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E-NEWSLETTER October 10 - 16, 2007 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] New Website and E-Mail addresses We’ve electronically migrated! Our website can now be found at WWW.WPADC.ORG, and our new email addresses are… Newsletter submissions and inquiries: [email protected] ArtFile questions: [email protected] General info: [email protected] (Individual staff email addresses can be found on the About>Staff page of our website.) Please update your bookmarks and address books! 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.
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