Weekend East City Event Round Up: Resolution 71 Passed Edition

FotoweekDC runs Saturday November 8 through Sunday November 16.  Get highlights and exhibitions details here. Friday, November 7 Honfleur and Vivid Solution Galleries – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sheila Crider exhibits work in Volume at Honfleur Gallery and Vivid Solutions Gallery showcases the works of seven artists in the exhibit PHOTOBOOK. For details on…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Pottery on the Hill Edition

Friday, October 31   CHAW – 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Celebrate Halloween on the Hill with CHAW, Eastern Market, and the DC Public Library. Events include arts activities, music, trick-or-treating for art, and much more for kids of all ages. For more information about HILLoween, click here. All events will be taking place at…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Artist Collectives and Fever Edition

Friday, October 24  Pleasant Plains Workshop – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Pleasant Plains Workshop for a group exhibition featuring the members of DDAY Collective. Members David Ibata, Danielle Scruggs, Alice Wonder, and Yodith Dammlash, explore the idea of art as a reflective process offering insight into the individuals who create the works. For…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Mercury Retrograde Edition

Thursday, October 16 Critical Exposure – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Over 100 members of the Critical Exposure community come together to support this fundraiser. Help them kick off their 10-Year Anniversary at this celebration of their student and professional photographers. There will be an auction for participants to buy their favorite pieces. For more…

Editorial: NoMa Deserves Engaging, Artist-Driven Public Art

This editorial by Eric Hope first appeared at East City Art.  Plan to attend the community meeting tomorrow (Thursday) evening.  Register here.  The NoMa neighborhood due north of Union Station has seen its share of transformation in recent years as apartment and office buildings replace parking lots. However, that sense of discovery ends abruptly upon entering…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Outside on the Inside Edition

Saturday, October 11 Art Enables – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The ninth annual installment of the area’s largest folk and self-taught art exhibition, Outsider Art Inside the Beltway hosts artists from across the country and welcomes visitors to view works selected from over 300 submissions. For more information about the exhibition, click here. The…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Art All Night Edition

Saturday, September 27 Red Dirt Studio – 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Join Red Dirt Studio as they celebrate their new space at the old Mount Rainier firehouse. Events will consist of activities for children followed by a new composition by InnerLoop and a reserved keg of Franklin’s limited edition special brew for adults. To…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: 2014 H Street Festival Edition

Thursday, September 18 Pleasant Plans Workshop – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Essentially Qualified by Paull Shortt exhibits the phenomenon many new graduates go through – having the qualifications for a position but not the required experience necessary to get the job. This exhibit will have both sculpture and performance pieces related to post-graduate life….