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East City Art Profiles: von ammon co Gallery

Georgetown’s newest gallery, von ammon co, which opened in April, has an ambitious program to present internationally rising artists to the DC arts community.

Recovering Tintoretto, Painter of the Venetian Late Renaissance

The retrospective exhibition of the work of Venetian artist Jacopo Robusti, known as Il Tintoretto, is still on view at the National Gallery. Although Tintoretto was enormously successful in his own time and place, he remains relatively unknown to the general public. The reasons for this are many. Not least among them are the many myths that stubbornly follow the artist’s reputation portraying him as an outsider, a rebel, a difficult and bizarre personality, and perhaps most problematically: a Mannerist.

Maker Space Comes to DC’s Ward 8

Nonstop Art Opens community maker space at the Overlook at Oxon Run. The Community-at-large is encouraged to tour the space and apply for membership

Trawick Prize 2022 Finalists Announced

$14,000 in Prize Monies to be Awarded in September Eight regional artists have been selected as finalists for The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, a juried competition and exhibition produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. More than 250 artists from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. submitted work...

Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies Announce New Collaborative to Offer Professional Development Workshops for the Arts

Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax Work Together to Offer Northern Virginia Professional Development Workshops for the Arts Today, the local arts agencies of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County announce the creation of The Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA) to expand resources and opportunities for artists and...

VMFA Announces Lynette L. Allston as Board of Trustees President

Allston is the First Native American Board President of a Top 10 US Comprehensive Art Museum The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is pleased to announce the election of Lynette L. Allston to the role of president of the museum’s Board of Trustees. In the 86-year history of the...

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s Keyholder Residency

Deadline: Fri, 18 November 2022

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center seeks applicants for their Keyholder Program. The residency runs March 1-August 18, 2023.

Call for Entry: Cooling Off: Autumnal Scenes

Deadline: Mon, 22 August 2022

Glen Echo Park Galleries seeks entries from artists ages 21 that capture the spirit of the autumn season.

Weekly Events List: August 15-21

DC AREA ARTIST TALKS, CLASSES, EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS: August 15-21