E-NEWSLETTER October 10 - 16, 2007
Washington Project for the Arts \ Corcoran 500 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20006 202.639.1828 \ www.wpadc.org
WPA\C EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
WPA\C 2007 ANNUAL MEETING : October 29, 2007 Please join us at the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s Hammer Auditorium on Monday, October 29th at 6:30pm for the Washington Project for the Arts \ Corcoran 2007 Annual Meeting, which will include the public launch and demonstration of the new ArtFile Online, the opening of calls for the 2008/09 Artist Directory, and details regarding the impending separation of the WPA from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. ALL ARE WELCOME. PLEASE RSVP BY OCTOBER 25th TO [email protected]
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OPTIONS 2007 September 13 - October 26, 2007 Curated by PAUL BREWER
Opening Reception: September 13, 6:30-8:30 PM Curator Talk: Sunday, October 7, 2:00 PM Artist Talk: Friday, October 26, 6:30-8:30 PM
Originally developed in 1981 by the WPA board of directors, the first WPA OPTIONS biennial was curated by legendary artist Gene Davis and Washington Review editor Mary Swift. Continuing with this historic and eagerly anticipated exhibition, OPTIONS 2007 curator Paul Brewer, Director of the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, has selected 10 emerging artists who represent the creative diversity of the region. 2007 marks the 12th year of OPTIONS and the ongoing dedication of the WPA\C to support, promote and encourage new and emerging talent, as well as to stimulate dialogue between established and emerging artists, and the regional community.
OPTIONS 2007 Artists: Taylor Baldwin Anne Chan Neil Feather Eli Kessler Cory Oberndorfer Pat O’Malley Siobhan Rigg Sayaka Suzuki Kathleen Shafer Rene Trevino
PEPCO’S EDISON PLACE GALLERY / 702 Eighth St. NW / Washington DC 20001 GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 4 pm
9x10 : WPA\C Member Shows @ WWP Gallery In tribute to the late William Warren Parker’s support for emerging DC artists, his family has generously donated space at the William W. Parker (WWP) Gallery – housed in Mickelson’s Fine Art Framing at 629 New York Ave NW - to WPA|C for a new “nine-by-ten” exhibition series: 9 shows of 10 member artists each. These shows will provide a new outlet for WPA\C member artists, and each exhibition will present a diverse cross-section of the WPA\C membership to the public, showcasing works in all media. The 9x10 exhibitions will run monthly from March 2007 to January 2008. >Show #7: September 21 – October 19, 2007 Alonzo Davis / Wendy Garner / Gina M. Lewis / Kevin Mellema / Tea Okropiridze / Stefan Prosky / Elissa Farrow Savos / Jeffrey Sutton / Vera Vandendries / Elizabeth Whiteley
WWP Gallery (Mickelson’s Fine Art Framing) 629 New York Ave NW, 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20001 Info: 202.639.1828 / [email protected] / www.wpaconline.org/events/9x10.html
MEMBER EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS WEEK, October 10 - 16, 2007
Friday, October 12, 6 - 8:30 pm This Land-Our Land - Sculpture & Drawings by Rosemary Luckett – OPENING RECEPTION Rosemary Luckett juxtaposes sculpture and mixed media drawings in her solo show “This Land-Our Land,” a lively interplay between 2-D and 3-D expression. Location: MAIN GALLERY, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
Friday, October 12, 6 - 8:30 pm Lost and Found: Figurative Paintings by Jean Sheckler Beebe – OPENING RECEPTION This series focuses on the relationship between how we are raised and who we become and whether it is a "because of" or an "in spite of" relationship. Location: MAIN GALLERY, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
Friday, October 12, 6 - 8:30 pm People: New Configurations by Antonia Macedo – OPENING RECEPTION This series of photos focuses on images of anonymous people in their surroundings, evoking a response in the viewer to the ideas of longing, loneliness, sorrow, happiness etc. Location: The Annex, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
Friday, October 12, 6 - 9 pm Narrative Paintings – OPENING RECEPTION A group exhibition of narrative paintings by David FeBland, Haley Hasler, Jinchul Kim, John Winslow and Andrew Wodzianski Location: The Fraser Gallery, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814 Hours: Tues - Sat 11:30am - 6:00pm , or by appointment Info: (301) 718-9651 / www.thefrasergallery.com
Friday, October 12, 5 - 10 pm Photo Reference – OPENING RECEPTION Works by Denee Barr, Matteo Colaizzo, Jeff Dentz, Emily Erb, Luis el Estudiante, Brendan Gavin, Bill Kelly, Eva Preston, Sheila Ruen, and Harry Sefarbi. Location: Photo West Gallery, 3625 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19104 More Info: (215) 222-2649 / www.PhotoWestGallery.com
Friday, October 12, 12 - 1 pm Rocket Science - a Heather Levy solo exhibition – OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK Location: KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford PA 16701 Phone: (814) 362-5027 / Email: [email protected] / Gallery: www.upb.pitt.edu/artminor/upcomingexhibit.html / Artist: www.HeatherLevy.com
Friday, October 12, 6 – 9 pm Michele Banks – OPENING RECEPTION New abstract watercolors by Michele Banks. Non-traditional watercolors with an emphasis on strong shapes and transparent, layered color. Location: Gallery Frame Avenue, 4919 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814 Info: (301) 654-7700 / www.frameavenue.com
Saturday, October 13, 6 - 9 pm Blue Moons, Yellow Cows, Green Tambourines – OPENING RECEPTION Nationally recognized illustrator Michael Gibbs opens a new creative chapter with 30 giclee prints, inspired by lyrics and alluding to color. Location: 87FLORIDA, Urban Art Space With A Mission - 87 Florida Avenue, NW, WDC 20001 Info: www.87FLORIDA.com / [email protected] / 571 435 3871
Saturday, October 13, 12 – 2 pm YOU ARE HERE – ARTISTS’ TALK YOU ARE HERE subverts the way we ordinarily use and see maps - subjective representations of how the cartographer views the world. Curated by Ellipse Art Center Director, Cynthia Connolly, work was selected by artists who are exploring their own ideas about boundaries and representations. Artists: Dawn Gavin, Julie Jankowski, Karey Kessler and Renee van der Stelt Location: Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA Info: (703) 228-7710 / [email protected] / www.arlingtonarts.org/ellipseartscenter.htm
Saturday, October 13, 5 – 8 pm Hit Me With Music! – OPENING RECEPTION A group show presenting paintings, photographs, & sculptures featuring Leon Armour Jr., Ken Butler (a collaboration with Knew Gallery), Chester Simpson, and Leah Tinari. Opening Reception: Saturday October 13, 2007 5-8 (with an acoustic set by Justin Jones at 7 pm) Location: District Fine Arts, 1639 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC 20007 Info: 202-328-9100 / [email protected] / www.dfaonline.com
Sunday, October 14, 1 – 5 pm Candace Edgerley - Trace Elements – OPENING RECEPTION Location: Fiberworks Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria VA 22314 Info: 703-836-5807 / [email protected]
Sunday, October 14, 11 am - 1 pm Anita Walsh's Dupont Market - Book Launching and Signing This limited edition book, entitled “Dupont Market”, documents one year at the Dupont Circle market in a series of 53 graphite drawings along with reflections from artisans and local farmers plus recipes by chefs who shop weekly at the market. The artisan-made book will only be available at the Dupont Circle Farmers’ Market. Reading and Signing: Sunday, October 14th, 11 am - 1 pm Location: Dupont Circle Farmers’ Market, Massachusetts Ave. and 21st St, NW Info: 240.401.9406 / [email protected] / art-verb.com
Monday, October 15, 5:30 pm Aina Nergaard-Nammack : Simple Shapes – OPENING RECEPTION Simplicity is the purpose of this exhibit. Shapes and saturated colors extracted from nature. Starting with abstracted forms the final work is abstract- representational . Geometrical forms in buidings and ondulated lines with the sea are the contents of this collection of work. Opening Reception: October 15. 2007 at 5.30 pm Location: This Century Gallery, 219 North Boundary, Williamsburg VA 23187 Info: 302-645-5473 / [email protected] / www.nergaard-nammack.com
ONGOING MEMBER EXHIBITIONS, October 2007
October 13 - December 8, 2007 Hit Me With Music! A group show presenting paintings, photographs, & sculptures featuring Leon Armour Jr., Ken Butler (a collaboration with Knew Gallery), Chester Simpson, and Leah Tinari. Opening Reception: Saturday October 13, 2007 5-8 (with an acoustic set by Justin Jones at 7 pm) Location: District Fine Arts, 1639 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC 20007 Info: 202-328-9100 / [email protected] / www.dfaonline.com
October 12 - November 16, 2007 Rocket Science - a Heather Levy solo exhibition “It seems impossible to fathom until you see her work and note the mathematical progression of the shapes and color schemes,” said Randy Mayes, director of arts programming at Pitt-Bradford. “The overall logic of the paintings makes the viewer realize that is what a scientific formula would look like if it were interpreted visually, which is no small feat.” The exhibition will feature about 20 pieces, some of which are over 10 feet long. Artist Talk/Opening Reception: Friday, October 12th, 12:00- 1:00pm Location: KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford PA 16701 Phone: (814) 362-5027 / Email: [email protected] / Gallery: www.upb.pitt.edu/artminor/upcomingexhibit.html / Artist: www.HeatherLevy.com
October 12 - December 31, 2007 Michele Banks New abstract watercolors by Michele Banks. Non-traditional watercolors with an emphasis on strong shapes and transparent, layered color. Opening Reception: Friday, October 12, 6 - 9 pm (Included in the October Bethesda Art Walk) Location: Gallery Frame Avenue, 4919 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814 Info: (301) 654-7700 / www.frameavenue.com
October 12 - November 3, 2007 Narrative Paintings A group exhibition of narrative paintings by David FeBland, Haley Hasler, Jinchul Kim, John Winslow and Andrew Wodzianski Opening reception: Friday, October 12, 6pm - 9pm Location: The Fraser Gallery, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814 Hours: Tues - Sat 11:30am - 6:00pm , or by appointment Info: (301) 718-9651 / www.thefrasergallery.com
October 10, 2007 - January 10, 2008 Paula Crawford Paintings Boston Properties, Inc. and Jean Efron Art Consultants, LLC, are pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by Paula Crawford in the lobby of 505 9th Street, NW. This exhibition embodies a small cross-section of Paula Crawford's recent studio practice. Beginning with the Order/Disorder series, Crawford sets out to create a perfect mathematical order of carefully constructed curved lines and then disrupts that order with a large-brushed freehand gesture, where paint is allowed drip into its own natural formations. The two Disorder/Order works contain the same set of repeated motifs as Order/Disorder but are painted in a single freehand gesture. Crawford approaches the line between order and chaos without crossing it. "Where does order break down into random chaos?" Crawford asks, "Is there a between place where we experience both simultaneously?" River Cells is the first work of a new series. In this painting, relationships between the interior (microscopic) and exterior (macroscopic) natural world are considered. "It's interesting," Crawford remarks, " how stones below the surface water in a riverbed seem to resemble cell walls or some other under-the-microscope world. I thought I'd try to paint that connection." There is no public reception for the exhibition. Location: 505 9th Street, NW; West Lobby, Washington, DC 20004 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. For further information contact: Jean Efron Art Consultants, LLC 2440 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 1210, Washington DC 20037 Phone: 202.223.1626 / Fax: 202.223.0275 Email: [email protected] / Web: www.efronart.com
October 10 – November 4, 2007 This Land-Our Land - Sculpture & Drawings by Rosemary Luckett Rosemary Luckett juxtaposes sculpture and mixed media drawings in her solo show “This Land-Our Land,” a lively interplay between 2-D and 3-D expression. Continuing with themes from recent Nature House collages, she pairs the unexpected: light bulbs with bones, forks with purses, and Christmas lights with asthma inhalers. Each piece is built around a single real or symbolic object or group of items seemingly unrelated to each other. Opening reception: Friday, October 12, 6 - 8:30 pm Location: MAIN GALLERY, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
October 10 - November 4, 2007 Lost and Found: Figurative Paintings by Jean Sheckler Beebe These paintings are loosely derived from posed childhood photographs of the artist, her neighborhood pals and elementary school classmates. The exploration here, as always in Beebe's work, is about identity. This series focuses on the relationship between how we are raised and who we become and whether it is a "because of" or an "in spite of" relationship. Opening reception: Friday, October 12, 2007 6 - 8:30 pm Location: MAIN GALLERY, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
October 10 – November 4, 2007 People: New Configurations by Antonia Macedo This series of photos focuses on images of anonymous, usually solo people in their surroundings. Some are from a distance revealing no details. Many are from behind. A few are mannequins. Faces are not there: yet these are highly subjective photographs and through the subtle use of color, texture and composition will evoke a response in the viewer to the ideas of longing, loneliness, sorrow, happiness etc. Opening Reception: October 12, 6:00 – 8:30pm Location: The Annex, TOUCHSTONE GALLERY, 406 7th St NW 2nd Floor, Washington DC 20004 Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 Sat-Sun 12-5 Info: 202-347-2787 (phone) / 202-347-3339 (fax) / www.touchstonegallery.com
Oct 10 - 30, 2007 Blue Moons, Yellow Cows, Green Tambourines: images from a Handmade Book By Michael Gibbs Nationally recognized illustrator Michael Gibbs opens a new creative chapter with 30 giclee prints, inspired by lyrics and alluding to color. Framed in metal sculptures created by Fara'h Salehi. Includes some prints not appearing in book, and limited editions in two sizes. Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 13, 6-9 pm Location: 87FLORIDA, Urban Art Space With A Mission - 87 Florida Avenue, NW, WDC 20001 Info: www.87FLORIDA.com / [email protected] / 571 435 3871
October 6 – November 30, 2007 peace on, with and beyond earth: GChris Solo Exhibition “peace on, with and beyond earth" is a new exhibit that challenges us to achieve a positive “peace on, with and beyond earth” that encompasses our relationship with the rest of earth’s people, earth itself and the rest of earth’s creatures, the earth itself, and the worlds we are only beginning to touch. Location: GChris Sculpture Studio/Gallery, 3144 Dumbarton Street NW, Georgetown, DC Phone: (301) 318 3760 or (202) 342 0122 Email: [email protected] Web: www.GChris.com This event is free and open to the public. Children are welcome.
October 5 – 26, 2007 Emma O'Rourke : Contemporary Oils and Mixed Media Paintings Location: Arts Club of Washington - Monroe Parlor, 2017 I (Eye) Street NW, Washington DC 20006 Gallery Hours: Tues - Fri 10 am - 5 pm / Sat 10 am - 2 pm
October 5 – 30, 2007 PASS GALLERY Presents: POWER OF 10 Paintings by Sondra N. Arkin / Willem de Looper / Stuart Greenwell / Rogeilo Maxwell / Kathryn McDonnell / Bill Miller / Mark Planisek / Albert Schweitzer / Judy Southerland / Rocky Wang GALLERY OPEN: Tuesdays and Saturdays 1-5 P.M. LOCATION: At the rear of 1617 S Street N.W. , Washington, DC CONTACT: Richard Siegman (202) 745-0796 WEBSITE: http://community.webtv.net/RDSPASS/THEPOWEROF10
October 3 - 27, 2007 GAIL HILLIOW WATKINS - Iconic Imagery "In the cycle of history, the new is created from the old." Gail Hillow Watkins first carefully constructs her paintings with comics, photocopy, paint and glue. Then, she destroys them to bring about their recreation by the passage of time and nature. On view here are the resulting works, with each painting representing an inset of the historical process. Location: Gallery 10, 1519 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036 Info: 202.232.3326 / [email protected] / www.gallery10dc.com
October 2 - November 4, 2007 Candace Edgerley - Trace Elements Candace Edgerley creates hand-dyed silks, cottons and linens, which are subsequently integrated into wall pieces, art quilts and clothing. Removing color from black silk organza to obtain unusual hues and transforming stark white silk into colorful variegated cloth both reveal her trademark magical touch. Using only three or four elemental colors, she multiplies hues and gradations of color into complex designs. Techniques included in her Fiberworks solo exhibition "Trace Elements," are shibori-pleating, resist dyeing, and sewing small segments of colorful silk together to form large, filmy wall pieces that stir with the slightest breeze, taking on a life of their own. These unique pieces of subtle colors and shapes work together to tell a story of history and mystery much like layers of stone on a canyon wall tell tales of ancient seas, trilobites and chemical processes. Opening Reception: Sunday, October 14, 1-5pm Location: Fiberworks Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria VA 22314 Info: 703-836-5807 / [email protected]
September 30- November 18, 2007 Zapp! Comic Books and the Arts Featuring Jerry Robison, Walt Simonson, Lee Marrs, Marie Severin, and Mark Wheatley, as well as other media experts. “Zapp! Comic Books and the Arts” challenges the perception of comic books as a childhood amusement, diversion, or threat. Typically considered too immature to appeal to serious art collectors, aficionados, and historians, new genres in the medium continue to test the premise of what is or is not art. Location: Kaplan Gallery, VisArts @ Rockville, 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville MD 20850 Info: 301- 315-8200 / [email protected] / www.visartscenter.org
September 29, - October 28, 2007 Images of Justice The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, together with the CUA Department of Art and Campus Ministry, will sponsor the juried art exhibition entitled “Images of Justice” which will explore the theme of social justice through the vision of local artists in a broad spectrum of two- and three-dimensional media. On display will be works by Mark Behme, Linda Hesh, Emily Greene Liddle, Dr. Robert E. O’Brien, Fernando C. Sandoval, and Henrik Sundqvist. Location: Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law Atrium, 3600 John McCormack Rd NE, Washington DC 20064 Phone: 202-319-6255 Web: http://law.cua.edu/News/socialjusticeartshow
September 28 – December 19, 2007 Maryland State Arts Council - Celebrating 40 Years, Showcasing 40 Artists Curated by Oletha DeVane Location: James Backas Gallery, 175 W. Ostend Street, Baltimore MD Info: 410-757-6555 / [email protected] / www.msac.org
September 28 - December 23 Walk the Walk - New Work by Amie Oliver Paintings, Drawings and Bookworks created during 2006 and 2007 in Paris, Auvillar, France and Richmond. Please visit http://amieoliver.net to enjoy a preview of the catalogue and essay by acclaimed critic and art historian Howard Risatti. Location: Project Space Gallery, Plant Zero Art Center, 0 E. 4th St., Richmond, VA Info: 804.303.5495 / [email protected] / www.plantzero.com
September 26 – December 8, 2007 Yuriko Yamaguchi : Interdigitate Curated by Rex Weil Location: The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, 1202 Art-Sociology Building, College Park MD 20742 Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm Curator’s Lecture: October 14, 4 pm, Art-Sociology Building, Room 2308 Info: www.artgallery.umd.edu / 301.405.2763 / [email protected]
September 20 - November 3, 2007 Postcards from the Real : Artworks by Josephine Haden Artist’s Slide Talk: October 4, 7:30pm Curator Nancy Sausser’s Tea and Talk: October 27, 10:30am Location: McLean Project for the Arts, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean VA 22101 Info: 703-790-1953 / www.mpaart.com
Sept 21 - Oct 30, 2007 Abstracts by Michele de la Menardiere Through color, form and texture, Michele de la Menardiere uses an engaging visual language to interpret the rich complexity of the visceral landscape. Location: Caramel, 1603 U Street NW, Washington DC 20009 www.caramelfashion.com www.delamenardiere.com
September 22 - October 20, 2007 ALL THAT REMAINS A group exhibition of art made from salvaged materials, curated by Emily C-D Featuring: Abu the Flutemaker, Dan Van Allen, Rachel Bradley, CanCollective, Lee Connah, R. L. Croft, Don Griffin, Chris Lavoie, Elizabeth Morisette, Valeska Populoh, Tony Smith, Renee Tantillo, Jessie Unterhalter Location: the WHOLE gallery, 405 West Franklin Street (3rd Floor of the H & H Warehouse), Baltimore MD 21201 Gallery hours by appointment. Email: [email protected]
September 25 - November 16,2007 Fiber Artists Collective Exhibition WPA member Dominie Nash will have work in this exhibit including 41 members of a national organization of artists working in a variety of fiber media, such as quilting, weaving and basketry. Location: American Academy for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue, Washington DC Info: 202-957-8911
Sept. 15 - Oct. 21, 2007 Elements: Women of Steel, Men of Cloth Featuring work from over 35 artists from across the nation, this exhibit challenges and reflects upon stereotypes of gender and the inclination of an artist towards their particular media. Exhibition includes metal shoes by Joyce Zipperer. Location: SUFFOLK MUSEUM, 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk VA 23439 Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5, Sunday, 1-5 Info: 757-923-2371 / www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1162770
September 15 - October 27, 2007 Jiha Moon - Line Tripping Among a handful of contemporary artists hailed for challenging and extending the category of Asian American art, Moon continues to develop a dazzling lexicon of mark making, with a particular focus on the metaphoric possibilities of line and its implied sense of journey, in this second exhibition at Curator's Office. For this exhibition, the gallery will showcase a diverse range of Moon's works, all of which are presented on Hanji paper. Location: Curator's Office, 1515 14th Street NW # 201, Washington DC 20005 Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11 - 6 and by appointment. Info: [email protected] / 202.387.1008 / www.curatorsoffice.com
September 13 - October 13, 2007 In the Flesh Danny Conant included in all media juried group exhibition that focuses on the current trends in contemporary figurative art. Location: Target Gallery, 105 N Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact: 703-838-4565 x4
September 10 - November 5, 2007 Fruits & Veggies: New Work - Maremi Hooff New paintings that explore variations on still-life. Location: Market Street Bar & Grill, 1800 Presidents Street, Reston Town Center, Reston VA 20190 Info: 703.928.8250 (Market Street) / 703.471.9242 (Greater Reston Arts Center) / www.maremi.com
September 7 - October 26, 2007 Of Paper Paper as the medium and the message. Featuring work by Pat Alexander, Leslie Berns, Elizabeth Burger, Irene Chan, Leah Cooper, Dick D'Agostino, Georgia Deal, Amanda Degener, Helen Frederick, Ben Furgal, Tai Hwa Goh, Ellen Hill, Brece Honeycutt, Ellen Kennedy, Anil Revri, Gretchen Schermerhorn, Lynn Sures, & Veronica Szalus. Location: Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel MD 20708 Gallery Hours: 10 am - 5 pm; Seven days a week. Phone: 301-953-1993 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.pgparks.com/places/artsfac/mac.html Contact: Ruth Schilling Harwood, Assistant Director Montpelier Arts Center is a facility of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division.
September 5 – October 14, 2007 MANDALAS - Gerardo Bravo García The intertwined web of associations, archetypes, and symbols in García’s abstract paintings represent the importance of the present moment. Location : Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial public Library, 901 G St NW, Washington DC Phone: (202) 727-1111 Email: [email protected] Web: www.HeinemanMyers.com / www.gerardobravo.info This event is free and open to the public.
September 5 - October 14, 2007 Go Figure! An exhibition of works by nine artists, including Massimo Righini's classical carvings in Tennessee marble, limestone and alabaster. Each artist approaches, interprets and depicts the human figure in widely varying ways; even within similar media, the results are quite different. The exhibit includes sculpture, mixed media and oil paintings, photographic portraits and ink drawings. Location: Plan b Gallery, 1530 Fourteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7, Sun 1-5, or by appointment. Info: 202-234-2711/[email protected]/www.galleryplanb.com
September 4 - December 30, 2007 Architecture/Sculpture Washington Sculptors Group and John Beardsley, senior lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, invited artists to submit work that responds to the architecture of the Sylvia Berlin Katzen Sculpture Garden. Artists could respond to the configuration and scale of the space, its material, color, and light, or its experiential qualities. The exhibition features works by WPA member Raymonde van Santen, and others. Location: Sylvia Berlin Katzen Sculpture Garden, American University Museum, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 Phone: 202-885-1300 / Web: www.american.edu/museum
September 3 - October 19, 2007 OurSpace: Registration - Ann Stoddard OurSpace: Registration is a site intervention in a public university setting that explores the effects of government surveillance and profiling on public space since 9/11. Location: Radford University Museum, Radford University, Radford, VIrginia Contact: 301-434-0304, Ann Stoddard / 540-831-5754, Preston Thayer- Director of Radford U. Museum
August 24 - October 13, 2007 YOU ARE HERE: Maps Re-Defined by Mid-Atlantic Contemporary Artists Curated by Cynthia Connolly YOU ARE HERE subverts the way we ordinarily use and see maps - subjective representations of how the cartographer views the world. Curated by Ellipse Art Center Director, Cynthia Connolly, work was selected by artists who are exploring their own ideas about boundaries and representations. Artists: Dawn Gavin, Julie Jankowski, Karey Kessler and Renee van der Stelt Artists' Talk: Saturday, October 13, 12 - 2 pm Location: Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA Info: (703) 228-7710 / [email protected] / www.arlingtonarts.org/ellipseartscenter.htm
Through December 3, 2007 National Juried Show: National Association of Women Artists, Inc. N.Y. Featuring drawings by Frances Sniffen Location: Blue Hill Cultural Center (Corporate Center), Pearl River, NY
June 8 - December 28, 2007 Denee Barr Photographs Columbia, Maryland 1999-2006: A Mini-Retrospective Location: The Columbia Foundation, American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044 Info: www.columbiafoundation.org / (410) 730-7840
April 19 - November 4, 2007 Points of Transformation Photographs by Wally Gilbert and sculpture by Craig Schaffer. Curated by Sarah Tanguy. Location: American Center for Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park MD 20740 Info: (301) 209-3125 - Eva Adams; www.acp.org
UPCOMING MEMBER EXHBITIONS AND EVENTS
October 20 – December 30, 2007 THE OLD WOODEN SYNAGOGUES OF LITHUANIA: AN ARTIST'S PERSPECTIVE - Joyce Ellen Weinstein Fabulous wooden synagogues constructed between the 17th and 20th century once dotted the landscape of Europe. Today only 23 remain, 8 in Lithuania. Joyce Ellen Weinstein has traveled to the remote villages of Lithuania and will share the fruits of her research with art and photographs inspired by them. Opening Lecture: October 20, 2007, 6pm Location: Virginia Holocaust Museum, 2000 E. Cary St., Richmond VA 23223 Info: 804 257 5400 / www.JoyceEllenWeinstein.com
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 10 am - 1 pm Artist Workshop: Artist's Web Site - Getting Started, Keeping Going, Everything an Artist Needs to Know The McLean Project for the Arts is currently accepting reservations for an Artist Workshop: "Artist's Web Site: Getting Started, Keeping Going, Everything an Artist Needs to Know". Presented by exhibiting artist Josephine Haden, this workshop will take participants through the process of setting up an effective web site and keeping it current and up-to-date. Both processes and resources will be discussed. Fee: $25 per person. Call 703.790.1953 for reservations Location: McLean Project for the Arts, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 Info: www.mpaart.com
October 21 - November 1, 2007 Resident Artists: Living and Working in Dupont Circle Sondra N. Arkin, Anne Marchand, Marc Monteleone, Minna Nathanson, and Nicolas Shi Location: Washington Studio School, 2129 S Street, NW, Washington, DC Preview as part of the Dupont Circle House Tour: Sunday, October 21 Artist’s Reception: Friday, October 26th 6-8 pm www.washingtonstudioschool.org www.dupont-circle.com
October 27 – December 1, 2007 D.BILLY : SINK SANK SUNK Location: TRANSFORMER, 1404 P Street NW, Washington DC 20005 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 27th, 7-9pm Artist Talk: Friday, November 30th, time TBA Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 1-7pm Info: www.transformergallery.org / 202.483.1102 / [email protected]
October 27-November 25, 2007 Is Three The Square Root Of Nine A collaboration between one sound artist and two sculptors, featuring Ken Huston, R. L. Croft, and Andy Charneco. Opening reception: Saturday, November 3, 3-5pm Location: The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Kline and F&M Galleries, 40 South Carroll Street, Frederick MD 21702 Info: 301-698-0656 / www.delaplaine.org
Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 2:30 - 5:00 pm Artists’ Roundtable : Acrylic Paints and Mediums @ the National Gallery The National Gallery of Art, Conservation Division, is pleased to host an afternoon devoted to answering questions posed by artists on materials and techniques used to make works of art. The format of the Artists’ Roundtable is a question and answer session designed to focus on answering the technical concerns of artists. A panel of conservation staff members and artists will be present to take questions from the audience on Acrylic Paints and Mediums in the National Gallery's West Building Lecture Hall.
Saturday, November 3, 12-5pm and Sunday, November 4, 12-5pm Mid City Artists Fall Open Studios Sondra N. Arkin, Chuck Baxter, Joan Belmar, Jody Bergstresser, Robert T. Cole, Robert Dodge, Thomas Drymon, Gary Fisher, Charlie Gaynor, Betsy Karasik, Bridget Sue Lambert, Dwight Lissenden, Marc Monteleone, Lucinda F. Murphy, Mark Parascandola, Brian Petro, Peter Alexander Romero, Marina Reiter, Richard Siegman To download a map of all participating artists, visit: http://www/midcityartists.com
November 2 - 4, 2007 SOFA Chicago 2007 The international exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), presents masterworks bridging design and fine art from nearly 100 international galleries and dealers and 18 countries. WPA\C members include Michael Janis and Tim Tate, both being exhibited with Maurine Littleton Gallery. Opening Night: Thursday, November 1 from 7-10 pm Location: Maurine Littleton Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago IL Website: www.littletongallery.com/shows.htm
Wednesday, November 7, 6:30 pm Drawing Gifts - 4th Annual Benefit Auction for The Drawing Center Proceeds from Drawing Gifts will support The Drawing Center's 2007–2008 season of exhibitions and programs. The auction will include a horsehair drawing on glow-in-the-dark phonton film by Frances Sniffen. 6:30 PM — Cocktails and silent auction 7:30 PM — Live auction Bidding in the silent auction will continue until 8:30 PM Location: THE XCHANGE, 640 West 28th Street, 9th Floor, New York City Co-Chairs: Suzanne Cochran, Stacey Goergen, and Candace Worth Auctioneer: Simon de Pury, Chairman, Phillips de Pury & Company For further information, please call Livet Reichard Company, Inc. at (212) 868-8450, ext. 209.
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES, CALLS FOR PROPOSALS AND VOLUNTEERS
CALL TO ARTISTS: Gage-Eckington/Le Droit Park Mural The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in collaboration with LeDroit Park Residents seek an artist or artist team to design, create and install a mural that will be centrally located in the LeDroit Park neighborhood. The goal of this project is to create a unique landmark that expresses the character of the surrounding neighborhood. The large colorful mural will help generate and reinforce a sense of place within this community. Budget: $75,000. Artists must be open to working with local students. ELIGIBILITY: Open to Mid-Atlantic Region Artists. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Complete APPLICATION FORM, Up to 10 SLIDES or DIGITAL images of previous artwork, Current artistic RESUME. For more details please download the call at www.dcarts.dc.gov. DEADLINE: Friday, October 12th, 2007 ENTRY FEE: NONE MORE INFO: Contact Deirdre Ehlen: 202-724-5613 / [email protected] / www.dcarts.dc.gov
CALL TO ARTISTS: Private Home/Public Art Project Halloween Group Show - Boo Who? Let's have another Private Home/Public Art group show before it turns cold. To make it easy -- how about Halloween? Everyone does Halloween decs anyway -- so this time with a twist. With Halloween we have a built-in opening and audience! Eligibility: Open to all, however the work must be on public view 24/7, preferably site-specific. Deadline: Please let me know ASAP if you plan to exhibit. Post work on the PHP Art website by Halloween. More Info: Contact Laura Elkins: [email protected] / www.privatehomepublicart.blogspot.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2nd Annual Falls Church Film Festival Welcoming submissions now!!! Deadline for Entries: October 26th, 2007 Film Festival takes place: November 13th, 2007—The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA In addition to providing regional filmmakers with an opportunity to showcase their productions, the 2nd Annual Falls Church Film Festival brings a lively, entertaining, community-oriented event to town. The Falls Church Film Festival will be held at the State Theatre in Falls Church City on Tuesday, November 13th at 7pm. More information including categories, submission forms, and contact info can be found at www.FallsChurchFilmFest.com. Entry fee is $35. The Process: Once all films have been received by the Oct. 26th, 2007 deadline, judging of the films will commence. A panel of judges comprised of local film/video production, art professionals, and film enthusiasts will select the winners for each category. As part of Falls Church’s FIRSTfriday, the films that were not chosen as winners will be screened at three different venues throughout the City on November 2nd. The audience will vote for their favorite film in each category and the films with the highest vote totals will be given Falls Church Film Festival Honorable Mention awards. The Awards Ceremony: The winning films will be shown in their entirety at the awards ceremony held on Tuesday, November 13th at the State Theatre. After the presentation of their film, the filmmakers who produced it will be brought up on stage to receive their “Lois” award for being the best film in their particular category. The Lois is a one of a kind statuette made by noted Falls Church artist Klara Sever. In addition to the showing of the films, and the award presentations, the evening will feature live music from a local band and an exhibition of the works of a local artist. History: The first Falls Church Film Festival was launched in 2006 by longtime Falls Church citizen/activist/visionary Dave Eckert. He had been producing environmental documentaries and showing them around the DC area for quite some time, when it occurred to him that there might be a fair amount of local interest in putting on a film fest. His idea came to life in April of 2006 when six area filmmakers showed their works at the inaugural Falls Church Film Festival held at the historic State Theatre. The night was a success as the crowd was entertained by the diverse showings. More Info: www.FallsChurchFilmFest.com / www.TheStateTheatre.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES The Open Studios Press is currently accepting submissions for the Mid-Atlantic States Competition, Competitions lead to publication in New American Paintings magazine. ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists from the states of DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV. Media: painting, drawing, monoprints/types, mixed media, 2- D only (no photo, computer-generated work or edition prints). SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Send 4 35mm slides OR printouts of current work, resume, entry fee and SASE for material return and/or notification to: The Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave #304, Boston, MA 02118 DEADLINE: Postmark deadline: October 31, 2007 ENTRY FEE: $35 JUROR: TBA MORE INFO: (617) 778-5265 or www.newamericanpaintings.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES The Fraser Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the 7th Annual International Photography Competition, February 8 - March 8, 2008, An opportunity for photographers to exhibit their work in one of the Greater Washington DC area's premier independent fine art galleries. Previous juried exhibitions have been widely reviewed in several local art magazines and national newspapers. This exhibition has in several cases opened up additional exhibition opportunites for artists in the DC area. ELIGIBILITY : Open to all photographers 18 years and older. All photography not previously exhibited at the Fraser Gallery. Iris or Giclee entries are acceptable. All work must be framed and presented professionally to conservation standards. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES : All preliminary judging will be done from standard 35mm slides or digital images on CD ROMS. Slides: Each slide must be clearly labeled with the artists' name, title, medium and dimensions. Please indicate top of the slide. Slides should be mounted on thin cardboard or plastic. No glass slides accepted. Digital Entries: Each digital file should be saved as a JPG format, and titled with the artist's last name and entry number (e.g. "Name- Entry3.jpg"). Files must be under 400K and able to be opened by a PC compatible system. CD ROM should be labeled with the artist's full name and contact information. DEADLINE: All entries must be received by Friday, December 28, 2007 ENTRY FEE: $25 / 3 entries JUROR: Catriona Fraser, Owner and Director, Fraser Gallery MORE INFO: (web) www.thefrasergallery.com/photocomp.html / (email) [email protected] / (phone) 301 718 9651
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT FOR LOCAL ART PROJECT: State of Affairs Art Project: Have you had an affair with a married person, or someone in a "committed" relationship? Two Art-O- Matic artists are creating artwork exploring the state of relationships in DC area. Submissions: We are collecting well-laundered or newly bought, representative samples of your lover’s underwear (not bras). Please include, on a separate piece of paper, his/her first name and some words regarding your situation (example: "He said they were getting a divorce"). Names and samples will be scrambled for anonymity. Send to: #106-309, 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016. More information: Curious about results? Contributors and non-contributors alike may write: [email protected].
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Life Drawing Open Sessions at McLean Project for the Arts September 18 - December 11 Tuesday evenings, 7 - 9:30 pm (total of 12 sessions) $70 in advance, single session drop in for $8. September 20 - December-13 Thursday afternoons 1 to 4 pm, (total of 12 sessions) $80 advance, single session drop in for $9. Other MPA/Corcoran classes available, see web site/catalogue for details. Location: McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean VA 22101 Phone: (703) 790-0123 Web: www.mcleancenter.org or www.mpaart.org
Thursday nights, 6-9pm FIGURE DRAWING at the WILLIAM WARREN PARKER GALLERY Though not an instructional session, artists have the chance to draw various models each week in an informal and collegial setting. Fee is $10. Contact Charlie Ritchie for details: [email protected] William Warren Parker Gallery & Mickelsons Framing 609 New York Avenue NW, Third Floor Washington, DC 20001 www.mickelsonsframing.com
STUDIO SPACE:
Visual Arts Studio Rentals The Brentwood Arts Center (BAC) is a project of the Gateway Community Development Corporation; Located in the Gateway Arts District, one mile from the District Line on Rhode Island Ave. Created to provide affordable, stable workspace for local artists. We have room for 10- 15 artists with spaces ranging from 300-2000sf. Suitable for visual artists. Can be used as gallery and retail space. Fully refurbished warehouse-new heat and air conditioning, new roof, tall ceilings, great light. Spaces available now, ready for occupancy October 30th. For more information and to make an appointment to see the space please call John @301-864-3860 Ext.3
AFFORDABLE ARTISTS STUDIOS From 190 sf@ $213 month to 970 sf@ $1086 month,utilities included. Shown Wednesdays 6-8 6925 Willow NW 202-882-0740 www.ASalonDC.org
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