From the ArtFile


Melissa Dickenson, G, 2010
Acrylic and ink on hand-cut paper
40" x 40"

WPA News


THANK YOU
WPA Art Auction Gala



We are pleased to report that Washington Project for the Arts 2010 Art Auction Gala was a smashing success! All funds raised from sales of tickets and artwork allows WPA to continue its mission of supporting area artists and the presentation of contemporary art.

This year's sold out event was especially exciting with over 700 of the region’s tops artists, collectors, curators, and arts patrons in attendance. Click here to see pictures from the gala!

Click here to preview unsold works featured in the Cream exhibition, which were on view at the American University Museum from January 30 to March 6, 2010. These works are available for purchase at the reserve price until March 31, 2010. Artists receive 50% of the proceeds of all sales. To inquire about any of these works, please call Alex Moore at 202-234-7103 x5 or email wpa.auction@gmail.com

CALL FOR ENTRY
WPArade
an Art Parade at the Capitol Riverfront
June 5, 2010
Deadlines for entries: April 12, 2010 and May 5, 2010 (see options below)

Images top left and right: the Deitch Project Art Parade, Soho, NYC; bottom left: The Cleveland Museum of Art's Parade the Circle; bottom right: the Chicago Art Parade


WPArade: The WPA Art Parade is an extravaganza of artists connecting with community to create a moving visual spectacle of art and culture. Visual artists, performers, architects, musicians, and visual arts organizations are invited to work independently, together, and in partnership with community organizations to create inflatable art, placards, portable sculpture and street performance.

DATE: WPArade will take place on Saturday, June 5, 2010
TIME: 12:00 pm
ROUTE: Start at Half St SE & M St SE, walk along Half St, end at Half St SE &
N St SE

(parade route is in pink)

Participants can traverse the route in any manner that is non-motorized (wagons, bicycles, walking, etc. are acceptable). The WPArade will culminate in a post-parade celebration until 3:00 pm (open to all participants and attendees) at The Bullpen on Half Street, SE.

All participants must submit an entry form.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE TO IN THE WPArade:

OPTION 1: Artists (of any discipline) and arts organizations can submit a proposal for their WPArade entry, float, or performance as an individual or a group. See submission guidelines for details and restrictions. Artists do not need to be a member of WPA to apply. (Deadline 5/5/10, you will be notified by 5/12/10)

OPTION 2: Individual artists that are current members of WPA can apply for funding to work with a community organization of your choice to jointly develop an entry for the WPArade. There will be five awards of $1,000 granted to individual artists to work with a community group to participate in the WPArade. (Deadline 4/12/10, you will be notified by 4/19/10)

Click here to download the full call for artists and entry form>>

WPArade is supported by the DC Commision on the Arts & Humanities, The Capitol Riverfront BID, and The Bullpen on Half Street, SE.

WPA NOMINATED
25th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards
Monday, March 22, 2010, 6pm

Washington Project for the Arts has been nominated for the Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in Service to the Arts!! Finalists were chosen by the Mayor’s Arts Awards Advisory Jury comprised of prominent members of the District’s arts community with expertise in dance, music, theatre, literary arts, visual arts and arts education. Check here to see all of the nominees.

Presented by
The Honorable Adrian M. Fenty
Mayor, District of Columbia

Hosted by
Dr. Anne Ashmore-Hudson
Chair, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Honors of Distinction
Félix Angel
Inter-American Development Bank, Cultural Center
2010 Mayor's Award for Visionary Leadership in the Arts

Michael O'Sullivan
The Washington Post
2010 Mayor's Special Recognition Award

Historical Society of Washington, DC
801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square)
Washington, DC 20001

Valet Parking Available $10
This event is free and open to the public, seating is limited

For more information contact Victoria.Murray@dc.gov

VOTE FOR US!
Washington City Paper "BEST of DC" Competition


Washington City Paper's BEST of DC competition is on, and we want you to vote for our bienniel exhibition of emerging artists, OPTIONS 2009 as Best Exhibit! As a tradition, OPTIONS is a survey of the brightest and most talented emerging artists in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia regions and offers visibility for artists who do not have gallery representation. WPA originally developed the biennial series in 1981 with legendary artist Gene Davis and Washington Review Managing Editor Mary Swift as curators of the first WPA OPTIONS showcase.

Last year, WPA was fortunate to have Anne Collins Goodyear, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, curate the exhibition.

Catch up with all of the OPTIONS coverage through the links below and be sure to VOTE!

Press release>> Washington Post review by Michael O'Sullivan >> Falls Church News Press review by Kevin Mellema >> Review from The Hoya by Clio Seraphim >>

UPCOMING EVENT
Information Exchange
March 18, 2010
Visiting Curator: Vjera Brozan
Public Talk: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6-7:30pm (at WPA)
Portfolio Reveiws: March 19, 2010

WPA is pleased to present its third installment of Information Exchange, an informal partnership with the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, NY. WPA brings international curators to Washington to discuss ideas and projects in a public forum, followed by a day of one-on-one critiques or portfolio reviews with WPA member artists. The goal of the program is to expose artists and curators to each other’s work, spurring new and continuing conversations, ideas, relationships, and projects which will carry on long after the initial exchange.

Vjera Brozan (Prague, Czech Republic) is a curator and art historian. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Charles University, Prague, and fellow at tranzit, a network of autonomous initiatives in contemporary art in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Brozan was a curator at The National Gallery Prague (2003-2004) and was a research fellow at The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (2000-2002). She taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno (2003-2007) and now is teaching Contemporary Art at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.

As an independent curator she has curated exhibitions and artist projects in Prague and elsewhere. Recent exhibitions include : Harun Farocki at tranzitdisplay, Prague (2009); Metaphysical – Ontological – Supertemporal– Absolut – Transcendence at JS Studio Gallery, Prague, (2008); and Invisible Things at Trafó gallery, Budapest (2007).

Please join us for a presentation of past and current projects given by Vjera Brozan, followed by an open discussion on March 18, 2010 at 6:00pm at WPA (free and open to the public).
Seating is limited so please rsvp to: kbilonick@wpadc.org

Friday, March 19th, Vjera will hold portfolio reviews at WPA HQ with seven WPA member artists. The artists selected by randomized lottery are as follows:

Cathy Abramson
John M. Adams
Kathryn Cornelius
Carolina Mayorga
Maggie Michael
Ding Ren
Judy Southerland

New Initiative


Washington Project for the Arts teams up with George Washington University and journalist Kriston Capps to lead a for-credit course on arts journalism. Students will write about and engage with the DC area arts community, blogging about area artists, exhibitions in galleries, museums and their ideas about contemporary art at www.bluffjournal.com. The course will conclude with the printing of long-form journalism pieces for an original print publication, produced by the class.

Posts this week:
Desirable Fairy Tales by Sarah Koss
Bernhard Fuchs, Roads and Paths, Goethe-Institut by Katherine Sifers
...and more!

Visit http://bluffjournal.com to read all posts!

ONGOING CALL FOR ENTRIES
Office Hours
What’s on your mind?

Do you need studio space? Do you have a creative idea you need to share with the world? A suggestion for a new project or program?

We want to hear about it!

On Friday, December 18, WPA launches OFFICE HOURS.

Every other Friday between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 pm, WPA Executive Director Lisa Gold will take ½ hour appointments to hear what WPA member artists have to say.

Is WPA serving your needs as an artist? What can we do better? What creative action do you want to see happening here in the city? What’s your big idea? Your small idea? Can we help you make it happen?

Whether you want to get more involved or just share your two cents, bring it on!

To set up an appointment, please email your name, phone number, preferred time and date to lgold@wpadc.org. If the slot is free, we will email you back and set it up. Be sure to put OFFICE HOURS in the subject line of your email.

A GREAT GIFT FOR ART-LOVERS! WPA 2008-2009 Artist Directory Now on Sale

Published bi-annually, this four-color, 5.5 x 8.5 inch Directory is the definitive listing of established and emerging contemporary artists throughout the Washington region. It is seen by more than 2,000 galleries, curators, and interested art patrons. Copies are distributed to selected art critics and other members of the press, and to museums both in the region and outside the area.

The Directory showcases the work of 400 artists on beautiful semi-gloss pages in full color. Contact information on each artist is included for art professionals and art lovers to utilize in building their roster of artists or private art collection. This Directory is a great addition to any art library and a great gift!

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Announcements This Week

EXHIBITION
Scents and Medical Sensibility
Peter Hopkins, Mathias Kessler, Josee Lepage, Anne McClain,
Gayil Nalls, Carrie Paterson, Jiayi Young, Shih-Wen Young, & Tobias Wong

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6-8pm

Have you ever pondered how the olfactory sense affects visual perception, or how a scent can evoke a dormant childhood memory? In this unconventional exhibition international curator, art critic and clinical allergist, Dr. Kóan Jeff Baysa, asks artists and fragrance researchers to explore how the physical self experiences and knows the world through the sense of smell. So by trading in their paints for aromatic oils and fragrances the participating artists transform the traditional gallery into an olfactory lab, where visitors directly experience the connection between physical health and visual aesthetics.

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center
1632 U St. NW
Washington DC 20009
Info: 202-483-8600 / gallery@smithfarm.com

ART SALON
March Art Salon | Sojourn: The DNA of Perserverance
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7-9pm


Presented through the arts, Black History and Women's History months
will be celebrated at the Historical Society of Washington on Thursday, March 11th.
Art Salon this month presents an acknowledgement, display and conversation of transcendence
above and beyond the struggles of history through today.

Art Salon is modeled after the salons of the late 19th century
to inspire and provoke the minds of the creative community.

Historical Society of Washington, DC
801 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

EXHIBITION
This is Our Body
Exhibition events

“When Arts Converge” - March 12, 7-9pm - A panel discussion on the collaboration process, moderated by David Fogel, in the Atrium Gallery.

“Moving with the Jellyfish” - March 15, 7-8.30pm – A workshop exploring movement patterns of pre-vertebrate ancestors such as the sponge, the jellyfish and the starfish to relieve pain and increase our pleasure in moving. Led by Anne Dykers, in the dance studio.

Closing Reception - March 26, 6-9pm - Performances by poets, musicians and dancers, in the Atrium Gallery.

Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland

EXHIBITION
9th Annual International Photography Competition
March 12 - April 3, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, March 12, 6-9pm

Fraser Gallery
7700 Wisconsin Ave, Ste. E, Bethesda, MD 20814

EXHIBITION
Anarchy in the Kitchen
Carolina Mayorga
March 12- April 16, 2010

Opening:Friday, March 12, 2010 6:30pm Gallery Talk: TBA

Love Me, Quiéreme, Buy Me is a site-specific installation involving photography and video works that offers a view on cultural stereotypes related to women's behavior in popular culture.
Art Museum of the Americas
Terrace level Gallery, 1889 F Street, NW
Info:  / camayorga@gmail.com / carolinamayorga.com

EXHIBITION
Honfleur Anniversary Party, three  NOW AND THEN
Wesley Clark, Lance Wiggs, Jonathan Royce and John K. Lawson
March 12, 2010 through April 23, 2010

Opening: March 12, 2010 7-10pm
Three features paintings by artists Wesley Clark, Lance Wiggs  Jonathan Royce.  The work by this younger cadre of local abstract painters features intense color, experimental techniques and an overarching prediliction for the art of layering. John K. Lawson returns to Anacostia with his signature collaged encaustic works using salvaged materials for NOW AND THEN.

Honfleur Gallery
1241 Good Hope Road SE Washington DC 20020 See Map
Info: 2025368994 / arts@archdc.org

EXHIBITION
La Femme da Vine
Brad Ulreich
March 12, 2010 through April 23, 2010


Opening: March 12, 2010 7-10pm
The Gallery at Vivid Solutions presents Brad Ulreich's solo exhibit of large scale digital collages of women blended with landscape, anatomy and many layers of spirituality. La Femme da Vine focuses on seven pieces from this new series along with smaller works from Ulreich's series New Beat from Brain.

The Gallery at Vivid Solutions
2208 MLK Jr Ave SE Washington DC 20020 See Map
Info: 2023658392 / bferraro@archdc.org

EXHIBITION
Denise Duong
January - Feburary, 2010


Artist Reception: Saturday, March 13, 7-9pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-6pm
RSVP to rsvp@theartregistrygroup.com

The Art Registry Gallery at Todd Christofaro
3146 Dumbarton Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

EXHIBITION
Persona Grata
Gordon Binder
March 10, 2010 through April 11, 2010

Opening: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
Drawing on the theme, showing people in welcoming places here in Washington, 3 paintings and one drawing

plan b
1530 - 14th St, NW
Info: 234-2711 / info@galleryplanb.com

EXHIBITION
Deron DeCesare: Drypoints and Other Works on Paper
March 2-28, 2010


Artist will be available for questions at the gallery on Sunday, March 14 and Sunday, March 28

Join WPG as we present our first solo show in our new space at Pyramid Atlantic, featuring the work of member artist Deron DeCesare. Light refreshments provided.

Washington Printmakers Gallery
8320 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 See Map
Info: 202-332-7757 / info@washingtonprintmakers.com

EXHIBITION
Music, Dance, and Michael Jackson
Michelle and Michael Singletary
March 19 - April 13, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, March 19, 2010 6-8pm

Witness an unusual and fun art exhibit by two extraordinary African American artists, Michelle and Michael Singletary. They are a husband and wife art team, who are transplanted New York artists, living in Maryland for less than a year.  This will be their first exhibit in Washington DC in over 40 years, when they both received a proclamation from the city of Washington DC declaring, "March 30,1987, Michelle and Michael Singletary DAY."  They have a huge New York following of collectors, patrons and art lovers. Their work has been seen on the "Cosby Show", in Spike Lee movies, and featured in Ebony Magazine.  Come early. The exhibit is family friendly and features a 7 foot painting tribute to Michael Jackson.

Parish Gallery
1054 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC
202-944-2310

EXHIBITIONS
MARIA FRIBERG: transmission
DEAN KESSMANN: Art as Paper as Potential
March 20 - May 8, 2010

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 20th: 6-8pm

Conner Contemporary Art
1358 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Info: 202-588-8750 / info@connercontemporary.com

EXHIBITION
INKLINGS
Kristy Simmons
March 4, 2010 through May 29, 2010

Opening:Thursday, April 1, 2010

Features 20 paintings by award-winning artist Kristy Simmons. These plexiglass and canvas paintings explore the realm where material and virtual reality meet.

Himmelfarb Gallery - Tai Sophia Institute
7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, MD 20723 See Map
Info: 800-735-29 / simmons.kristy@gmail.com / kristysimmonsart.com

EVENT
7th Annual Transmodern Festival
April 15 - 18, 2010

The 7th Annual Transmodern Festival (Live.Art.Action) will be held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the H&H Building galleries and Baltimore waterfront from April 15th to Sunday, April 18th. Following last year’s record attendance and crowds, the festival expands programming to the Baltimore Museum of Art, continues programming on all four floors of the H&H Building and moves outdoor site-specific work to selected areas of Baltimore waterfront.  The festival’s visionary approach to presenting new multi-disciplinary work continues to attract regional art lovers, local cultural mavens, occasional passers-by, critical acclaim, and on-going academic interest.

The festival kicks off on Thursday, April 15th at the Baltimore Museum of Art with an hour-long experimental film program including three recent Guggenheim fellows.  The evening continues with cutting-edge performance art and experimental pop music from Dynasty Handbag (NYC), Lexie Mountain Boys (Balto.), Melissa Dyne (NYC), and Khaela Maricich (aka The Blow, NYC).

For more info, visit http://www.transmodernfestival.org/2010/

CALL FOR ENTRY
Call for New Members: Sparkplug: A DCAC artist collective
Deadline: April 5, 2010

Sparkplug, a collective sponsored by DC Arts Center, is currently seeking new members interested in participating as curators or artists. Via a continuing dialogue encompassing the theoretical and the practical, the group’s members share experiences, perspectives, preoccupations, challenges, and topics informing their ongoing artistic practice. Find more information on Sparkplug, including its exhibition history and current members on DCAC's website here. <http://www.dcartscenter.org/sparkplug.htm>
Eligibility: Applicants should be 21 years of age, live in the DC metropolitan area and not currently have gallery representation or institutional employ as curators or art writers.

See the DCAC website for full call and complete application guidelines>>

CALL FOR ENTRY
Fantastic Journeys
McLean Project for the Arts
Exhibition Dates: June 17 - July 31, 2010
Deadline: April 12, 2010, 5pm
Entry Fee: $25
Cash Awards: $1500

For more information, visit http://www.mpaart.org/

CLASS
"Bird" Workshop with Maria Simonsson
March 20th
10 am - 4pm
All materials provided.
Create a bird by using a wire armature with fabric then stitch and embellish the finish. No 2 birds will look alike. Visit the "Tribute to Fiber Art" exhibit while you are there. Open Q  A covering "The At of Doing Business" with career consultant Jodi Walsh includes $45CD.
Fee/Admission: $80
Info konley@blackrockcenter.org
Info: 240-912-10 / konley@blackrockcenter.org /

Black Rock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874-9120

EXHIBITION
California Dreamin'
Lynne Anderson, Rebecca Barnes, Shannon Bickford, Lylia Forero Carr, Donnalee Dunne, Edward Gillum, Carol Hartman, Joy Johnson, Kris Kessey, Karen LeCocq, Diran Lyons, Nanete Maki-Dearson, Mary Maughelli, Trude McDermott, Linda Kay   Papadakis, Jerrie Peters, Norma Rogers, Valerie Runningwolf, Anne Scheid, Joan Sharma, Barbara Van Arnam, Robb Weibel
March 3, 2010 through March 27, 2010


Gallery 10 hosts artists from Fresno CA's preeminent cooperative gallery, Gallery 25. The offerings of Gallery 25's artists run broad and deep—from the evocative presence of Robert Weibel's exploded-gunpowder prints, the serenity of Karen LeCocq's found-object assemblages, to the slightly unsettling beauty of Lynne Anderson's pastel and charcoal portraiture (shown).

Gallery 10
1519 Connecticut Ave See Map
Info: 232 3326 / info@gallery10dc.com

EXHIBITION
G40: The Summit
5 Floors, 500+ Artists, 75,000 sqft
Curated Visual and Performance Art

A dynamic contemporary art exhibition featuring curated works from artists around the world on display for a full month, featuring musical and visual performances, lectures, live painting and much more!

Live Painting Nights!!! March 3rd-5th 5pm - 10pm

Art Whino teams up with Crystal City BID and Vornado to present G-40: The Summit, a month long exhibition and event series featuring over 500 artists from around the world.
The mission of G40: The Summit is to bring the leaders of the New Brow genre together in Crystal City, VA in an effort to explore, discuss and grow this movement. G-40: The Summit will be a culmination of ideas and processes, brought together and highlighted by region and style, creating, for the first time, a full cross examination of this genre.

This event will feature 75,000sqft of exhibition space with 4 floors of art! Each floor will represent different hot hubs of the New Brow movement: The DC, New York, and California metro areas, plus one all encompassing floor for international and other regional artists. Visitors of G-40: The Summit will, for the first time, be able to experience entire floors showcasing artists from these regions, and because of this set up, connect the dots of how the different sub-cultures and environs affect the art. From the laid back California Style, to the fast paced New York way of living, the art will bring a fresh visual perspective that words cannot provide. With all the different styles in one place the New Brow movement, now growing and expanding worldwide, will be more comprehensible to the viewer, finally defining the line between the movement’s beginnings to its future. A movement that currently exists without much literature or founding in “traditional” institutions, yet includes some of the most highly recognizable and sought after art in the world, will inevitably become a major player in the intellectual and mainstream art world.

Each floor will have 10-30 “Showcased artists” who will activate the space with murals and installations, helping to set the mood for their region. In addition to the showcased artists we will have an additional 50-100 region specific artists exhibited on each floor. The show will run up for a month. During the month there will be musical and visual performances, lectures, and more. Also we will feature various art related groups and non-profits, helping to promote their mission and inspire ongoing conversations about the New Brow art world in DC and beyond.

Floors:

1 – Show information / performance area / Non Profit display / mixed use
5 – New York metro area artists
6 – Washington DC metro area artists
7 – California artists
8 – All Encompassing

Event Schedule:
Show Month: March 2010
Open Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays: 5 – 10pm,
Fridays & Saturdays: 5pm – 12am
Sundays: 12pm – 6pm
Mondays & Tuesdays: Closed

Event Locations
223 23rd St. Arlington, VA 22202
Metro Accessible and plenty of parking

OPPORTUNITY
Photorealists in Architecture
mid-September -mid-November 2010

Do you paint like Richard Estes or Tom Blackwell? Announcing exhibition of select 6-8 artists -- Calling photorealist painters who focus on architecture (or unique architectural elements) in the city/urban setting. Artist responsible for art shipment to/from venue. Send email for more info and entry form.
ELIGIBILITY: mid-Atlantic States (DC, MD, VA, DE, PA, NJ, NY, WV)
GUIDELINES: Not to exceed 60" on either side.
DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 (not postmark) ENTRY FEE: $20/4 jpgs
JURORS: Photorealist Joey P. Manlapaz
DETAILS: Venue: McLean Project for the Arts (mpaart.org/) Send SASE, CD, check: Joey P. Manlapaz Corcoran College of Art + Design 1801 35th St NW Washington, DC 20007 Info: no calls / PhotoRealistExhibit@gmail.com / www.joeymanlapaz.com

OPPORTUNITY
Rockville Art  Craft Festival
Sat. May 29  Sun. May 30, 2010

Two-day outdoor art and craft festival open to the public from 1:00pm until 8:00pm May 29  30. The festival takes place in Rockville Town Center in coordination with the City of Rockville's Hometown Holidays event, now in its 22nd year, which attracts over 60,000 people. ELIGIBILITY: All original art and craft is eligible. DEADLINE: Friday, March 12, 2010
ENTRY FEE: None
JURORS: TBA
DETAILS: To request application  festival prospectus contact Festival Coordinator Holly Haliniewski: hhaliniewski@rockvillemd.gov Submit Application to: City of Rockville Attn: Holly Haliniewski Special Events 111 Maryland Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 Info: 2403148640 / hhaliniewski@rockvillmd.gov / www.rockvillemd.gov

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EXHIBITION
Mia Feuer:
SUSPENDED LANDSCAPE
March 5 – April 17, 2010

Artist Talk: Saturday, March 20, 2010; 2pm

Please join Transformer for the opening reception of Mia Feuer: SUSPENDED LANDSCAPE this Friday, March 5, 2010, from 4 – 8pm. We encourage visitors to take advantage of the extended opening reception hours, as Mia’s striking installation engages the majority of Transformer’s project space, and can be most effectively experienced in smaller groups. Following the opening reception on Friday, Transformer will be open for regular gallery hours Saturday, March 6, from 1 – 7pm.

transformer
1404 P Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
202-483-1102

EXHIBITION
Khánh H. Lê: Born Too Late
Curated by Lea-Ann Bigelow
February 26 - April 4

Artist Talk: Sunday, April 4 at 3pm

Twenty years after fleeing his native Vietnam, Khánh Lê is in ardent pursuit of his own legend. On a stubborn quest to decode the cultural patterns of the America he now inhabits and confront the mythologies which cling to the fast-changing land he left behind, Lê raids visual archives both familial and public. The result of the artist’s systematic scouring of this historical inventory? Arresting photogravure etchings that betray the mechanics of propaganda. Swarovski-studded tableaux that obscure so as to reveal. Ethnographic revelations fueled by an exile’s yearning to – somewhere – belong.

Born in 1981 in M? Tho, Vietnam, Khánh Lê received an M.F.A. from Syracuse University in 2008 and is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Children’s Studio School. This show will mark the first exhibition of Lê’s prints and drawings in the Washington DC area.

DC Arts Center (DCAC)
2438 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

EXHIBITION
City Gallery All Member Show
Geoff Ault, Gina Clapp, Ellen Cornett, Marilyn Christiano, Sheryl Denbo, Nancy Donnelly, Jill Finsen, Will Fleishell, Tara Hamilton, Martha Huizenga, Tom Kenyon, Gayle Krughoff, Liz Lescault, Anne Oman, Sarah Porter, M.M. Panas, Tom Pullin, Lynne Mallonee Schlimm, Ronnie Spiewak, Wally Szyndler, Cissy Webb
March 6, 2010 through March 28, 2010

Grand Opening exhibition of City Gallery!

City Gallery
804 H Street NE #1 See Map
Info: 468.5277 / info@citygallerydc.com

EXHIBITION
Go for Gold!:
The Transformation of the Lower Lea Valley
Gesche Würfel
February 19 - March 20, 2010

Civilian Art Projects is pleased to present photographic selections from Gesche Würfel's multi-year project Go for Gold! The solo exhibition Go for Gold! The Transformations of the Lower Lea Valley, a first for the artist in Washington, DC, opens to the public on Friday, February 19 at 7pm and will be on view until March 20, 2010.

Go for Gold! depicts the transformation of London's landscape in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. A trained urban planner, Würfel began the project in 2006 as an investigation into globalization and how it disrupts relationships between residents and their natural and built environment.

Civilian Art Projects
1019 7th Street NW, Washington DC 20004
Info: (202) 607-3804

EXHIBITION
New Painthings: Ted Gahl / Tatiana Berg
February 12 - March 12

Ted Gahl is a painter based in Providence, RI, on the verge of finishing his MFA at RISD. His work was recently featured in Postcards from the Edge @ Zieher Smith, NYC, Not Abstract1 @ Parker's Box, Brooklyn, and the publication MFA Now: The Next Generation of Painting.

Tatiana Berg is an artist based in NYC and recently received her BFA from RISD. She recently was an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center.

Both artists were awarded this two person show for their work exhibited in CHROMATOSE @ Nudashank this past August.

Nudashank
405 West Franklin St., Baltimore, MD 21202

EXHIBITION
Humanimal Instincts
February 13 - March 20, 2010
Brad Hammer, D. Paul Maier, Alexa Meade, Ariella Mohr, Joshua Sylvia, Becka Rosol

Hours: On View every Saturday 11 am - 7 pm or by appointment until March 20th
New 3D and mixed media works

Positron Gallery
210 W. Read St., Mount Vernon, Baltimore, MD 21201
Info: 551-697-3790

ARTIST TALK
CUT SLASH PASTE
Chris Lawson Jared Ragland
February 5, 2010 through March 14, 2010


“YOU WILL BE DRIVEN TO A POINT MIDWAY BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH! SHOCK-FULL OF THRILLS!” That sort of B-movie hype is just one element you’ll find in the collages of Chris Lawson and Jared Ragland.  It’s a realm where movie stills meet holy relics, where pulp illustration intersects with the poignant found object, where exploitation meets the ineffable.

Photoworks Gallery 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, Maryland 20812 See Map
Info: 3016342274 / kwkeating@comcast.net / www.glenechophotoworks.org

EXHIBITION
This is Our Body
February 12 - March 27, 2010


Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD

EXHIBITION
DRAG
Jason Horowitz
February 20 - March 27, 2010


Jason Horowitz's provocative large-scale and extreme close-up photographs of expressive drag queens conjure a multitude of reactions. Horowitz continues his ongoing interest in exploring the intersection of landscape and portraiture and how hyper-realism morphs into abstraction. Shot with the same "glamour" lighting set-up used for fashion images, these photographs subvert that process to look at what is real rather than ideal.

Curator's Office
1515 14th Street NW, suite 201, Washington, DC 20005

EXHIBITION
Domestic Disturbance
Maggie Gourlay
February 12, 2010 through March 14, 2010


Maggie Gourlay MFA Thesis Exhibit in which elements of domestic environments are tweaked and distorted to disturbing and unpredicatble ends.

Holzman MFA Gallery, Towson University Holzman MFA Gallery, Towson University Center for the Arts
8000 York Rd., Towson, MD See Map Info: 4107042808 / maggieg513@gmail.com

EXHIBITION
Cause and Effect
Monica Stroik and Gilbert Trent
January 29, 2010 through April 3, 2010


New paintings by two of AAC's resident artists.
Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201 See Map
Info: 7032486800 / info@arlingtonartscenter.org

EXHIBITION
Tom Green: Past and Present
January 23–March 14, 2010



Tom Green has been a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C., art world for over 40 years. His paintings, drawings, watercolors, and installations somehow manage to move freely between the formal and the accidental, the iconic and the idiosyncratic, the serious and the absurd. This exhibition samples the career of this important and influential Washington artist.

Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Info: 202-885-1000

EXHIBITION
Voyages
Jenny Freestone
January 9 2010 through March 13 2010

Opening: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 3-5.00pm
Original Prints by Jenny Freestone
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
40 South Carroll Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Info: 301-698-06 / freeston@erols.com

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EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition at the Katzen Arts Center


John Dreyfuss: Inventions
through April 11, 2010
Featuring six large-scale works by sculptor John L. Dreyfuss, this exhibition is an exploration into the evolution of form and the wonder of invention. Referencing bones and early tool shapes, each work examines the relationship between form, strength of materials, and the harnessing of power. Beginning with sketches, wax, plaster, and cast metal models, Dreyfuss has subtly refined each work over the past decade and, through an ongoing collaboration with aerospace engi¬neers, has experimented with the fabrication process. Rendered for the first time at monumental scale in composite materials, these extraordinary works simul¬taneously draw on ancient and primal references, while being distinctly contemporary in their conception. This exhibition is generously supported by ATK. Exhibition continues through Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Info: 202-885-1000

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Calls for Entry

OPPORTUNITY
F*CK THE MACHINE
1/15/10-4/24/10
A Live, Public, Peer-Juried Show.

Each submitting artist is a member of the jury. Work presented in person.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to DC Metro Area artists. Must be available April 24th-25th for Live Jury participation. GUIDELINES: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/soundry.net/view
DEADLINE: 4/15/10
ENTRY FEE: $10
JURORS: Only Submitting Artists
DETAILS: 316 Dominion Rd. NE Vienna, VA 22180 Info: 703-698-0088 / jennifer@soundry.net / http://www.soundry.net

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Call for Craft Artists - Gateway Arts Center
Ongoing

The M-NCPPC Fine Crafts store in the Gateway Arts Center is actively seeking regional craft artists to show and sell work in the center.  The center is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave. in Brentwood, MD, and will celebrate its grand opening on March 19, 2010.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
DETAILS: Please send a CD with images, a work sample list including size, media, and prices; and a resume.  Artists statements are optional.  To: Attn: Gateway Arts Center Arts  Cultural Heritage Division, M-NCPPC 7833 Walker Dr.  Suite 430 Greenbelt, MD  20770 Info: 3012772863 / phil.davis@pgparks.com / http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Arts/Gateway-Arts-Center.htm

OPPORTUNITY
Internship Opportunity


Current VisArts at Rockville is looking for an administrative assistant intern. Excellent communication skills and an interest in the arts are a plus for this entry level position. Learn real world skills in an artistically inspiring atmosphere.
ELIGIBILITY: Volunteer or intern looking for a tremendous learning opportunity
GUIDELINES: To apply, please send a resume and cover e-mail
DETAILS: Kim Freedman - youthprograms@visartscenter.org Info: 3013158200 / youthprograms@visartscenter.org / www.visartscenter.org

MORE INFO: www.visartscenter.org
VisArts at Rockville 155 Gibbs Street, Suite 300 Rockville, MD 20850 Contact: Judith HeartSong Info: 2404815034 / judith@judithheartsong.com

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Space

SPACE
Studio Space
Now accepting applications to become a resident artist at VisArts at Rockville. Application on our website. 188sq feet of studio space. All media considered.

ELIGIBILITY: All media considered
GUIDELINES: Please fill out the resident artists application
DEADLINE: ongoing
ENTRY FEE: $50
JURORS: none
DETAILS: http://www.visartscenter.org/residentartists.html
Info: 3013158200 / gallery@visartscenter.org / visartscenter.org

SPACE
Artist Studios available NE DC

Now until filled Several artist studios are available in an 8 studio secure long-established artist-managed warehouse with a history of major artists working there. Walking distance to Brookland and Rhode Island Avenue metro stations. Minutes from Home Depot in NE, DC. Loading dock with fenced yard. Each studio is approximately 630 square feet, 14 foot ceilings, loft storage. Two studios at $ 600/month plus utilities. One at $ 650/month plus utilities. There is a possible additional shared studio with a current tenant who is a painter. One of the studios at $ 600 can be physically divided (at the new tenant's cost) to share. Shared utilities are additional. Contact: jeffspaulding999@aol.com * Location: Northeast DC - Catholic U area ELIGIBILITY: Open to all professional working artists.
DEADLINE: ongoing until filles
Info: 2023602575 / jeffspaulding999@aol.com

SPACE

STUDIO SUBLET


Half of a studio on the 3rd floor is available to sublet at 362.50 per month, it's spacious with great natural light. Move in immediately,6 month lease with option to renew for one more year, possibly longer. contact by email if interested: lisakrose@gmail.com

STUDIO SUBLET
available for August 2009, possibly longer.

$300/month, includes water/electric.

I am looking for someone to sublet my studio space in Mount Rainier for August 2009.
It is located on Wells Ave., off Otis Street in Mount Rainier, MD, adjacent to other studios in the Mount Rainier studio complex.

The space is approximately 550 square feet, 14 foot ceilings and has great natural light from the skylight above.
There is parking directly in front of the studio, and there are windows in the back of the space which
can be opened for cross ventilation. The studio has two ceiling fans, a sink and bathroom.

If any interest, please contact: info@lisablas.com

SPACE
Affordable Artist Studios in Takoma DC
From 190 SF @$236 month to 970 SF@$1154 month, utilities included ($14.25 per square foot per year)
ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists
GUIDELINES: shown Wednesdays 6-8 PM, 6925 Willow Street NW
DEADLINE: NONE
ENTRY FEE: NONE
JURORS:
DETAILS: Contact: Jamie Downs Info: 2028820740 / ASalonDC@verizon.net / www.asalondc.org

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Classes

FIGURE DRAWING
The Warehouse
1019 7th Street NW, second floor See Map
Yellow door directly across from the Washington Convention Center
Three blocks north of the Chinatown exit / Gallery Place metro stop on the red line.

Chairs are provided. Bring easels and drawing boards if you need them.
The time: 6-9 PM     $10 per session.
Deepest thanks to Molly, Cappy, and Paul Ruppert who have generously offered space for our drawing group.

WORKSHOP
Finding the Words to Say It with the Healing Art
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Poem-making can express the language of your heart. This lecture and workshop is designed to evoke your unique and healing soul voice. John Fox will show how your own words deepen feeling and understanding, provide comfort and bring relief to life's traumas. No prior writing experience necessary.
Fee/Admission: Free
MORE INFO: Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009 Info: darien@smithfarm.com / www.smithfarm.com/programs

FIGURE DRAWING
Open-Studio Figure Drawing Thursdays, 6 - 9 pm
Weekly open-studio figure drawing session, each Thursday from 6 - 9 pm, in the Hillyer Art Space at International Arts Artists.

Fee/Admission: $12/session
MORE INFO: For more info, contact: Paul Pietsch at pietsch_paul@yahoo.com or Chelsea Emsellem at events@artsandartists.org

Hillyer Art Space at International Arts Artists
9 Hillyer Court, NW | Washington, DC 20008
(Behind the Phillips Collection and Cosmos Club)
Info: (202) 338-0680 x206 / events@artsandartists.org / www.artsandartists.org
Open Figure Drawing
Tuesday Evenings 7-9:30 p.m.

FIGURE DRAWING
20 minute poses in the round
Fee/Admission: $7
MORE INFO: McLean Project for the Arts (inside the McLean Community Center) 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101
Info: 790-1953 / MPAart@aol.com

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