographs of Anne Marchand and her award-winning works sent upon request.
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I've had a wonderful two months painting with fellow muralists Ivo Koytchev and Kim Dutton.
Collaboration is an awesome energy generator and I love the old adage that "Many Hands Make Work Happy." And in this project, it did! It's a good feeling to be this close to greeting some happy, smiling faces in the community center. Color! May it last forever!
Here's a copy of the press release which is being issued by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities with more info about my mural project.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOCAL ARTIST CREATES MULTICULTURAL MURAL,
“BUILDING BLOCKS, HIGH UP, CLOSE TO HEAVEN” IN TAKOMA, DC
Artist Anne Marchand is painting a mural, piece by piece to install in the Takoma Community Center at 300 Van Buren Street, NW, Washington, DC. When assembled, “Building Blocks, High Up Close to Heaven,” will be a 7’ x 18’ mural. The mural depicts a DC neighborhood where the Community Center serves as a gathering place for people of diverse cultures. The artist is painting ten 3 ½’ square mural panels to symbolize the recreation center as a building block of community. One of three semi-finalists, this project was commissioned through a joint partnership between the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ DC Creates Public Arts Program and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation.
Recreation and education are themes the artist is using to paint the community in action. When installed, the mural will act like a third window in the lobby area of the community center with views of the surrounding neighborhood including historic landmarks such as the Takoma Historic Theatre. The artist uses her signature celebratory palette of bright reds mixed with yellows, blues and magenta. Residents of all ages are depicted in active poses, enjoying sports activities in a whimsical, cloud filled blue-sky neighborhood. With the assistance of local muralists, Ivo Koytchev and Kimberly Dutton and volunteer, Vivian Djen, Artist Anne Marchand is creating the 18’ mural in her Dupont Circle studio.
Takoma Site Manager, Sylvia Gwathmey is hoping for a March installation of the mural panels. She expressed her delight with the artist’s design concept. “We need lots of color in the Community Center. The children will relate to the bright colors and we are really looking forward to having the mural. We’d like to have it installed in March but if we have to, we can wait until April.” Plans are underway to install the mural in the spring of 2006. Artist, Anne Marchand will be onsite at the Takoma Community Center, March 15-17, 2006 with a smaller version of the mural design to answer questions about her creative process. She will engage community members in educational art sessions to create artistic responses to the mural over a three-day period. A public Dedication Ceremony is planned and the date will be announced once the mural is installed.
Anne Marchand is an award winning artist and muralist. This is her second Public Art mural through DC Creates Public Art. She successfully completed the Westminster Neighborhood Playground mural “Community” in the Shaw neighborhood in 2001. Anne also paints abstract works which will be featured in a solo exhibition, “Ellipsis” at the Zenith Gallery opening May 5– June 4, 2006. Receptions to meet the artist are on May 5, 6 - 9 pm and May 7, 2-5 pm and are free and open to the public. art@zenithgallery.com 202.783.2963.
For Information Contact:
Anne Marchand,
Artist & Muralist
art@annemarchand.com
Rachel Dickerson
Eugene Thompson
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
202/724-5617
Rachel.Dickerson@dc.gov
Eugene.Thompson@dc.gov
Biography and photographs of Anne Marchand and her award-winning works sent upon request.
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Sunday, February 26, 2006
28th Anniversary Exhibition
March 3 - March 28, 2006
Opening Receptions: Friday, March 3 6-9pm & Sunday, March 5 2-5pm
From it’s beginnings in 1978 Zenith Gallery has stood the tests of time in the Washington DC metropolitan area and evolved as a groundbreaking contemporary art space representing hundreds of artists in the thriving Penn Quarter neighborhood.
This month long tribute to Zenith Gallery’s 28th year in business will feature 36 artists in media such as painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking. This is not only an exhibition but also an acknowledgment to the strength and diversity of the Zenith Gallery community of artists and patrons.
Artists:
John Aaron Brenda Gordon John Malmstrom Sica Michael Young
Gloria Cesal Stephen Hansen Michela Mansuino Ellen Sinel Joyce Zipperer
James Carter Philip Hazard Anne Marchand Bradley Stevens
Renèe duRocher Robert C. Jackson Marianne Mitchell James Tormey
Drew Ernst Jodi Glenn Moreton Wayne Trapp
Glenna Evans Joan Konkel Carol Newmyer Candice Watkins
David Glick Stephen Maffin David Richardson Ray Wiger
Margery E. Goldberg Michael Madzo Guenther Riess Paul Martin Wolff
Contact: Anne Surak, Manager anne@zenithgallery.com
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.com
Opening Receptions: Friday, March 3 6-9pm & Sunday, March 5 2-5pm
From it’s beginnings in 1978 Zenith Gallery has stood the tests of time in the Washington DC metropolitan area and evolved as a groundbreaking contemporary art space representing hundreds of artists in the thriving Penn Quarter neighborhood.
This month long tribute to Zenith Gallery’s 28th year in business will feature 36 artists in media such as painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking. This is not only an exhibition but also an acknowledgment to the strength and diversity of the Zenith Gallery community of artists and patrons.
Artists:
John Aaron Brenda Gordon John Malmstrom Sica Michael Young
Gloria Cesal Stephen Hansen Michela Mansuino Ellen Sinel Joyce Zipperer
James Carter Philip Hazard Anne Marchand Bradley Stevens
Renèe duRocher Robert C. Jackson Marianne Mitchell James Tormey
Drew Ernst Jodi Glenn Moreton Wayne Trapp
Glenna Evans Joan Konkel Carol Newmyer Candice Watkins
David Glick Stephen Maffin David Richardson Ray Wiger
Margery E. Goldberg Michael Madzo Guenther Riess Paul Martin Wolff
Contact: Anne Surak, Manager anne@zenithgallery.com
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.com
Friday, February 24, 2006
"Dimensions" - Closing Reception
Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Dimensions" through February 28, 2006
Zenith Gallery est 1978
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-2963
Email: art@zenithgallery.
www.zenithgallery.com
Good Art, good laughter, good food, good people, good reception!
BIG HIT this show! Lots of sales. The show officially closes this Sunday at the Zenith Gallery so you still have time to see it. Here's a line up of some of the artists.
L-R Joyce Zipperer, Donna M. McCullough, Tim Tate (visiting), Margaret Boozer & Janet Wheeler.
Margaret Boozer: Apparent Purity
Porcelain, steel, tile mastic
60" x 60" x 3"
Joyce Zipperer: Ta Ra Ra Bustier
Limestone, 23" x 10" x 8"
Janet Wheeler: Ceremonial Piece X
Acrylic, bamboo, canvas, mixed media
84"H (width varies)
Tim Tate, Joyce Zipperer, Margaret Boozer (in background), Anne Marchand and Todd Wiggins.
Dimensions" through February 28, 2006
Zenith Gallery est 1978
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-2963
Email: art@zenithgallery.
www.zenithgallery.com
Good Art, good laughter, good food, good people, good reception!
BIG HIT this show! Lots of sales. The show officially closes this Sunday at the Zenith Gallery so you still have time to see it. Here's a line up of some of the artists.
L-R Joyce Zipperer, Donna M. McCullough, Tim Tate (visiting), Margaret Boozer & Janet Wheeler.
Margaret Boozer: Apparent Purity
Porcelain, steel, tile mastic
60" x 60" x 3"
Joyce Zipperer: Ta Ra Ra Bustier
Limestone, 23" x 10" x 8"
Janet Wheeler: Ceremonial Piece X
Acrylic, bamboo, canvas, mixed media
84"H (width varies)
Tim Tate, Joyce Zipperer, Margaret Boozer (in background), Anne Marchand and Todd Wiggins.
Dimensions, closing reception tonight at Zenith Gallery
Don't forget!
Tonight is the closing reception for Dimensions,
at Zenith Gallery. See you there. 6-9pm
Women sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Zenith Gallery est 1978
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-2963
Email: art@zenithgallery.
www.zenithgallery.com
Tonight is the closing reception for Dimensions,
at Zenith Gallery. See you there. 6-9pm
Women sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Zenith Gallery est 1978
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-2963
Email: art@zenithgallery.
www.zenithgallery.com
The Shakespeare Theatre Company
Monday, February 27, 6:30pm
Molière: A film by Ariane Mnouchkine
For one night only the Lansburgh Theatre will be transformed into a cinema for the presentation of this classic César award-winning film about the tumultuous life of a brilliant playwright
Tickets: $8
202.547.1122, option 3 or
www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
Senior and student discounts available
This 1978 film is unrated, subtitled in English, runs approximately four hours. There will be one 15-minute intermission. The film is not available in the United States on VHS or DVD
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Lansburgh Theatre
450 7th Street NW
202.547.1122 Box Office; 202.547.3230 Office
Metro: Gallery Pl–Chinatown, MCI Exit
Molière: A film by Ariane Mnouchkine
For one night only the Lansburgh Theatre will be transformed into a cinema for the presentation of this classic César award-winning film about the tumultuous life of a brilliant playwright
Tickets: $8
202.547.1122, option 3 or
www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
Senior and student discounts available
This 1978 film is unrated, subtitled in English, runs approximately four hours. There will be one 15-minute intermission. The film is not available in the United States on VHS or DVD
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Lansburgh Theatre
450 7th Street NW
202.547.1122 Box Office; 202.547.3230 Office
Metro: Gallery Pl–Chinatown, MCI Exit
Nathan Manuel: Flocks & Flowers
March 3 – April 1, 2006
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 6-8pm
Artist’s Talk: Saturday, March 25, 4pm

In the site-specific installation Flocks & Flowers, DC-based artist Nathan Manuel explores the path of the faithful in a largely secular culture. Using drawing on paper, painting on panel and wall, collage and found text, Manuel weaves a visual account of the experience of Christians with one another and within the contemporary world. The installation tells the story of a lone sheep who tries to find his way through the world; this path is conveyed with elements from Manuel’s own life such as found objects, found photos and “found” words – phrases he overhears as he passes by people in the city. According to Manuel, "I create my work to foster an exchange about faith, art and popular culture. I hope to inspire these conversations through my imagery and the raw materials from which my work is constructed.” Flocks & Flowers is on view in the Gallery at Flashpoint March 3 – April 1, 2006.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 pm or by appointment
Information:
Rebecca Lowery, Gallery Manager
t. 202.315.1310 | f. 202.315.1303
rebecca@culturaldc.org
http://www.flashpointdc.org
The Gallery at Flashpoint • 916 G Street, NW • Washington, DC 20001
A CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 6-8pm
Artist’s Talk: Saturday, March 25, 4pm

In the site-specific installation Flocks & Flowers, DC-based artist Nathan Manuel explores the path of the faithful in a largely secular culture. Using drawing on paper, painting on panel and wall, collage and found text, Manuel weaves a visual account of the experience of Christians with one another and within the contemporary world. The installation tells the story of a lone sheep who tries to find his way through the world; this path is conveyed with elements from Manuel’s own life such as found objects, found photos and “found” words – phrases he overhears as he passes by people in the city. According to Manuel, "I create my work to foster an exchange about faith, art and popular culture. I hope to inspire these conversations through my imagery and the raw materials from which my work is constructed.” Flocks & Flowers is on view in the Gallery at Flashpoint March 3 – April 1, 2006.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 pm or by appointment
Information:
Rebecca Lowery, Gallery Manager
t. 202.315.1310 | f. 202.315.1303
rebecca@culturaldc.org
http://www.flashpointdc.org
The Gallery at Flashpoint • 916 G Street, NW • Washington, DC 20001
A CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT
The New Washington Landscape
PASS GALLERY presents: The New Washington Landscape Photographs by :
KEN ASHTON MATT BATISTA CARL DAHLKE KATE MACDONNELL
PETER PENCZER KATHLEEN SHAFER OPENING RECEPTION :
FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd 7-10 PM. This show continues thru March 28, 2006
GALLERY OPEN Tuesdays & Saturdays 1-5 PM. For more information
contact: Richard Siegman (202) 7450796
PASS is located at the rear of 1617 S Street NW.
KEN ASHTON MATT BATISTA CARL DAHLKE KATE MACDONNELL
PETER PENCZER KATHLEEN SHAFER OPENING RECEPTION :
FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd 7-10 PM. This show continues thru March 28, 2006
GALLERY OPEN Tuesdays & Saturdays 1-5 PM. For more information
contact: Richard Siegman (202) 7450796
PASS is located at the rear of 1617 S Street NW.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL
The Whitney Biennial is coming up Mar. 2-May 28, 2006,
An interesting take by senior editor of Paper Magazine, Carlo McCormick .
Read here
An interesting take by senior editor of Paper Magazine, Carlo McCormick .
Read here
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Arty Gras Party at Warehouse Arts
Warehouse Arts
Arty Gras Party
A Celebration of Louisiana Artists
Tuesday February 28, 7:30 – 11:00pm
Art! Live Jazz! King Cake! Prizes!
A portion of each work sold will benefit Habitat for Humanity
Warehouse Arts
1017 - 1021 7th Street NW
202.783.3933
www.warehousetheater.com
Metro
Mt. Vernon Square Yellow & Green Lines
Gallery Pl- Chinatown, Chinatown Exit Red, Yellow, & Green Lines
Arty Gras Party
A Celebration of Louisiana Artists
Tuesday February 28, 7:30 – 11:00pm
Art! Live Jazz! King Cake! Prizes!
A portion of each work sold will benefit Habitat for Humanity
Warehouse Arts
1017 - 1021 7th Street NW
202.783.3933
www.warehousetheater.com
Metro
Mt. Vernon Square Yellow & Green Lines
Gallery Pl- Chinatown, Chinatown Exit Red, Yellow, & Green Lines
From the Art Of New York
A whole slew of well know artists are helping this week to support the Gulf Coast Arts and Rebuilding. From The Art Of New York Exhibition, Feb. 22-28, 2006 at the World Financial Center Winter Garden. NY Daily News Read here
FROM THE ART OF NEW YORK began with a simple E-mail. Two days after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, NY1 News Arts Reporter and Producer Stephanie Simon asked colleagues, friends and family to help her plan an art benefit for the hurricane-affected areas. She wrote, "We all know what a powerful force art can be; let's work together to show that to the people who so desperately need our help right now." She envisioned a concerted effort by the New York art world to support its counterparts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. FROM THE ART OF NEW YORK was born. Since then, a dedicated group of artists, reporters, publicists, event planners, graphic designers, fundraisers and many others have worked tirelessly to create a unique event that benefits the arts and long-term rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, and pays tribute to the region's artistic heritage.
FROM THE ART OF NEW YORK began with a simple E-mail. Two days after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, NY1 News Arts Reporter and Producer Stephanie Simon asked colleagues, friends and family to help her plan an art benefit for the hurricane-affected areas. She wrote, "We all know what a powerful force art can be; let's work together to show that to the people who so desperately need our help right now." She envisioned a concerted effort by the New York art world to support its counterparts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. FROM THE ART OF NEW YORK was born. Since then, a dedicated group of artists, reporters, publicists, event planners, graphic designers, fundraisers and many others have worked tirelessly to create a unique event that benefits the arts and long-term rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, and pays tribute to the region's artistic heritage.
Monday, February 20, 2006
The Getty Foundation's special fund to assist visual arts organizations in New Orleans
The Getty Foundation has established a special fund of $2 million to assist visual arts organizations in New Orleans as they recover from the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. (While this special fund has been designed to provide concentrated assistance in New Orleans, the Foundation will also consider support through its regular grant categories for other organizations in the region damaged by the storm.) Within the Fund for New Orleans, the areas of grant support are described below. Grants will range from $5,000-$250,000 depending on the scope of the project and size of the organization. Only non-profit, charitable, tax-exempt organizations may apply.
Conservation Grants
Conservation Grants are designed to assist non-profit organizations in New Orleans in caring for their art collections, archives, historic buildings and landscapes damaged as a result of the storm and the floods.
Transition Planning Grants
Transition planning grants are aimed at strengthening non-profit visual arts organizations in New Orleans as they respond to the changing environment for the arts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Louisiana Division of the Arts
Conservation Grants
Conservation Grants are designed to assist non-profit organizations in New Orleans in caring for their art collections, archives, historic buildings and landscapes damaged as a result of the storm and the floods.
Transition Planning Grants
Transition planning grants are aimed at strengthening non-profit visual arts organizations in New Orleans as they respond to the changing environment for the arts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Louisiana Division of the Arts
Politics
6th and I Historic Synagogue
6th in the City
Town Hall Meeting
with
Senator John Kerry
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30pm
Space is limited
There is no charge for this event
RSVP by February 23rd
202.408.3100
vthomas@sixthandi.org
A valid ID is required for admittance to this event
6th in the City
600 I Street, NW
202.408.3100
www.6thInTheCity.org
Metro: Gallery Pl–Chinatown (Chinatown exit)
6th in the City
Town Hall Meeting
with
Senator John Kerry
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30pm
Space is limited
There is no charge for this event
RSVP by February 23rd
202.408.3100
vthomas@sixthandi.org
A valid ID is required for admittance to this event
6th in the City
600 I Street, NW
202.408.3100
www.6thInTheCity.org
Metro: Gallery Pl–Chinatown (Chinatown exit)
Friday, February 17, 2006
Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
"Dimensions" Through February 28, 2006
Closing Reception: Friday, February 24 6-9pm
Zenith Gallery is proud to feature a body of work by nine renowned Washington metropolitan area women sculptors of national acclaim. Each of the artists creates work in very different media and styles. The result is a daring compilation of pieces ranging from intimate porcelain wall pieces and mixed media shadow boxes to a compelling monumental glass and steel installation.
“The sculptors in this exhibition have been selected because they use media in innovative ways both in concept and technique. I wanted to provide a forum for and dialogue between women sculptors in the Washington area. They are an untapped entity and a cohesive group of talent.”
Anne Surak, Curator/Gallery Manager
Artists:
Margaret Boozer – clay
Margery E. Goldberg – exotic woods
Donna M. McCullough – metal, wood, stone
Minna Newman Nathanson – metal, acrylic
Carol Newmyer – cast bronze
Marie Ringwald – found wood, mixed media
Frances Sniffen – cast hydrocal, rubber, bronze
Janet Wheeler – mixed media
Millicent Young – porcelain, metal, mixed media
Joyce Zipperer – stone
Contact: at Jodi Walsh, Director Marketing jodi@zenithgallery.com
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.com
Closing Reception: Friday, February 24 6-9pm
Zenith Gallery is proud to feature a body of work by nine renowned Washington metropolitan area women sculptors of national acclaim. Each of the artists creates work in very different media and styles. The result is a daring compilation of pieces ranging from intimate porcelain wall pieces and mixed media shadow boxes to a compelling monumental glass and steel installation.
“The sculptors in this exhibition have been selected because they use media in innovative ways both in concept and technique. I wanted to provide a forum for and dialogue between women sculptors in the Washington area. They are an untapped entity and a cohesive group of talent.”
Anne Surak, Curator/Gallery Manager
Artists:
Margaret Boozer – clay
Margery E. Goldberg – exotic woods
Donna M. McCullough – metal, wood, stone
Minna Newman Nathanson – metal, acrylic
Carol Newmyer – cast bronze
Marie Ringwald – found wood, mixed media
Frances Sniffen – cast hydrocal, rubber, bronze
Janet Wheeler – mixed media
Millicent Young – porcelain, metal, mixed media
Joyce Zipperer – stone
Contact: at Jodi Walsh, Director Marketing jodi@zenithgallery.com
413 7th Street NW • Washington DC 20004 • 202-783-2963 • art@zenithgallery.com • www.zenithgallery.com
Andy Warhol legacy closing at the Corcoran
If you haven't seen the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, here's a preview. You have a few days left to see it. Sept 24, 2005 to Feb 20 (Monday), 2006.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW
Washington DC 20006
202.639.1700
and check out
Celebrity Portraits from the Warhol Factory Years
at Irvine Contemporary
Saturday, February 18 - Friday, March 31, 2006
Irvine Contemporary is located at 1710 Connecticut Ave. near R St. in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC. 202.332.8767
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW
Washington DC 20006
202.639.1700
and check out
Celebrity Portraits from the Warhol Factory Years
at Irvine Contemporary
Saturday, February 18 - Friday, March 31, 2006
Irvine Contemporary is located at 1710 Connecticut Ave. near R St. in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC. 202.332.8767
Artist Mary Ott communes with nature one blade at a time.
One of my former students, artist Mary Ott has a review of her new work in University of Chicago Magazine.
Read it here.
Read it here.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Fry Silkscreens
Artist, Glenn Fry with his new silkscreens at the Halo Lounge on P St. across from the Whole Foods Market. This last one is Glenn as a youngster. Stop in to see the exhibition and say hi to Glenn.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
HOODOO VOODOO MARDI GRAS BALL fundraiser
The February Issue of the "Intowner" lists this fundraiser to benefit four Hurricane Katrina survivor families.
Saturday, February 25, 2006 7pm-2am:
The Petworth neighborhood’s Sweet Mango Café
3701 New Hamp. Ave., (at the corner of Georgia Ave. directly across from the Petworth Metro station)
Washington, DC will be hosting the African-American Holiday Association’s
“The City That Care Forgot” HOODOO VOODOO MARDI GRAS BALL fundraiser
at Sweet Mango Café from 7:00 pm until 2:00 am. Donations and ticket sales are $30.00 and up.
As New Orleans kicks off its 2006 Mardi Gras season celebrating “the greatest free show on earth” for the past 150 years, two-thirds of “The Big Easy” population is still misplaced.
The fundraiser will directly benefit four Hurricane Katrina survivor families: photographer, political and community activist Babatunji Ahmed and his family of seven; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown (deacon and general contractor) and their family of eight; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Akinlana (artist) and their family of eight; and Mr. Dean Shapiro (author and journalist) and his family of four. All the families were displaced when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
The event will also feature a raffle with prizes of original art, handcrafted jewelry, collectibles, rare books, CDs, wearable art, as well as lunch and dinner packages. The attire is cocktail or “godly” costume in the spirit of Mardi Gras celebrations in “The City That Care Forgot.”
“If you are from the city that gave birth to jazz and created the first original cuisine, ‘Creole,’ you know the importance of giving love, hope, delicious food and drinks, a perfect party, a little lagniappe (something extra) and monetary assistance to your families and friends. It is highly important that each one of us who wasn’t displaced must assist in his/her own individual way,” says producer of the event Misty Brown.
“They dropped us off on the overpass. It was mud on one side and the military on the other. Thanks to the generosity of former Ward 1 Councilmember Frank Smith who opened up his home and provided a place for me to live, regroup and network for a few months. I was able to regain some sense of sanity out of this horrific man-made disaster that resulted into 80 percent of [our] beloved city under water. We must never forget that Hurricane Katrina was mainly wind damage,” Babatunji said. He recently returned to New Orleans to begin the rebuilding process.
“Everywhere we went in Louisiana and Mississippi, they blocked the exits,” according to Edward Brown, who has temporarily relocated to Missouri City, Texas to live with his wife’s family. “We wanted to come and reside in Washington, DC with my sister Misty but were informed that it would be a futile attempt to commute long-distance to work repeatedly on our damaged house--bleaching, tearing down walls, checking wiring and plumbing.” They are still waiting on settlement of their insurance claim.
The Akinlana family has been residing in the Washington metro area since their evacuation from New Orleans in September. “I have returned to N’Awlins on several occasions to check and work on my house. It’s important to keep the grass cut. During the holiday school break I took the whole family with me,” stated Marcus Akinlana. His exceptional original mixed-media art will be on view for sale.
“New Orleans will never be the same, even though Mardi Gras will be held this year. Mostly, it will be celebrated by the locals because there aren’t any hotel rooms for tourists. It is a very eerie feeling to drive around the city and see the traffic lights working, but no lights on in the houses or businesses. Most of the supermarkets or stores like Wal-Mart have not reopened and a majority of the shops in the French Quarter are closing because there are no tourists to support them,” said Dean Shapiro who lives across the Mississippi River in Algiers. He never received his FEMA money, even though, four other people who lived with him got theirs and moved on.
An event for the youth, “God Bless The Child” Mardi Gras Youth Party & Parade Fundraiser will be held on Tue., Feb. 28 from 3 to 7 pm. Eleven-year-old Brian Tucker, grandson of Babatunji Ahmed, like so many other displaced children, commented, “I miss New Orleans. I love New Orleans. I want to go back home.”
Saturday, February 25, 2006 7pm-2am:
The Petworth neighborhood’s Sweet Mango Café
3701 New Hamp. Ave., (at the corner of Georgia Ave. directly across from the Petworth Metro station)
Washington, DC will be hosting the African-American Holiday Association’s
“The City That Care Forgot” HOODOO VOODOO MARDI GRAS BALL fundraiser
at Sweet Mango Café from 7:00 pm until 2:00 am. Donations and ticket sales are $30.00 and up.
As New Orleans kicks off its 2006 Mardi Gras season celebrating “the greatest free show on earth” for the past 150 years, two-thirds of “The Big Easy” population is still misplaced.
The fundraiser will directly benefit four Hurricane Katrina survivor families: photographer, political and community activist Babatunji Ahmed and his family of seven; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown (deacon and general contractor) and their family of eight; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Akinlana (artist) and their family of eight; and Mr. Dean Shapiro (author and journalist) and his family of four. All the families were displaced when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
The event will also feature a raffle with prizes of original art, handcrafted jewelry, collectibles, rare books, CDs, wearable art, as well as lunch and dinner packages. The attire is cocktail or “godly” costume in the spirit of Mardi Gras celebrations in “The City That Care Forgot.”
“If you are from the city that gave birth to jazz and created the first original cuisine, ‘Creole,’ you know the importance of giving love, hope, delicious food and drinks, a perfect party, a little lagniappe (something extra) and monetary assistance to your families and friends. It is highly important that each one of us who wasn’t displaced must assist in his/her own individual way,” says producer of the event Misty Brown.
“They dropped us off on the overpass. It was mud on one side and the military on the other. Thanks to the generosity of former Ward 1 Councilmember Frank Smith who opened up his home and provided a place for me to live, regroup and network for a few months. I was able to regain some sense of sanity out of this horrific man-made disaster that resulted into 80 percent of [our] beloved city under water. We must never forget that Hurricane Katrina was mainly wind damage,” Babatunji said. He recently returned to New Orleans to begin the rebuilding process.
“Everywhere we went in Louisiana and Mississippi, they blocked the exits,” according to Edward Brown, who has temporarily relocated to Missouri City, Texas to live with his wife’s family. “We wanted to come and reside in Washington, DC with my sister Misty but were informed that it would be a futile attempt to commute long-distance to work repeatedly on our damaged house--bleaching, tearing down walls, checking wiring and plumbing.” They are still waiting on settlement of their insurance claim.
The Akinlana family has been residing in the Washington metro area since their evacuation from New Orleans in September. “I have returned to N’Awlins on several occasions to check and work on my house. It’s important to keep the grass cut. During the holiday school break I took the whole family with me,” stated Marcus Akinlana. His exceptional original mixed-media art will be on view for sale.
“New Orleans will never be the same, even though Mardi Gras will be held this year. Mostly, it will be celebrated by the locals because there aren’t any hotel rooms for tourists. It is a very eerie feeling to drive around the city and see the traffic lights working, but no lights on in the houses or businesses. Most of the supermarkets or stores like Wal-Mart have not reopened and a majority of the shops in the French Quarter are closing because there are no tourists to support them,” said Dean Shapiro who lives across the Mississippi River in Algiers. He never received his FEMA money, even though, four other people who lived with him got theirs and moved on.
An event for the youth, “God Bless The Child” Mardi Gras Youth Party & Parade Fundraiser will be held on Tue., Feb. 28 from 3 to 7 pm. Eleven-year-old Brian Tucker, grandson of Babatunji Ahmed, like so many other displaced children, commented, “I miss New Orleans. I love New Orleans. I want to go back home.”
Rex Weil on
National Academy of Sciences
Office of Exhibitions and Cultural Programs
Rex Weil on Cheryl Goldsleger’s Utopia and the
Political Potential of Art in the Postmodern Era
Thursday, February 16, 6:00pm
Rex Weil is a DC-based artist, writer, and educator
The lecture will be in the Keck Center (Room 100)
No charge
Light refreshments served
The National Academy of Science
500 Fifth Street, NW
202.334.2436
arts@nas.edu
Office of Exhibitions and Cultural Programs
Rex Weil on Cheryl Goldsleger’s Utopia and the
Political Potential of Art in the Postmodern Era
Thursday, February 16, 6:00pm
Rex Weil is a DC-based artist, writer, and educator
The lecture will be in the Keck Center (Room 100)
No charge
Light refreshments served
The National Academy of Science
500 Fifth Street, NW
202.334.2436
arts@nas.edu
Body Languages
EXHIBITION
Body Languages..
February 7 - March 12, 2005
At The Katzen Arts Center at American University Washington, DC USA.
This exhibition is presented in support of the 13th Annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference...http://www.american.edu/cas/anthro/lavenderlanguages/ held at American University (Feb 10 ˆ 12), where common themes are two-fold: how lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered persons, and queers use language in everyday life, and how language gets directed against the LGBT population by others. Extending the concept to visual art, the exhibition features Robert Flynt‚s rumination on the language of desire, in which large-scale, sepia-toned photo-collages of male and female nudes are glimpsed through overlays of 18th and 19th century anatomy charts, and Mary Coble‚s painfully direct indictment of hate crimes, in which the names of 430 victims appear on an expansive grid of small paper sheets. The artist‚s „medium‰ for this performance-based work is her own blood, created by typographic, self-healing tattoos.
All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Organized by Provisions Library
1611 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington DC 20009
P:202-299-0460
Body Languages..
February 7 - March 12, 2005
At The Katzen Arts Center at American University Washington, DC USA.
This exhibition is presented in support of the 13th Annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference...http://www.american.edu/cas/anthro/lavenderlanguages/ held at American University (Feb 10 ˆ 12), where common themes are two-fold: how lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered persons, and queers use language in everyday life, and how language gets directed against the LGBT population by others. Extending the concept to visual art, the exhibition features Robert Flynt‚s rumination on the language of desire, in which large-scale, sepia-toned photo-collages of male and female nudes are glimpsed through overlays of 18th and 19th century anatomy charts, and Mary Coble‚s painfully direct indictment of hate crimes, in which the names of 430 victims appear on an expansive grid of small paper sheets. The artist‚s „medium‰ for this performance-based work is her own blood, created by typographic, self-healing tattoos.
All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Organized by Provisions Library
1611 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington DC 20009
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
Painterly Visions
A friend, artist Chuck Baxter shared his pictures of the Westminster Playground from first thing this morning. Chuck is the Playground Coordinator and keeps me posted of news and events in the Westminster Playground in Washington, DC. That's my mural "Community" in the background and I love seeing it in wintery white. The daffodils came up early from the warm weather earlier this month. they're hanging in there.
Bushwhacked and "Still Drowning in New Orleans"
By Jennifer Moses
Sunday, February 12, 2006; Page B07
"... it doesn't much matter what image the city tries to project, because the Bush administration has largely written New Orleans off."
"In an instance of double bind so mind-numbingly stupid that you have to think that Washington is run by a mob of sadists, the president's point man for Gulf Coast recovery, Donald Powell, recently urged Louisiana to use its share of federal funds to buy out uninsured homeowners living outside the flood plain, rationalizing that those inside the flood plain (everyone) should have had flood insurance." Read WaPo article here.
Also read Repbulican Senator, David Vitter's editorial in teh Washington Post. He is living in Metaitre, LA, a New Orleans suburb which happens to be where I spent a good part of my childhood.The Path to Louisiana's 'Footprint'
Sunday, February 12, 2006; Page B07
"... it doesn't much matter what image the city tries to project, because the Bush administration has largely written New Orleans off."
"In an instance of double bind so mind-numbingly stupid that you have to think that Washington is run by a mob of sadists, the president's point man for Gulf Coast recovery, Donald Powell, recently urged Louisiana to use its share of federal funds to buy out uninsured homeowners living outside the flood plain, rationalizing that those inside the flood plain (everyone) should have had flood insurance." Read WaPo article here.
Also read Repbulican Senator, David Vitter's editorial in teh Washington Post. He is living in Metaitre, LA, a New Orleans suburb which happens to be where I spent a good part of my childhood.The Path to Louisiana's 'Footprint'
Halo Lounge boasts work of DC Artist, Glenn Fry
Artist, Glenn Fry a member of Mid City Artists is having a show at Halo Lounge opening tonight. The reception is from 6-9pm Sunday, Sept 12. Halo is located on P st between 14 and 15 St. NW directly across from Whole Foods.
Glenn was featured in the Washington Post's early edition of the Post Express on Thursday. Plow your way thru the snow and visit the exhibition tonight!
Glenn was featured in the Washington Post's early edition of the Post Express on Thursday. Plow your way thru the snow and visit the exhibition tonight!
League of Reston Artists/Walker and Company Annual Juried Small Works Exhibition
Art Exhibition Featuring Member Artists of the League of Reston Artists. February 06 - March 04 2006
- “The disintegration of the images of life in New Orleans mirror the images of destruction that envelope the city. I shot this image of my friend standing in the living room of her mother’s home that has been destroyed and abandoned in East New Orleans, one of the hardest hits areas from Hurricane Katrina. The overwhelming reality of the scope of personal loss makes us all strangers in our own homes.”
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) presents a contemporary juried art exhibition of small works of art at Walker and Company in Reston, Virginia. Walker and Company is providing $300 in award money for this exhibition. This exhibition features 98 works of art by 36 LRA artist members.
The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. An opening reception will take place Wednesday, February 15 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Walker and Company, 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia. For directions, see the LRA’s web site
JUROR: MS. AVIS FLEMING was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in the bayou country south of the city. Avis started drawing and painting in the swamp and bayou landscape of her childhood home in Lafitte, Louisiana, under the influence of printmaker and watercolorist Anthony Gross, head of printmaking in the Slade School in London. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College, she studied graphic arts and illustration at Pratt Institute. Figure drawing became a life long occupation after studying at Pratt with sculptor Calvin Albert, author of “Figure Drawing Comes to Life.” Avis currently teaches figure drawing and sketchbook drawing at the Art League School, in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia., where she has taught for eighteen years. She lives on a farm in Unison, Virginia with her husband, Paul Hodge, and their two sons.
Avis has had several one-person exhibitions in the greater Washington, D.C. area, most recent “The Sunday Series: African American Images by Avis Fleming” at Alexandria’s Black History Museum. Her drawings, paintings and prints have won numerous awards.
THE FOLLOWING AWARD WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED BY FLEMING:
Best in Show
Deborah Remmers, “Safe Shore”
Oil
1st Place, Cathleen Lawless, “Leicester Sheep”
Honorable Mention, Christine Lashley, “Side Street Sunrise”
Acrylic
1st Place, Jan Sherfy, “Beyond the Shadows”
Honorable Mention, Gennara Moore, “Pale Moon”
Honorable Mention, Vicki Kirby, “Blue Rock”
Watercolor
1st Place, Stephani Kozemchak, “Adderley House”
Honorable Mention, Janice H. Burns, “Entry into Zanzibar”
Graphic Arts
1st Place, Andrea Cybyk, “Thrown for a Loop”
Honorable Mention, Deborah Remmers, “Barely-Sitting”
Photography
1st Place, Helen M. Goodrum, “The Swamp”
Honorable Mention, Susan Isakson, “Floating Feather”
Honorable Mention, Hardy Hargreaves, “Descent”
Altered Photography
1st Place, James W. Bailey, “Strange Girl”
Honorable Mention, Apophia M. Munro, “Roses for a Mending Heart III”
For more info contact
James W. Bailey
Public Relations and Communications
League of Reston Artists (LRA)
Phone: 703-200-2620
Email: JamesWBailey@comcast.net
URL: League of Reston Artists (LRA):
About the League of Reston Artists (LRA):
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) is an all volunteer not for profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1973 that is open to metro Washington, D.C. area artists, photographers and individuals who are interested in the visual arts. The LRA strives to generate community enthusiasm and appreciation of the visual arts through regularly sponsored juried and judged exhibitions. The LRA supports the Reston Community by sharing the varied talents of its membership through rotating exhibits in many local public and private buildings and offices. 
- “The disintegration of the images of life in New Orleans mirror the images of destruction that envelope the city. I shot this image of my friend standing in the living room of her mother’s home that has been destroyed and abandoned in East New Orleans, one of the hardest hits areas from Hurricane Katrina. The overwhelming reality of the scope of personal loss makes us all strangers in our own homes.”
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) presents a contemporary juried art exhibition of small works of art at Walker and Company in Reston, Virginia. Walker and Company is providing $300 in award money for this exhibition. This exhibition features 98 works of art by 36 LRA artist members.
The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. An opening reception will take place Wednesday, February 15 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Walker and Company, 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia. For directions, see the LRA’s web site
JUROR: MS. AVIS FLEMING was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in the bayou country south of the city. Avis started drawing and painting in the swamp and bayou landscape of her childhood home in Lafitte, Louisiana, under the influence of printmaker and watercolorist Anthony Gross, head of printmaking in the Slade School in London. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College, she studied graphic arts and illustration at Pratt Institute. Figure drawing became a life long occupation after studying at Pratt with sculptor Calvin Albert, author of “Figure Drawing Comes to Life.” Avis currently teaches figure drawing and sketchbook drawing at the Art League School, in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia., where she has taught for eighteen years. She lives on a farm in Unison, Virginia with her husband, Paul Hodge, and their two sons.
Avis has had several one-person exhibitions in the greater Washington, D.C. area, most recent “The Sunday Series: African American Images by Avis Fleming” at Alexandria’s Black History Museum. Her drawings, paintings and prints have won numerous awards.
THE FOLLOWING AWARD WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED BY FLEMING:
Best in Show
Deborah Remmers, “Safe Shore”
Oil
1st Place, Cathleen Lawless, “Leicester Sheep”
Honorable Mention, Christine Lashley, “Side Street Sunrise”
Acrylic
1st Place, Jan Sherfy, “Beyond the Shadows”
Honorable Mention, Gennara Moore, “Pale Moon”
Honorable Mention, Vicki Kirby, “Blue Rock”
Watercolor
1st Place, Stephani Kozemchak, “Adderley House”
Honorable Mention, Janice H. Burns, “Entry into Zanzibar”
Graphic Arts
1st Place, Andrea Cybyk, “Thrown for a Loop”
Honorable Mention, Deborah Remmers, “Barely-Sitting”
Photography
1st Place, Helen M. Goodrum, “The Swamp”
Honorable Mention, Susan Isakson, “Floating Feather”
Honorable Mention, Hardy Hargreaves, “Descent”
Altered Photography
1st Place, James W. Bailey, “Strange Girl”
Honorable Mention, Apophia M. Munro, “Roses for a Mending Heart III”
For more info contact
James W. Bailey
Public Relations and Communications
League of Reston Artists (LRA)
Phone: 703-200-2620
Email: JamesWBailey@comcast.net
URL: League of Reston Artists (LRA):
About the League of Reston Artists (LRA):
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) is an all volunteer not for profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1973 that is open to metro Washington, D.C. area artists, photographers and individuals who are interested in the visual arts. The LRA strives to generate community enthusiasm and appreciation of the visual arts through regularly sponsored juried and judged exhibitions. The LRA supports the Reston Community by sharing the varied talents of its membership through rotating exhibits in many local public and private buildings and offices. 
Good Morning Washington, DC
WEll, we did get the snow storm and DC is wintry white. I love these kinds of quiet snow blanketed days even if it's inconvenient to get around. By midday the sidewalks will be cleared by the neighborhood residents and walking should be easier.
I plan to enjoy a day of painting. Happy creating in the blue white light.
Anne Marchand "Wintery DC 2006 #1 and #2"
I plan to enjoy a day of painting. Happy creating in the blue white light.
Anne Marchand "Wintery DC 2006 #1 and #2"
Friday, February 10, 2006
Black History Month Recorder of Deeds Building Tours, Washington, DC
Black History Month Recorder of Deeds Building Tours
Saturday, February 11
1:00pm & 2:00pm
(as of 3:00pm Friday the tours will take place even if it snows)
In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’
appointment as the first African American Recorder of Deeds
The Recorder of Deeds Building at 515 D Street, NW is an Art Deco Landmark with 7 WPA-era murals depicting Black Heroes and other works of art inside.
There is no cost for this event
Advance reservations are not required
Please forward this announcement to friends, family, and colleagues
DC Recorder of Deeds Building
515 D Street, NW
202.727.0419
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-PennQuarter (Green and Yellow Lines)
Judiciary Square 4th and Indiana Avenue exit (Red Line)
Saturday, February 11
1:00pm & 2:00pm
(as of 3:00pm Friday the tours will take place even if it snows)
In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’
appointment as the first African American Recorder of Deeds
The Recorder of Deeds Building at 515 D Street, NW is an Art Deco Landmark with 7 WPA-era murals depicting Black Heroes and other works of art inside.
There is no cost for this event
Advance reservations are not required
Please forward this announcement to friends, family, and colleagues
DC Recorder of Deeds Building
515 D Street, NW
202.727.0419
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-PennQuarter (Green and Yellow Lines)
Judiciary Square 4th and Indiana Avenue exit (Red Line)
Thursday, February 09, 2006
More Affordable Housing For Artists Is in the Picture -Washington, DC USA
By Jonathan Padget
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 9, 2006; Page C05
"Cultural Development Corp. unveiled plans Tuesday for 80 units of affordable housing for artists in two Northeast Washington neighborhoods. Nearly 20 artists turned out at Flashpoint, the corporation's downtown arts incubator, to learn more about the housing initiative. They also toured a unit in Mather Studios, the building where Flashpoint opened in 2003 along with 12 discounted live-work spaces for artists and 38 market-rate loft apartments."
Read Johathan Padget's story on artists housing in WaPo, Arts Beat here.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 9, 2006; Page C05
"Cultural Development Corp. unveiled plans Tuesday for 80 units of affordable housing for artists in two Northeast Washington neighborhoods. Nearly 20 artists turned out at Flashpoint, the corporation's downtown arts incubator, to learn more about the housing initiative. They also toured a unit in Mather Studios, the building where Flashpoint opened in 2003 along with 12 discounted live-work spaces for artists and 38 market-rate loft apartments."
Read Johathan Padget's story on artists housing in WaPo, Arts Beat here.
A new definititon of the Limbo
How low can our government go?
The Big Easy? Now It's Limbo Land
Slow-Moving Bureaucracy Leaves New Orleans Stuck in a Cycle of Waiting
"New Orleans is a Gordian knot of complications that has tied up just about everyone. Like most of her constituents, state Sen. Ann Duplessis lives in a holding pattern: "I am also a Limbo Lander," she said."
Read today's Washington Post Article here
The Big Easy? Now It's Limbo Land
Slow-Moving Bureaucracy Leaves New Orleans Stuck in a Cycle of Waiting
"New Orleans is a Gordian knot of complications that has tied up just about everyone. Like most of her constituents, state Sen. Ann Duplessis lives in a holding pattern: "I am also a Limbo Lander," she said."
Read today's Washington Post Article here
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Ask the Artist: William Christenberry
Eye Level is a blog produced by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. With SAAM’s reopening set for this July, an introduction to one of the first exhibitions to be installed: Passing Time: the Art of William Christenberry. Read here - Ask the Artist: William Christenberry
Friday, February 03, 2006
Weaver's unique threads, Jane Herman
Jane Herman, a wonderful weaver and designer is featured in an article in The North Adams Transcript, Massachusetts. Read it in Community canvas: Portraits of North County's newest artists, Weaver's unique threads Artist, Jane Herman lives in the Berkshires in one of Eric Rudd's developments, the Eclipse Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts. Remember Eric Rudd?) He was a DC resident artist for many years.
Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue
February web site of Artistically Speaking features an interview with Olga Viso, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and Vladimir Angelov, Ballet Choreographer. Enjoy Here
Metro Weekly on Mid City Artists Winter Exhibition
Mid City Artists Winter Exhibition at Results is the featured article in Metro Weekly this week. Read Metro Weekly
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Learning & Product Expo: ART!
June 2-4, 2006
(Classes begin June 1)
Marriott Inn and Conference Center
Univ. of Maryland University College
Washington, D.C.
Immerse yourself in a unique weekend experience for artists where you can visit an exhibit hall packed with art material manufacturers and choose from a program of 200 art classes in oil, acrylic, pastel, drawing, airbrush and more. Registration begins April 3.
Visit and watch for more cities to be added for 2006.www.learningproductexpo.com
(Classes begin June 1)
Marriott Inn and Conference Center
Univ. of Maryland University College
Washington, D.C.
Immerse yourself in a unique weekend experience for artists where you can visit an exhibit hall packed with art material manufacturers and choose from a program of 200 art classes in oil, acrylic, pastel, drawing, airbrush and more. Registration begins April 3.
Visit and watch for more cities to be added for 2006.www.learningproductexpo.com
WPA\C 25th Annual Art Auction Gala
The WPA\C is pleased to present:
Preview Night for the 25th Annual Art Auction Gala
TONIGHT, February 2nd, at 6:00pm.
Curators Philip Brookman, Kendall Buster and Jean Efron will be giving lectures beginning at 6:30pm in the Armand Hammer Auditorium with a reception to follow.
Tickets still available for the night of the event.
The 25th Annual Art Auction Gala
February 11, 2006
Dinner at 6:30 pm ($250)
Reception and bidding from 8 - 11 pm (special $90 rate for members,
$120 for general public)
Click here to download the: Invitation
Information 202.639.1828
ACTION ALERT - CONTACT REPRESENTATIVES, URGE PASSAGE OF TAX BILL WITH ARTISTS' CHARITABLE DEDUCTION
Remember that bill for artist's deductions. Here's an update from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
The Tax Relief Act of 2005, and H.R.4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
The Tax Relief Act of 2005, and H.R.4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Cintas Fellowships for artists of Cuban citizenship
Funding opportunity:
Deadline: February 17, 2006 (Visual Arts) and March 17, 2006 (Architecture)
Cintas Fellowships in Visual Arts and Architecture Available to Cuban Artists
Cintas Fellowships are designed to acknowledge the creative accomplishments of artists of Cuban citizenship or direct descent and encourage the excellence of these artists in architecture, literature, music composition, and the visual arts.
Eligibility for these fellowships is limited to creative artists, living outside of Cuba, of Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).
Cintas Fellows are free to pursue their artistic activities as they wish. The fellowships are not awarded for academic study or research, or to performing artists. Fellowships are not awarded more than twice to the same person. Second awards are granted only to candidates demonstrating outstanding artistic development.
Fellowships are awarded annually in the amount of $15,000 each and are paid in quarterly stipends, beginning in September, for twelve consecutive months.
For 2006, fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Architecture (2007 fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Music Composition; 2008 fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Creative Writing.)
www.cintasfoundation.org/
Deadline: February 17, 2006 (Visual Arts) and March 17, 2006 (Architecture)
Cintas Fellowships in Visual Arts and Architecture Available to Cuban Artists
Cintas Fellowships are designed to acknowledge the creative accomplishments of artists of Cuban citizenship or direct descent and encourage the excellence of these artists in architecture, literature, music composition, and the visual arts.
Eligibility for these fellowships is limited to creative artists, living outside of Cuba, of Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).
Cintas Fellows are free to pursue their artistic activities as they wish. The fellowships are not awarded for academic study or research, or to performing artists. Fellowships are not awarded more than twice to the same person. Second awards are granted only to candidates demonstrating outstanding artistic development.
Fellowships are awarded annually in the amount of $15,000 each and are paid in quarterly stipends, beginning in September, for twelve consecutive months.
For 2006, fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Architecture (2007 fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Music Composition; 2008 fellowships will be awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Creative Writing.)
www.cintasfoundation.org/
New Website
JOSEPHINE HADEN who exhibited at Gallery K informs me of her new snazzy website: www.Josephinehaden.com
High School Mural Project headed by Washington, DC muralist G. Byron Peck
My friend, Washington, DC Muralist G. Byron Peck of City Arts,Inc is at it again with a group of student's in Montgomery County. He's heading up a mural program for the aspiring artists. These kids are in for a real treat working with the masterful Byron!
"Arts on the Block is an on-the-job training program for Montgomery County high school students that gives aspiring artists a chance to work with professionals. The Underpass Project, a mural that will cover the Georgia Avenue and Blair Mill Road underpass, is the first public art project done by the Arts on the Block program. "It's just a great experience," said junior Benjamin Meyer. "To be able to work with famous artists—I feel like a rock star."
Read here Montgomery Blair online Student Newsletter
"Arts on the Block is an on-the-job training program for Montgomery County high school students that gives aspiring artists a chance to work with professionals. The Underpass Project, a mural that will cover the Georgia Avenue and Blair Mill Road underpass, is the first public art project done by the Arts on the Block program. "It's just a great experience," said junior Benjamin Meyer. "To be able to work with famous artists—I feel like a rock star."
Read here Montgomery Blair online Student Newsletter
The Graham Collection hosts "Solution" in Washington, DC USA
Join Artist www.HeatherLevy.com and others on
Saturday, February 4th, 2006 4-8 pm
for the opening reception of "Solution"
A group exhibition of new paintings, all of which address a problem facing the black community and suggesting a solution.
The Graham Collection
3518 12th St., NE
Washington,DC 20017
(202)832-9292
www.annemarchand.com
Saturday, February 4th, 2006 4-8 pm
for the opening reception of "Solution"
A group exhibition of new paintings, all of which address a problem facing the black community and suggesting a solution.
The Graham Collection
3518 12th St., NE
Washington,DC 20017
(202)832-9292
www.annemarchand.com
Cubicle 10 Exhibtion, Washington, DC USA
Local artist, Candace Keegan posts an opening on Cubicle 10 Exhibition, "Without Formula," opening this Saturday. Artists Billy Colbert, Michael Platt, Bridgett Lambert, Candace Keegan and Clark are among 17 artists who exhibit collectively all over the world.
"Without Formula"
Reception Saturday, February 4th 7:30pm - 12:30 am
1827 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20002
catered by Local 16 Restaurant
Exhibition Hours:
Sunday February 5th 1-4pm
by appointment: February 6th-10th
for inormation (202) 247-0595
Artists and Arts Organizations Impacted by Hurricane
Funding Opportunity: If you live in Louisiana or know of artists there, here is an opportunity:
Deadline: April 3, 2006
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Offers Grants for Artists
Individual artists, arts organizations, and small arts-related businesses in Louisiana affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are eligible for a new series of grants offered by the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.
The grants are intended to defray the costs related to physical loss or property damage, relocation, or other specific economic harm suffered as a result of the hurricanes. The overarching goal of the program is to enable stakeholders in Louisiana's cultural economy to continue or resume the production and distribution of the state's unique cultural assets in the aftermath of recent natural disasters.
Funding is available in the following categories:
Individual Artists and Artisans must be professionally active in their discipline or earning a living through their artistic talents and be a resident in the state of Louisiana. Originating and interpretive artists may apply. Students, unless they are professional artists or artisans, are not eligible.
More at Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
Deadline: April 3, 2006
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Offers Grants for Artists
Individual artists, arts organizations, and small arts-related businesses in Louisiana affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are eligible for a new series of grants offered by the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.
The grants are intended to defray the costs related to physical loss or property damage, relocation, or other specific economic harm suffered as a result of the hurricanes. The overarching goal of the program is to enable stakeholders in Louisiana's cultural economy to continue or resume the production and distribution of the state's unique cultural assets in the aftermath of recent natural disasters.
Funding is available in the following categories:
Individual Artists and Artisans must be professionally active in their discipline or earning a living through their artistic talents and be a resident in the state of Louisiana. Originating and interpretive artists may apply. Students, unless they are professional artists or artisans, are not eligible.
More at Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
"Call for Artists: SHELTER"
Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
Detroit, MI, USA United States of America
2006-01-30 until 2006-04-08
The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) is soliciting proposals for its all media, Interdisciplinary exhibition SHELTER, to be held in September, 2006. The exhibition will be juried by artist and CAID board member Hugh Timlin. Artists (of any discipline) Architects, Community Workers, Researchers and others are invited to submit proposals or work specifically related to homelessness as a chronic or emergency condition, or shelter needs resulting from catastrophic events. Areas of investigation might include makeshift housing, abandoned buildings as shelter, design of practical and inexpensive housing for emergency and chronic conditions, the homeless experience and who is affected and more.
Proposals could include, but are not limited to, designs for temporary, emergency, or low income shelter; documentation of innovative shelter programs; expressions of the experience of the loss of shelter and its impact (emotional, cultural, and economic) on communities.
Hugh Timlin, Juror
In a more than thirty five year career as a sculptor, Hugh Timlin has become a well recognized and highly respected presence in the metropolitan Detroit Art community. He has exhibited extensively throughout the state and nationally including the Art Exhibit for the National Conference on Religious Architecture in Washington D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts.
Read more here
Detroit, MI, USA United States of America
2006-01-30 until 2006-04-08
The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) is soliciting proposals for its all media, Interdisciplinary exhibition SHELTER, to be held in September, 2006. The exhibition will be juried by artist and CAID board member Hugh Timlin. Artists (of any discipline) Architects, Community Workers, Researchers and others are invited to submit proposals or work specifically related to homelessness as a chronic or emergency condition, or shelter needs resulting from catastrophic events. Areas of investigation might include makeshift housing, abandoned buildings as shelter, design of practical and inexpensive housing for emergency and chronic conditions, the homeless experience and who is affected and more.
Proposals could include, but are not limited to, designs for temporary, emergency, or low income shelter; documentation of innovative shelter programs; expressions of the experience of the loss of shelter and its impact (emotional, cultural, and economic) on communities.
Hugh Timlin, Juror
In a more than thirty five year career as a sculptor, Hugh Timlin has become a well recognized and highly respected presence in the metropolitan Detroit Art community. He has exhibited extensively throughout the state and nationally including the Art Exhibit for the National Conference on Religious Architecture in Washington D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts.
Read more here
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC USA Opening
Feb. 8 - March 5, 2006
The 8th Annual All-Media Exhibition includes the artwork of 64 artists out of over 200 entrants from around the country. Their work was selected by juror Paula Amt, owner of Gallery Plan b in Washington, DC. Below are a few examples of the art selected.
Exhibition Dates: Febuary 8 - March 5
Opening Reception: February 10, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
3rd Thursday: February 16, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
www.touchstonegallery.com
The 8th Annual All-Media Exhibition includes the artwork of 64 artists out of over 200 entrants from around the country. Their work was selected by juror Paula Amt, owner of Gallery Plan b in Washington, DC. Below are a few examples of the art selected.
Exhibition Dates: Febuary 8 - March 5
Opening Reception: February 10, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
3rd Thursday: February 16, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
www.touchstonegallery.com
Monday, January 30, 2006
The pairing of Contemporary Artists with Museum Masterpieces.
We need the Hirshhorn Museum or the Smitsonian American Art Museum to do something similar!
Musée d'Orsay / Contemporary Art
Correspondences
From January 31, 2006
to April 30, 2006
The concept is simple: a contemporary artist is invited to present one of their pieces alongside a work which they have selected from the Museum collections. The resulting dialogue enables the collections to be perceived in a new light and lends a fresh resonance to their lasting modernity.
Gustave Courbet, The Trout
Brice Marden, Extremes
The American artist Brice Marden has chosen The Trout by Gustave Courbet (1873), a painting which evokes the artist's imprisonment following his involvement in the Paris Commune. With its palpable sense of anguish, Courbet's painting far transcends the traditional role of the still-life. Marden, an outstanding figure of minimalist abstraction, is exhibiting his Extremes for the first time, a diptych in which space vibrates with layers of matter in a complex play of linear colour.
Edward Steichen, Balzac
Alain Kirili, One Toss of the Dice Will Never Abolish Sculpture
Fascinated by Rodin's energy; his dazzling sensual vigour and revelation of human passions, Alain Kirili has chosen a series of photographs of Balzac shot in Meudon by that champion of Pictorialism, Edward Steichen, and published in Camera Work in 1911. Finding in them a clear parallel with Rodin's masterpiece, Kirili is exibiting a group of six sculptures from his series Segou and Totems.
General curator
Serge Lemoine, President of the Musée d'Orsay, with the participation of Olivier Gabet, Curator, Musée d'Orsay
www.annemarchand.com
Musée d'Orsay / Contemporary Art
Correspondences
From January 31, 2006
to April 30, 2006
The concept is simple: a contemporary artist is invited to present one of their pieces alongside a work which they have selected from the Museum collections. The resulting dialogue enables the collections to be perceived in a new light and lends a fresh resonance to their lasting modernity.
Gustave Courbet, The Trout
Brice Marden, Extremes
The American artist Brice Marden has chosen The Trout by Gustave Courbet (1873), a painting which evokes the artist's imprisonment following his involvement in the Paris Commune. With its palpable sense of anguish, Courbet's painting far transcends the traditional role of the still-life. Marden, an outstanding figure of minimalist abstraction, is exhibiting his Extremes for the first time, a diptych in which space vibrates with layers of matter in a complex play of linear colour.
Edward Steichen, Balzac
Alain Kirili, One Toss of the Dice Will Never Abolish Sculpture
Fascinated by Rodin's energy; his dazzling sensual vigour and revelation of human passions, Alain Kirili has chosen a series of photographs of Balzac shot in Meudon by that champion of Pictorialism, Edward Steichen, and published in Camera Work in 1911. Finding in them a clear parallel with Rodin's masterpiece, Kirili is exibiting a group of six sculptures from his series Segou and Totems.
General curator
Serge Lemoine, President of the Musée d'Orsay, with the participation of Olivier Gabet, Curator, Musée d'Orsay
www.annemarchand.com
Sunday, January 29, 2006
A New Moon in Aquarius, Time to Change
Today is a New Moon in Aquarius
6:15am PST
9° 32'
Check out ALUNA, the world's first tidal-powered Moon Clock. ALUNA is a marvel of sculptural beauty and spiritual inventiveness created by Aquarian British artist Laura Williams. "Laura's vision is brilliance at it's best: a desire to cosmically reconnect us through imparting direct experience of the lunar cycles of time." Listen to Wisconsin Public Radio interview
6:15am PST
9° 32'
Check out ALUNA, the world's first tidal-powered Moon Clock. ALUNA is a marvel of sculptural beauty and spiritual inventiveness created by Aquarian British artist Laura Williams. "Laura's vision is brilliance at it's best: a desire to cosmically reconnect us through imparting direct experience of the lunar cycles of time." Listen to Wisconsin Public Radio interview
Year of the Fire Dog
Chinese New Year celebrations commence on the first day of the First Moon of the Lunar calendar -- Jan. 29 -- and last 15 days. The New Year is usually ushered in with great feasts, parades and traditions that go back for centuries.
There's a post at Jenn Larsen's Metroblogging on the arts exhibitions related to the Chinese New Year. The annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival will be held on February 5, 2006 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on H Street, NW, between 6th and 8th Streets in Chinatown Read About Washington
Welcome the Year of the Fire Dog and celebrate the Lunar Chinese New Year on the Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center with a colorful and choral festival. This is Year 4703 by the Chinese calendar, a year known by its formal name of Bingxu. This event marks the first day of the Chinese New Year with appropriate pomp and ceremony. The Asian American Music Society invites you to join in this special sampling of a Chinese revel. 01/29/06
Lunar Chinese New Year Celebration
6:00PM (Free)
Ticket Marketplace
2700 F. Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20566
Phone: 202-467-4600
There's a post at Jenn Larsen's Metroblogging on the arts exhibitions related to the Chinese New Year. The annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival will be held on February 5, 2006 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on H Street, NW, between 6th and 8th Streets in Chinatown Read About Washington
Welcome the Year of the Fire Dog and celebrate the Lunar Chinese New Year on the Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center with a colorful and choral festival. This is Year 4703 by the Chinese calendar, a year known by its formal name of Bingxu. This event marks the first day of the Chinese New Year with appropriate pomp and ceremony. The Asian American Music Society invites you to join in this special sampling of a Chinese revel. 01/29/06
Lunar Chinese New Year Celebration
6:00PM (Free)
Ticket Marketplace
2700 F. Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20566
Phone: 202-467-4600
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Eric Maisel Creativity Central: Call for Painters
Eric Maisel Creativity Central: Call for Painters
Here's an opportunity to work on an interesting project and get published. From Creativity Coach Eric Maisel...whom I can vouch for as an asset to the arts community at large. Eric Maisel is based in San Francisco.
"I am looking to work with twenty painters on a book project. We would work in the following way. I would send out a "creativity prompt" each week and everyone in the group would produce a (necessarily quick) painting provoked by the prompt, along with their written thoughts about the process. Some number of these images and some amount of this commentary would go into the finished book and everyone who participated would be represented.
If you would like to participate in this project, please get in touch with me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com. I would need to see a couple of your images or visit your website before inviting you aboard. I think this will be an exciting and eye-opening adventure for those of you who choose to join me, especially if you are curious about trying out new techniques, working with new ideas, or producing new subject matter.
P.S. As this message may get passed around to folks who don‚t know me, let me add the following. I am a creativity coach and the author of many books in the area of creativity, among them Fearless Creating, A Life in the Arts, The Creativity Book, Affirmations for Artists, Coaching the Artist Within, and A Writer‚s Paris. You can learn more about me and what I do at http://www.ericmaisel.com"
Thanks!
Eric Maisel
ericmaisel.blogspot.com
ericmaisel@sbcglobal.net
ericmaisel@hotmail.com
http://www.ericmaisel.com
www.annemarchand.com
Here's an opportunity to work on an interesting project and get published. From Creativity Coach Eric Maisel...whom I can vouch for as an asset to the arts community at large. Eric Maisel is based in San Francisco.
"I am looking to work with twenty painters on a book project. We would work in the following way. I would send out a "creativity prompt" each week and everyone in the group would produce a (necessarily quick) painting provoked by the prompt, along with their written thoughts about the process. Some number of these images and some amount of this commentary would go into the finished book and everyone who participated would be represented.
If you would like to participate in this project, please get in touch with me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com. I would need to see a couple of your images or visit your website before inviting you aboard. I think this will be an exciting and eye-opening adventure for those of you who choose to join me, especially if you are curious about trying out new techniques, working with new ideas, or producing new subject matter.
P.S. As this message may get passed around to folks who don‚t know me, let me add the following. I am a creativity coach and the author of many books in the area of creativity, among them Fearless Creating, A Life in the Arts, The Creativity Book, Affirmations for Artists, Coaching the Artist Within, and A Writer‚s Paris. You can learn more about me and what I do at http://www.ericmaisel.com"
Thanks!
Eric Maisel
ericmaisel.blogspot.com
ericmaisel@sbcglobal.net
ericmaisel@hotmail.com
http://www.ericmaisel.com
www.annemarchand.com
Friday, January 27, 2006
Beginning Your Art Collection
Touchstone Gallery
Special Event
ArtSmart: Outside the Box, Inside the Frame
Beginning Your Art Collection
Thursday, February 2, 12:30pm
A special lunchtime discussion with collectors Kerry Ellett, Sarah Kahn, Richard Graf, and Judy Pomeranz on the art of collecting for the young professional
Bring your own lunch; beverages will be provided
There is no charge
Information and reservations
202.347.2787
Participants receive a 10% discount card good towards
the purchase of artwork at the gallery
Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Friday 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, NW, 2nd floor
202.347.2787
www.touchstonegallery.com
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter or Gallery Place
Special Event
ArtSmart: Outside the Box, Inside the Frame
Beginning Your Art Collection
Thursday, February 2, 12:30pm
A special lunchtime discussion with collectors Kerry Ellett, Sarah Kahn, Richard Graf, and Judy Pomeranz on the art of collecting for the young professional
Bring your own lunch; beverages will be provided
There is no charge
Information and reservations
202.347.2787
Participants receive a 10% discount card good towards
the purchase of artwork at the gallery
Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Friday 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, NW, 2nd floor
202.347.2787
www.touchstonegallery.com
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter or Gallery Place
Celebrating Mozart's Birthday in Salzburg
Today is the 250th Birthday of MOZART!
I love listening to Mozart while I'm painting. I think I'll listen to his music all week and reconnect with this inspired and inspiring great composer.
"The composer's brief and turbulent life began Jan. 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Crowds of music enthusiasts are gathered there this week to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of a genius. Special programming from Performance Today highlights NPR coverage. "
Full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; named after his grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of birth, Johannes Chrysostomus. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Biography
I love listening to Mozart while I'm painting. I think I'll listen to his music all week and reconnect with this inspired and inspiring great composer.
"The composer's brief and turbulent life began Jan. 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Crowds of music enthusiasts are gathered there this week to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of a genius. Special programming from Performance Today highlights NPR coverage. "
Full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; named after his grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of birth, Johannes Chrysostomus. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Biography
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Celebrating Gallery K's Marc, Komei
An article in the Washington Times, January 21, 2006, by Joanna Shaw-Eagle about our dearly missed Komei and Mark of Gallery K legend. Their extensive art collection is on exhibition at the Katzen American University Museum.
Read story here
WHAT: "Remembering Marc and Komei"
WHERE: Katzen American University Museum, Ward Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska avenues NW
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays
TICKETS: Free
PHONE: 202/885-1300
Read story here
WHAT: "Remembering Marc and Komei"
WHERE: Katzen American University Museum, Ward Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska avenues NW
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays
TICKETS: Free
PHONE: 202/885-1300
A paradox of rushing movement and absolute stillness.
Yuriko Yamaguchi
There's a great article by Catherine Walworthon about our own Yuriko Yamaguchi’s Web #5 Sculpture in NY Arts Magazine
I saw one of Yuriko's stunning pieces featured at the "Soft Opening" in July 2005 at the Katzen Art Center of American University in Washington, DC.
YURIKO YAMAGUCHI
Title: "Core"
Size: 10' diameter
Media: abaca, flax, wire
Date: 2005
The architecture of the Katzen Arts Center is dynamic and full of surprises. It is especially suited to installation artists willing to collaborate with the challenging spaces created by the architect, Steven Kleinrock of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott.
There's a great article by Catherine Walworthon about our own Yuriko Yamaguchi’s Web #5 Sculpture in NY Arts Magazine
I saw one of Yuriko's stunning pieces featured at the "Soft Opening" in July 2005 at the Katzen Art Center of American University in Washington, DC.
YURIKO YAMAGUCHI
Title: "Core"
Size: 10' diameter
Media: abaca, flax, wire
Date: 2005
The architecture of the Katzen Arts Center is dynamic and full of surprises. It is especially suited to installation artists willing to collaborate with the challenging spaces created by the architect, Steven Kleinrock of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott.
JAMES RENWICK ALLIANCE DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES
presents
Paula Winokur
Workshop at Red Dirt Studio
“Porcelain is a material usually thought of as delicate, fragile and transparent. Considered the primary clay from which all other clays are derived, it comes from the earth as pure white, strong and durable. It attracted me because of these qualities rather than its transparency. Working on a large scale has presented problems that have been a challenge to solve. I have chosen to work with this clay because it has allowed me to explore issues in the landscape without necessarily making literal interpretations. it can be minimal and sometimes surreal in its starkness.
My work has been influenced by information gathered at various “sites”, places in the natural environment that I have responded to visually. The earth itself, particularly cliffs, ledges, crevices and canyons: the effects of wind, earthquakes, glaciers and other natural phenomenon such as geological “shifts” and “faults” interest me. In addition the many ways man has marked and scarred the land (through plowing, roads, fences etc.) provides an interesting perspective and point of view, real, illusory and aerial.”
-Paula Winokur
Paula Winokur, of Horsham, Pennsylvania, is known for her large scale ceramic constructions. She has been the recipient of many grants and awards, and the subject of numerous critical and informative articles on contemporary ceramics. Her work is included in important private, corporate and museum collections including the Mint Museum, the American Craft Museum and the Renwick Gallery. She exhibits nationally and internationally. In this workshop, Paula will give a slide lecture on her work and process, followed by a hands-on demonstration of techniques she employs in the her large scale porcelain constructions.
http://www.paulawinokur.com/
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2006
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Red Dirt Studio, Mt. Rainier, Maryland
Cost: $55.00
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
JRA (301) 907-3888
jraoffice@jra.org
Red Dirt Studio
is the studio of sculptor Margaret Boozer, and the home of Red Dirt Seminar,
a collective work/critque environment for sculptors and ceramic artists in the Washington Metro area.
http://www.margaretboozer.com/reddirt1.html
Paula Winokur
Workshop at Red Dirt Studio
“Porcelain is a material usually thought of as delicate, fragile and transparent. Considered the primary clay from which all other clays are derived, it comes from the earth as pure white, strong and durable. It attracted me because of these qualities rather than its transparency. Working on a large scale has presented problems that have been a challenge to solve. I have chosen to work with this clay because it has allowed me to explore issues in the landscape without necessarily making literal interpretations. it can be minimal and sometimes surreal in its starkness.
My work has been influenced by information gathered at various “sites”, places in the natural environment that I have responded to visually. The earth itself, particularly cliffs, ledges, crevices and canyons: the effects of wind, earthquakes, glaciers and other natural phenomenon such as geological “shifts” and “faults” interest me. In addition the many ways man has marked and scarred the land (through plowing, roads, fences etc.) provides an interesting perspective and point of view, real, illusory and aerial.”
-Paula Winokur
Paula Winokur, of Horsham, Pennsylvania, is known for her large scale ceramic constructions. She has been the recipient of many grants and awards, and the subject of numerous critical and informative articles on contemporary ceramics. Her work is included in important private, corporate and museum collections including the Mint Museum, the American Craft Museum and the Renwick Gallery. She exhibits nationally and internationally. In this workshop, Paula will give a slide lecture on her work and process, followed by a hands-on demonstration of techniques she employs in the her large scale porcelain constructions.
http://www.paulawinokur.com/
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2006
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Red Dirt Studio, Mt. Rainier, Maryland
Cost: $55.00
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
JRA (301) 907-3888
jraoffice@jra.org
Red Dirt Studio
is the studio of sculptor Margaret Boozer, and the home of Red Dirt Seminar,
a collective work/critque environment for sculptors and ceramic artists in the Washington Metro area.
http://www.margaretboozer.com/reddirt1.html
Deja Vu
January 24 - March 18, 2006A robust exhibition of artworks created in the last three years by 81 artists who exhibited at the Arlington Arts Center before its expansion and renovation.
Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA
Deja Vu
Opening Friday night at the Arlinton Arts Center
January 27, 2006, 6-9pm
Some of the artists included are Patrick Craig, Freya Grand, Pat Goslee, Rebecca Kamen, Anne Marchand, Marc Robarge, Erik Sandberg, and Foon Sham.
www.annemarchand.com
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Back and Forth, how Chocolate Cake and Indian-Vegetarian made me well
I was going to go the Penn Quarter openings last week (the sculptor's exhibitions at Zenith Gallery and the Edison Place Gallery, when I canked my back lifting public art panels in preparation for painting last weekend. Not to go into too much detail, I have been walking gingerly this week, NOT sitting down much and going to sleep early. I'm almost back in the swing of things which is good, since I'm installing the public art in April and I have an exhibition opening on May 5 at the Zenith Gallery. Over the couse of the week, two assistant muralists and I have been painting 17' of sky, clouds and shrubbery for the public art mural. The cityscape buildings are next.
This weekend, I took a needed break from painting, got a back treatment, hung out with my husband and friends and enjoyed an Indian dinner at Woodlands Restaurant in Langley Park, MD. Today, I ate some Chocolate Cake baked by a friend for my unBirthday. I gave 1/3 of the remaining Chocolate Cake to a friend who has an upcoming birthday on Wednesday. (I couldn't possible eat it all!) I love late birthday presents. I hear that Chocolate Cake heals sore backs. On the artside - a little slide organizing in the studio and I'm in shape for next month's mailings.
Woodlands Restaurant
Indian, Vegetarian
My favoirite dishes are the Palaak Paneer and the Masala Dosa
Langley Park
8046 New Hampshire Ave.
Langley Park, MD
301-434-4202
www.annemarchand.com
This weekend, I took a needed break from painting, got a back treatment, hung out with my husband and friends and enjoyed an Indian dinner at Woodlands Restaurant in Langley Park, MD. Today, I ate some Chocolate Cake baked by a friend for my unBirthday. I gave 1/3 of the remaining Chocolate Cake to a friend who has an upcoming birthday on Wednesday. (I couldn't possible eat it all!) I love late birthday presents. I hear that Chocolate Cake heals sore backs. On the artside - a little slide organizing in the studio and I'm in shape for next month's mailings.
Woodlands Restaurant
Indian, Vegetarian
My favoirite dishes are the Palaak Paneer and the Masala Dosa
Langley Park
8046 New Hampshire Ave.
Langley Park, MD
301-434-4202
www.annemarchand.com
Saturday, January 21, 2006
CENSORED AT RESULTS THE GYM
Mid City Artists is having a Winter Exhibition to introduce our artists to another community in the District of Columbia. The exhibition continues until March 12, 2006. For more information visit Mid City Artists web page.
I went to the opening of Mid City Artists Winter Exhibition at Results Gallery which is the Results Gym at 315 G Street, SE, Washington, D.C. on Capital Hill. I went to the Thursday evening reception with talented artist, Angela White . We were surprised when two of Angela's oils on canvas weren't hung by the management because a certain part of the male anatomy was visible. A Classical nude by Regina Miele was also NOT hung by the management. You can see four of the six canvases by Angela White in the Results Gallery and four beautiful cityscapes by Regina Miele. I am showing five discreet cityscapes of Paris and New Orleans in the Mid City Artists Winter Art Exhibition. The exhibition includes the work of 21 Mid City Artists including metal sculptures by Robert Cole, figure paintings by G. Bryon Peck, photography by Mark Parascandola and abstract paintings by Sondra Arkin and Mike Weber. See the invitation with names of participating artists here.
A lively group of artists and visitors, including Warehouse Gallery owner, Molly Ruppert, visited the exhibition reception while gym members exercised on treadmills and other exercise equipment on three floors of a renovated schoolhouse. Molly overheard someone say that "Results isn't a gym, it's a lifestyle." Results Gallery is definitely a unique environment for viewing art. A visiting sculptor, Chas Colburn found the layout a bit chaotic and I found the censorship a bit ironic in a body focused business.
See Angela White's censored work at www.angelawhiteart.com/
An earlier post on Angela White's Solo Exhibition
at Washington Works on Paper Gallery here.
Angela White's Solo Exhibition
“The Curves of Natural Radiance” (EXTENDED thru February)
This exhibition is extended through February 2006 SO DON"T MISS IT!!
WASHINGTON WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY
3420 9th Street, NE, Washington DC
Telephone: (202) 526-4848
1 half block from Red Line
Metro Brookland-CUA
Click here for directions
www.annemarchand.com
I went to the opening of Mid City Artists Winter Exhibition at Results Gallery which is the Results Gym at 315 G Street, SE, Washington, D.C. on Capital Hill. I went to the Thursday evening reception with talented artist, Angela White . We were surprised when two of Angela's oils on canvas weren't hung by the management because a certain part of the male anatomy was visible. A Classical nude by Regina Miele was also NOT hung by the management. You can see four of the six canvases by Angela White in the Results Gallery and four beautiful cityscapes by Regina Miele. I am showing five discreet cityscapes of Paris and New Orleans in the Mid City Artists Winter Art Exhibition. The exhibition includes the work of 21 Mid City Artists including metal sculptures by Robert Cole, figure paintings by G. Bryon Peck, photography by Mark Parascandola and abstract paintings by Sondra Arkin and Mike Weber. See the invitation with names of participating artists here.
A lively group of artists and visitors, including Warehouse Gallery owner, Molly Ruppert, visited the exhibition reception while gym members exercised on treadmills and other exercise equipment on three floors of a renovated schoolhouse. Molly overheard someone say that "Results isn't a gym, it's a lifestyle." Results Gallery is definitely a unique environment for viewing art. A visiting sculptor, Chas Colburn found the layout a bit chaotic and I found the censorship a bit ironic in a body focused business.
See Angela White's censored work at www.angelawhiteart.com/
An earlier post on Angela White's Solo Exhibition
at Washington Works on Paper Gallery here.
Angela White's Solo Exhibition
“The Curves of Natural Radiance” (EXTENDED thru February)
This exhibition is extended through February 2006 SO DON"T MISS IT!!
WASHINGTON WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY
3420 9th Street, NE, Washington DC
Telephone: (202) 526-4848
1 half block from Red Line
Metro Brookland-CUA
Click here for directions
www.annemarchand.com
Monday, January 16, 2006
MALI, Beyond Timbuktu
International Visions Gallery
Cordially invites you to:
MALI, Beyond Timbuktu
Photographs by Malian and U.S. Photographers
Saturday, January 21, 2006
6:30 - 9:00 p. m.

MALI, Beyond Timbuktu is an exhibit exploring this West
African country through images by Malian photographers
Alioune Bâ and Amadou Sow, and American photographers
Nestor Hernández, Shawn Davis, Sora Devore.
Exhibition Dates:
January 18 - February 25, 2006
International Visions Gallery
2629 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202-234-5112
(Across from the Woodley Park Metro)
see more images at:
www.inter-visions.com
Cordially invites you to:
MALI, Beyond Timbuktu
Photographs by Malian and U.S. Photographers
Saturday, January 21, 2006
6:30 - 9:00 p. m.

MALI, Beyond Timbuktu is an exhibit exploring this West
African country through images by Malian photographers
Alioune Bâ and Amadou Sow, and American photographers
Nestor Hernández, Shawn Davis, Sora Devore.
Exhibition Dates:
January 18 - February 25, 2006
International Visions Gallery
2629 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202-234-5112
(Across from the Woodley Park Metro)
see more images at:
www.inter-visions.com
Sunday, January 15, 2006
GEORGE J. E. SAKKAL - COLLAGE NOUVEAU- A Million Little Pieces
Sakkal was a gallery artist with Komei Wachi’s Gallery K in Washington D.C. Prior to his untimely death, Wachi believed Sakkal had made significant advances in the use of paper as a fine art medium. In support of this contention, he exhibited Sakkal’s work along side the collages of Robert Rauschenberg. Wachi believed it was not a question of whether Sakkal would achieve national recognition for his contribution to the medium, but when.
Sakkal is a Faculty Instructor at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. His work can be seen through Zenith Gallery and the Light Street Gallery in Baltimore, MD.
http://www.georgejesakkal.com
Read the article in the Baltimore City Paper
A Million Little Pieces - Like His Surreal Collages, George Sakkal’S Life Has Been Shattered And Put Back Together Again
By Violet Glaze
Sakkal is a Faculty Instructor at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. His work can be seen through Zenith Gallery and the Light Street Gallery in Baltimore, MD.
http://www.georgejesakkal.com
Read the article in the Baltimore City Paper
A Million Little Pieces - Like His Surreal Collages, George Sakkal’S Life Has Been Shattered And Put Back Together Again
By Violet Glaze
Friday, January 13, 2006
Mayor Presented With Lifetime Achievement Award at Arts Gala in Washington, DC USA
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2006 Mayor's Arts Awards and to Mayor Anthony Williams for his Lifetime Achivement Award in support of the arts.
January 13, 2006
Press Release
(Washington, DC) The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities presented Mayor Anthony A. Williams with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his steadfast support of arts and culture at the 21st Annual Mayor's Arts Awards Gala, Monday, January 9, 2006 at 6 pm at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Concert Hall. The gala ceremony annually honors the finest artists, arts organizations and arts patrons in DC with a public ceremony at the Kennedy Center featuring award presentations, dance, music and poetry performances.
In honor of their dedication to the city's cultural community, Special Recognition awards were presented to WPFW radio personalities Rusty Hassan and Von Martin for their commitment to Washington radio and Publisher/CEO of The Washington Post Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones for the newspaper's coverage of cultural events in DC. Below is a full list with the award category and this year's recipients:
2006 Mayor's Arts Awards, Washington, DC USA
Excellence in an Artistic Discipline
Frederick Strother
Maida Wither Dance Construction Company
Outstanding Emerging Artist
Anu Yadav
Excellence in Service to the Arts
Rebecca Read Medrano
Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education
Step Afrika!
Young Playwrights' Theater
Innovation in the Arts
City Dance Ensemble
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
Elementary School Level
Laurie Siegel, Watkins Elementary School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
Middle School Level
Michelle Fowlin-Parker, Alice Deal Junior High School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
High School Level
Tafari Wald, Ballou Senior High School
Lifetime Achievement Award Mayor Anthony A. Williams
Special Recognition Award
Rusty Hassan
Von Martin
Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones
For more information, call (202) 724-5613
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
January 13, 2006
Press Release
(Washington, DC) The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities presented Mayor Anthony A. Williams with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his steadfast support of arts and culture at the 21st Annual Mayor's Arts Awards Gala, Monday, January 9, 2006 at 6 pm at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Concert Hall. The gala ceremony annually honors the finest artists, arts organizations and arts patrons in DC with a public ceremony at the Kennedy Center featuring award presentations, dance, music and poetry performances.
In honor of their dedication to the city's cultural community, Special Recognition awards were presented to WPFW radio personalities Rusty Hassan and Von Martin for their commitment to Washington radio and Publisher/CEO of The Washington Post Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones for the newspaper's coverage of cultural events in DC. Below is a full list with the award category and this year's recipients:
2006 Mayor's Arts Awards, Washington, DC USA
Excellence in an Artistic Discipline
Frederick Strother
Maida Wither Dance Construction Company
Outstanding Emerging Artist
Anu Yadav
Excellence in Service to the Arts
Rebecca Read Medrano
Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education
Step Afrika!
Young Playwrights' Theater
Innovation in the Arts
City Dance Ensemble
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
Elementary School Level
Laurie Siegel, Watkins Elementary School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
Middle School Level
Michelle Fowlin-Parker, Alice Deal Junior High School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
High School Level
Tafari Wald, Ballou Senior High School
Lifetime Achievement Award Mayor Anthony A. Williams
Special Recognition Award
Rusty Hassan
Von Martin
Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones
For more information, call (202) 724-5613
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Assimilation/Dissolution:
Jeffry Cudlin, Christopher Hoeting and Jefferson Pinder
January 19 – February 25, 2006
Artists’ Talk: Thursday, January 19, 4pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19, 6-8pm
Assimilation/Dissolution is the result of an intensive collaboration between DC-based artists Jefferson Pinder, Christopher Hoeting and Jeffry Cudlin. Generated over the course of six months, this cycle of works forms an extended conversation on the issues of shifting geographic boundaries and community identities in Washington, DC. At once a creative experiment and critical conversation, the process began with each artist creating one piece inspired by the current real estate boom and related issues of gentrification in DC. Every two weeks, the artists would then trade completed artworks and craft new responses to one another's efforts. The 30 resulting paintings, videos and mixed-media collages each trace intersections and divergences among the artists’ individual perspectives on race, class, urban geography and cultural and artistic histories. Assimilation/Dissolution is on view in the Gallery at Flashpoint.
The Gallery at Flashpoint • 916 G Street, NW • Washington, DC 20001
A CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT
www.flashpointdc.org
January 19 – February 25, 2006
Artists’ Talk: Thursday, January 19, 4pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19, 6-8pm
Assimilation/Dissolution is the result of an intensive collaboration between DC-based artists Jefferson Pinder, Christopher Hoeting and Jeffry Cudlin. Generated over the course of six months, this cycle of works forms an extended conversation on the issues of shifting geographic boundaries and community identities in Washington, DC. At once a creative experiment and critical conversation, the process began with each artist creating one piece inspired by the current real estate boom and related issues of gentrification in DC. Every two weeks, the artists would then trade completed artworks and craft new responses to one another's efforts. The 30 resulting paintings, videos and mixed-media collages each trace intersections and divergences among the artists’ individual perspectives on race, class, urban geography and cultural and artistic histories. Assimilation/Dissolution is on view in the Gallery at Flashpoint.
The Gallery at Flashpoint • 916 G Street, NW • Washington, DC 20001
A CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT
www.flashpointdc.org
Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum
I decided to check out the exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on my way to pick up my copy of the WPA/C Artist Directory. I was surprised to find a Warhol exhibit (have I been slumbering?) in the great halls and I LOVE IT! Warhol is an icon of Americana, commercialism and celebrity status. His art works on many level. There's some surprising painterly strokes in some works. It's a marvel to see how Warhol took a simple silkscreening process and magnified it's potential exponentially. Well, perhaps I'm exaggerating but this exhibit is a must see for anyone with interest in 20th Century Art. Yes, the Campbell's Soup Cans are there, as well as Jackie O and Marilyn. You'll be in good company. There's one campy wall-papered room of Chairman Mao that made me feel... well queasy, as well as some early drawings by Warhol. Press release
September 24, 2005 through February 20, 2006 Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum
This exhibition, a collaboration between the Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, offers Washington audiences a rare opportunity to view some of the artist’s most treasured works of art. The exhibition features more than 150 paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, works on paper, and films from the renowned permanent collection of The Andy Warhol Museum.
One of the most influential and iconic artists of the 20th century, Andy Warhol challenged many basic cultural assumptions, including traditional distinctions between popular culture and fine art, prints and paintings, and art and social reportage. Warhol Legacy is organized thematically to reflect the range of the artist'’s production over the span of his career, while mining the strengths of The Warhol Museum'’s diverse collection.
PNC Presents
Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum
This exhibition is co-organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh and made possible through the generous support of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PROGRAMS
Hot Date DC: Andy Warhol's Coloring Party Thursday, January 19, 2006 6 pm - 9 pm
Free for Corcoran members; Public: $10
During the 1950s, Warhol produced exquisite illustrated books printed in limited editions and hand-colored at lively "coloring parties." The Corcoran puts a quirky twist on this clever idea with a party project that's so easy, it's elementary. Use shrinkie-dinks to create funky and fabulous jewelry, luggage tags, magnets and more. Head over after work for delectable desserts, drink specials and a curator led tour of the exhibition Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum.
Winter Family Festival And PNC Employee Day Saturday, January 21st 10 am
FREE
Celebrate Andy Warhol and the swinging sixties at the Corcoran! This all-day, all-ages, all-out celebration at DC's neighborhood museum will include art-making workshops, storytelling, music, and live performances. Also explore the exhibition Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum which is on exhibition at the Corcoran through February 20, 2006.
No reservations are required for this FREE event.
September 24, 2005 through February 20, 2006 Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum
This exhibition, a collaboration between the Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, offers Washington audiences a rare opportunity to view some of the artist’s most treasured works of art. The exhibition features more than 150 paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, works on paper, and films from the renowned permanent collection of The Andy Warhol Museum.
One of the most influential and iconic artists of the 20th century, Andy Warhol challenged many basic cultural assumptions, including traditional distinctions between popular culture and fine art, prints and paintings, and art and social reportage. Warhol Legacy is organized thematically to reflect the range of the artist'’s production over the span of his career, while mining the strengths of The Warhol Museum'’s diverse collection.
PNC Presents
Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum
This exhibition is co-organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh and made possible through the generous support of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
PROGRAMS
Hot Date DC: Andy Warhol's Coloring Party Thursday, January 19, 2006 6 pm - 9 pm
Free for Corcoran members; Public: $10
During the 1950s, Warhol produced exquisite illustrated books printed in limited editions and hand-colored at lively "coloring parties." The Corcoran puts a quirky twist on this clever idea with a party project that's so easy, it's elementary. Use shrinkie-dinks to create funky and fabulous jewelry, luggage tags, magnets and more. Head over after work for delectable desserts, drink specials and a curator led tour of the exhibition Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum.
Winter Family Festival And PNC Employee Day Saturday, January 21st 10 am
FREE
Celebrate Andy Warhol and the swinging sixties at the Corcoran! This all-day, all-ages, all-out celebration at DC's neighborhood museum will include art-making workshops, storytelling, music, and live performances. Also explore the exhibition Warhol Legacy: Selections from The Andy Warhol Museum which is on exhibition at the Corcoran through February 20, 2006.
No reservations are required for this FREE event.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
SCULPTURE UNBOUND & DIMENSIONS, a double header for Friday night in Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
The Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran and the Washington Sculptor's Group present SCULPTURE UNBOUND, an exhibition of work stretching the boundaries of the field of sculpture.
I know several of the artists in these two sculpture exhibitions; Betsy Packard who's work I've long admired and own, Connie Fleres, Mary Early, Foon Sham, Anita Walsh and Margaret Boozer are a few of the 43 exhibiting artists in Sculpture Unbound. I plan to go to the reception tomorrow night as well as see the Zenith Gallery opening of "DIMENSIONS - Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area." Both galleries are in the Penn Quarter District near the MCI center at Gallery Place metro.
SCULPTURE UNBOUND is an exhibition featuring the work of 43 contemporary sculptors from the DC region.
Juried by Glenn Harper, editor of Sculpture Magazine, Sculpture Unbound showcases experimental sculptural pieces. Juror, Glenn Harper will also lead a gallery talk on the night of the opening at 7:30 pm.
SCULPTURE UNBOUND
Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery
Reception: Friday, January 13, 2006 from 6:30-8:30 pm.
702 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
"DIMENSIONS - Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area"
Zenith Gallery
Reception: Friday, January 13, 2006 from 6:00-9:00pm
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.783.2963
Artists of "DIMENSIONS":
Margaret Boozer – clay
Margery E. Goldberg – exotic woods
Donna M. McCullough – metal, wood, stone
Minna Newman Nathanson – metal, acrylic
Carol Newmyer – cast bronze
Marie Ringwald – found wood, mixed media
Frances Sniffen – cast hydrocal, rubber, bronze
Janet Wheeler – mixed media
Millicent Young – porcelain, metal, mixed media
Joyce Zipperer – stone
I know several of the artists in these two sculpture exhibitions; Betsy Packard who's work I've long admired and own, Connie Fleres, Mary Early, Foon Sham, Anita Walsh and Margaret Boozer are a few of the 43 exhibiting artists in Sculpture Unbound. I plan to go to the reception tomorrow night as well as see the Zenith Gallery opening of "DIMENSIONS - Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area." Both galleries are in the Penn Quarter District near the MCI center at Gallery Place metro.
SCULPTURE UNBOUND is an exhibition featuring the work of 43 contemporary sculptors from the DC region.
Juried by Glenn Harper, editor of Sculpture Magazine, Sculpture Unbound showcases experimental sculptural pieces. Juror, Glenn Harper will also lead a gallery talk on the night of the opening at 7:30 pm.
SCULPTURE UNBOUND
Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery
Reception: Friday, January 13, 2006 from 6:30-8:30 pm.
702 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
"DIMENSIONS - Women Sculptors of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area"
Zenith Gallery
Reception: Friday, January 13, 2006 from 6:00-9:00pm
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.783.2963
Artists of "DIMENSIONS":
Margaret Boozer – clay
Margery E. Goldberg – exotic woods
Donna M. McCullough – metal, wood, stone
Minna Newman Nathanson – metal, acrylic
Carol Newmyer – cast bronze
Marie Ringwald – found wood, mixed media
Frances Sniffen – cast hydrocal, rubber, bronze
Janet Wheeler – mixed media
Millicent Young – porcelain, metal, mixed media
Joyce Zipperer – stone
Maryland Art Place’s 25th Anniversary
Come celebrate the kick off of
Maryland Art Place’s 25th Anniversary
Friday, January 20, 2006
Please join us in celebrating the first event in a year of
special programming to commemorate Maryland Art Place’s 25th Anniversary.
Beginning at 6pm, the evening will feature a Gallery Talk and forum
highlighting MAP’s current exhibition:
Collaboration as a Medium: 25 Years of Pyramid Atlantic
Guest speakers include: Pepe Coronado, Helen Frederick, Shireen Homan,
Leslie King-Hammond, and Phyllis Plattner
A catered Reception will follow the Gallery Talk at 7pm
All events are free and open to the public
Maryland Art Place is located at 8 Market Place in Power Plant Live!
For more information, please call (410) 962-8565 or visit www.mdartplace.org
MAP's gallery space is located in Baltimore's entertainment district, Power Plant Live!, just a short walk from Baltimore's famous Inner Harbor.
410-962-8565.
Maryland Art Place’s 25th Anniversary
Friday, January 20, 2006
Please join us in celebrating the first event in a year of
special programming to commemorate Maryland Art Place’s 25th Anniversary.
Beginning at 6pm, the evening will feature a Gallery Talk and forum
highlighting MAP’s current exhibition:
Collaboration as a Medium: 25 Years of Pyramid Atlantic
Guest speakers include: Pepe Coronado, Helen Frederick, Shireen Homan,
Leslie King-Hammond, and Phyllis Plattner
A catered Reception will follow the Gallery Talk at 7pm
All events are free and open to the public
Maryland Art Place is located at 8 Market Place in Power Plant Live!
For more information, please call (410) 962-8565 or visit www.mdartplace.org
MAP's gallery space is located in Baltimore's entertainment district, Power Plant Live!, just a short walk from Baltimore's famous Inner Harbor.
410-962-8565.
Weaving together theater, documentary, and activism
A theme which is pressing in our country is being played out at
Cultural Development Corporation
In Flashpoint’s Meade Theatre
'Capers'
a solo play about forced relocation and the human right to housing
by 2006 Mayor's Arts Awards' Outstanding Emerging Artist
Anu Yadav
January 12 - February 5
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – 7:30pm
Sunday – 3:00pm
Written and performed by Anu Yadav
Directed and developed by Patrick Crowley
Weaving together theater, documentary, and activism, 'Capers is a one-woman show based on the stories of families at the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg public housing projects – also known as 'Capers – in southeast DC who protested the government-funded relocation and demolition of their neighborhood. Anu Yadav portrays nearly a dozen characters in this portrait of families struggling to fight for their community and a place to live. www.caperstheplay.com
General Admission $10
Reservations
tickets@caperstheplay.com
202.315.1340
Cultural Development Corporation
Flashpoint Mead Theater Lab
916 G Street, NW
202.315.1305
www.flashpointdc.org
Cultural Development Corporation
In Flashpoint’s Meade Theatre
'Capers'
a solo play about forced relocation and the human right to housing
by 2006 Mayor's Arts Awards' Outstanding Emerging Artist
Anu Yadav
January 12 - February 5
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – 7:30pm
Sunday – 3:00pm
Written and performed by Anu Yadav
Directed and developed by Patrick Crowley
Weaving together theater, documentary, and activism, 'Capers is a one-woman show based on the stories of families at the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg public housing projects – also known as 'Capers – in southeast DC who protested the government-funded relocation and demolition of their neighborhood. Anu Yadav portrays nearly a dozen characters in this portrait of families struggling to fight for their community and a place to live. www.caperstheplay.com
General Admission $10
Reservations
tickets@caperstheplay.com
202.315.1340
Cultural Development Corporation
Flashpoint Mead Theater Lab
916 G Street, NW
202.315.1305
www.flashpointdc.org
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The Art of Being a German at Goethe-Institut
Goethe-Institut
Exhibition
Until February 28
The Art of Being a German
An exhibition of photography by students from the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund reflecting on what it means for young people to be German in Germany today and what role stereotypes and prejudices play.
Lecture & Discussion
Thursday, January 12, 6:30pm
A Visual Journey through German Cinema, with Gerd Dunkelberg
A kick-off to the 14th Annual New Films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria Festival. Using film clips, this illustrated presentation documents the diversity and characteristic traits of German films and highlights the various stages of German film throughout history to the present. RSVP to 202-289-1200, ext. 160
Goethe-Institut Washington
The German Cultural Center
812 Seventh Street, NW
202.289.1200
www.goethe.de/washington
Monday - Thursday, 9:00am & 5:00pm
Friday, 9:00am & 3:00pm
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown (Chinatown exit)
Exhibition
Until February 28
The Art of Being a German
An exhibition of photography by students from the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund reflecting on what it means for young people to be German in Germany today and what role stereotypes and prejudices play.
Lecture & Discussion
Thursday, January 12, 6:30pm
A Visual Journey through German Cinema, with Gerd Dunkelberg
A kick-off to the 14th Annual New Films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria Festival. Using film clips, this illustrated presentation documents the diversity and characteristic traits of German films and highlights the various stages of German film throughout history to the present. RSVP to 202-289-1200, ext. 160
Goethe-Institut Washington
The German Cultural Center
812 Seventh Street, NW
202.289.1200
www.goethe.de/washington
Monday - Thursday, 9:00am & 5:00pm
Friday, 9:00am & 3:00pm
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown (Chinatown exit)
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