2010 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Finalists Announced

THE JANET & WALTER SONDHEIM ARTSCAPE PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED             

Winner receives $25,000

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the finalists for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.  The seven finalists are Leah Cooper, Ryan Hackett, Matthew Janson, Nate Larson, Christopher LaVoie, Matthew Porterfield and Karen Yasinsky. 

The prize is designed to assist visual artists or visual artist collaborators in furthering their careers by awarding a $25,000 fellowship.  The winner of the fifth annual competition will be announced during an award ceremony on Saturday, July 10 at 7pm at The Baltimore Museum of Art, located at 10 Art Museum Drive.  The Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize is held in conjunction with the annual Artscape juried exhibition and is produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. The finalists and semifinalists exhibitions are presented in partnership with The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).  

An exhibition of the finalists' work will be shown in the Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Galleries of the BMA on Saturday, June 19 through Sunday, August 1.  The Sondheim Artscape Prize winner will be selected after a review of the art installed at the BMA and an interview with each finalist by the jurors.  The jurors for this year's competition are Robert Nickas, Magdalena Sawon and Hamza Walker.  During the weekend of Artscape, an exhibition featuring the semifinalists' work will be displayed at the Decker and Meyerhoff galleries of MICA, located at 1303 West Mount Royal Avenue.  Artscape, America's largest free celebration of the arts takes place Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17 from noon-10pm and Sunday, July 18 from noon-8pm on Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street.

www.artscape.org 

410-752-8632.

2010 FRAMEWORK Panel Series

2010 FRAMEWORK Panel Series, generously supported by a recent National Endowment for the Arts' Access to Artistic Excellence grant award.

Transformer Framework Panel #12   
Radical Art - the evolution of artistic revolution

Friday, April 23, 2010, 12:30 - 2pm
Hirshhorn Museum Auditorium

This panel will explore the recent history and future of artwork that continues to challenge audiences and re-define what art is and does through its connection to social practice and activism. Often incorporating performative action and spectacle to make commentary or create dialogue around social or politically charged issues, radical art practice - from early leaders like Joseph Beuys, through to the Guerrilla Girls, and more recently The Floating Lab Collective and My Barbarian - engages audiences in a very immediate and powerful way.

Radical Art - the evolution of artistic revolution panelists will discuss how this genre of art-making and their individual and collaborative work addresses cultural conditions, social hierarchies, political authority, disenfranchised populations, and use of history. Participating panelists include: Edgar Endress, The Floating Lab Collective (DC); Alexandro Segade, My Barbarian (CA); and Martha Wilson, Franklin Furnace, (NY). The panel will be moderated by Ryan Hill, artist; Transformer Board Member; and Manager of Interpretive Programs & Curatorial Research Associate, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden.

In tandem with FRAMEWORK Panel #12: Radical Art - the evolution of artistic revolution, My Barbarian will be presenting an artistic action on the steps of the Hirshhorn's Sculpture Garden at approximately 3:30pm on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Transformer is also pleased to present My Barbarian at 1404 P Street, NW project space in the DC debut of their Death Panel Performance, Saturday April 24, 2010, 4pm and 7pm. Space at Transformer is limited; attendance is on a first come, first seated basis.

All of these events are free and open to the public.


www.transformergallery.org
202.483.1102

Filmfest DC

Filmfest DC
Washington, DC International Film Festival
April 15 - 25

Eleven Days of the Cinema from around the World
Screenings at several DC venues including two Penn Quarter members
E Street Cinema
Goethe-Institut Washington

Select Screenings also at the
Embassy of Canada
National Gallery of Art

More Information
www.filmfestdc.org


Tickets
www.tickets.com or 800.955.556
www.filmfestdc.org
Goethe-Institute, 812 7th Street, NW
At the venue one hour in advance of the screening (cash or check)


Filmfest DC
www.filmfestdc.org
202.234.FILM

Inside/Outside

Inside/Outside

April 14 - May 16, 2010

Opening Saturday, April 17, 6-8 p.m.

Gallery Plan B

1530 14th Street NW

Washington, DC

www.galleryplanb.com

An Intimate Evening with Fred Wilson
The Contemporary Museum’s 20th Anniversary Benefit Gala

Friday, May 14, 2010
6:45 p.m. – Midnight
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD

The Contemporary Museum will welcome renowned artist Fred Wilson back to Baltimore at its annual benefit gala on Friday, May 14, 2010. “An Intimate Evening with Fred Wilson” will celebrate the museum’s 20th anniversary of bringing new art and new ideas to Baltimore; Wilson created one of the museum’s most prominent exhibitions, Mining the Museum, in 1992.

“An Intimate Evening with Fred Wilson” will begin at 6:45 p.m. with cocktails and dinner at the Maryland Historical Society. Wilson will provide gala guests with an illustrated survey of his works and projects.

At 10 p.m. guests will gather for the After Glow party at the Contemporary Museum for after dinner drinks and a special preview of Bearing Witness: Work By Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry. This installation is part of the museum’s Project 20 series of anniversary exhibitions.

Tickets are $300 for Contemporary Museum members and $350 for non-members. Patron tickets, which include a pre-event champagne toast with Wilson, are $500.

To purchase tickets or for information about reserving a table, call 410-783-5720.

For more information about the Contemporary Museum, visit www.contemporary.org.

SCULPTURE 1275: Brent Crothers

SCULPTURE 1275: Brent Crothers

March 22 –May 21, 2010

Reception: Wednesday, April 21 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm
 
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Lobby)
Washington, DC 20004

In cooperation with the Axent Realty Group, the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) announces the opening of the eighth exhibition in a series of sculpture solos featured in the lobby of 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The Sculpture 1275 series began in 2008 and provides an opportunity for the WSG to showcase the work of their membership. The curator for the 2010 calendar of exhibitions is Peter Winant, who is the Associate Director of the School of Art at George Mason University and, since 2006, has been a panelist on WETA's "Around Town" program, which offers reviews of Washington-area arts and theater events and programs.  For additional information about Sculpture 1275, visit www.washingtonsculptors.org.

Brent Crothers’ sculpture frequently makes re-use of commonly found objects and materials, thereby leveraging the specific histories they carry forth as a catalyst for formulating provocative social, economic, and political commentary. His work is included in many permanent collections, such as the Corcoran Museum of Art, the Hechinger Collection, and the Delaware Art Museum. Recently, he was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2010 Sondheim Prize, and has been the recipient of several Maryland State Arts Council grants, most recently in 2009. Crothers earned his BFA and MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He lives and works in Stoney Forest, south of Bel Air, MD in Harford County, in the home and studio he built situated on 20 acres of undeveloped forest. For additional information about the artist, visit his website at www.brentcrothers.com.

Art Salon / April 17

Howard University Art Gallery

April 17, 6-8pm

Fatal Fantasy: La Melodia de la Calle

Award-winning local artist Angel Perez is making his first solo debut on Sunday, April 11 at the Sitar Arts Center.

This exceptional young artist is a junior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and has been a student at Sitar for the last 10 years.

Join Angel, along with special Guest Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, for his opening reception

Opening Reception

Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Please RSVP by April 13, 2010

or call (202) 797-2145 x117 for more information

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Fatal Fantasy: La Melodia de la Calle, running through May 15, showcases his work in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, and found object sculpture. Perez considers himself a Chicano artist—combining elements from his Hispanic heritage with inspiration from his Adams Morgan neighborhood.

You might remember Angel from 2009, when his digital self portrait won the DC Congressional Art Award through the Office of Eleanor Holmes Norton. Perez also had the opportunity to meet First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House this year when she presented Sitar Arts Center with the Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In addition, he is very active in the community, serving as the student representative on DC’s Arts Education Task Force, meeting with the Congressional Latino Council, and working with artists in the DC community such as color field painter Sam Gilliam and muralist Karlisima (Karla Rodas).

- From DCCAH

New York Avenue Sculpture Project

April 28 Opening Celebration!

The dedication of Phase 1 of the New York Avenue Sculpture Project will occur on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 with a ribbon-cutting and an evening celebration inside the museum.

This spring, the National Museum of Women in the Arts will unveil the first phase of a bold public art project. Sculptures by renowned women artists will be exhibited in changing installations on New York Avenue—right at NMWA’s front door. The first phase of the New York Avenue Sculpture Project features four monumental sculptures by French-born artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002).

http://www.nmwa.org/sculptureproject/

Washington, D.C. — National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) announces plans to create a New York Avenue Sculpture Project along one of downtown’s major boulevards. The new dynamic space will enhance the city’s public art profile featuring changing installations of contemporary works by world-renown women artists. Organized by NMWA, it is a collaboration between the museum, the Downtown DC Business Improvement District (BID), the DC Office of Planning and other agencies.

The artist whose work was selected to inaugurate this new public art exhibition program is the self-taught French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle. Her nine to 15-foot high whimsical, visually playful and colorful works celebrate women, children, heroes, cultural diversity and love.

Throughout the city, public sculpture is an integral part of the streetscape, defining neighborhoods and connecting points of major streets. The New York Avenue Sculpture Project will improve the visual environment of the downtown following in a tradition begun by Pierre L’Enfant in 1791.

“This is an exciting new venture for the District and a wonderful testament to the contribution of women in the arts,” says Mayor Adrian Fenty. “As a public-private partnership, this endeavor will contribute to the revitalization of Mount Vernon Square while providing another avenue for great artists from our nation’s capital and around the world to display their creativity and talent.”

The project is currently funded through support from NMWA National Advisory Board member Medda Gudelsky, the Downtown DC BID, an anonymous donor, the Philip L. Graham Fund, the Homer and Martha Gudelsky Family Foundation, NMWA members and others. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is also funding the project through its Transportation Enhancement Program. The Enhancement Program provides grant funding for non-traditional projects that are linked to the District’s transportation system.

Coffeehouse TV interviews Human Rights Art Festival Producer, Tom Block

Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival

Art Festival producer, Tom Block was interviewed about the Festival this past Monday on Coffeehouse TV, a cable TV program that runs in 30 states: Check it out...

http://ia331230.us.archive.org/2/items/TheCoffeeHouse148/Tom_Block.mp4?TheCoffeeHouse148/Tom_Block.mp4

Mid City Artists @ MidCity Caffe

Mid City Artists @ MidCity Caffe
Including:  Charlie Gaynor, Ron Riley, Chuck Baxter, Lucinda Murphy,
Jody Bergstresser, George Smith Shomari, and Isabelle Spicer

April 10 to May 30, 2010
Artist Reception: Thursday , April 15 – 6 to 8 PM
 @

MidCity Caffe

1626 14th Street, NW
For more information: CBaxter67 [at] aol.com

Countdown to Yuri's Night Event / April 10

Countdown to Yuri's Night, an out of this world art extravaganza that combines visual art, performance, and music to commemorate the first human space flight, is back for a third year.

Countdown to Yuri's Night, a 21-and-over event, takes place Saturday, April 10, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., at the Capitol Skyline Hotel (10 "i" Street, SW).  Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.  Visit www.outofthisworldparty.com for tickets, artist links, and event announcements.

In an "Astro-Pop" art exhibition organized by artists Scott G. Brooks and Jared Davis, approximately 20 visual artists will exhibit work that celebrates, reflects, and imagines space, from hard-core science to the lowbrow culture.  Confirmed artists, in addition to Brooks and Davis, include Dana Ellyn, Matt Sesow, Stephen Blickenstaff, Greg Ferrand, Linas Garsys, and Andrew Wodzianski. The exhibition will be available for viewing prior to the event at www.outofthisworldparty.com.

The night's festivities also include a lunar dance party with Chief Boogie Officer DJ P.Vo and special guest DJs, Stoli-sponsored drink specials, a reduced-gravity chamber (moonbounce), celesti al costume contests, and a final frontier photo booth.

Countdown to Yuri's Night is an artistic spin on a high-science holiday.  On April 12, 1961, Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin embarked on the historic first manned space flight.  Every year around April 12, Yuri's Night parties are held all around the world; it's like St. Patrick's Day or Cinco de Mayo for space.


Returning this year are Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey, an award-winning acrobatic superduo who dance, flip, fight, and strip for the opposing forces of good and evil.  Their adventures have taken them all across the United States, and now they are charting a course to conquer the galaxy.  Miss Saturn, a New York-based staple of vaudeville and comedy with her 40 orbit rings (hula hoops), is also making an encore appearance.  Hosted by Southern Hemisphere, the show's emcee best known for her work as Card Girl in The Lobsterboy Revue, the Cosmonaughty Variety Show also includes:

- L'il Dutch, DC's salty sweet burlesque star and host of The Dutch Oven;

- Eva Brontosaurus, a musical comedy trio that's one part drag queen and two parts real women who like to do drag;

- Dr. Swami YoMahmi, Ph.D., a regular traveler in the D.C. sideshow universe, ably assisted by his lab assistant Booger; and

- Demivolt, a Washington-based post-punk/rock/surf band that will provide the musical backdrop for the show.

Don't Get Scammed!!!!

Warning....

There's some bad people out there scamming artists and dealers with stolen credit cards. I got a hit from London and it turned out to be a scam to charge art and shipping and then wire shipping charges to the shipping company. The scam is that they disappear with the shipping charges. Luckily, this was caught before anyone was out the money.

Watch out for this kind of thing and never wire money to pay for anything a puchaser asks. It's BOGUS!! and a scam.

Artist Reception for WPG at Artspring tonight

Artists' Reception for WPG's

April Member Exhibition

at:

Pyramid Atlantic's Community Arts Store
2 Blocks North of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

Friday, April 9, 6-9 pm
Light refreshments provided.

Exhibition runs through April 30
Washington Printmakers Artists will exhibit at ArtSpring while the
Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival
happens in their usual gallery space.

Washington Printmakers will return in May for
Things Uncertain: Recent Works by Ellen Verdon Winkler

ARTSPRING INFORMATION:  8519 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.495.3425 

Washington Printmakers Gallery | Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor | 8230 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 301.273.3660  

www.washingtonprintmakers.com

Happy Cherry Blossoms!

Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC

Photo by Anne Marchand

This artist beat the cars, not the crowds, by walking

to see the Cherry Blossoms at their finest in Washington, DC. 

What's not to love about spring, except the sneezing.

Happy Spring!

Washington D. C. Martin Luther King National Memorial Project

Washington, DC -  April 6, 2010 - The month of April marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

The Washington, DC, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial in our nation;s capital will honor Dr. Martin Luther King's life and contributions to the world through non violent social change.

The Memorial is conceived as an engaging landscape experience to convey four fundamental and recurring themes throughout Dr. King’s life – democracy, justice, hope, and love. Natural elements such as the crescent-shaped-stone wall inscribed with excerpts of his sermons, and public addresses will serve as the living testaments of his vision of America. The centerpiece of the Memorial, the “Stone of Hope”, will feature a 30-foot likeness of Dr. King.

Within the memorial, quotes from Dr. King's sermons and speeches, arranged chronologically according to his life, are to be inscribed at a large scale on the glistening smooth surfaces of the water wall. These passages will be reinforced through the referential use of water, stone and light as metaphorical elements that heighten an awareness of his message.

http://www.mlkmemorial.org

After years of fund raising, the memorial is now $14 million away from its $120 million goal. This will be more than a monument to a great humanitarian, the National Memorial will be a place for visitors from around the world to share the spirit of love, freedom, and peace.

View of the Main Entry from West Basin Drive

The Ceremonial Groundbreaking occurred on November 13, 2006. The Dedication of the Memorial is tentatively scheduled for the Fall of 2011.
 
Location: National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Landscape: Natural elements – water, stone, trees – are used to underscore the themes of justice, democracy and hope, and love.

Composition and Space: This memorial is not designed to be experienced in a single way with one single message, but rather it is to have a broad accessibility, appealing to all of the senses with diverse, repetitive and overlapping themes.






BuildTheDream.org

Individuals as well as corporations can add their financial support to this effort. Contributions, large and small, are needed to attain the goal of $120 million. Spread the word to your friends, neighbors and acquaintances that their donations are urgently needed. Most major employers match employee donations, so if you donate to the Memorial Foundation your employer may double that amount.

Dr. Martin Luther King is remembered as a great orator whose impact on the nation came from the eloquence and inspirational quality of his words. His speeches, sermons and public addresses melded themes of democracy deeply embedded in the American conscience, and reinvigorated these messages with clear and insightful reflections on the true meaning of justice and equality.

Gene Fischer at The Art Registry Gallery

rsvp [at] theartregistrygroup.com

Artist Speaker Series / Hamiltonian Gallery

The Artist Speaker Series is a succession of lectures given by established artists and art professionals to aid in the artistic and entrepreneurial development of our So-Hamiltonian Fellows and other emerging artists.

Artist talk: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 7:30pm, 
with Hamiltonian Fellows Katherine Mann, Michael Enn Sirvet and Christian Benefiel.

Speaker Series:  Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7pm at Hamiltonian Gallery.
John D. Mason will be discussing an array of of important legal issues for artists.  Topics include contracts, licensing, negotiations, online/internet legal issues, business formation and maintenance, intellectual property and copyright/trademark. Please come prepared with questions because he likes an interactive discussion and is happy to explore the questions artists always want to ask an art lawyer.


Hamiltonian Gallery
1353 U Street, NW
Suite 101
Washington, DC  20009
202.332.1116

www.hamiltoniangallery.com

Rod Glover/ Ungrounded / Studio H

Studio H presents a solo show by:
Rod Glover
“Ungrounded”
April 17 through May 12, 2010
Opening Show: April 17 from 6PM to 9PM

"Diaspora 1" 

Rod Glover's paintings simplify the complexities of life without the need for representational depictions. He constructs his work using abstract shapes and color. "Abstract shapes have undeniable power. The orientation or action of a shape evokes conflict, balance, anxiety or harmony. In shapes we perceive ourselves, and they become the archetypes of existence" explains Glover. The shapes in Glover’s work seem to float in space that he imagines to be infinite. The forms are in movement through time. The shapes speak of many things: relationships, solitude, confrontation, awakening, joy, stillness, order or chaos.
Glover's work is influenced by early geometric or reductive abstractionists. Painters such as Kandinsky, Malevich and Moholy-Nagy used geometric shapes to reject illusionist practices in the belief that shapes could convey expressive feelings and ideas without the need for recognizable or objective forms.

http://www.citygallerydc.com 

http://www.studiohdc.com
http://www.eastcityart.com

Studio H exhibits emerging artists on the cusp of realizing major breakthroughs both in their individual work and in contributing to major contemporary artistic movements. Currently, in 2010, the Spring and Fall showing seasons will connect exceptional DC based artists with their surrounding community. In 2011, Studio H will diversify its pool of talent by featuring the work of national and international artists who also straddle the line between the ordinary and the trendsetting.
 

For more information about Studio H Gallery and Workshop, please visit www.studiohdc.com. 

Studio H 

408 H Street NE 

second floor 

Washington, DC 20002. 

202.468.5277 

Hours are by appointment.

Cosmic Turns / Anne Marchand

Cosmic Turns / Anne Marchand

April 6 - April 30, 2010

Reception: Saturday, April 24, 6pm to 8pm 

@

Space 7:10 at Kefa Cafe

930 Bonifant St.

Silver Spring, MD 20910

www.humanrightsartfestival.com

Anne Marchand set up her exhibit at Kefa Cafe -- nearly a dozen gorgeous works, with 50% of sales supporting the work of Amnesty International and her own partner for the the Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival, Project Renew: www.vvmf.org/RENEW. 

Tom Block, guest curator

including work by Jeremy Austin and Kyi May Kaung

- Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival www.humanrightsartfestival.com

400+ artists from 50 nations

April 23-25, 2010

in Silver Spring, MD Venues

Check online for venues and participating artists

www.humanrightsartfestival.com

Helios/ Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change

Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change

The first retrospective exhibition to examine all aspects of Muybridge’s art, 

will be on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 

April 10 – July 18, 2010

Best known for his groundbreaking studies of animal and human locomotion, 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge was also an innovative landscape artist and pioneer of documentary subjects.

Structured in a series of thematic sections, Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change includes
numerous vintage photographs, albums, stereographs, lantern slides, glass negatives and positives, camera equipment, patent models, Zoopraxiscope discs, proof prints, notes, books, and other ephemera. Over 300 objects created between 1858 and 1893 are brought together for the first time from numerous international collections. Muybridge’s only surviving Zoopraxiscope—an apparatus he designed in 1879 to project motion pictures—will also be on view.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010  7pm
Join photographer Mark Klett and cultural historian Rebecca Solnit in a first lecture celebrating Helios:  Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change.  Klett and Solnit discuss their collaborations on projects that probe and re-examine Muybridge’s photographic explorations of the changing physical and cultural landscapes of the West.

Opening weekend is full of excitement:  on Sunday, April 11, join for an entirely FREE day at the Corcoran!  The museum will be free and open to the public all day Sunday, and between 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., for Lights, Camera, Action! Family Day, a FREE day of fun and entertainment for children and adults alike.  Live aerial dancers, acrobats, art-making workshops, and an authentic Victorian-era “magic lantern show” are just a few of the events to take place.

American Falls: Phil Solomon
April 10 – July 18, 2010
American Falls: Phil Solomon is a new multi-projection video installation by celebrated experimental filmmaker Phil Solomon, commissioned for the Corcoran’s Rotunda. Inspired by Frederic Edwin Church’s 1857 masterpiece Niagara, one of the best-known paintings in the Corcoran’s collection, and by Washington’s memorial architecture, American Falls explores the aspirations and struggles that lie at the heart of the American Dream.

Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
(202) 639-1700
www.corcoran.org

ISOLATION at Carroll Square Gallery

ISOLATION

April 9–June 4, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, April 9, 6:00pm–8:00pm

Image: Kate Hardy, The Astronaut, 2009

watercolor on paper, 14" x 10"

 Andrew Bain

Jason Falchook

Kate Hardy

Max Hirshfeld

Tanya Marcuse

Mingering Mike

Lisa Noble

Sharon Sanderson

Noelle Tan

Rob Tarbell

Paul Vinet

975 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202.624.8643
Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am–6:00pm

JOHN AQUILINO at Neptune

JOHN AQUILINO

April 8 – May 8, 2010

Collector’s Preview: April 8, 6-7 PM

Bethesda Art Walk: April 9, 6-9 PM

Artist’s Reception: April 10, 7 PM

Neptune Event Series: May 8, 7 PM DRINK + DRAW, 

playing Exquisite Structures $12.00 admission,

 “Ocean City”, 34” x 50”, oil on canvas

Images courtesy Gallery Neptune.

Gallery Neptune welcomes John Aquilino back for his third solo exhibition featuring brand new urban landscapes. With a masterful eye for color and composition, Aquilino continues his documentation of cities along the eastern seaboard. The new collection features two paintings of Ocean City, Maryland using pastel, sun drenched views of our neighboring beach town. The pastel palette also appears in new work of Baltimore with perspectives that add more intimacy through closer views of windows and rooftops. The sky is barely mentioned – instead Aquilino forces our view to the building blocks that make up the urban quilt. A vertical maze of walls and angles that start and stop through shadow and light – this is the underlying rhythm of beauty which John Aquilino will once again share in Gallery Neptune’s own urban and alluring environment.

Neptune
gallery + studio
5001 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, Md. 20814
301-718-0809
www.galleryneptune.com

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Saturday 12-5 PM, also by appointment

DC SCORES 2010 Inspired Art Gala / Call for Artwork

DC SCORES 2010 Inspired Art Gala
An Evening of Voice & Vision
May 19, 2010 – Corcoran Gallery of Art

DC SCORES announces an open call for artists of all types and experience to participate in their  first annual Inspired Art Gala on May 19 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Combining poetry, soccer, and service-learning, DC SCORES runs one of the largest after-school programs in DC, serving 700 students in 7 of the 8 wards.

Throughout the school year, DC SCORES students devote countless hours to expressing themselves through creative writing. To commemorate their hard work and thoughtful pieces of prose, Inspired Art will feature pieces of art inspired by their youthful musings. Artists of every medium are invited to take an original poem from a DC SCORES student and create a piece of art inspired by their words and poetic imagery.

DC SCORES is enlisting local and national artists to create and submit original works inspired by the poetry of DC SCORES poet-athletes. While the vision of Inspired Art is to bring each student’s creative expression to life through the artistic lens of a professional artist, they also welcome donations of existing pieces of art that can be paired with students’ poems. All art submissions will be entered into the silent auction at Inspired Art, with 100% of the proceeds going to support the 700 DC youth whom DC SCORES engages annually.

The donated artwork will be displayed alongside original poetry written by DC SCORES students and auctioned off during the Inspired Art Gala held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on May 19, 2010. In exchange for your tax-deductible donation of art,* artist will receive exposure to an audience of more than 250 Washingtonians in attendance. Artists will also  receive one complimentary ticket to the Inspired Art Gala reception, with access to a special artist reception for networking and socializing with other local artists.

The funds raised at the Inspired Art Gala will support 700 DC SCORES poet-athletes across the District, empowering them to become creative leaders within their community. Questions, please contact Beth Morrison at bmorrison[at]americascores.org or 202.393.6999 x312.

All artwork must be submitted to DC SCORES by April 30, 2010.

For more information about Inspired Art
and DC SCORES, visit:
http://dcscoresevents.weebly.com
http://www.facebook.com/DCSCORES
http://www.twitter.com/DCSCORES

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*Artists, check with your tax consultant about a tax-deduction for donations of your artwork. The tax-deduction is generally the cost of the materials to produce the work of art. If you donate your own creations… you have basis in the amount it takes you to create it. In the case of an artist, it is easy to look at the item and add up the costs. There is no value assigned to the artists effort or skill.

Public Information Session / WPA PUBLIC ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about WPA's new Public Art Residency Program. Socrates Sculpture Park Executive Director Alyson Baker will give a brief presentation about the Park and making work in the public realm followed by a question and answer session for those artists who are interested in submitting an application for this residency pilot program.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Corcoran College of Art + Design Auditorium
500 Seventeenth Street NW, WDC
                            

NEW CALL FOR ENTRIES!

2010 WPA PUBLIC ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: Friday, April 23, 2010  
Public Information Session: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 4-6PM at the Corcoran Gallery of Art Auditorium

WaPo launches online virtual gallery of artwork by local artists

Calling all artists...Washington Regions newest talents. An online gallery for Washington area artists

The Washington Post recently launched Real Art D.C., a new platform for contemporary art in the Washington region, as well as a related competition open to all area artists.

Real Art D.C. is an online virtual gallery of artwork by local artists which will allow The Post’s audience to discover and connect with Washington’s newest talents. This online user gallery will be driven by the local arts community – the artists who submit work and the dealers and teachers who encourage artists to upload images. The site will display any artworks that members of the community chose to post.

Beginning the first week of May and continuing through the summer, The Post’s art critics will pick ten artists from the pool of Real Art D.C. uploads. Each of the ten finalists will get a studio visit write-up online, and once the last “finalist” is announced in early October, users will have the opportunity to vote online for the finalist they like best. The Post will interview the winner, and profile his/her career in print and online.

See all the artwork here: www.washingtonpost.com/real-art-dc

**Artists** Please read the FINE PRINT especially concerning the exclusive license you are giving in exchange for uploading images. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/delphi/delphirules.htm

User Discussion and Submission Guidelines - Read # 7.

Steven Cushner: New Paintings / William Willis: Works on Paper

Exhibition: April 8–May 28, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 8, 6:30pm–8:30pm

Steven Cushner: New Paintings, 

and William Willis: Works on Paper

Steven Cushner, Sapling, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 68" x 53"

“The painting is not an open window for the viewer’s eye, it is an object for the viewer’s mind”
-Steven Cushner

Cushner’s new paintings on view at Hemphill offer a revelatory and engaging experience for the viewer. The large format canvases convey Cushner’s unique visual language, rich in a vocabulary of pattern, color, symmetry, and repetition. Through this vernacular, he is able to perfect a balance between fleeting gestures and concrete forms. In his new body of work, Cushner experiments with new applications of color and metamorphoses geometric forms into more robust, undulating and fluid patterns. The result is an energetic exhibition that invites the audience to join Cushner on an emotional and physical journey.

William Willis, Still Life with Snake Plant and Drapery, 2007-09,
        mixed media and collage on paper, 12 1/2" x 8 1/8"

It is during the process of drawing that William Willis feels most liberated and impassioned. To Willis, drawing is the most direct expression of the imagination and, therefore, is the initial step in his artistic practice. The works on paper on view at Hemphill are imbued with the same freshness and spontaneity found in all of his drawings. They are a continuation of the works on paper presented in his exhibition at Hemphill in 2004 and reflect the inspiration he has found in artists such as Giorgio Morandi and Pablo Picasso. The notion of art as a continuous journey with no final destination is evident in these pieces as Willis experiments with and repeatedly refines forms and patterns.

H E M P H I L L
1515  14 H ST NW
WASHINGTON , DC 20005
2 0 2 . 2 3 4 . 5 6 0 1


Work from Salamandra Studios / DCAC

Mythical Scenographies
Work from Salamandra Studios
April 9 - May 9
Opening Reception:April 9, 7-9pm
Artists Talk: April 11, 5pm
Curated by Alfredo Torres

Mythical Scenographies brings together work by Uruguyan artists Lizzy Magariños, Gustavo Genta, Rogelio Osorio and Roberto Piriz. While producing work in vastly different styles and mediums, these four artists have found inspiration, friendship and a shared vision of creativity through Salamandra Studios, their shared space in Montevideo, Uruguay. This exhibition of their work highlights the distinctive style and practice of each individual artist, while emphasizing the importance of sets, series and seriality in the group’s otherwise divergent artistic practices.

DC Arts Center 

2438 18th St. NW 

Washington, DC 20009
202.462.7833

CuDC’s 2010 Gala

CuDC’s 2010 Gala.

CuDC is doing things a little differently this year, and turning the whole ‘gala’ concept on its head. CuDC wants to celebrate what they do – make space for art – and support their mission with as many friends, members, artists and neighbors as possible. Which is why they have brought together teams that will build five pop-up art spaces around town in late April. You can follow the project here. Please stop by the spaces, read about their stories and let them know what you think of the project.

May 1st’s Pop-Up Gala will celebrate those spaces and CuDC’s mission. There will be pop-up surprises, tasty dessert, music from DJ Sharkey and an open bar. Since CuDC wants as many friends to join them as possible, they’ve made artist tickets for the event available for $35.

To buy tickets:
>select this link
>enter the amount of tickets where it says “Dance Party ticket”
>use the promotional code ART
>click on ‘add to cart’
>in your shopping cart, select the “Dance Party – Artist Ticket $35” option


Contact: Merin Guthrie
Development Manager
Cultural Development Corporation
916 G Street NW
Washington DC 20001
202.315.1322

Touchstone Gallery Artists at "ARTiculate Gallery"

April 15 - May 14, 2010

"MINDSCAPES"

Touchstone Gallery Artists

Portion of the proceeds will go to WVSA ARTs connection

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 15, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Artists participating: Steve Alderton, David Alfuth, Linda Bankerd, Gary Bergel, Charles St. Charles, Marcia Coppel, Michele Cormier, Charlie Dale, Mari DeMaris, Anthony Dortch Jr., Susan Feller, Betsy Forster, Lou Gagnon, Joshua F. Gomez, Carolyn Johnson, Leslie A. Johnston, Sally Kauffman, Nihal Kececi, Ai-Wen Wu Kratz, Harvey Kupferberg, Michael Lang, Paula Lantz, Emery J. Lewis, Teresa Roberts Logan, Carol Lopatin, Rosemary Luckett, Mary H. Lynch, Ramon Matheu, JoAnn McInnis, Newton S. More, Bill Mould, Minna Nathanson, Leslie M. Nolan, Nancy Novick, Mary D. Ott, Wendy Plotkin-Mates, Harriet  Rosenbaum, Rima Schulkind, Janathel Shaw, Elena Tchernomazova, Mary Trent Scott, Dina Volkova, Gale Wallar, Paulette Warwick, Kathy Wismar, Janet Wheeler and Cynthia Young.

Touchstone Gallery Artists at "ARTiculate Gallery" WVSA ARTs connection
1100 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Open: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm Tel. 202-261-0204

Gene Fisher @ The Art Registry

Gene Fischer

April 10, 2010 7-9pm

@ 

The Art Registry Gallery at Todd Christofaro

3146 Dumbarton Street, WDC

Salon Contra With artist Clarke Bedford

Salon Contra
With artist Clarke Bedford
in conversation with Laura Roulet

Tuesday, April 13
7 to 9 PM
Space is limited.
RSVP required HERE.
(Location will be emailed to you after RSVP.)

"The Pink Line Project is the wholesale revitalization of the DC art scene .... the effort is the trend-setting source of information and events for emerging art collectors, art enthusiasts and artists." -Loudon Times

Trevor Young / Premium

Trevor Young : Premium

April 9 - May 15, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, April 9, 2010, 7-9pm

"Premium" is an exhibition of new paintings by Young inspired by the sublime freedom of the open road and the romantic tension of travel. Utilizing familiar and new subject matter - gas stations illuminated by neon lights at night, sleeping travelers in waiting rooms, quiet laundromats, and cerulean landscapes dotted only by the saffron glow of headlights - Young demonstrates a strength of vision and passion for oil painting unprecedented in the D.C. area.

 Civilian Art Projects 
1019 7th Street NW 
Washington DC 20004

April Programs at the Phillips Collection

Lecture: April 7, 5:30 p.m.
Constructing Modernism: The Life and Architecture of Hilyard R. Robinson
Robinson helped design buildings for Howard University, as well as the Langston Terrace Dwellings in Anacostia—the first public housing project for African Americans.  Dr. Kelly Quinn, associate professor in American studies at Miami University in Ohio, considers how Robinson brought the modernist aesthetic to the African American community.  Co-organized with the Millennium Arts Salon.  Free; Registration required: www.phillipscollection.org/calendar

Poetry: April 8, 6:30 p.m.
Jane Hirshfield on Georgia O’Keeffe
Hirshfield reads selections from her work in response to Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction.  Hirshfield is the author of six poetry collections, including After, which was chosen as one of 2006’s best books by the Financial Times and the Washington Post.  In collaboration with Folger Shakespeare Library.  $15; free for members.  Registration required: www.folger.edu/poetry.cfm or 202-544-7077
 
Lecture: April 17, 2 p.m.
Georgia O’Keeffe and a New Line of Vision
Elizabeth Hutton Turner, a curator of Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction and professor and vice provost for the arts at the University of Virginia, explores how O’Keeffe approached abstraction early in the 20th century.  Included in admission to the special exhibition; free for members

Lecture: April 21, 5:30 p.m.
Conversations with Artists—Michael RakowitzKnown for his award-winning paraSITE (1998) in which inflatable homeless shelters attach to exterior vents of a building’s heating or cooling system, Rakowitz describes how his art challenges notions of social economies.  Free; Registration required: www.phillipscollection.org/calendar 

Discussion: April 22, 6:30 p.m.
Earth Day, Landscape, and Local Food
Georgia O’Keeffe’s deep connection to her environment inspires Maryland winemaker Robert Lyons, chef Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora, and Pennsylvania farmer Mark Toigo of Toigo Orchards to think about relationships to their surroundings.  FreshFarm Markets Director Ann Yonkers moderates. A light tasting follows.  In collaboration with FreshFarm Markets.  $15; free for members.  Registration required: www.phillipscollection.org/calendar
 
Lecture: April 28, 5:30 p.m.
Conversations with Artists—Chris Jordan
The Seattle-based artist trains his photographic lens on the environment of consumerism.  Jordan’s supersized images of landfills call attention to the vast quantities of goods Americans waste every day.  Free; Registration required: www.phillipscollection.org/calendar 

@
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW (at Q Street)
Metro Red Line, Dupont Circle Station (Q Street exit), and via several bus lines, www.wmata.com
202-387-2151 or www.phillipscollection.org 

Art Exhibition ‘Stars & Pipes’ Comes to DC on 4:20

Mar 11, 2010 – Highly controversial “Stars & Pipes: An Exploration of Drugs in America”, opens on 4.20 at {Cre8} Space Studio Gallery. The exhibition is a platform for community participation in several debates and panel discussions reviving the topic of drug control, recently minimized by health care and the economic crisis.

DC was ground zero for the 80‟s crack explosion. Nearly half of the populous was devastated by addiction or violence. The effects remain ever present, making DC a drug discussion hot bed. Stars and Pipes is the match. And drug king pin of the 80‟s, Cornell Jones, creator of “Butt Naked” the killer drug, which escalated the problem to crisis, is on the guest list. The opening night extravaganza is set for 8pm on April 20, commonly referred to as 4:20.

Stars & Pipes is a month long photo and audio art exhibition. Thi Chein‟s critically acclaimed photo series “Addiction”, along with Music Selector, Phoenix‟s „Stars & Pipes‟ music compilation comprises the art component. The photos are graphic in nature. Parental discretion is advised.

During the month a series of programs- a panel discussion (Apr 22), debate (Apr 29), testimonial (May 5) with narcotics enforcement professionals and ex-drug offenders will take place. Perhaps the most impactful is, “Testify”, a program of addicts telling their story. All programs will begin at 7pm and end at 9pm.

The goal of the show is to provide a multiple perspectives on various aspects of drugs and provide a platform for community discussion. This is sure to create a tidal wave of happenings, heavy debate and intense activity regarding drug control in DC. The exhibition runs until May 19.

Visit www.cre8space.tumblr.com for more information.

Magical Realism / Gina Clapp @ City Gallery

"Magical Realism" by Gina Clapp

April 3-25, 2010

Reception, April 10, 6-9pm

Gallery Hours: Friday and Saturday 1-5pm

The term "Reality" mystifies Clapp. She sees reality as ever-changing, fluid yet fleeting and ephemeral. In "Magical Realism" she tries to focus intensely on what she sees and her work attempts to communicate her vision. "I am trying to catch a split second in time. I want to portray the movement in a still object, a kind of vibration that living materials have, as well as their inherent stillness. Drapery may feel like it is swirling, blowing, or hiding something. Pots and jars seem to tilt just slightly when I draw, as if they are shifting their weight. And the minute I think I have captured the moment it slips away".

City Gallery
804 H Street, NE Second Floor
Washington, DC 20002
PHONE: 202.468.5277
www.citygallerydc.com

Fierce Sonia’s Solo Exhibit, “Paper Dolls”

Fierce Sonia’s Solo Exhibit, “Paper Dolls”
April 8 - May 3, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 8, 6:30-8:00 pm.  

Joe Chiocca, Old Town’s favorite band, will play during the Opening Reception and reunite with special guest singer Kim Kenny.
  

Fierce Sonia’s solo exhibit of new photographic/mixed media works, “Paper Dolls,” will be featured at The Art League Gallery, April 8-May 3, 2010. This exhibit is part of the statewide event, Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts.

During her tenure as a figure model for The Art League School, Sonia quietly acquired a top-notch visual arts education. Motivated by the artwork she saw, she became eager to create her own work. She cabled her camera to her TV and released the shutter with an infrared remote.  Sonia used herself as her own model, learning more about composition and technique based on what she saw on the screen.

Her figurative photography has evolved to a new and exciting place. The focus is on process. In Sonia’s latest series “Paper Dolls,” the same images reoccur with confident changes to the surface. Her work is no longer straight photography. With the integration of painting and collage into her images, Sonia’s work has reached a new level.

The black and white images of herself are often printed on paper that has been painted white, which creates a rich texture.  Each piece is created in a unique way.  Previous prints may be collaged to create depth.  Multiple runs of the same print may be made on the same piece. More painting, layering might be necessary to create the desired effect.  These alterations to the surface blur the identity of the original image, and make the series of work about the medium and the process, and not about the subject matter.

Sonia’s work has been exhibited and won accolades nationally. She is a professional art model and muse for artists and photographers and has worked with nationally and internationally known artists.

In The Art League Gallery:

The Art League
105 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.683.1780 x27

Hapi Hapi Hour!

Hapi Hapi Hour!
Unwind from a long work week with happy hour in the beautiful gardens of The Textile Museum!

Friday, April 9
6 to 9 PM
@ The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW
Near Dupont metro
$10 (includes one free drink)

Buy your tickets in advance for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Mandu.
Purchase advance tickets HERE.
Music in the garden by The Four Horsemen.
Music in the galleries by DJ Robin Bell.
Sushi Sake Bar by FoodArts.
Gallery tours led by WE ARE SCIENCE!
Play Harajuku Bingo to win fabulous prizes!
Door prizes!

"The Pink Line Project is the wholesale revitalization of the DC art scene .... the effort is the trend-setting source of information and events for emerging art collectors, art enthusiasts and artists." -Loudon Times

Call for Entries / Deadline extended

Here, There, Anywhere
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, April 2, 2010 / Deadline extended
Contact Kim Domanski  
443-263-4340
www.PROMOTIONandARTS.com

Here, There, Anywhere, an outdoor artwork exhibition, is currently open for submissions. This exhibition will open in July 2010, run through October 31, 2010, and will be located on the Artscape site on Mt. Royal near the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Artscape will be creating uniform pedestals approximately 40” high X 24” X 24” to display each of the artworks. These pedestals will be installed along the median on Mt. Royal Avenue between Dolphin and Lanvale Streets. Artists will be asked to create sculptures or other artworks that utilize these outdoor pedestals in some manner.

In addition to the displayed artwork, artists will be asked to take an image of their work and ‘Photoshop’ it into a location of the artist’s choosing. There are no limitations on location or scale of artwork that is digitally sited, nor is there a limit to the number of locations that the artist chooses to digitally place the work. These images will be on view on a Here, There, Anywhere Flickr website, as well as digitally in the Meyerhoff Gallery at MICA from July 16th through August 1, 2010. If an artist does not have the computer capabilities to digitally site their work, BOPA will provide some assistance provided that a digital image of the work and an image of the site is submitted by June 15, 2010.

Submissions will be reviewed by an independent panel of jurors.

Here, There, Anywhere is a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA).
Artscape is produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Inc. on behalf of the
Baltimore Festival of the Arts, Inc.

Guidelines
1. Artists may submit proposals for new works or the placement of existing works.
2. BOPA will provide stipends to selected artists of $250.00. Stipends are for construction and transport of the work. Onsite installation equipment and labor within reason may be provided by BOPA in addition to stipend. On site support will be negotiated after proposals have been selected.
3. Artwork must be affixed onto Artscape provided pedestals, which will be uniform and approximately 40” high X 24” X 24”.
4. All proposed work should be designed to withstand an outdoor, high-traffic unmonitored environment with very limited maintenance for the duration of the show. Artists should take into consideration the possibility of severe adverse weather conditions and the safety of the audience.

AMY LIN: KINETICS / Addison Ripley

AMY LIN: KINETICS

March 13 - April 24, 2010

Amy Lin will be at the gallery, Saturday, April 3 from 2-4pm.

Addison/Ripley Fine Art is very pleased to present a selection of new works by Washington artist, Amy Lin.

The delicate but dynamic work of Amy Lin is as sophisticated as it is fresh. Despite their apparent mechanical precision, Ms. Lin's drawings are made by hand in colored pencil and take on, literally, a life of their own, suggesting an order that might be seen in scientific visualization such as cells or molecules or DNA modeling. As graceful as dance notation, the artist's drawings have an intelligence about them that implies natural forces. The colored pencil markings float, perfectly balanced in open, white, not negative space. They sparkle with life, with elegance and beauty and a rhythm of their own.

Ms. Lin's work finds common cause with our contemporary interest in genetics, technology, physics and even astronomy while maintaining a very human quality that celebrates the imperfect and indefinable qualities of art.  One is able to experience this work on several levels: emotional, cerebral, obsessive, and lyrical.  Drawn without a specific plan in mind, the work develops organically, yielding repetitions that range from playful to meditative to joyous, each mark suggesting the next, the finished product a remarkable surprise.

Addison Ripley
1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.338.5180
www.addisonripleyfineart.com

Figure Drawing at MPA

 

McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
  703-790-1953

www.mpaart.org  

Corcoran College of Art + Design

THIS WEEK ONLY

Corcoran College of Art + Design:

Take Your Dream and Cut it in Half

at Civilian Art Projects

EXHIBITION ON VIEW:
March 25 - April 3, 2010

Civilian is teaming up with the the Corcoran College of Art + Design
to host its 25th annual Printmaking Portfolio.

The exhibition will present 33 new original screenprints, lithographs, etchings, handmade papers, letterpress, relief and digital prints made by emerging and established artists. There will be a literary reading by Corcoran faculty and students on April 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Civilian.

If you have been thinking about collecting the work of artists living and working around you, NOW IS THE TIME. Each print is priced at an incredibly affordable $300 - or buy the entire portfolio!

Civilian Art Projects
1019 7th Street NW
Washington DC 20004
(202) 607-3804

Bart O'Reilly: Old Lines from the Luminous State

Bart O'Reilly: Old Lines from the Luminous State
April 2 - May 8, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 6 – 8pm
Artist Talk: Thursday, April 8, 12pm
Solas Nua, Flashpoint’s resident organization dedicated to contemporary Irish arts, will foray into visual arts with an exhibition by painter and video artist Bart O’Reilly. O’Reilly, a Baltimore-based Irish artist, will present Old Lines from the Luminous State, an installation investigating artistic process. Both the paintings and the short video works draw fodder from the artist’s experiences, including visits to ancestral barns and working with developmentally disabled adults.

More information at: flashpointdc.org and solasnua.org

Flashpoint Gallery
916 G St NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.315.1310 
flashpointdc.org

"Food Chain" by Brazilian artist Lelo

"Food Chain", a recent series of mixed media drawings and paintings by Brazilian artist Lelo, examines the relationships between human nature and animal nature. In his first solo show in the US, Lelo brings us a variety of works, all of which address his central themes of animal and human relationships, metamorphosis, and interconnectedness. His lighthearted style and use of vivid colors add an unexpected element of excitement to his subject matter. Much of his imagery has a distinct and almost exotic feel to it, reflective of his Brazilian roots.

Saturday, April 10th, from 8pm – Midnight

Location: Art Whino Gallery
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Show end date: May 10h

The event is FREE and open to the public.

Lelo is a self-taught artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is well known for his works of urban art, which have dotted the landscape since the early 2000’s. He has been part of numerous exhibitions and publications around the world, including Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and the US. Recently Lelo has done works for MTV Brazil and Carharrt.

Art Whino,llc
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745
Office: 301.567.8210
Fax: 574.830.1651
www.ArtWhino.com

Bucky Art / Crystal City

Bucky Art is in Crystal City! 

In partnership with Arena Stage, the Crystal City BID is introducing a temporary, outdoor art exhibit that pays homage to the great scientific mind of R. Buckminster Fuller and his creation of the geodesic dome. Bucky Art celebrates Arena Stage’s spring production of R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE which runs May 28 – July 4, 2010. The exhibition is open starting today and will last throughout the summer. Click here for a map of the statue locations.

Hiroshima Children’s Drawings: Finding Hope in War’s Aftermath

After Sixty Years a Story of Hope & War Comes to Light
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Smith Farm Center announces  the opening of Hiroshima Children’s Drawings: Finding Hope in War’s Aftermath, Presented by All Souls Church, Unitarian in celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival 2010.

March 27 to April 24, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 4 to 6pm, beginning in The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery with a Japanese dance performance by the Kodomo Dancers and proceeding to the upstairs gallery for snacks and refreshments.

In November 1946, then Senior Minister Rev. A. Powell Davies delivered the widely circulated sermon, Lest the Living Forget, denouncing a party at which military officers rejoiced over a cake shaped like the atomic cloud seen over Hiroshima.  The bold sermon text came to the attention of an aide to General MacArthur in Japan, Dr. Howard Bell, who wrote to Davies describing the plight of the 400 children at the Honkawa School, and asked about “the possibility of putting on a ‘desk cleaning project’ that would yield substantial numbers of pencil stubs, used erasers, Crayons and notebooks? Are war memories still too fresh?”  In response, the Children at All Souls Church, Unitarian collected over half-a-ton of school supplies and shipped it to the Honkawa and Fukouromachi Schools in Hiroshima and the nearby Ninoshima Orphanage.  Several months later, the children in Hiroshima sent back 48 watercolor and crayon drawings that reflected not the devastation of war, but vibrant depictions of the abundant life they hoped for. Unlike other historical materials depicting the events of Hiroshima, the 18 exquisite and hopeful images on display tell the story of healing and reconciliation between once war-torn enemies. Later this summer the collection will travel back to Hiroshima, where the original artists will be reunited with their childhood artworks after 62 years.

The exhibition runs in the Upstairs gallery from March 27 to April 24 -- Upstairs Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 11AM-5PM & Saturday 11AM-3PM, except on April 10th & 17th when the space will be closed for special programs

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center
1632 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.483.8600
www.smithfarm.com/gallery
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Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts is a Washington, DC nonprofit organization grounded in the profound belief that each person has tremendous innate abilities to heal in the face of life’s challenges, Smith Farm’s mission is to develop and promote proven healing practices that explore physical, emotional, and mental resources that lead to life affirming changes. Programs and exhibitions in the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery celebrate and stimulate the dynamic creative resources that contribute to health and wellness in each of us.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is Washington DC's and the nation's greatest springtime celebration. The 2010 Festival is March 27 – April 11, and features signature events, daily cultural performances, art exhibits, sport competitions and more. The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the 98th anniversary of the gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the citizens of the United States and Japan. For schedules and information visit www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org or call the Festival hotline at (877) 44BLOOM.

UPDATE:

The Hiroshima Children's Drawings

Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

@

Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville
100 Welsh Park Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-762-7666

 

The story of the Hiroshima Children's Drawings is one of a long, terrible war ending and, in its aftermath, two small groups building a new world through a gesture of reconciliation. A docent from All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC, will present some of the drawings and speak about their legacy. Steve Lapham and Andy Zatman will be the musicians.

only what you can carry with you

only what you can carry with you

 James Cassell, Peter E. Harper
Joren A. Lindholm, and Zade Ramsey
March 31 - April 24, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 5-8pm

Studio Gallery
2108 R Street NW

Washington, DC 20005

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Sparkplug Artist Collective Seeks New Members

Sparkplug, a collective of emerging artists and curators sponsored by DC Arts Center, is seeking new members interested in participating as curators or artists. Currently composed of nine DC area artists and curators, the Sparkplug collective meets regularly to discuss their work, explore common concerns, grow their community and dream up creative engagements both in DC and around the world. Through its support of Sparkplug, DC Arts Center provides meeting space, legal and technical resources and exhibition opportunities to emerging artists and curators without current gallery representation or institutional employ. Via a continuing dialogue encompassing the theoretical and the practical, the group’s members share experiences, perspectives, preoccupations, challenges, and topics informing their ongoing artistic practice.

New members chosen during the Spring of 2010 should be prepared to participate in an exhibition this June and remain active members of the group for the next two years. Members are expected to attend monthly meetings and participate in studio visits. Applicants should be 21 years of age or older, live in the DC metropolitan area and not currently have gallery representation or institutional employ as curators or art writers. The deadline for applications is April 5, 2010. Invitations for formal interviews will be extended on or before April 19, 2010.

Go to the DCAC website for more information about Sparkplug and to view the full call and application requirements.

The Future of Museums Discussion

Thurs., April 15, 7 p.m.
With Light Reception

In the rapidly changing environment of the 21st century, museums face new challenges, and opportunities. In a wired world, how will digital distribution affect content? Will America’s changing demographic profile influence exhibitions? Can the museum function as a center for object-based learning and creative problem-solving?
In a lively and thought-provoking discussion, Dorothy Kosinski, director, Phillips Collection; Richard Kurin, under secretary for history, art, and culture, Smithsonian Institution; Kenneth Paulson, president and chief operating officer, Newseum; and Jack Rasmussen, director and curator, American University Museum, discuss these and other questions. Reception follows.
Free to Resident Members and American University Alumni

Smithsonian Resident Associates Program - The Future of Museums

@
Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave, across from the
entrance to American University.
parking available in the underground garage.

Studio Gallery / Andrew Acquadro / Elizabeth McNeil Harris / Freda Lee-McCann

March 31, 2010 through April 24, 2010

Opening:Friday April 2, 2010

Gallery Talk: April 10, 2010

Solo Show: Metamor-Facets

Andrew Acquadro

Mr. Acquadro in his first solo show at Studio Gallery draws his inspiration from Master Paintings and abstracts each work, including Fragonard, Vermeer and Turner as his inspiration.His abstract works reference the Master but create a unique and rich palette from Mr Acquadro's own imagination.

Duo Show: Blues
Elizabeth McNeil Harris
Harris describes her creative process as a meditation. Her work explores the visual nature of energy, and the ways it moves through different materials and different objects. "The reaching limbs of a tree, the unfurling petals of a flower, the gestures of a model - all are expressions of the flow of energy," she explains.

Duo Show: Fragments of Tradition
Freda Lee-McCan
Mountains have been a traditional subject for Chinese landscape paintings since the eleventh century. These mountains have always been my love and painting these bones of the earth has provided with a joy and endless fascination both with the paintings themselves and with the connection with my heritage that they provide.

Studio Gallery
2108 R St NW
Info: 2022328734 / info@studiogallerydc.com

Hillyer Art Space / First Friday

First Friday - April - Will be Friday, April 2nd, 6 - 9 pm at Hillyer Art Space (9 Hillyer Ct., NW, Washington, DC 20008).  It is open to the public and ALL are encouraged to come!

Wudergarten:  Sa{l}vaging the Family Archiveby Clarke Bedford and curated by Laura Roulet
April 2 - May 29

A special preview reception and performance by "Professor Benjamin J. Dreadnought, PhD." in conjunction with International Arts & Artists' Hillyer Art Space's upcoming exhibition by Clarke Bedford!

PREVIEW RECEPTION:  April 1, 2010, 7pm
Free food and refreshments
$10 admission, FREE for IA&A members
Seating is limited.  Please RSVP to events@artsandartists.org

Professor Benjamin J. Dreadnought, PhD.*, will attempt to contextualize the exhibition Whundergarten:  Salvaging the Family Archive by Clarke Bedford with an illustrated lecture,

From the Family of Man to All in the Family:  Appropriation and Desecration in Ancestor Worship of the Post-War Period.
 
COME, LISTEN, & ENJOY!

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CRIT '10 - April - Will be Wednesday, April 14th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Hillyer Art Space (9 Hillyer Ct., NW, Washington, DC 20008).  It is open to the public and ALL encouraged to come! (CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS)!!!  This event is a scheduled open critique for ALL artists. Each critique will be open to 8-12 artists on a first come, first serve basis.  Please be advised:  the critiques fill up QUICKLY. If you are interested in participating, please contact Lachelle Slade at membership@artsandartists.org or 202-338-0680.