Posts by East City Art Editorial Team

DC Art Gallery Openings and Exhibitions This Week: August 24-30, 2026

Mon, August 24 2026 — Mon, August 31 2026

DC Art Exhibitions, DC Art Events, DC Art Classes—August 24-30, 2026

Glen Echo Park Partnership Welcomes Six New Board Members

2025 Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park. Photo Courtesy Glen Echo Park. The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture has welcomed six new members to its Board of Directors: Mary Coller Albert, Elizabeth Blumenfeld, Dan Hanlon, Gitika Kaul, Randi Marquez and Moss Tuovinen. Albert is a...

Tephra ICA Announces Artists for 2027 Mary B. Howard Invitational

Michelle Shengyu Li, The Sunset/ Eternal Horizon, 2025, cherry, paper, brass, and candle, 94 x 24 x 54 inches. Image courtesy Tephra ICA.   Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) has announced the four artists selected for the 2027 Mary B. Howard Invitational: Michelle Shengyu Li, Sunanda Khajuria, Mathilde...

Sound Scene Festival Call for Proposals

Deadline: Sun, November 15 2026

Annual sound art festival Sound Scene (June 5-6, 2027) announced their RFP for local artists! All artists, professional and amateur, are encouraged to propose a piece of installation, performance, or educational work on the theme "Sounds of the City."   APPLY HERE: https://www.soundscene.org/rfp   Logistics When: June 5 + 6,...

Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington | Artist Talk Material Matters

Material Matters installation view, 2026. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering.   Talk: Saturday, August 29 at 2:00 PM   Hear MoCA Residency Alumni unpack the stories behind Material Matters, then stay to connect with the artists over a casual community potluck Join artists Negar Ahkami, Shahla Arbabi, Roxana Geffen, Sarah Hardesty, Marissa Long, Danielle Mysliwiec, Ryan McCoy, Foon...

Hillyer | Artist Talk with Mona Bozorgi

Mona Bozorgi Non-Lethal 2024 Archival inkjet print on silk fabric 23 x 23 in. Courtesy of the artist Talk: Saturday, August 29 at 1:00 PM   Hillyer’s featured solo artist, Mona Bozorgi, will lead a gallery talk about her exhibition Threading the Gaze. Drawing on images, primarily selfies, taken by...

Touchstone Gallery | Debra Perkins

Wed, August 19 2026 — Sun, September 20 2026

Daydream 78 by Debra Perkins. Image courtesy of Touchstone Gallery and Debra Perkins.   Event URL: https://www.touchstonegallery.com/exhibits-all/2026/debra-perkins Touchstone Gallery, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, is pleased to announce "Happenstance", a solo exhibition by artist Debra Perkins. The works in this exhibtion emerge through a laborious process of layering paint,...

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Ruminations: Our Stories in Paper

Sat, August 29 2026 — Sun, October 4 2026

Say Goodbye to the Year of the Snake by Helen C. Frederick   Opening Reception: Saturday, September 12 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM   Event URL: https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.networkforgood.com/events/104338-ruminations-our-stories-in-paper-artist-reception In the Helen C. Frederick Gallery On View from August 29 - October 4, 2026 Artist Reception: Saturday, September 12 | 6-8pm...

Touchstone Gallery | Linda Bankerd Home Is Where the Art Is II

Wed, August 19 2026 — Sun, September 20 2026

Installation of Linda Bankerd: Home Is Where the Art Is II. Image courtesy of Touchstone Gallery   Event URL: https://www.touchstonegallery.com/exhibits-all/2026/linda-bankerd Touchstone Gallery, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, is pleased to announce "Home Is Where the Art Is II," a solo exhibition by artist Linda Bankerd. In her new solo...

American University Katzen Arts Center Rotunda | Gilt by Association

Tue, August 25 2026 — Tue, October 20 2026

Solus Rex by Lucy J. Blankstein   Opening Reception: Saturday, September 5 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM   A bit of GILT can accentuate the twinkle of an eye. While golden frames add gravitas and glory to old master paintings, they also come with a side of wealth. So...

Photoworks | Handmade Photo Group Timeless ’26

Sat, August 29 2026 — Sun, October 4 2026

Clover by Paige Billin-Frye Opening Reception: Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Event URL: https://glenechophotoworks.org In this annual exhibition of the work of the Hand Made Photo Group the Group’s photographers express their creative voices using historic photo processes such as gum bichromate, wet plate collodion,...

Chinatown Gardens | Bree Mercado & Niahmu Foggie-Brown Gatherings in the Garden

Sun, August 30 2026 — Sun, August 30 2026

Bree Mercado & Niahmu Foggie-Brown with their first collaborative piece: Woman in Bloom by Bree Mercado   Opening Reception: Sunday, August 30 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM   Gatherings in the Garden: An Outdoor Art Exhibition is a collaborative body of work by artists Bree Mercado and Niahmu Foggie-Brown...

Aryan Gallery/Pars Place | Susanne Kamalieh, Nahid Boustani, Ghazal Atarod Trilogy

Sun, August 30 2026 — Sun, September 27 2026

Trilogy by Aryan Gallery   Opening Reception: Sunday, August 30 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM   Event URL: https://www.iacommunitycenter.org/art-gallery TRILOGY | Three Women. Three Voices. One Powerful Line. What can a line become? For Susanne Kamalieh, line becomes structure, movement, and texture. Her intricate, flowing lines weave through organic...

Falls Church Arts | Geometrix

Sat, August 29 2026 — Sun, October 4 2026

Street Shapes by Celia Slater Opening Reception: Saturday, August 29 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Event URL: https://fallschurcharts.org Geometrix, a dynamic all-media exhibition that explores the power of shape, structure, and form, will open on Saturday, August 29, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. with a Meet the Artists Reception. From bold...

VisArts | janet e. dandridge Inquiries on Release and Other Paths to Liberty

Fri, July 31 2026 — Sun, September 27 2026

Inquiries on Release and Other Paths to Liberty by janet e. dandridge Event URL: https://www.visartscenter.org/ Inquiries on Release and Other Paths to Liberty is an illustrative journal of the journey to exist peacefully as a Being called Black and female within the stifling social-political practices of the United States of...