Saturday November 12 Union Arts Building (12-6pm) The Union Arts Building opens its doors to the general public. Watch artists create in this former industrial building. For more information, click here. The Union Arts Building is located at 411 New York Avenue NE Off Rhode Gallery (1pm to 4pm) OMG Shoes! features work by…
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Pottery on the Hill: Chris Cooley & the Intersections of Sports and Art
Chris Cooley, former Washington Redskins player, joins Pottery on the Hill on Saturday, November 2. Cooley, who majored in art at Utah State, is a skilled potter who owns The Cooley Gallery in Leesburg, Virginia, where he sells his work and that of other artists. He will show his pottery and meet with attendees from 10 a.m. –…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Rhode Island Avenue Edition
Saturday September 14 Hyattsville Arts Festival (11 am to 5pm) The Sixth Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival has expanded the line-up of the festival to over 75 arts and humanities booths including a “literary” section. Look for two performance stages and of course, the ability to drink locally brewed Franklin’s beer throughout the festival grounds….
After Work Speacial at the Kennedy Center: Jazz Hand, Tales of a One-Armed Woman
Yes, you read that title correctly: Jazz Hand. One singular sensation. “Jazz Hand: Tales of a One-Armed Woman is a two-person sketch show that addresses some of the awkward and absurd situations that actor Mary Theresa Archbold has encountered regarding her prosthetic arm. Featuring hilarious personal monologues, dancing, and singing, Jazz Hand holds a mirror…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Midsummer’s Art Dream Edition
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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