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(e)merge art fair Exhibitors Announced

The (e)merge art fair will take place October 4 – 7 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel. Advance ticket purchase is available.

Conner Contemporary Art Presents 'Bodies and Soul' by Patricia Cronin

Conner Contemporary Art is honored to present Patricia Cronin’s first solo exhibition in Washington, DC, ‘Bodies and Soul.’ The exhibition runs February 4 through March 10, 2012.

Conner Contemporary Art Presents Patricia Piccinini “The Welcome Guest” and Victoria F. Gaitán “Scenes of Mild Peril”

Conner Contemporary Art presents Patricia Piccinini “The Welcome Guest” and Victoria F. Gaitán “Scenes of Mild Peril” with an opening reception scheduled for Saturday November 5th from 6pm to 8pm. The exhibition runs November 5 through December 17, 2011.

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Eyes of the Art World on DC Edition

Experience the inauguration of the world-class emerge art fair, let loose at the Fourth Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival and attend a couple of gallery openings.

(e)merge art fair Preview: Conner Contemporary Art

Conner Contemporary Art will be showing new work from DC-based artists Mia Feuer and Victoria F. Gaitán in rooms 217 and 218 at the emerge art fair. In addition, the gallery will show new paintings by Baltimore-based Philip Hinge in room 222 and sample work from the gallery’s current exhibition “Is Realism Relevant ?”

(e)merge Announces a Line-up of Special Projects and Performances During the Art Fair

A listing of events at the (e)merge art fair.

Conner Contemporary Presents Three Solo Exhibitions That Ask “Is Realism Relevant?”

Conner Contemporary Art presents three solo concurrent exhibitions by Eric Thor Sandberg, Nathaniel Rogers and Katie Miller that ask “Is Realism Relevant”. An outdoor installation by Lauren Adams will also be on display. The opening is scheduled for Saturday, September 10 from 6pm to 8pm and the exhibition runs September 10 – October 22, 2011

Participants of the (e)merge art fair Announced

The organizers of the (e)merge art fair have announced their roster of exhibitors for the September 22 – 25 which will take place at The Capitol Skyline Hotel

Weekend East City Event Round Up: DC Go-Go Edition

The East of the River Arts celebration takes place Friday August 5 in the heart of historic Anacostia at Honfleur Gallery with two concurrent exhibitions and a retrospective on DC’s own Go-Go musical movement at the gallery at Vivid Solutions. On Saturday attend an opening at CHAW and get a taste of the (e)merge art fair’s space while viewing experimental videos at the Capitol Skyline Hotel.

The Rubell Family and Conner Contemporary Art Present “Experimental Video (6) : Slippery Slope” Curated by Janet Biggs

The Rubell Family and Conner Contemporary Art announce the sixth in a series of art events Experimental Video (6) : Slippery Slope curated by Janet Biggs at the Capitol Skyline Hotel Saturday August 6 from 6pm to 8pm.

(e)merge Art Fair Update

Are you on the map? The organizers of (e)merge are encouraging contemporary art enthusiasts to participate in the “Mapping of the World of Emerging Art” project.

By Wade Carey on July 27, 2011

Wade Carey Interviews Academy 2011 Artist Jonathan Monaghan

In the last of East City Art’s interviews with Conner’s Academy 2011 participants, Wade Carey Interview 3D artist and sculptor Jonathan Monaghan.

Now Showing Through August 2011

We have a new featured column created by popular demand- “Now Showing”! East City Art will regularly post a listing of ongoing exhibitions that occur between openings and the exhibitions’ closing dates.

By Wade Carey on July 12, 2011

Wade Carey Interviews Samuel Scharf on the Eve of Academy 2011

Wade Carey and Samuel Scharf discuss the evolution of Scharf’s work, the use of the “F word” and comment on the uphill battle faced by emerging contemporary artists who chose DC as their home. This is the second interview in a series focusing on artists who are participating in Conner’s 11th annual Academy program.

Weekend East City Art Round Up: Rising Stars Edition

Chris Musina. Zlatorog (Old World Legend for a New World Understanding). 2011. Hunting decoy, epoxy, gold, orange paint, silk tose Petals, bones, Shipping Containter. Variable. Photo courtesy of the artist. This article is cross-posted in the following DC Blogs: Free In DC Frozen Tropics H Street Great Street The Hill...