Reviews

East City Art Reviews—Heloisa Escudero: Tools for the Mind

By Miguel Resendiz on February 17, 2020

Colorful assemblages containing lightbulbs, string, glass vials, plastic bottles, metal handles, and other recycled materials make up the entirety of the exhibit, Tools for the Mind, currently on view...

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East City Art Reviews—Dialog: Landscape and Abstraction—Freya Grand and the Permanent Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on February 11, 2020

Freya Grand does large scale landscape paintings. The key to understanding her work is to realize that her paintings are not so much descriptive of the places she...

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East City Art Reviews—Dialogues at Stable

By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on February 5, 2020

Dialogues, the inaugural exhibition in the gallery of STABLE, the new art studio space in northeast Washington, opened last fall. Featuring the work of 32 artists working there,...

Weekly Events List

Weekly Events List: March 11–15

By Editorial Team on March 10, 2020

Receptions at Transformer, Martha Spak Gallery at the Wharf, DC Arts Center, Touchstone Gallery, ArtReach GW Community Gallery, Printmakers Inc, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Portico Gallery and Studio, Target Gallery, Freight Gallery, and Gallery B + Talks at Addison/Ripley Fine...

ECA News Briefs

COVID-19 Pandemic Resources for the DC Area Visual Arts Community

By Editorial Team on April 7, 2020

The following is a list of relevant grants, loans and impact surveys East City Art has compiled to assist the visual arts community. This list will be continuously updated during the pandemic. Last updated: April 7

ECA News Briefs

David C. Driskell, African American Art Pioneer, Dies at 88

By Guest Author on April 7, 2020

David C. Driskell, the legendary artist and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) recognized worldwide for his scholarship and expertise in African American art, passed away on Wednesday from complications of COVID-19. He was 88. A giant in the art world, Driskell transformed the field of African American art through his scholarship,…

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Hamiltonian Artists Opens Fellowship Applications and Jurors Announced

By Editorial Team on April 7, 2020

Washington, DC— Hamiltonian Artists is pleased to announce the jurors for the 2020 – 2022 Fellowship Program. For the first time in its history, the jury panel includes jurors from outside the region and is being announced publicly in advance of the jurying process. The jurors are Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, head of public programs with Smithsonian…

Gallery Openings and Events

Chris Chernow, Olha Onyshko, and Ivan Kryvutsky Defending Liberty

By Editorial Team on March 24, 2020

Installation by Chris Chernow, local installation artist Olha Onyshko, local video and film artist Ivan Kryvutsky, local woodworker Presented in conjunction with the the conference: Heroes of Liberty, Enhancing...

Gallery Openings and Events

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop’s Darkroom Artist Resident Carol Antezana Exhibit

By Editorial Team on March 24, 2020

The exhibition is currently on view through March 28, 2020.

Gallery Openings and Events

TAG/The Artists Gallery Presents The Last Picture Show

By Editorial Team on March 24, 2020

A closing reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 from 5pm to 7pm.

Calls for Entry

Willow Street Gallery Open Call: Insider Art Fair

By Editorial Team on April 7, 2020

INSIDER ART FAIR In response to our extraordinary circumstances, the Willow Street Gallery is seeking artwork from local artists to showcase on our digital platforms for an online exhibition titled, “Insider Art Fair”. This exhibition allows us at the...

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