Friday, January 23, 2009

Bryan Collins / Solo Exhibition

Proof of Faith


Opening reception:
Saturday, January 24
6pm - midnight


Art Whino presents Proof of Faith. A journey into the seemingly impossible world of obstacles and overcoming adversity. With so much pessimism in our culture about the future, this collection of Bryan's work is intended to plant seeds of hope and inspiration. Some of the topics explored through these paintings include dealing with death, finding love, physical appearance issues, helping those in need, and reducing one's arrogance to accept wisdom


Art Whino Gallery
173 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD

Aspect:Ratio 2

January 24 - February 18
Opening reception: Saturday, January 24, 6 - 8pm

small-format works: drawings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, painting

Gary Baseman, P.43, 2008. Colored pencil on antique paper. 15 x 10 in.

Artists:
Kwaku Alston, Gary Baseman, Lori Field, Susan Jamison, Kahn & Selesnick, Akemi Maegawa, Shawne Major, Jiha Moon, Phil Nesmith, Izel Vargas, Zack Wirsum

Kwaku Alston: Special Exhibition
Portraits of President Obama

Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street NW
(in the 14th Street Arts Corridor and Logan Circle area of Washington, DC.)

GEE'S BEND: QUILTS AND PRINTS

MARY LEE BENDOLPH
LOUISIANA BENDOLPH
LORETTA BENNETT

January 17 - February 21, 2009
Opening for the artists: Saturday, January 24, 5-7 pm

Addison/Ripley Fine Art

1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Artists' Talk Saturday, January 24, 11:30 am.
RSVP 202.338.5180 seating is limited to the first 50 people.

When Mary Lee Bendolph and Louisiana Bendolph went to Berkeley, California to consider collaborating with Paulson Press in 2005, they were already extending the quiltmaking tradition of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama to new audiences, in new ways. Joined by fellow Gee's Bend quilter, Loretta Bennett in 2007, these three artists have produced a coherent body of vividly colored, delicately textured etchings that, while moving into a, for them, unfamiliar medium, stand firmly in the design tradition the quilts from the Gee's Bend community have become known for. The bold, asymetrical quilts and prints in this exhibition at Addison/Ripley Fine Art are richly colored, beautiful and compelling, melding the talents of "new" and "old" quilters as they continue in the present day.

Source: authentic art visions: Gee's Bend: Quilts and Prints

Lifeguard

Lisa Marie + DECOY


Exhibition opening:
Saturday, January 24, 6 - 9 pm
1506 14th Street NW

Live painting by Lisa Marie Thalhammer and DECOY will be raffled to benefit Sitar Arts Center.

Music:
DJ Natty Boom
Yoko K

Funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Paper Trail

*Last week to view*
Paper Trail

A two-site exhibition presented in partnership with Heineman Myers Contemporary Art highlighting selections from Transformer's FlatFile Program

Closes January 24, 2009

Launched in Spring 2007, Transformer's FlatFile program features a unique variety of two-dimensional, unframed works on paper by a diverse and esteemed roster of artists working in mediums including photography, painting, drawing, and printmaking. All works are approximately 16" x 20" in size and smaller.

Paper Trail is presented at both Transformer's project space & Heineman Myers Contemporary Art in Bethesda, MD, highlighting different selections from the current FlatFile, as well as new work by Victor Aguilar, Emily Andrews, April Behnke, Nancy Blum, Alan Brown, Jessica Cebra, Natalie Cheung, Melissa Dickenson, Ryan Hill, Paul Jeffreys, Andy Kozlowski, John Lancaster, Katherine Mann, Nikki Painter, Bondé Prang, Lauren Rice, Bonaia Rosado, Señor Tangcito, Champ Taylor, and Lisa Marie Thalhammer.

The majority of works are priced between $75 -$500, with 70% of all proceeds going directly to the artists.


EXHIBITION HOURS:
Transformer: Wednesday - Saturday, 1-7pm & by appointment.
Heineman Myers: Tuesday - Saturday, 1-6pm & by appointment.

Heineman Myers Contemporary Art
4728 Hampden Lane
301-951-7900.
www.HeinemanMyers.com

Transformer
202.483.1102.

Manifest Hope DC / Photos of Exhibition

Check out Manifest Hope DC Exhibition photos at these sites...
Arrested Motion

Manifest Hope: DC First Look- 01.16.09 at NOTCOT
& HERE Manifest Hope: DC ~ The Art!

MTV Gallery

WASHINGTON CITY PAPER REVIEW

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Etsuko Ichikawa at Randall Scott Gallery

Trace Through February 14th
opening reception this saturday
January 24th 7pm-9pm



Etsuko Ichikawa

Also on exhibit
Group Show of Gallery Artists

Julia Fullerton-Batten, Cara Ober, Chris Anthony, Ryoko Suzuki, Lori Nix, Sarah Wilmer, Kyoko Hamada, Tema Stauffer, Lu Zhang, Nathan Baker, Dave Anderson and introducing Marco Delogu


Randall Scott Gallery

1326 14th Street NW
(2nd floor above Thai Tanic Restaurant)
Washington, D.C. 20005

202-332-0806
www.randallscottgallery.com

Leah Tinari /Masquerade Madness

January 24, 2009 - March 28, 2009

Opening Reception
Saturday January 24, 5-8 pm
Artist Talk, 5:30 - 6 pm


Who Is The Real Devil In Disguise?, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60

DFA continues the inauguration celebration with this show featuring 12 paintings from 2005 - 2008, including six from Leah Tinari's recent masquerade series. This is Leah's first solo show at DFA since contributing works to the group show, Hit Me With Music at District Fine Arts in 2007 and again at DFA's recreation of the exhibit at Bloomingdale's, Chevy Chase in 2008.

Leah's work is a celebration of life. She strives to make paintings of her life, the people and the world around her. Tinari wants to create a wonderful and vital dialog between people and art, and between art and life.

District Fine Arts
1639 Wisconsin Wisocnisn Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202-328-9100

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Inauguration Satellite Image

2009 Inaugural Celebration. Washington D.C. National Mall "Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye."

See a very cool interactive version of the Satellite image at Washington Post. Those "ants" are you and me in the millions.

Unveiling Shepard Fairey’s Obama “Hope” @ Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery

AM is online with Photos of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiling and inducting Shepard Fairey’s symbolic “Hope” image of Barack Obama.
Martin Irvine of the Irvine Contemporary was credited for dedicating the time and effort to make this possible.
Arrested Motion Blogpost

Wilson Building Tour: City Hall Art Collection

The next tour of the Wilson Building Art Collection will be Thursday January 29, 2009 at 4:30pm.Attend the first tour of the New Year, featuring a new focus on individual artists and their stories.

Tour of the City Hall Art Collection HeART of DC

Thursday January 29, 2009, 4:30pm

1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Tours meet in the lobby on the Pennsylvania Avenue side and last approximately 60 minutes. For more information please call 202.724.5613.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Swearing-In of President Obama

as seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial......Jumbotron.

We millions walked to the Lincoln Memorial and down the National Mall to stand with a million other people to hear the swearing in of the President of the United States. We saw the event from the jumbotron set up at the memorial and on TV when we got home. Being among the people and experiencing the joyful crowds will be something to remember for a lifetime. Yo Yo Ma performed John Williams "Air and Simple Gifts," a brilliant arrangement which was performed beautifully. Folks arrived at 4am to stand for hours in the cold to be part of this historic day. We arrived at the Lincoln Memorial around 10:30am and stayed for three hours before walking to Dupont Circle, stopping for a hot chocolate and watching the presidential parade on TV. The outside temperature dropped 10 degrees in the three hours we were out. If you couldn't get anywhere close to the events, I hope you had the opportunity to watch some of the days festivities on TV. It all matters!







Today we were witness to a great moment in history. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Welcome to Washington, DC President Barack Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden and all your families!



11:50 a.m.: Joe Biden is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice John Stevens

12 p.m.: Barack Obama is sworn in as president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Obama, with his hand on Abraham Lincoln's inaugural Bible, will recite the same oath as his predecessors: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Musical performance from John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill, followed by "Hail to the Chief" and a 21-gun salute.

12:05 p.m.: Inaugural address, followed by a poem written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander and a benediction from Dr. Joseph Lowery. The national anthem will be performed by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters

12:30 p.m.: Ceremony concludes

"Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural" will air live on MTV on Tuesday, January 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. MTV News will have wall-to-wall coverage of the event and of the scenes in Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Kenya in the days leading up to the event and in the days that follow.

Inaugural and Presidential-related work at Govinda Gallery

INAUGURATION '09

An exhibition honoring the inauguration of
Barack Obama as President of the United States.


This exhibition continues through January 31st.

In honor of this historic event, Govinda Gallery will be exhibiting a selection of inaugural and presidential-related work including photographs by Jacques Lowe (JFK and Jaqueline Kennedy), Christopher Makos (The Supreme Court and The Washington Monument), Henry Grossman (Eleanor Roosevelt, JFK), William Coupon (Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, Carter, Clinton, Bush II), Frank Stefanko (Bruce Springsteen), Claude Gassian (U2), Bob McNeely (Bill Clinton), Phil Stern (JFK, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford), Jose Figueroa, (Lincoln Memorial) as well as America's great folk artist, Howard Finster (Abraham Lincoln, George and Martha Washington) and The Great Seal.

Govinda Gallery

1227 34th Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.333.1180

Monday, January 19, 2009

Karlisima Creates Presidential Mural

Email Karlisima


Karlisima has created the first major mural in Washington DC to include President Obama, standing with the 10 most recent presidents of the United States. The mural, beginning with President Dwight Eisenhower in chronological order all the way to Obama, is now on display at 1967 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC at the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant.

Washington, DC artist Karlisima has created a 60’ x 25’ mural for the community which will educate and delight generations to come. Working nonstop for months, the artist unveiled the presidential mural in January. This historical mural is funded by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant, the ANC (The Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission) and Private Sponsors.

The mural is being unveiled at President Obama’s Historical Moment: The first African-American President ever elected in the History of the USA. The mural also includes major D.C. landmarks such as the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol and Washington Monument, giving the mural a look of DC's largest postcard on a wall.

The 60’ x 25’ Mural was unveiled on Monday January 19th 2009, prior to Obama’s inauguration. The Mural is now available for Public viewing anytime at the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant, location outside restaurant wall, at 1967 Calvert Street NW, Washington DC, 20009 by the Duke Ellington Bridge.(www.mamaayesha’s.com)

Creating a mural of this magnitude takes the support of many segments of a community and the dedication and vision of the artist to contribute to and enliven a space for its citizens. The subject matter and theme of this mural are relevant to the times. There's also a surprise element in the mural for the future. You won't want to miss seeing this beautiful new creation to DC's Public Art feasts.

Karlisima would like to thank the Art Initiative of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities:
“The P.A.B.C. initiative (Public Art Building Communities), has allowed me to make a bridge between the community, the Restaurant Mama Ayesha’s, the arts and all the people who have made this mural a reality. This could not be done without the support of all the community and the help of the DC Commission and the Restaurant and all the entities who funded the project. I hope that this mural will become a teaching tool of the History of the Presidents for schools, children and the public in general. This is a gift to the City of Washington DC to celebrate this historical moment in American History and will remain open to the public to see for generations to come. This is fulfilling the idea that mural art is available for the public and for the masses.”

You can see more work by Karlisima at
www.Karlisima.com
Email Karlisima

For more information:
Contact
Press Coordinator: Mayamerica Cortez
703-731-9841

“We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on Sunday (January 18).

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday I and thousands of other folks walked to the Washington Monument to look across at the Lincoln Memorial where the performers were playing for the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration; Beyonce, Bruce Springstein, Pete Seeger, James Taylor, Mary J. Blige, Bono, U2, Garth Brooks, Tom Hanks, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, Bettye Lavette, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Tiger Woods, Jack Black, Usher, Shakira and Stevie Wonder, Queen Latifah, Bettye LaVette, Jon Bon Jovi, Will.I.Am, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp were some of the performers.

We saw and heard some of the performers on the jumbotrons and experienced the hugh excited crowds. What a sight and a great vibration. We loved walking and walking from Dupont Circle, happy to not be in a car in the traffic in the city. No cars for the next few days and the metro was 1000 deep last night for people trying to get in to catch the trains. Luckily the wind wasn't blowing and 34 degrees felt comfortable, if you were gloved, scarfed and coated with extra leggings. I hope you can feel some of the positive energy from these pictures in Washington, DC. The crowds will get bigger in the next two days! Keep your TVs on for these historic moments.

beyonce performs america the beautiful






At the Corcoran Gallery of Art

Reviews:
Washington Post

The International Year of Astronomy 2009



a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe through the day- and night-time sky, and thereby engage a personal sense of wonder and discovery.

Vision

Everyone should realise the impact of astronomy and other fundamental sciences on our daily lives, and understand how scientific knowledge can contribute to a more equitable and peaceful society. IYA2009 activities will take place locally, nationally, regionally and internationally. National Nodes have been formed in each country to prepare activities for 2009. These nodes will establish collaborations between professional and amateur astronomers, science centres and science communicators to prepare activities for 2009. Already now, 136 countries are involved and well over 140 are expected to participate eventually.


EVENTS

In recognition of the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first celestial observations, 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy. To celebrate, NASA’s Great Observatories – the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-Ray Observatory – are collaborating to produce spectacular multi-wavelength views of our universe. Click to see participating Institutions.


400 Years of the Telescope
A journey of science, technology and thought.

Documentary on PBS. Check Viewing Schedule
Panoramic visuals, cutting-edge technologies and introspective contemplations position 400 Years of the Telescope as the must-see cinematic feature for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009.


Check US Website for more information.

Highlights

US IYA2009 opening event, Long Beach, CA
10 January 2009

NASA Great Observatories image release at science/nature centres and planetaria
14 - 28 February 2009
http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/events/iya/

Opening of Galileo exhibit at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
2 April 2009
http://www2.fi.edu/

Sunday, January 18, 2009

CROSSING GLANCES | REGARDS CROISÉS

Arlington & Reims : Sister Cities
Photographers: John Babineau of Arlington, Virginia and Cécile Bethléem of Reims, France


January 23 – March 28, 2009

Presented by Arlington Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Office of the City of Reims, France

Opening Reception, Thursday, January 22, 6 - 9 p.m.
Book Signing and Discussion with both photographers: Thursday, March 5, 7 - 9 p.m.

Exhibition book author Didier Rousselet writes, “Two cities glance at each other, or rather each city invites one of its artists to serve as its eye on the other. A photographer comes from Reims to glance at Arlington; another comes from Arlington to do the same in Reims. And each of them returns home with his or her rich crop of photographs revealing overlooked features and hidden truths.”

This exhibition will showcase the results of this photo exchange, and a book highlighting the work of both photographers will be available for purchase.

Ellipse Arts Center, one block West of the Ballston metro
4350 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203
http://www.arlingtonarts.org/ellipseartscenter.htm
http://ellipseartscenter.blogspot.com

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Art Whino, The Sneaker Suite & Judah Presents:

An Inaugural Appreciation!
Sun., Jan 18, 4pm-10pm


celebrate history. celebrate life. celebrate each other. the true art of celebration.


Art Whino hosts a series of distinctive, strategic events to commemorate change in America and abroad; to memorialize history.

appreciate: the DMV (DC. Maryland. Virginia) region


the specs ::
sounds: dj Lil Mic (XM Sirius Radio) & dj MAF
art: JPalmer Designs (unveiling of an Obama Art Project)
fashion: greedy genius
spring 09 showcase set
l-r-g clothing showcase set
music (specialty): skullcandy
headphone listening station & giveaway

FREE** and open to the public.

Art Whino (http://www.artwhino.com)
the Sneaker Suite (http://www.thesneakersuite.com)
& Judah (http://forthedmvonly.blogspot.com)

Friday, January 16, 2009

FORTY FOUR - Inaugural Exhibition


January 18 - February 28, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday January 17th, 8:00pm - 12:00am

Featuring Artists: Preston Sampson, Charly Plamer, and Roy Lewis

Also Featured:
Media Producer-Jamaiah Adams
Author- Dennis Forbes
and a surprise musical guest

International Visions Art Gallery
2629 CONNECTICUT AVE. N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20008
202-234-5112.

Think the New!

January 17 & 18


Pepa Leon, Johanna Mueller, Judy Jahinsky, Barbara Liotta, Janis Goodman

Reyes + Davis
923 F Street NW #302
Washington, DC

Etsuko Ichikawa

Trace

January 17th-February 14th
opening reception: January 24th, 6pm-8pm

Etsuko Ichikawa

With a blaze of fire and smoke, Etsuko Ichikawa applies a methodically shaped piece of molten glass directly to heavy stock paper. Her large scale "Glass Pyrographs" carry the action of painting, as she works her paper surface from all angles, allowing the molten glass to burn into her medium.

Ichikawa's process expresses her continuing investigation of what lies between the ephemeral and the eternal. They are examples of creating something tangible from abstraction; resulting in work that is dynamic, yet subtle, and visually organic.

Born and raised in Japan and having lived in the United States for the last decade, Ichikawa recognizes her dual cultures as defining influences and psychology as her primary source of inspiration.


Randall Scott Gallery
1326 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-332-0806
www.randallscottgallery.com

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Zenith / Inaugural Inspirations

Here are a few photos from the packed Zenith Gallery opening last night.

Drew Ernst's portrait of Barack Obama and World View III by Anne Marchand

Artist Michelle Marcello

A celebratory evening was had by all!

Zenith Gallery

413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC
202.783.2963

Inaugural Update from Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans Office for DC Residents

It’s important for residents to stay informed regarding parking, security check points, transportation etc. details of which are changing on a daily basis.

The DC Council, Mayor’s Office, MPD, Metro, US Secret Service and the Presidential Inaugural Committee have put as much information as possible on several websites that I strongly suggest that you visit for updated information:

US Secret Service Inaugural Page
http://www.secretservice.gov/presidential_inaugural.shtml

The District of Columbia's Official Inaugural Website
http://inauguration.dc.gov/

The Presidential Inaugural Committee
http://www.pic2009.org/

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
http://inaugural.senate.gov/

Getting There DC
http://www.gettingthere.dc.gov/

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/metro_events/inauguration.cfm

Stars and Stripes: Pride and Hope Reinterpreted




• Artists Panel Discussion | Saturday | JAN 17 |1-3PM

The Price of Racial Reconciliation Book Signing and Discussion
With author Ronald Walters, Ph.D.
Saturday | JAN 24 | 1-3PM


Sixteen Americans of multi-cultural backgrounds present their interpretations on the concept of America and its icons. Viewed by the conscientious observer, the works in this exhibition reveal themes zealously debated among friends but rarely spoken among strangers: economic disparities; cultural segregation; senseless slayings; religious extremism; and civil rights abuse, are among such subjects. This exhibition and the artists open the opportunity for diplomatic dialogue.

Featured artists: Maya Freelon Asante, Christine Batipps, Susan Brandt, Wesley Clark, Calvin Coleman, Megan Hilderbrant, Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Jeffrey Kent, Ulysses Marshall, Bruce McNeil, Aïdah Aliyah Rasheed, Halide Salam, Desiree Sterbini, Rebecca Waring, Ann Marie Williams and Helen Zughaib. This exhibition was juried and curated by Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director of Galerie Myrtis in Baltimore, MD.

Smith Farm Center
1632 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-288-8711
www.smithfarm.com

Nevin Kelly Gallery Open House

Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm

Celebrate Nevin Kelly's new gallery space in Columbia Heights, take a tour of the gallery, enjoy refreshments, and view new works by gallery artists as well as Polish favorites. View Invitation.

Nevin Kelly Gallery
1400 Irving Street, NW, #132
(Highland Park building directly above the Columbia Heights Metro Station on the Green Line)
Washington, DC 20010
202-232-3464
www.nevinkellygallery.com
http://nevinkellygallery.blogspot.com/

Exhibition - Visions of Change: Youth Celebrate the City of Washington, DC and the Inauguration

January 15, 2009 - February 13, 2009
Location: WVSA ARTs connection

WVSA’s ARTiculate Gallery and Employment Training Program is joining the crowds that will be filling the streets of DC to celebrate an exciting time in our history.

The ARTiculate Gallery is currently displaying artworks that celebrate Washington, DC and the Presidential Inauguration. WVSA wants to welcome the President’s family to the neighborhood and community.

Admission: Free
The exhibition will be closed on Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20.
Reservations: Not required
Phone: 202-261-0204

WVSA ARTs connection

Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Admission: Free
Address: 1100 16th Street, NW
Metro: Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West (Blue and Orange lines)
Phone: 202-296-9100

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

CREATIVE CAPITAL ANNOUNCES 2009 ARTISTS

More than $2.5 million in grants and services is committed to 41 artist projects.

Creative Capital, the national organization that supports individual artists, announces the recipients of its 2009 grants. Initial awards of $10,000 have been made to 41 projects in emerging fields, innovative literature and performing arts. These projects represent 61 artists across the country working individually and in collaboration. Each project becomes eligible for additional funds of as much as $50,000 over the course of the organization’s multi-year commitment. Artists also participate in Creative Capital’s distinctive Artist Services Program valued at $25,000 per artist. This program offers artists skills-building assistance in areas such as fundraising, networking, marketing, and strategic planning with the goal of advancing both their projects and their careers. So far Creative Capital has devoted more than $7 million to the Artists Services Program and has served more than 400 artists in its ten-year history.

Read more HERE.


Creative Capital Foundation
65 Bleecker Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10012
http://creative-capital.org
212 598 9900

Longtime Washington DC Painter "Big Al" Carter Leaves Us

Compulsive Painter Defied Stylistic Trends
By Matt Schudel, WaPo, January 11, 2009

Allen D. "Big Al" Carter, an immensely productive artist who defied stylistic trends and commercial expectations to pursue his singular vision on no one's terms but his own, died Dec. 18 of complications from diabetes at Virginia Hospital Center. He was 61 and lived in Alexandria.

Read article HERE.

Winter Exhibition at McLean Project for the Arts

January 15 - February 21, 2009
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk on Thursday, January 15, 7 - 9 pm

Cellular Perspectives:
Paintings by Betsy Stewart and Patrick Craig
Emerson Gallery

Artists who share an interest in creating, examining, and enlarging visual images that reference the biological. Stewart's beautifully rendered abstractions bring to mind the teeming, lively world present in a drop of pond water. Craig's dynamic motion-filled paintings may exist as isolated segments on a microscopic slide of as slices of the cosmos around us.

Comfort Zones: Paintings by Michele Montalbano
Atrium Gallery

Small-scale room-scapes employ unusually dynamic and glowing color interactions to explore patterning and spatial interpretation.

Tom Wagner: Spaces of Places
Ramp Gallery

Using a combination of photography, painting, drawing and computer graphics, Wagner creates works inspired by post-industrial ruins.

Free and open to the public

McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org

Form and Function: by Van Nguyen

Paintings and Mixed Media
January 16 - February 26, 2009

Artist's reception
Friday, January 16, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend the opening reception and to visit the exhibition at any time during its run. There is no admission fee.

Van Nguyen
is a well known local artist who emigrated from South Vietnam in 1992 and much of her artistic inspiration stems from her cultural heritage. Nguyen has exhibited widely in the region for the past decade and in 2006, mounted a solo show at Gallery Vietnam in New York City, entitled Peace-Possibility. Several of these pieces will be highlighted in the Marymount show.

The Barry Gallery is located in the Reinsch Library on Marymount’s Main Campus – 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA.

Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 - a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Gallery curator, Judy Bass,(703) 284-1561

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Featured DC artist: Anne Marchand

on Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory Website

Crescent, 32" x 48" acrylic and mixed media

Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory did a featured DC artist: Anne Marchand article about my art work this month, on her website. Read it HERE.

Thank you Shauna Lee!

Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory
2710 Williamsburg Street, 402
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703.960.0616

Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory is a full service, professional arts advisory firm helping artists, art enthusiasts, collectors, gallerists, museum curators, arts organizations, and others navigate the arts world. Founded in 2006 and located within the Metropolitan Washington DC corridor.

Manifest Hope Exhibition

MANIFESTHOPE: DC
January 17th-19th, 2009



The MANIFEST HOPE: DC Gallery will be open to the public in Washington, DC for the days preceding the Presidential Inauguration
Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - Monday, January 19th, 2009
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Art exhibition management will be provided by Washington, DC gallery partner, Irvine Contemporary.

Manifest Hope:DC
3333 M Street, NW
Georgetown

Monday, January 12, 2009

Obama Portrait on View at Contemporary Museum

An original photographic portrait of President-elect Barack Obama will be on view at the Contemporary Museum from January 14 through February 1, 2009. The President-elect commissioned renowned African American artist Dawoud Bey to photograph the portrait, which was taken in the Obama residence in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood in 2008.

President Obama’s portrait will join more than 35 of Dawoud Bey’s other striking portraits in an exhibition titled Dawoud Bey: Class Pictures. Class Pictures will be on view at the Contemporary through Saturday, February 21, 2009.

Admission to the museum is free.

The Contemporary Museum
100 W. Centre Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.783.5720

Sunday, January 11, 2009

INAUGURAL INSPIRATION

Commemorating a Momentous Occasion! Paintings/Giclee Prints of President-Elect Obama + Other Paintings, Jewelry, Sculpture & Related Art
Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 14, 6-9pm
Exhibition: January 14 – February 8, 2009

Barack Obama by Drew Ernst


America! by Philip Hazard

Obama in the White House by Robert Freeman

Exhibiting Artists:
Jerry Berta, Cheryl Derricotte, Drew Ernst, Robert Freeman, Siobhan Gavagan, Aziza Gibson-Hunter, Cassandra Gillens, Julie & Ken Girardini, Margery E. Goldberg, Brenda Gordon, Stephen Hansen, Philip Hazard, Robert C. Jackson, Susan Klebanoff, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Michelle Marcello, Carol Newmyer, Cynthia Sands, Leo Twiggs, & others

Change, optimism, hope and humor run through this show, says Zenith Gallery owner Margery E. Goldberg who invited artists to join her in commemorating a momentous occasion in American history. With millions of people coming to Washington to celebrate a new era, Goldberg, an activist and artist assembled this eclectic collection of works, which express the hopes and dreams of artists with whom she’s worked for years. “This is a moment we all need to come together, dig deeper and act to inspire,” she wrote in the call for entries. Much of the art you’ll see in Inaugural Inspiration was created for the show, and some pieces were chosen because they fit the theme.

Zenith Gallery
413 17th Street NW
Washington, DC
202.783.2963

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Crystal Couture

February 13-28, 2009

Join the Crystal City BID for Crystal Couture, a two week extravaganza of fun and fashion. The event will feature sample sales, runway and trunk shows from designers, local boutiques, and area salons. Each night will feature a theme with unique drinks, food tastes, and exciting fashions and music. The event is free and open to the public.
Schedule

Location:
The Link at Century Center, Crystal City, VA

There will be many opportunities for artists to participate in this event including a call for artists for a Fashion Art Wall, T-Shirt Design Competition and Body Art. If you are interested in creating art for Crystal Couture please contact Rob at 703.412.9430

DCist Exposed


February 20 – March 7, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, February 20, 2009 from 5 to 9 pm



DCist is partnering with the Gallery at Flashpoint to exhibit nearly 50 amateur and professional photographers chosen from more than 300 entrants who submitted their work through Flickr.com. DCist Exposed showcases photographic talent that reveals the city through the eyes of people who live and work in the DC metro area.

DCist is also bringing back last year's special event for emerging collectors, Emerge Exposed, on Tuesday, March 3 from 7 to 9 pm at Flashpoint's Mead Theater Lab. Co-hosted by DCist, Flashpoint and the Pink Line Project, a panel of experts will share tips and ideas on how to begin collecting art. There will be a $10 suggested donation at the door for Emerge Exposed.

Gallery at Flashpoint
916 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12-6 pm or by appointment
202.315.1310
www.flashpointdc.org

Gallery Plan B

January 7, 2009 – February 8, 2009

Works by Amy Marx
Works by Eric Westbrook
Works by Andrew Wapinski

Focus Exhibitions at GRACE

Erin Antognoli - Joy Every - Marcia Wolfson Ray
January 8 -- February 14, 2009

Reception: Sunday, January 11, 4 – 6pm
Gallery talk: 5pm




Erin Antognoli photographic exhibition, Fragments and Ashes shows artist's process of discovering the world she lives in by weaving images into stories.

Mysteries, Joy Every reveals her fascination with an imaginary world hidden beneath our common landscape.

Transformation begins when Marcia Wolfson Ray gathers reeds, grasses, and other plants from city lots, roadsides, or marshes.

Greater Reston Arts Center
12001 Market Street, Suite 103
Reston, VA 20190
703.471.9242

Friday, January 09, 2009

BINSTOCK / BELMAR

December 4 - January 11, 2009


ALAN BINSTOCK: Suspended Cosmos
JOAN BELMAR: Life's Many Layers

Closing Reception & Artist Chat
Saturday, January 10, 2009 4-6PM

Due to the overwhelming response to the Binstock and Belmar shows H&F Fine Arts is hosting a closing reception on Saturday January 10, 2009 from 4- 6pm. Please join them for interesting conversation with the Artists.

Both artists' work explores the circle of life and construct dialogue assessing the parallels of three dimensional abstract structures and human life.

H&F Fine Arts Gallery
3311 Rhode Island Ave.
Mt Rainier, MD 20712
301-887-0080

GALLERY HOURS: Thurs.-Fri. 11am-7pm
Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-3pm

CAPITOL HILL ARTS WORKSHOP OPEN HOUSE

Open House on Saturday, January 10, 2009, Noon-2 PM,
showcasing its January workshops and upcoming winter and spring classes. During the Open House, there will be sample classes for ceramics with Jeremy Huth, mixed media arts classes, tours, and snacks.


“Under the Greenwood Tree,” with composer Robert Convery.
January 10th, from 2:00-4:00 PM, workshop

Climb inside the mind and heart of a composer as he shares some of the ins and outs of a new piece that was commissioned by the Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, D.C. and which will receive its premiere on January 24, 2009.

“Winter Waltz” all media show through January 31st
Opening Saturday, January 10, 2009, 5-7 PM


CHAW
545 7th Street SE,
two blocks south of the Eastern Market metro.

Bethesda Art Walk

January 9, 6-9pm
Second Friday of every month

Downtown Bethesda galleries showcase artwork created locally, nationally and internationally including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Participating Galleries

Creative Bicycle Rack Designs

Call for Entries
Deadline: Friday, February 9th at 5:00 p.m.
Honorarium: $1,500

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is requesting drawn design entries for creative and unique bicycle racks. The racks will be installed within the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District in Washington, DC.

The call is open to the entire art community including visual artists, architects, graphic designers, urban designers and bicycling enthusiasts.

The winning entries will receive a $1500 honorarium plus a complimentary Saturday night stay for two at the luxurious Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, in the heart of the Golden Triangle.

Click here for more information and design guidelines,

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Carole Wagner Greenwood * Dame Darcy

Opening Reception: Friday, January 9, 2009 from 7pm - 10pm
Free musical performance at 9pm
Dame Darcy
Gasoline

Carole Wagner Greenwood
Ghosts and Circumstance


Civilian reopens to the public on Friday Jan. 9, 2009 at 7pm.
Regular hours resume Saturday, January 10th.

Civilian Art Projects
406 7th Street NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20004
202.347.0022

Hours: 12-6pm Wed-Sat

Lumas

Grand Opening

Lumas recently celebrated the opening of its Editions Gallery in Washington, DC, with Doubletake, a show of works by artists H.G. Esch and Robert B. Haas. The DC location is the newest of its many galleries in the U.S. and Europe, and will offer affordable editions of more than 900 fascinating works by established international artists and emerging talents.

3307 M St. NW, Suite D
Washington, DC 20007
202.510.9725
lumas.com

Source Washington Spaces

Nominations For Mayors Arts Awards

ARTS TEACHING DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009 AT 7 PM



DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW | WDC | 20009

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 202.724.5613
WWW.DCARTS.DC.GOV

Cory Oberndorfer: Flavor of the Month


The Pink Line Project and Cultural Development Corporation
invite you to attend the opening reception:

Friday, January 9, 6 to 10 pm
Flashpoint Gallery
916 G Street, NW

Music: All Good Funk Alliance
DC Roller Girls
Your favorite derby candy, junk food, and refreshments.

Opening reception generously supported by Scion.
The Gallery at Flashpoint is sponsored by the Abrams Family Foundation, Tim Hyde and other generous sponsors. Hotel Helix is Flashpoint's 2008-2009 Hotel Partner. Barefoot Wine is Flashpoint's 2008-2009 Wine Partner.

CityVision Program at National Building Museum

CityVision Final Presentation
Friday, January 9, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

CityVision Program Engages Students with Real-life Development Project
Using design as a framework to teach DCPS students how to become active participants in shaping their communities.

During the fall 2008 CityVision semester, twenty-five students from Browne Education Center and Howard Road Academy designed plans for a section of Interstate 395 between E Street and Massachusetts Avenue that developers Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP plan to deck over. Rod Garrett was guest juror for final projects.

The National Building Museum challenged the students, with the guidance of local architects, urban planners, and the D.C. Office of Planning to build on this space and reconnect two parts of town that the interstate divided—Penn Quarter and Union Station. On January 9, the students will explain how their designs connect the neighborhoods and meet the needs of people who live and work there. Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells will provide opening remarks. Harriet Tregoning, director, D.C. Office of Planning, will also provide remarks that evening.

CityVision is supported by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; Bloomberg; Mead Family Foundation; William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and The American Architectural Foundation. Additional support for outreach programs is provided by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The Capital Group Companies; the District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, and Joseph F. Horning, Jr., among others.

National Building Museum

401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
(Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)

Structural Vision

January 9 - March 20, 2009
Featuring: Morgan Craig, Tim DeVoe, Sangbin Im, Courtney Jordan, Tricia Keightley

Opening Reception at Carroll Square Gallery
January 9, 2009
6:00 - 8:00pm


Carroll Square Gallery

975 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Obama “Hope” portrait enters the Smithsonian


The red and blue stencilled portrait of President Elect Obama by street artist Shepard Fairey, which became the central image of the election campaign, has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC for its collection. It is the first portrait of the new president to enter the national collection, part of the Smithsonian Institute.
The Art Newspaper, Article by Helen Stoilas

See post at The Specullector - http://specullector.com/

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Ellipsis / Anne Marchand

The latest project, recently installed at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, featuring my work is online.
You are invited to view photos of the Ellipsis Art Wall in Arlington, VA: Ellipsis


Artwork by Anne Marchand

David F. Hartwell

January 9 - February 8, 2009
Opening reception: January 9, 7pm - 9pm



DC Arts Center

2438 18th Street NW
Washington, DC
in the heart of the Adams Morgan neighborhood.

Read the interview about the show here.

FOUR Calls to Artists

brought to you by WPA

WPA Bag Design Contest
Deadline for submissions: Feb 2, 2009
Help design an awesome reusable tote to give out at the Auction in March!

PRIZE: The winner and a guest will be able to attend the 2009 WPA Auction Gala as a WPA Artist for free ($200 value!). The Auction will be held March 7, 2009 at the Katzen Arts Center. The winning artist will also get recognition at the event and on web site.
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Idylls in partnership with the World Bank Art Program
Juried by Andrea Pollan, Director of Curator's Office

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 6, 2009 (received)


SHOW DATES: May 22 - July 3, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, May 22, 5:00-8 :00pm
LOCATION: The World Bank
Main Complex Front Lobby Gallery
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 (Do not send submissions to this address)

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The World Bank aims to build better societies through lending funds for civic infrastructure, basic services, housing, and food programs. This is a critical yet utopian agenda that tries to take into account the needs of its constituents. The goal of this exhibition is to see how artists of this greater metropolitan area interpret the idea of an idyll or a utopian environment. These could be personal or social idylls or utopias, ideal worlds, domiciles or languages.

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OPTIONS

DEADLINE: March 16, 2009 (received)
SHOW DATES: Fall 2009, LOCATION: TBD
curated by Anne Collins Goodyear, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

OPTIONS features the brightest and most talented emerging artists in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia region. Originally developed in 1981 by the WPA board of directors, the first WPA OPTIONS biennial was curated by legendary artist Gene Davis and Washington Review editor Mary Swift. Continuing with this historic and eagerly anticipated exhibition, we are pleased to have Anne Collins Goodyear, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Portrait Gallery as curator for this13th installation of OPTIONS.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists residing in DC, Maryland, and Virginia are eligible to enter OPTIONS 2009. All original work must be produced within the past 3 years. Artists working in all media will be considered. Artists must not have gallery representation. You do not have to be a WPA member to apply, and there is no submission fee.

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COUP D'ESPACE

DEADLINE: Ongoing, applications accepted on a rolling basis
(up to 10 events selected annually to be held at WPA HQ)

Washington Project for the Arts
is pleased to announce it's new artist-run series, COUP D'ESPACE. Channeling our roots, this program celebrates the WPA's new location and launches it as a dynamic space for thought provoking, art-minded events.

Artists and curators are invited to submit proposals for a veritable 'take-over' our office space. This call is intentionally vague so that we do not shape or limit the types of submissions we
receive.

Examples of what may be considered include but are NOT limited to:
Performance · Discussion / Salon · Food Event · Intervention · Small Exhibition (group/individual) · Projection / Video screening · Workshop / Class · Contest or Competition · Outreach / Community event

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For questions on any of these programs, contact Kristina Bilonick, Program Director at 202-234-7103 x 2

Washington Project for the Arts
2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202.234.7103
www.wpadc.org

DC CREATES PUBLIC ART

Call to Artists
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services: Youth Center Mural
Budget: $75,000
Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2009

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in collaboration with Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) seek an artist or artist team to design, create and install a mural that will be centrally located in the new 60-bed state-of-the-art secured juvenile rehabilitation facility located in Laurel, Maryland (the Youth Center). The goal of this project is to help enliven and reinforce a sense of place within this facility and encourage the youth in positive behavior through design and creation of this large colorful mural. The selected artist(s) will be required to engage youth in the project.

Please download the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services: Youth Center Mural Guidelines*.

Ian WHITMORE / Simone LEIGH

Ian WHITMORE
This is Our Music

in the project room
Simone LEIGH
Queen Bee


January 10 – February 14 2009
Opening reception: Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm


Ian Whitmore, Settlement, 2008

Simone Leigh, Queen Bee, 2008


This is our Music showcases Whitmore’s polyglot style with a set of paintings that, rather than being bound by any one theme, are loosely tied by recurring motifs of fertility, aging, entanglement, and chaos. The work in this show continues Whitmore’s investigation into a painting’s abilities to be both retinal and textual, inspiring the question, is this an object of delectation or interpretation?
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Leigh’s sculptures are fetishistic, militaristic, feminate and historical. She combines her principal material ceramic with beeswax, tar, platinum, gold and graphite luster to contrast the utilitarian and the decorative.

Leigh will be installing Queen Bee in the project room, a large-scale grouping of singular objects that hang from a center point. As one mass they appear to be a body or originating from a body.

G FINE ART
1515 Fourteenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
T. 202.462.1601
www.gfineartdc.com