Friday August 23 ArtSee ArtFair (5pm to 9pm) DC-based curatorial organization ArtSee has assembled a group of local emerging artists to Tabula Rasa, an event space located on Barracks Row. Billed as an art fair, audiences will find the works of thirteen artists exhibiting in a concession-like format, ready to bring home. For more information,…
Category: Arts
The Arts & Humanities Festival at St. Elizabeth’s East is a free festival showcasing the history, culture and community of Ward 8 in Washington, DC. The events feature an exciting scope of activities, live performances, art exhibits, readings and workshops that will be fun for the entire family! Starting at 11:00am, August 17-18 at St. Elizabeth’s East,…
(Not Just Another) Free Museum Day on June 1 & 2
Stretch your legs and your mind during the 30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2013). June 1 10am-4pm June 2 1pm-5pm. Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del…
Open Studio Tours in Mid-City: Artist-Led Tours Take You Inside
For the first time, Mid City Artists (MCA) is offering curator led tours of their open studios on May 18th and 19th. Local curators Laura Roulet, Sondra Arkin, Judy Sherman and Blair Murphy will be leading tours at designated times throughout the weekend. Each curator will visit 4-6 studios in about two hours. You must…
Terminators: Opening Reception
Partnering with Oslo, Norway based arts collective No Place, Transformer presents Terminators, an exhibition of works in a variety of disciplines by Norwegian artists Jørgen van Eijk, Ole Martin Lund Bø, Donkey and Punch, Sebestian Helling, and Henrik Pask in their first DC exhibition. 6:00pm til 8:00pm, Sat May 11 @ Transformer, 1404 P St…
Passport DC
This May, travel across the globe without ever leaving the city. 10:00pm til 7:00pm, Sat May 4 @ Washington, DC, Washington, DC Cultural Tourism DC is presenting the sixth annual Passport DC—a month long celebration in May comprising international programs and events around the city. Visitors and residents have the opportunity to travel around the…
A Washingtonian in New Orleans
Can one country be so different that you feel like you’re in a foreign land after a 2 hour flight? That was my first thought upon arriving in New Orleans in late December. It reminded me of San Juan, something other friends have pointed out before. Must be the palm trees and the weather and…
Remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. to be Held
The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will offer a “Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr.” on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 4th and Independence Avenue SE. Participants in the Remembrance include Fortissima, Capitol Hill Youth Chorus, Not What You Think, Nuance, Jubilee Singers of All Souls Unitarian, Washington…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Happy 2013 Edition
Friday January 11 Honfleur Gallery (6pm to 9pm) Artists Michael Dax Iacovone and Kathryn Zazenski collaborated on a series of “Memory Maps” based on recent travels undertaken by each artist. In the Points That Bring Us from Here to There, audiences will experience Iacovones’ chronicle describing his crossing of all 123 Mississippi River…
DC Style Is Real 