Hickok Cole Art Night
October 16, 2008
A juried show and sale to benefit WPA, held at Hickok Cole Architects. The event raised $80,000 for WPA
WPA Art Auction Gala
March 7, 2008
Curated by Heather Darcy Bhandari, Andrea Douglas, Sarah Kennel, Dennis O’Neil, Sara and Marc Schiller, Emily Smith, JD Talasek, Kathryn Wat, Erin Chase Mackay. Artists include Max Aguilera-Hellweg, Suzanne Anker, Armsrock, Andras J. Bality, Lisa Beane, Barton Lidice Benes, Robin Braun, Calvin Burton, Christine Carr, Zoe Charleton, Che Jen, Andrey Chezhin, William Christenberry, Terry Falke, Suzanna Fields, Eric Finzi, Rosemarie Fiore, Pattie Porter Firestone, Travis Fullerton, Joy Garnett, Nick Georgiou, Helen Glazer, Susan Graham, Freya Grand, Susan Hamburger, David Henderson, Truly Herbert, Maremi Hooff, Scott Hutchison, Connie Imboden, Jennet Inglis, Erick Jackson, Susan jamison, Judy Jashinsky, Vera Khlebnikova, Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, Koralie, Bridget Sue Lambert, Elaine Langerman, Erika Larsen, An-My Le, Amy Lin, Anthony Lister, Juan Logan, Laurel Lukaszweksi, Maxwell Mackenzie, Akemi Maegawa, David Maisel, Pavel Makov, Allegra Marquart, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Kendall Messick, Duane Michaels, Joseph Mills, Lori Nix, Sam Noto, Orlan, Susan Harbage Page, Don Porcella, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Lisay Ruyter, Sean Samoheyl, Amanda Sauer, Marie Sauvaitre, Elizabeth Schoyer, Michael Schultheis, Foon Sham, Jon-Phillip Sheridan, Katherine Sherwood, Alyson Shotz, Anne Slaughter, Mark T. Smith, Joseph Smolinski, Susanna Starr, Amy Stein, Betsy Stewart, Renee Stout, Zoe Strauss, Judith Supine, Noelle Tan, Rob Tarbell, Mary Temple, Leonid Tishkov, Heide Trepanier, Arthur Tress, Jennifer van Winkle, Kazaan Viveiros, Shen Wei, Catherine White, Robert Wiener, Bruce Wilhelm, Dan Witz, WK Interact, William Wylie, Davide Zucco aka Rekal.
WPA Open House and Ugly Sweater Party
December 18, 2008
Oil Paint Workshop
December 3, 2008
In this workshop, held at WPA, participants learned about the chemistry and manufacturing of oil color.
Artists Panel Discussion and Curator Talk
November 19, 2008
in association with the Known Unkowns exhibition
How to Survive as an Artist in This Frightening Economy
October 29, 2008
Second lecture in the No Artist Left Behind series
Washington DC International Arts Expo
September 19-21, 2008
WPA participated in an art expo at the Washington Convention Center in order to distribute information about WPA and sign up new members. Accompanied by a gala entitled Theme: Metamorphosis on September 20.
WPA at Artomatic: Visual Arts Resource Center
May 9 – June 15, 2008
A space at the annual Artomatic exhibiton where visitors could receive information about local arts organizations
For & Against Benches
October 9, 2008
Linda Hesh
Hesh set out two benches labeled “For” and “Against” in front of WPA’s offices and invited passers-by to be photographed on the benches and write something they were for or against. Part of the Coup d’Espace program, where artists take over the WPA offices to present their work
