DC Art Gallery Openings and Exhibitions This Week: August 17-23, 2026
Mon, August 17 2026 — Mon, August 24 2026
DC Art Exhibitions, DC Art Events, DC Art Classes—August 17-23, 2026
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Reviews | Profiles | Features
East City Art Profiles—Memory, Makers and Monuments: Reimagining Commemoration in Washington
Artists, planners, historians and cultural leaders gathered this spring to examine how public memory is changing in Washington. As new approaches to commemoration emerge, the conversations continue to shape how the District remembers its past and imagines its civic future.
Read MoreHillyer Is Moving Forward, Not Moving Away
International Arts & Artists President and CEO Greg Houston reflects on Hillyer Contemporary Art Center’s future, the opportunities ahead, and the challenges nonprofit arts organizations face as they plan for long-term sustainability.
Read MoreEast City Art Reviews—Rik Freeman Resistance, Resilience and Response at Honfleur Gallery
Rik Freeman’s retrospective at Honfleur Gallery collapses twenty-five years of painting into a single conversation. Drawing from series including The Chitlin’ Circuit Review, Black Beaches During Segregation and Bahia!, the exhibition reveals an artist whose enduring vision treats history not as the past, but as something carried forward through memory, community and everyday life.
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Washington Printmakers Gallery | 28th Peggy Doole National Small Works
Thu, July 30 2026 — Sun, August 30 2026
Jake Muirhead, Persona, Etching and Drypoint, 10" x 9" x 1 cm, 2026 by 28th Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery Event URL: https://www.washingtonprintmakers.com/exhibits/nsw2026 The 28th Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibition includes thirty-two contemporary artworks of printmaking: hand-pulled prints, screen prints, digital prints, fine art photographs,...
Read MoreAshe & Norton | Andrea Fort Imbued
Mon, August 17 2026 — Sun, August 30 2026
Fleeting Life by Andrea Fort Opening Reception: Sunday, August 23 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Event URL: https://www.instagram.com/ashe_and_norton Ashe & Norton presents Andrea Fort, Imbued. When I apply paint to a surface, I am thinking about the imbued sensation of life and how it transcends time and...
Read MoreMason Exhibitions Arlington | What Remains/The Vietnam War and its Reckoning
Sat, August 22 2026 — Sat, November 21 2026
Power by Curlee Raven Holton Opening Reception: Saturday, September 19 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Event URL: https://www.masonexhibitions.org/ Work from intercultural artists who served during the Vietnam War. Through sculpture, paintings, and repurposed materials, the exhibition presents insights and context around the conflict and the intersecting identities...
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Montgomery County Releases Draft Cultural Plan for Public Comment
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) has released a draft cultural plan outlining a ten-year vision for strengthening arts, culture and the humanities throughout the county. The plan, titled Building and Sustaining Our Community Through Arts, Culture, and the Humanities, is the county’s first comprehensive cultural plan...
Read MoreDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Seeks Public Comment on FY2027–2030 Strategic Plan
The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Eye Street Gallery. Photo by Phil Hutinet for East City Art. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is seeking public comment on its draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2027 through 2030. The plan will guide the agency’s grantmaking,...
Read MoreArtsFairfax Expands Exhibition Program into Public Spaces
Patrons enjoy “ArtsFairfax Presents,” a curation of local artists, at Lincolnia Senior Center. Photo courtesy of ArtsFairfax. ArtsFairfax is expanding its public art programming through ArtsFairfax Presents, an initiative that converts public and privately owned spaces into exhibition venues for local artists. The program grew out of the Fairfax Regional...
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Open Call: Fully Human
Deadline: Sat, August 29 2026
Seekers Art Gallery featuring the work of artist Sandra Miller. Vita Poetica: https://www.vitapoetica.org/ Fully Human, Washington, D.C. Organization: Vita Poetica Opportunity type: Call for Entry/Open Call Opportunity Disciplines: All 2D media Deadline Extended!! New deadline: August 29, 2026 11:59pm ET Prizes: $200 for 1st & $100 for 2nd place;...
Read MoreCall for Artists: Highly Animated III PoP Culture Art inspired by Anime, Comic Books, Movies and Video Games
Deadline: Mon, August 31 2026
Artists Trei Ramsey and Kira Godley with original artwork, Highly Animated 2024 Exhibition. Photos by Jillian Walker, Vijilant Digital. Highly Animated is an OPEN-CALL exhibit where we invite any and everyone the chance to have their artwork displayed in a professional gallery and possibly win our contest. The Artwork will...
Read MoreGallery B 2027 Exhibits | Call for Artists
Deadline: Mon, August 31 2026
Gallery B - March 2025 Photo by Emma Zanello, Bethesda Urban Partnership Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District are excited to announce that Gallery B is now taking rental applications for 2027 exhibits for solo or group shows. We offer the opportunity for you to sell...
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