Editor’s Note— this is the last Round-Up until the Fall 2014 Preview which comes out Thursday, August 28. Friday, August 1 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This free exhibit shows the work of local DC artists competing for the DCCAH’s FY15 Artist Fellowship Program (AFP) grant. It…
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Weekend East City Event Round Up: The Art of Sound, Handwriting and Conversation Edition
Thursday, July 24 Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This Thursday, WPA presents the sixth installment of the Lobby Project with the work of artist Anthony Palliparambil, Jr. The exhibition features 280 prints created solely on an iPad examining the role technology and social media play in the arts. For…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Interact and Create Edition
Thursday, July 17 Monroe Street Market – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join the artists on the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market for the monthly third Thursday Open Studio. Visitors can stop in and see the work of eight local studios along the walk. To see a full list of studios open, click here….
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Local Art Rules Edition
Thursday, July 10 Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Hothouse Video series from WPA presents Harder, Glorious by artists Silvia Rivas, Merike Estna, Cheryl Pope, Kate Gilmore, and Peter Eudenbach. For more information, click here. Capitol Skyline Hotel is located at 10 I (eye) St. SW. Friday, July 11 …
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Early Bird Edition
Anacostia Art & Reggae Saturday – 4 p.m. to 10 p. m. This Saturday East City Art and the Anacostia Gallery and Boutique team-up to bring you a self-guided tour of Anacostia’s cultural assets culminating in an Art & Reggae festival located at 2806 Bruce Place SE. For more information including details on the self-guided…
East City Art Round Up: Brookland Third Thursday Edition
Thursday June 19 Brookland Arts Walk – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Third Thursdays in Brookland, one may visit over 29 open studios in the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market. Two of the spaces, the Washington Drawing Center and The Wild Hand Workspace will host opening receptions (see details below). Enjoy food and…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Super Saturday June Edition
Friday, June 13 CHAW – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear are back for another Paint and Sip at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Create your own masterpiece on Friday while enjoying snacks and wine. $30 includes all materials and refreshments. For more information, click here. CHAW is located at 545 7th…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Summer Openings
Friday, June 6 Touchstone Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Touchstone Gallery with the support of the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France presents Les Chemins de Memoire (The Paths of Memory) by Charles Goldstein. This exhibit has its roots in the holocaust and the disappearance of 84 close members of his family….
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Black & White Edition
Friday, April 25 Mount Rainier Better Block– 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mount Rainier’s Better Block Project kicks-off its third year of festivities featuring Lesole’s Dance Project, Urban Eats Arts and Music Café, Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio, Beloved Community Mosaics, artist Kenny George and Patrick McDonough’s Chard/Hops spot, a Hoop Jam by Noelle Powers to…
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