By Sarah Tanguy | In June 2012, in collaboration with women from her ancestral village on the remote island of Barobaishdia off Bangladesh’s endangered coast, artist and activist Monica Jahan Bose launched Storytelling with Saris, a cross-generational and women-driven art project that engages not only with words but also with actions to address climate change.
Read MoreMary Early’s exhibition Līnea Studies asks viewers to reconsider the front interior of the Dupont Circle row house that comprises Gallery 2112. The highlight of the show is Early’s sculpture of suspended beeswax rods, Līnea XII, which not only commands interest unto itself, but also opens up many possibilities for the Victorian parlor in which it is placed.
Read MoreTaxonomy of Evanescence presents different layers of an artist’s life for us to explore. Emanating from her internal sense of how the world is organized, Sarah Hull reveals her intentions with clarity, while reserving enough latitude for the observer to make personal connections to them.
Read MoreDC AREA ARTIST TALKS, CLASSES, EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS WEEKS OF JUNE 27-JULY 3 & JULY 4-10
Read MoreFri, 01 July 2022 - Sun, 31 July 2022
An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, July 1, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM and an artist talk is scheduled for Thursday, July 7, 6:00 PM.
Read MoreSat, 09 July 2022 - Sat, 03 September 2022
An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, July 9 from 7pm to 9pm | Exhibitions include: A Journey Not Soon Forgotten includes work by nine immigrant or first-generation artists
Read MoreSat, 02 July 2022 - Sun, 31 July 2022
An opening reception is scheduled for Reception: Friday, July 1 from 6pm to 8pm.
Read MoreFour DC-area, all-women artist teams to create artworks tied to park’s design principles and values Four commissioned public artworks were announced today by the 11th Street Bridge Park–a partnership between the local non-profit Building Bridges Across the River and the District government–reflecting the park’s design principles and values. In response to over 200...
Read MoreThe National Gallery of Art’s collection of prints by Edvard Munch (1863–1944), with numerous examples assembled by Sarah and Lionel Epstein, is the largest and finest gathering of the artist’s graphic work outside his native Norway. The Epstein Family Foundation, which has donated some 119 prints by Munch since 1990,...
Read MoreThe National Gallery of Art holds the preeminent public collection of works—31 drawings and 400 prints—outside Europe by M. C. Escher (1898–1972), the master of optical illusion. Thirteen drawings recently given by Michael Schiffman in honor of Rock J. Walker fill chronological gaps, add new subjects, and provide additional context...
Read MoreDeadline: Thu, 30 June 2022
Foundry seeks artwork for its annual regional juried show from both aspiring and accomplished artists.
Read MoreDeadline: Thu, 30 June 2022
Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council seeks an original sculpture for the newly constructed Bladensburg Library.
Read MoreDeadline: Thu, 30 June 2022
Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council seeks a wall installation for the Bladensburg Branch Library.
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