Painterly Visions

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis @ George Mason'

2012-01-25T05:00:00.000-05:00

This exciting lecture and exhibition is opening at George Mason's School of Art Fine Art Gallery. Progeny Deborah Willis & Hank Willis Thomas Feb. 1 - 29, 2012 Lecture: Feb 16, 1:30pm Reception: Feb. 15, 3 - 5pm 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (703) 993 - 4375 | http://soa.gmu.edu/gallery/

"Night and Day: the Suburbs of Northern Virginia"

2012-01-24T05:00:00.000-05:00

Arlington Artisphere Presents: Night and Day: the Suburbs of Northern Virginia Photographs by Everitt Clark February 1 – March 31, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 2, 5:30 – 7:30 PM in the Mezz Gallery Artist's Talk at 6:00 PM “Untitled (Night 16)” and “Roots, Trash, and Stream” Artisphere presents an exhibition of large format black-and-white photographs by

WASHINGTON REALISM

2012-01-21T17:45:00.000-05:00

January 27–March 30, 2012 Scott G. Brooks Manon Cleary Rebecca Davenport Fred Folsom Martin Kotler Kevin MacDonald Gregory Thielker Joe White Trevor Young Opening Reception: Friday, January 276:00pm–8:00pm Washington Realism gathers representational paintings by local and regional artists who paint “what the eye can see." Each artist in the exhibition approaches a challenge that has persisted

Opening Reception: Mike Weber's "Homestead", Thursday, January 19th, 6:30-8:00pm

2012-01-19T16:02:00.001-05:00

Homestead by Mike Weber Opening Reception Thursday, January 19th 6:30 - 8:00pm Show Dates January 19 - Febraury 19 Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC 20001 longviewgallerydc.com info@longviewgallery.com | 202.232.4788 facebook event Long View Gallery | 1234 9th St NW | Washington, DC 20001

Transformer Featured on NBC

2012-01-18T16:38:00.003-05:00

Transformer was profiled as a Washington, DC "hidden gem" this past Saturday, Jan 14 on NBC's "LXTV First Look". If you didn't catch this show highlighting the current exhibition with artist Lily DeSaussure, and interviews with both Lily and our Executive & Artistic Director Victoria Reis, check it out here:Check out New Artists at Transformer

Crystal Couture – Show and Sale

2012-01-17T10:37:00.001-05:00

Crystal Couture – The DC area’s hottest fashion SHOW and high-end bargain trunk SALE returns to Crystal City this February 7th to February 11th, 2012. Crystal Couture – Show & Sale brings over 40 of the metropolitan area’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof. The one-stop shopping experience lets guests browse discounted offerings on the rack AND on the runway as models

Red Tails

2012-01-17T05:00:00.000-05:00

Red Tails George Lucas' version of the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, 20 years in the making. ‘Red Tail’ actors honored to play Tuskegee Airmen on screen - Chicago Sun-Times First days of release is in theaters January 20th.SEE THE MOVIE WHEN IT PLAYS IN A THEATRE NEAR YOU! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/

Touchstone All Member Show & Paula Lantz

2012-01-13T05:00:00.002-05:00

January 4 - 29, 2012 Into the Wild by Paula Lantz Opening Reception: Friday, January 13, 6 - 8:30pm Lantz’ paintings from "Into the Wild" reflect personal life experiences painted with bold colors and collaged abstractions. Lantz’s show is inspired by her recent safari to South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia. She recalls, “Take nothing but photos and memories, leave nothing but

DCAC ART DECATHLON

2012-01-13T05:00:00.001-05:00

Opening Reception: this Friday January 13, 7 - 9 PM January 13 - February 5 The semi-finalists show the results of the worlds first art decathlon! After centuries of specialization in art that has relied on labels such as painter, sculptor or photographer, DCAC asked artists working in the DC metropolitan area to submit proposals exploring what “unspecialized” means to being a working artist

Figurative Encaustic Paintings: Mixed media + Wax

2012-01-13T05:00:00.000-05:00

Marcie Wolf-Hubbard Figurative Paintings in Encaustic and Mixed Media January 14 – 29, 2012 Reception: Sunday, January 15, 3:00 - 5:30 PM @ The Popcorn Gallery, Arcade Bldg 1st Floor, Glen Echo Park The exhibition will feature the encaustic paintings of Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, many of which focus on the grace of the figure. The “back and forth” of additive collage imagery is married with

2012-01-12T05:00:00.000-05:00

GA Gardner: Interconnections, curated by Jarvis DuBois January 26 — March 11, 2012 Artist’s reception - Sunday, January 29, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. @ The Athenaeum GA Gardner: Freedom, diptych, mixed media on canvas, 36” x 48”, 2011 Gardner uses the vibrant colors and energy of his native Trinidad and Tobago in his paintings and mixed media works to address our often-complicated relationship

Mary Ott at Brookside Gardens

2012-01-10T10:57:00.000-05:00

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Innovations at Dowd Gallery Opens Jan. 18

2012-01-07T05:00:00.000-05:00

"Innovations" Juried Group Exhibition Jan. 18 - March 2, 2012 Reception: January 26, 2012 Reverberation, 30x30", 2011 by Anne Marchand One of my paintings, Reverberation, was selected for the "Innovations" Exhibition at Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland. The exhibition opens on January 18 with a reception on January 26, 4-6pm. Check it out. Participants: Rachel B. Abrams, Brooklyn,

Call for Entries: You, Me and Everybody Else : Figurative Interpretations

2012-01-05T19:35:00.001-05:00

Call for Entries You, Me and Everybody Else: Figurative Interpretations Details: New! First juried show at established Washington DC gallery located in Georgetown. Theme: You, Me and Everybody Else. Artists are encouraged to consider broad contemporary interpretation of the figure. DEADLINE for received entries FEB 6 2012. $15 FOR 3 IMAGES. For details and entry form

DCCAH APPOINTS LISA RICHARDS TONEY AS NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR

2012-01-04T17:17:00.002-05:00

Washington, D.C. - Today, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) announced the appointment of veteran arts administrator Lisa Richards Toney as Deputy Director."I am extremely excited to have Lisa join the DCCAH team," said Lionell Thomas, Executive Director of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. "She has a long track record of success as an arts professional,

Call for Artists

2012-01-03T16:41:00.001-05:00

The Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is recycling the “Eco-Art” concept with today’s Call for Artists. The fully recycled theme brings back the popular and award-winning “Eco-Art” exhibition featuring environmentally inspired designs to the Crystal City Water Park. “The 2009 Eco-Art Exhibit was arguably the BID’s most awe-inspiring art project yet,” said Angela Fox, President/CEO

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T05:00:00.000-05:00

ANNE MARCHAND STUDIOSColorful Paintings with Poetic Connections to Lifewww.annemarchand.com art[at]annemarchand.com

Post-Impressionist Painters Seize the Moment with New Handheld Camera

2011-12-31T05:00:00.001-05:00

This winter the Phillips presents over 200 photographs, some never exhibited, along with over 70 paintings and prints by Bonnard, Vuillard, and others Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard is co-organized by The Phillips Collection, the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Generous support provided by John and Gina Despres. Funded in part by The

Esther Hidalgo, Chandi Kelley and Julie Wolsztynski

2011-12-30T05:00:00.000-05:00

"Magnifying Memories...Isolating Ideas" Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, Jan. 7, 6:30-8:30 Adah Rose Gallery is pleased to present the work of three young DC-based photographers in the show “Magnifying Memories...Isolating Ideas.” All three artists unite the power of film in the dark room with ideas that share a common poetry, sensuality and story-telling narrative.

” Inner Visions” Symposium at Howard University

2011-12-29T05:00:00.000-05:00

Symposium,” Inner Visions” related to the “30 Americans” exhibition. Jan 19-21, 2012 at Howard University, Washington, DC (opening reception/kickoff Friday evening at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, symposium on Howard campus) Ticketed event www.corcoran.org

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T05:00:00.000-05:00

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Register Now: Teacher Workshop

2011-12-23T05:00:00.000-05:00

Conservation Spotlight: Renaissance Altarpieces Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:00–7:00 p.m. How did painters of the Italian Renaissance create their masterpieces? In this workshop, Brian Baade, an art conservator at the University of Delaware, uses demonstrations and hands-on activities to show how wooden panels were gessoed, gilded, and tooled with decorative punchwork. He also discusses the

"New Prints by Jake Muirhead" opens at the Old Print Gallery

2011-12-22T22:31:00.000-05:00

New Prints by Jake Muirhead Solo Show at The Old Print Gallery through January 23, 2012 "Orchard Trees" by Jake Muirhead. Etching and aquatint on German Etch paper, 2011. New Prints by Jake Muirhead features over twenty etchings, aquatints, and drypoints, and represents Muirhead's exploration of the human figure and invented landscape. His prints exude a rare intensity and liveliness,

Holiday Art Show and Sale at the Fairlington Community Center, Arlington VA

2011-12-13T05:00:00.000-05:00

“Holiday Art Show and Sale” at the Fairlington Community CenterAn Exhibit at the Arlington Artists Alliance, December 16th and 17th Reception: Friday, the 16th between 6:00 and 8:30 pm The Arlington Artists Alliance will be hosting the fifth annual show at the Fairlington Community Center on December 16th and 17th! The show, entitled “Fairlington 2011 Holiday Show”, will feature oil paintings

HARD ART DC 1979

2011-12-10T05:00:00.001-05:00

Exhibition on view through December 31, 2011 HARD ART DC 1979 is a traveling exhibition and forthcoming book of photographs by Lucian Perkins with writing by Alec MacKaye and a contribution by Henry Rollins. The exhibition is curated and edited by photographer and photo editor Lely Constantinople and Jayme McLellan, director of Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC. In 1979, a soon to erupt