Thursday, July 9 Wild Hand Workspace – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join Wild Hand Workspace for the opening of A Hand Drawn Feast by Marcella Kriebel. Kriebel’s prints can be found in many DC farmers markets and select gift stores. This is her first exhibition in Washington, DC. For more information, click here….
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
Key Artifacts from ISIS-endangered Palmyra, Syria on View at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
3-D Scan of Rare Funerary Bust Will Be Available to Explore and Download An exquisitely sculpted ancient bust of a woman from Palmyra, Syria, is returned to view for the first time since 2006 at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Named “Haliphat,” it will be accompanied by images of 18th-century…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Anacostia in Bloom Edition
Friday, June 26 A Creative DC – 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A Creative DC partners with Maketto on H Street NE to present In Real Life. The goal of the invitational series, a type of networking event, is to connect and empower DC’s creative communities. For more information, click here. The event is located…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Fascist Hipsters Edition
Thursday, June 18 Brookland Arts Walk Third Thursday Cheryl D. Edwards’ Studio – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Post Avant-Garde/Conceptualism features the works of Olubanke King-Akerele, Charles M. Bergen, Cheryl D. Edwards, Donna-Marie R. Jones, and Sue Wribican. For more information, click here. Cheryl Edwards’ Studio is located at 716 Monroe St. NE Studio #9. Wild…
Cultivating Taste: The Art of Curation — A Panel Discussion on the Influence and Careers of Curators
On June 16, 2015, The Artinista Art Advisory, a boutique art consultancy, will host a panel to get the inside track on being a curator of fine art. Hosted by Flashpoint (916 G St NW) from 6:30-8:30 pm, Cultivating Taste: The Art of Curation will feature Jarvis DuBois, Carolina Mayorga, John Paradiso and Laura Roulet, to speak…
Eleanor Holmes Norton Juneteenth Book Festival
On June 20th, every child walks away with a book. Anacostia National Park @ 1900 Anacostia Dr SE, from 11am-6pm Come for the books, the fun, the activies and leave reconnected, inspired and enlightened! The Eleanor Holmes Norton Juneteenth Book Festival is a cultural book festival providing platform and dialogue with publishers, writers, book sellers,…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Dream Big Edition
Thursday, June 4 Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WPA announces the opening of One More Thing by DC based artist Tang. This exhibition examines his travels from rural to urban settings. His work shows the process of transitioning back to city life after spending time in rural areas. For…
cove Hosts Reception Featuring Local Artist Meg Biram
Tonight, cove will partner with ArtSee to host a reception at their K Street space (1990 K St NW, Washington, D.C.) for a reception featuring the work of local artist, Meg Biram. The works on display focus on abstract expressionism. The productive space will be hosting Biram’s work through October 13, 2015, and welcomes the public to tour the space, meet the artist, and see her work on June 3, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Activism through Art Edition
Saturday, May 30 Anacostia Art Center – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This series of workshops hosted by artist and activist Monica Jahan Bose asks participants to consider and address climate change. During the workshop visitors are encouraged to share their personal stories on saris. For more details, click here. Anacostia Arts Center is located…
DC Style Is Real 