Saturday, November 13, 2010

Artist Opportunity / City Project Decks of cards

Entry Deadline: November 15, 2010

Art in Hand™ is bringing City Project Decks of cards to Washington, DC.
The Washington, DC Project will be a deck of fully functional playing cards where each individual card in the deck (plus 2 jokers) is rendered in the typical style of the contributing artist. The project will create widespread exposure for participating artists while producing a unique, entertaining, functional and green product for the city of Washington, DC.

Art in Hand™ is seeking artists of 2-dimensional art in any style or medium and from as many different neighborhoods and districts within Washington, DC area as possible.

Accepted artists will be assigned one card from the deck and asked to produce an original piece of work that clearly represents their designated card, that represents some aspect (be it overt or subtle) of Washington, DC and that is created in their own unique style.

There will be no fee for participation but accepted artists will be asked to sign a letter of commitment, a confidentiality agreement and a ‘right to reproduce’ agreement as well as submit a high res TIFF of the image in exchange for a one-time royalty payment in product. Artists are free to keep their original image.

Interested artists should submit an email before November 15th, 2010 to info@artinhandcards.com, include a short bio and a link to a website where their work can be easily viewed or 2-3 sample image files representative of their work. Please include the title: Washington, DC Project Artist in the subject line of your email.

If you are accepted to the project, we will contact you after November 22nd, 2010 and send you an information package that should answer all your questions.
For more information or to view other City Projects, please visit their website at www.artinhandcards.com.

Turns and Directions in Central America - Exhibition at the IDB Cultural Center

Turns and Directions in Central America
through November 19, 2010 

Curator Felix Angel, Director 
@
IDB Cultural Center  
1300 New York Avenue 
Washington, DC
202-623-3774

Friday, November 12, 2010

Curated Screenings of the Global Lens International Film Series 2010

Curated Screenings of the Global Lens International Film Series 2010
November 12th 7-9pm

ADMISSION: Suggested donation of $5-$10, free for students with valid ID

The Global Lens 2010 international film series features independent films from around the world depicting stories about different cultures and people.  A special curated educational screening of one of four selected films in the series will be held each month at the Hillyer Art Space in Dupont Circle. The screening is free for students with a valid student ID and there is a suggested donation of $5-$10 for other audience members. Refreshments will be served and a special Q&A with Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be held after each screening. The non-profit organization Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) was selected by the Global Film Initiative to host the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC. RWUL has hosted screenings in DC of this series all year long. The Hillyer Art Space and International Arts and Artists will curate these films in conjunction with existing exhibitions.


International Arts & Artists
9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 USA
T 202.338.0680 www.artsandartists.org
 

BloomBars Gallery: First Silent Auction Fundraiser tonight

BloomBars Gallery: First Silent Auction Fundraiser
Friday, November 12th from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Join in for a silent auction featuring the work of established and emerging visual artists. This will be a unique opportunity to enjoy an evening of art and music.

Featured artists include Fabiano Amin, Andrew Campbell, Katie Campbell, Melissa Frakman, Jack Gordon, Adriana Jokisch, Sala Kannan, Gediyon Kifle, Serinity Knight, Neha Misra, Jamie Nicholas, Craig Tinsky, JJ Tiziou, Jonathan Tucker, and music by Philip LoPiccolo!

Plus... they will have some amazing pieces from a SURPRISE ARTIST!

RSVP on Facebook today to show your support and invite your friends.

 BloomBars is a not for profit arts organization that unites & inspires communities through the arts while nurturing artists committed to serving the community.

3222 11th Street
Washington DC
Metro: Columbia Heights
Email: info[at]bloombars.com

South Africa Kicks - Luther W. Brady Art Gallery

Opening November 16, 2010
@
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
The George Washington University
Media & Public Affairs Building, 2nd Floor
805 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

Interconnected: Works by Yuriko Yamaguchi

Interconnected: Works by Yuriko Yamaguchi
Sunday, September 12 - December 11
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University

Noted Japanese American artist Yuriko Yamaguchi recognizes how nature and technologies are intertwined and finding a way to have them coexist peacefully is the center of her new works that speak about “Interconnectedness” in various different media and art forms. Through her powerful art installations, Yamaguchi reminds people of how all lives are interconnected to one another, which ultimately bring people together despite their differences in religion, nationalities, and race.  
 
Admission is free. This exhibition is part of the Many Moons Festival 2010 and  the Tri-State Sculptors Association annual conference.


The Asian Arts & Culture Center
at Towson University Center for the Arts
Located at the corner of Osler & Cross Campus Blvd,
Towson, MD 21252

FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Five Women

FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Five Women
Presented by Black Artists of DC (BADC)
Featuring work by Jamea Richmond Edwards, Danielle Scruggs, Natalie Lord, Kristen Hayes, Amber Robles-Gordon
Curated by Zoma Wallace

Opening Reception Friday November 19, 7-9pm 
FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Five Women seeks to spark a visual discussion between artworks created by Black women and a verbal dialogue between those who view and purchase them. The topic of discussion is material. What are artists using?  What materials do they feel drawn to? How does Black femininity affect or reflect itself in the chosen material(s), if at all?  How does femininity affect the delivery and/or reception of the message? 

The voices of the women artists in this exhibition are heard primarily through material form.  Embracing both visual and verbal discussion, FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Five Women hopes to determine how effectively unique material languages are deciphered/valued/appreciated/acquired by a universal audience and market.    

FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Five Women is the second in a series of collaborations between DC Arts Center and Black Artists of DC. The purpose of Black Artists of DC (BADC) is to create a Black artists community to promote, develop and validate the culture, artistic expressions and aspirations of past and present artists of Black-Afrikan ancestry in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Source: http://www.dcartscenter.org/submit_gallery_future.htm

District of Columbia Arts Center
2338 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

The Language of Towns and Citiies / Dhiriu A. Thadani

Dhiriu A. Thadani 
The Language of Towns and Citiies
Opening November 17, 6-8 pm

Cross Mckenzie Gallery
1054 31 Street
Washington. DC

Thursday, November 11, 2010

7th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party Catalogue is online

Take a look and BID BID BID! 

Transformer's pdf of catalogue  is online for upcoming
7th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party 
taking place this
Saturday, November 13, 2010
at the Mexican Cultural Institute

To view the works being featured in this year's Auction, please click here.

Many thanks to all of the participating Artists & Gallery Sponsors who have included work in this year's Auction event.

Tickets to this year's Auction are no longer available. The event is sold out. We are unfortunately no longer able to accept any additional registrations. Only currently registered attendees will be accommodated at the event.

For further information about the Auction or Transformer, please contact 202-483-1102, or info[at]transformergallery.org. www.transformergallery.org

Images: Sampling of upcoming auction artworks, left to right: Bryan Whitson, Untitled, 2.10.2010; Kerry Kolenut, Swimming Pool; Joseph Barbaccia, BLAMe; Bridget Sue Lambert, I Enjoy Being Charmed; David Jung, Connie; Valerie Molnar, Pan-Seared Scallops, Broccoli Puree, Pan Fried Quail Eggs, Crispy Bacon

Slideluck Potshow

Slideluck Potshow
 FotoWeek DC


As part of FotoWeek DC, Slideluck Potshow is hosting its fifth Slideluck Potshow in Washington, DC on Friday, November 12. Join in for a wonderful evening of food, photography, music, art and friends!

Where: FotoWeek Central - Satellite
           3333 M Street NW; Washington, DC

When:  Friday, November 12, 2010
           7pm potluck, 9pm slideshow

Purchase $10 tickets here and RSVP on Facebook here.

www.fotoweekdc.org

Universe: Anne Marchand & Craig Schaffer / The Gallery @ 1111 PA Ave. WDC

 

UNIVERSE 
Paintings by Anne Marchand 
Bronze and Steel Sculpture by Craig Schaffer

Exhibition Dates: October 24, 2010 - January 28, 2011 

Opening Reception to Meet the Artists 
Wednesday, November 17, 6 - 8:30 pm 
@
The  Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 20004 
Open weekdays, 8am -7pm; Saturdays &   Sundays by appointment

     


The abstract paintings and sculpture of Anne Marchand and Craig Schaffer are well paired in this exhibition with their graceful swirls and rhythms. Yet, they differ in their genesis. Marchand paints  universal rhythms as joyous expressions of life, contrasting luminous depth and surface richness. Her work is inspired by mystical poetry and space exploration. Schaffer creates dynamic sculptural pieces inspired by science and nature. In this series, his work is based on fractal forms … shapes repeating at different scales created by the ongoing processes of life, such as the branching of plants to catch the sun.

Curators: Margery E. Goldberg and Sofia Gawer-Fische
 
Zenith Gallery  Washington, DC 20040    202-783-2963

PINK PANEL @ FLASHPOINT

PINK PANEL @ FLASHPOINT
With Michael Dax Iacovone and Billy Friebele
Tuesday, November 16
6:30 to 8:30 PM
@ MLK Memorial Library
901 G St, NW
RSVP HERE

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Art of Giving - Giving Back on Friday – Help for the Holidays

23rd ANNUAL WASHINGTON CRAFT SHOW
The Washington Craft Show returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for its 23rd year November 19-21, 2010.


Please join the Washington Craft Show to celebrate
The Art of Giving
this holiday season.
 
“Giving Back on Friday – Help for the Holidays,”  is a new and exciting program in support of worthy causes in the greater DC area and that’s exactly what's planned for the evening of Friday, November 19 from 5-8pm.

You are invited to join with friends and colleagues in support of PROJECT RENEW by attending the 23rd Washington Craft Show. Here's what to do: Purchase a ticket to the Washington Craft Show. The Washington Craft Show will send PROJECT RENEW $5 for each visitor who presents this certificate along with their regular priced $15 ticket at the admission booth on Friday, November 19, between the hours of 5pm-8pm. Let’s get lots of people in to support this wonderful group on Friday night. We all would like to see thousands of certificates in the ticket boxes, and I encourage my readers to invite your friends and colleagues to help give something back to the community this holiday season!
Come out and see some great craft works!

Print the certificate below and bring one along for each of your friends.

Feel free to forward this easy way to give for the holidays to as many of your friends and colleagues who would enjoy it!
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ABOUT THE WASHINGTON CRAFT SHOW
A premier event of contemporary craft in America, the Washington Craft Show presents masterful work, beautifully displayed.  Each piece is one-of-a-kind or limited edition in a range of prices, all designed and crafted in artists' studios across America.

At the Washington Craft Show, you'll find 190 of the nation's top craft artists offering work in a dozen media, each unique and many one-of-a-kind.  Each piece represents an inspiring facet of the American spirit—and an enduring treasure, transmitted from the artist's hands to yours.

23RD ANNUAL WASHINGTON CRAFT SHOW
DATES AND TIMES:
Fri. Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 20, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 21, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WEEKEND SPEAKER SERIES (Included with admission)
FRIDAY
1:00pm: Kelly Conway, Curator of Glass, Chrysler Museum of Art. Panel discussion with Matthew Fine, Charles Savoie and Tim Tate.

3:00pm: Fiber artist Libby Mijanovich: “Transformation: Creating Contemporary ‘Green’ Art from Vintage Clothing.”

SATURDAY
1:00pm: Bob Devers, Corcoran School of Arts Ceramics Department. Panel Discussion with leading experts in the field of American fine craft.

3:00pm: Ceramist Nancy Kubale: “The Human Condition in Clay.”

SUNDAY
1:00pm: Shana Kroiz, Maryland Institute College of Art Jewelry Center: “Form, Color & Wearability.”

www.craftsamericashows.com


About Project Renew

In an effort to reduce the threat of lethal remnants of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund initiated Project RENEW, a cooperative effort between the Memorial Fund and the Quang Tri Province People's Committee, aimed at Restoring the Environment and Neutralizing the Effects of War.
http://www.vvmf.org/RENEW

WPA issues Calls for Entry and opportunities for artists.

WPA issues Calls for Entry and opportunities for artists.
Visit http://www.wpadc.org/events/calls.html for details

IceBox Holiday Store
Deadline: November 15, 2010
Washington Project for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of second annual holiday gift shop, IceBox.  The shop, which will take over the WPA offices at 2023 Massachusetts Ave NW for the month of December,

Coup d'Espace 2011
Extended Submission Deadline: December 1, 2010
Washington Project for the Arts announces a call for entries for Coup d'Espace, its member artist-run programming series. Through Coup d'Espace, WPA invites member artists and curators to transform the WPA's office headquarters into a dynamic space for thought provoking, art-minded events.

Contain, Maintain, Sustain @ Artisphere
Deadline for Submissions: December 20, 2010, 5pm Exhibition Dates: May 19 - July 17, 2011
Contain, Maintain, Sustain is a juried indoor and outdoor exhibition hosted by Artisphere in collaboration with Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) and Washington Sculptors Group (WSG).

WPA's 2011 Artist Directory
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2011

Published bi-annually, this four-color, 8.5 x 5.5 inch directory is the definitive listing of established and emerging contemporary artists throughout the Washington region.

Visit http://www.wpadc.org/events/calls.html for details

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

 

Artist Lecture / Annet Couwenberg

Lecture: November 16th 2010, 5:30pm-7pm:
The Stamp Gallery is pleased to introduce the inaugural installment of the artist lecture and performance series Speaking of Art

The first artist talk will be by Annet Couwenberg who will discuss Clothing as Interface: CrossCultural Muslim Identity, a project she worked on during her time as an artist in residence at Willem de Kooning Academie in The Netherlands.  The collaborative project with Muslim Women in Rotterdam included both interviews and “Sewing Sessions,” that opened up extensive dialogues on the diverse views of fashion, politics, faith, beauty, modesty and cultural diversity held by Dutch Muslims.  In her collaborative sewing sessions, Couwenberg discovered an effective setting for discussions about cultural displacement.

Annet Couwenberg creates work with textile and fabric to explore “the concept of clothing as metaphor that examines the precarious balance between the constraints of social norm and our private desires.”  Born in the Netherlands, and holding two MFA degrees from US institutions, Couwenberg is currently a Professor in the Fiber department of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore.

The Lecture will be held in the Grand Ballroom Lounge, on the 1st floor of The Stamp Student Union, on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Wes Moore to Speak in Washington, D.C.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Wes Moore to Speak in Washington, D.C. at Lisner Auditorium, November 15 at 6:30 PM, Free to the Public.

Wes Moore, author of New York Times best-seller The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates, will speak about the power of education and public service on November 15 at Lisner Auditorium as part of Boston-based Facing History and Ourselves’ national Community Conversations series, made possible by The Allstate Foundation. Following his presentation, Moore will autograph books for the audience.

Facing History and Ourselves: Choosing to Participate, an acclaimed multi-media exhibition will open at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. on January 17 and remain on display through June 17.

Seeking to help young people redirect their lives, Moore tells the story of two kids with the same name, living in the same city who started in similar neighborhoods, but grew up to lead very different lives. One became a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow and business leader, and the other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

FRANK HALLAM DAY: RV

FRANK HALLAM DAY:  RV
through December 4, 2010

"RV" is a new body of photographs by Washington DC, based photographer Frank Hallam Day.  In his fourth exhibition at Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Day continues to be convincing as a master of concept, technology and provocative aesthetics. The viewer is at once drawn into the dramatic realm of the RV, curious about its inhabitants while, at the same time, kept at a distance by the "gated community" that is the essence of both each particular RV and their surrounding and often intimidating landscape. Day describes them as, "...overtly theatrical, the foliage surrounding the RV's often looks like a scenery prop...intended to look staged, almost dreamlike, half-way between fantasy and reality, exercises in artifice". As such, they share a current interest of contemporary photography and places Day in the ranks of its most accomplished practitioners.

Day's recent curatorial success with PORTRAY, an exhibition of work by Washington area artists and his inclusion as finalist in Voies Off 2010 in Arles, France mark him as a powerful force in both his home town and internationally.

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

ASK TIM WRIDE / A forum for lovers of photography

ASK TIM WRIDE
A forum for lovers of photography

Wed., November 10, 2010 from 7pm - 9pm
Civilian Art Projects (in the gallery)
$10

Click here to register

For 14 years, Tim B. Wride curated, managed, and created the photography program at the L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA). Now Executive Director of the No Strings Foundation, and a private consultant to clients on the best in contemporary photography, Tim knows photo. He's one of the top experts on trends in contemporary photography and therefore a great person to ask for advice whether you are collecting, shooting, or just love photography. He's an expert and for one night you can ask him anything you'd like to know.


Civilian Art Projects
1019 7th Street NW, Second Floor
Washington DC 20001
(202) 607-3804

Solo Show of Josh Taylor

Beyond the Singularity"
The Solo Show of Josh Taylor

Saturday, November 13th, from 6pm – Midnight 
Sketching Session with live model 6-8pm
Musical Performance starts at 8pm


November 13th - December 6th

"Beyond the Singularity" tells the final story of the fabled Gastonian civilization. Millenia ago a great race of technologically advanced beings visited an infant planet. They chose this planet as the site for the greatest genetic experiment ever conducted in the history of the multiverse. Experiment #57. Out of their experiment rose many forms of unique and wonderous sentient life. The existence of these "old gods" was only known through the myths and legends that arose from the collective consciousness of the sentient lifeforms they created, and eventually passed into obscurity. Then a genetic anomaly arose from the experiment. This anomaly would be known as Dingle Doppleganger and would threaten the very fabric of reality on Gastonia. Dingle threw the multiverse into a dark and terrible age. He destroyed everything, tore reality asunder and recreated Gastonia in his own image. This image included the spread of his reality to the rest of the multiverse and Dingle worked toward molding the few Gastonians left into a space faring race. Now the "old gods" have returned to their grand experiment to find something terrible...


Art Whino Gallery
122 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745
Down the block next to Elevation Burger


HANDLE FOR THE AXE / Sculptures by Anthony Stellaccio

HANDLE FOR THE AXE
Sculptures by Anthony Stellaccio

October 15 - November 14
Artist Talk: November 14, 5 pm

Curated by Rebecca Cross

The artist's exploration into the relationship of material to content is revealed in this original and challenging body of work as he attempts to answer the Judaic riddle, "from the forest itself, comes the handle for the axe."

DC Arts Center

2438 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009