After a two-year renovation, The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) reopens its doors with a renewed emphasis on visitor accessibility and public programming while maintaining its tradition of celebrating women artists.
Read MoreHamiltonian Artists’ new studio spaces in Washington, DC’s U Street neighborhood will provide both creative workspaces and vital community support. Through their innovative approach, which embraces collaboration with a range of private and public partners, they introduce a replicable model for other organizations to address the scarcity and affordability issues in establishing artist studios in DC.
Read MorePazo Fine Art is expanding its successful Kensington gallery model to a new location in DC. Gallerist Luis Pazo reflects on his serendipitous journey, blending renowned artists with local talents, and the unique vision that propelled Pazo Fine Arts into one of the DC’s most historic neighborhoods.
Read MoreBetween 2019-2023, Kauffman created a series of oil paintings depicting animals in bright, playful colors that immediately grab your attention. However, these pleasing visual cues stand in stark contradiction with Kauffman’s somber message—that mankind’s impact on the environment is bringing many of the most vulnerable species in the animal kingdom to the brink of extinction.
Read MorePerhaps better known for his large neon light public-art, over the course of the last ten years, Kraft has also worked on several series of works sized for the gallery. Emergency Neon is a continuation of this practice and addresses pressing issues of our time such as gun violence, climate change and war.
Read MoreDecember 16 is the last chance to see IceBox Collective’s The Nomadic House Project: Clouds at the Mexican Cultural Institute before it heads south of the border to Culiacán, Mexico. The work is part of an ongoing series that addresses the larger underlying issues impacting contemporary societies. This iteration of The Nomadic House Project tackles the issue of immigration.
Read MoreCurrently on view at Woolly Mammoth through Sunday, November 13, is a series of watercolors and digital prints titled Return of the Shaolin Pencil by DC-based artist Aniekan Udofia. You may have seen his work before—Udofia’s murals are found all over DC. In contrast to the large works for which he is known, works in this exhibition scale to fit gallery walls. The works in the series are deeply personal to the artist as he reflects on his artistic journey and seeks forgiveness from his father for his chosen path.
Read MoreEarlier this year, Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) acquired the Anacostia Arts Center from ARCH Development Corporation (ARCH). The much-publicized transfer of ownership is the capstone of a series of ARCH property divestures dating to 2016. The nonprofit is employing the proceeds of these sales to transform itself from a nonprofit developer into an arts funding powerhouse both in Historic Anacostia and the region.
Read MoreCurator Cheryl D. Edwards selected work from seven artists including Jase Clark, Tim DeVenney, Nestor Gil, Mary Welch Higgins, Curlee Raven Holton, Faith Ringgold, Lisa K. Rosenstein and Michelle Talibah for an exhibition titled Breathe: Embracing the Uncertainties of the Human Condition at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts gallery. Edwards intentionally brought together a diverse group of artists working in a wide range of mediums to demonstrate that despite their differences, each artist has experienced the pandemic in very similar ways. Each touches on universal themes such as loss and isolation. Edward’s curatorial goal was to reveal these common threads which bind us as human beings during this time of unprecedented upheaval.
Read MoreThe annual ceramic expo will take place virtually again in 2021 November 12-14.
Read MoreArtists Kate Fleming and Tom Woodruff are heirs to the North American propensity for continental wanderlust. Their 50 States Project follows a long-standing tradition of roaming from coast-to-coast in search of America.
Read MoreWhen DC Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Beijing in 2016, she presented Mayor Guo Jinlong with a work of art as a token of peace and renewed friendship between Beijing and its Sister City of Washington, DC. Titled “Geared Up Panda,” the life-sized statue of a panda, the symbol of China,...
Read MoreCraft Optimism takes place April 24 through May 1, 2021 online at craftoptimism.si.edu
Read MoreCommunity leader and painter Zsudayka Nzinga hopes to one day create an arts center in Ward 7.
Read MoreAsha Elana Casey’s artwork reflects her transformative awakening through Ifa and the connection she’s made with her ancestors.
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