On the upper courtyard at Gallery OonH before the awards. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. WPA Executive Director Lisa Gold in attendance. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. Peeping in from H Street. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. First Place winner Erick Antonio Benitez and his oeuvre. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. On the first floor of the gallery. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. On the lower courtyard. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. Rahshia Sawyer, second place winner approaches the stage to receive her award. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. Juror Adah Rose Bitterbaum explains her process and interpretation of an “EMULSION”. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Executive Director Lionell Thomas stomping on behalf of the DC arts. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art. Carolina Mayorga performing Silent Celebration. Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art.
Hello DC!! Image courtesy Andy DelGiudice for East City Art.
Meet The New ARCH: Nonprofit Developer Transforms Into Arts Funder
Earlier 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.
