Submerge DC is a No Kings Collective pop-up art space in what used to be Fashion One on the H Street Corridor. What does that even mean? Also known as a “flash art happening,” the two-floor space houses the artwork of about a dozen local artists. There is straight up graffiti from local fave Decoy, there are…
Category: Arts
Weekend [East City] Event Round Up: Steppin’ Out Edition
Friday November 2 Honfleur Gallery (7pm to 9pm) Both Honfleur Gallery and The Gallery at Vivid Solutions will be hosting exhibitions in historic Anacostia that are part of DC Fotoweek 2012. Steppin’ Out, at Honfleur Gallery by DC-based artist Michael Platt, defies conventional notions of photography. Referring to himself as an “imagemaker”, Platt uses…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Halloween Edition
All Weekend Hill Center Pottery Exhibition The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital presents a group exhibition of 15 potters from around the United States. This ambitious project is open to the public on Saturday October 27 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday October 28 from noon to 4pm. A cocktail reception on Friday…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Outsider Art Edition
Saturday October 12 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) (10am) CHAW will be hosting a film festival in honor of their year-long 40th anniversary celebration. Featured films include “Attack of the Giant Pants” and “Alien Invasion,” short films made by CHAW students, and “CHAW@40,” a 15 minute film stitching together vintage footage, video interviews, historical…
Found: Street Art
Just walking along, coming home from the hardware store, and BAM! Art! Is it art, or was someone with a nail gun bored? While it must have been the result of prior planning, still there is a delightful sense of whimsy here. How many bottlecaps go to waste, when these are living the life. I…
Where Am I?
In a salute to the less photographed (but no less beautiful and surprising) parts of DC, this intrepid on-foot photographer brings you a classic: the Where Am I? post. Inspired by Prince of Petworth in particular, I found myself pausing from time to time as I walk around our fair city, thinking, “Wow, I just like…
Found: Street Art
Found close by The Phillips Collection in Dupont, this wheatpaste recalls a dapper-era in DC history, with spectacles and a three-piece suit. What does this salutation mean? Is it a response or a greeting? Do you recognize the man in question? Have you seen this wheatpaste anywhere else around town?
Not That You’d Forget, But H Street Festival Is Tomorrow
The allure and fun of the H Street Corridor has runneth over these past few years, with developments and restaurants popping up all the way from 4th Street to 15th, NE. Not only is this a standard night-time locale, but the daytime businesses (eateries, shops, yoga studios) have been thriving as well. Explore all the…
Weekend [East City] Event Roundup: September Super Saturday Edition
Friday September 7 Honfleur Gallery (7pm to 9pm) ARCH Development Corporation will officially present the First Annual East of the River Distinguished Artist Award to B.K. Adams at a reception at Honfleur Gallery. The award is presented to a seasoned artist of any discipline who lives and work East of the River and has impacted…
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