Above from top left: Charger by Rob Lindsay, Screaming at the
Economy by Floating Lab Collective, Batala Washington DC
at Half Street and M Street, SE DC
(Navy Yard Metro, Green Line) afterparty at the Bullpen until 3pm
Washington Project for the Arts presents the WPArade, an extravaganza of artists connecting with community to create a moving visual spectacle of art and culture. Artists, performers, musicians, and visual arts organizations will come together in Washington’s first Art Parade to display moving art, floats, placards, portable sculpture and street performance along Half Street SE.
Starting at M Street SE, participants will traverse the stretch of Half Street SE to N Street SE, stopping midway along the route for performances. The WPArade will culminate in a celebration at The Bullpen at the corner of Half Street SE and N Street SE.
(the parade and afterparty are both free and open to the public)
Four nights of peformance, art, videos, poetry, music and more! Mondays in May: 10, 17, 24 + 31 at Gallery O/H in the Atlas District,
presented with The Pink Line Project and curated by Alberto Gaitán. more info>>
Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm Location: Armand Hammer Auditorium, Corcoran College of Art + Design,
500 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
THE CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE IN WASHINGTON TODAY
Panel 2 in a Series of 3 Organized by Washington Project for the Arts
Reframing the Gallery Model: Alternative Paths for Artistic Success
A panel discussion on achieving success without following the traditional gallery representation path co-presented with the Corocoran College of Art & Design.
Panelists: Whitney Frazier, Artist, Educator, Community Arts Organizer (Child First Authority) Janis Goodman, Artist, Professor (Corcoran College of Art + Design), Arts Reviewer (WETA’s “Around Town”) Judith HeartSong, Artist Allison Marvin, Art Advisor (Sightline)
Moderator: Andy Grundberg, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Chair, Photography Department (Corcoran College of Art + Design)
The Washington Metro area is home to a number of commercial galleries and an even greater number of artists searching for some form of commercial success. Obtaining representation by a commercial gallery may be the goal of some artists, but not all choose to define success by that metric alone. And should an artist actually obtain representation by a commercial gallery (whether in DC or NYC), the artist-gallery relationship is no guarantee of success. So, what does constitute artistic “success?” Do artists differentiate between commercial and artistic success? What are viable solutions for artists to support themselves by making art if there is no gallery in the picture? Artists, academics, and arts professionals provide a few answers to these questions and more.
Whitney Frazier is an artist and the Child First Authority Community Arts Coordinator. She organizes ART CORE, a team of community artists working with students in after-school programs for Baltimore City Public Schools. Frazier is a graduate of the MACA (MA in community arts) program at the Maryland Institute College Art, the first program of its kind in the US to offer an advanced degree with an arts and social justice focus. (http://www.whitneyfrazier.com)
Janis Goodman is an artist, professor of fine arts at the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and arts reviewer for PBS/WETA. She is represented by Reyes + Davis Independent Exhibitions in DC, and her work has been shown nationally and internationally with recent exhibitions at JK Gallery in Los Angeles and the Peruvian North American Cultural Institute in Lima. Goodman is also a member of the artist group “Workingman Collective.” (http://www.janisgoodman.com/)
Andy Grundberg is a critic, curator, teacher, and arts consultant who has been involved with photography and art for more than 25 years. He has been a critic for The New York Times, organized major exhibitions, and has authored a number of books on the subject of photography. Grundberg was the director of The Friends of Photography in San Francisco, where he founded the quarterly journal see.
Judith HeartSong has been painting and muraling for more than 29 years in private residences and public spaces. She served as the Membership Chair for the Orlando Chapter of The Women's Caucus for Art, worked on the committee to organize the Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, and has planned, organized, and hung countless juried shows. HeartSong has developed and hosted popular painting workshops for law enforcement professionals, hospital care-givers, and mental health professionals, and has created and taught numerous programs to serve at-risk teens. Judith is currently on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts at Rockville), and maintains studio space there. In 2003 she painted a large mural at the National Zoo, and her limited edition prints are now available on Princess Cruise Line and the Queen Mary 2. In 2009 she licensed her original painting, Peacock Crimson, to Transformational Threads for a series of 100 limited edition thread paintings. (http://www.judithheartsong.com/)
Allison Marvin is the founder of Sightline (www.sightline.biz), an art consulting service that guides individuals and companies through art galleries and artists' studios. Marvin graduated magna cum laude from Haverford College in 1993, where she studied Comparative Literature and Art History with a focus on American and European modern and contemporary art. She organizes art events, such as open houses, meet-the-artist dinner parties, and solo exhibitions. Marvin serves on the Board of Directors of Transformer, a non-profit, artist-centered visual arts organization in DC, and runs a solo legal practice specializing in intellectual property, art, and business law (www.allisonmarvinlaw.com).
This panel is co-presented by WPA and Corcoran College of Art + Design.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 The Meaning of Making
Presented by Washington Project for the Arts, Hello Craft, and Civilian Art Projects in conjunction with CraftweekDC 2010
What: A drop-in hands on crafting social, followed by a panel discussion featuring local artists and artisans working in the realm of handmade. This event is free and open to the public. Beer and pizza will be available for a suggested donation.
When: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4-6:30pm- Drop in Make Something Awesome crafting social (powered by Hello Craft)
6:30-8pm- panel discussion, The Meaning of Making
Where: Civilian Art Projects, 1019 7th Street NW (across from the convention center)
Panelists: Tom Ashcraft, Artist and Professor of Sculpture at George Mason University; Christine Ernest, founder of Maganda Design; Dana Ayana Greaves, Artist and founder of Artistic Aya clothing and accessories; and Carole Greenwood, chef, artist and musician
Moderator: Betsy Greer, author of Knitting for Good and founder of craftivism.com
Introduction to Bookbinding
April 14, 2010, 6-8pm
Instructor: Patty Lee
Make your own books for every expressive purpose you could imagine. Why you
say? Because book arts lends itself to every medium. Whether your interests
lie in collage, mixed media, comics, sculpture, performance or writing,
learning traditional techniques in bookbinding will open you up to
experimentation beyond your wildest dreams. Attendees will learn about some
basic binding techniques and supplies and will make an accordion book.
You must be a member of Washington Project for the Arts or Pyramid Atlantic
at the time of registration. Attendance is limited to 17 participants.
Please reserve your space for this session by calling 202-234-7103x1 or
emailing agriffiths@wpadc.org
Join WPA staff and artist members at Jackie ’s Restaurant at 8pm for a cash
bar and mingling with fellow artists in the Silver Spring area! Happy hour prices
for attendees at Jackie’s new Sidebar!
See DCist feature on Sidebar>>>
March 18, 2010
Information Exchange
Visiting Curator: Vjera Brozan Public Talk: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6-7:30pm (at WPA) Post-Talk Reception: 7:30-9pm, Darlington House, 1610 20th St NW
rsvp to: kbilonick@wpadc.org for the talk/reception Portfolio Reveiws: March 19, 2010 (for WPA members- call for portofolio reviews is now closed)
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). Continue the discussion and mix and mingle with the other atendees at the post-talk reception at Darlington House, 1610 20th St. NW
please rsvp for the talk and/or reception to: kbilonick@wpadc.org
On Friday, March 19th, Vjera will hold portfolio reviews at WPA HQ with seven WPA member artists. Artists who wish to meet with Vjera must email agriffiths@wpadc.org by March 8, 2010.We will randomly select seven artists from email requests. Please include your name, email address, phone#, and website URL in the body of the email. Artists can bring 5-10 current samples of work to discuss with our visiting curator. CALL FOR PORTFOLIO REVIEWS IS CLOSED.
February 25, 2010
A not-to-miss event in conjunction with the Cream exhibition and Auction Gala will be the Curator Talk and presentation of the Alice Denney Award for Support of Contemporary Art to James F. Fitzpatrick on Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 pm in the Abramson Family Recital Hall at the Katzen Arts Center (4400 Mass Avenue, NW).
The exhibition and curator talk are free and open to the public. To ensure a spot, please rsvp to: wpa.auction@gmail.com
For more information on our auction, click the image below
Information Exchange
Visiting Curator: Chiara Sartori
Public Talk: January 21, 2010 6-7:30pm
Artist Exchanges: Friday, January 22
WPA is pleased to present its second installment of Information Exchange, an informal partnership with the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, NY. WPA will bring 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.
Chiara Sartori (Italy, b.1976) is an independent visual arts curator, currently in residence at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York. She holds a degree in Sociology and she attended the MA Program in Visual Contemporary Arts at Castello di Rivoli - Contemporary Art Museum, Turin. Sartori hás worked as assistant curator, co-curator and curator on projects at several venues including the
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts (UK), SMARTProjectSpace (The Netherlands), and Galleria Contemporaneo - Public Art Space (Italy). She recently worked on both national participations and collateral events of the 53th Venice Biennial and curated the first solo exhibition in Italy by the American artist Jeremiah Day. She contributes regularly to Arte e Critica and DROME Magazine (Rome).
Chiara’s public talk will take place at WPA on Thursday, January 21, from 6 – 7:30pm at 2023 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
Admission to the public talk is free and open to the public
Friday, January 22: Artist Meetings will take place at WPA offices. Artists who wish to meet with Chiara must email agriffiths@wpadc.org by January 10, 2010. We will randomly select 7 artists from email requests. Please include your name, email address, phone#, and website URL in the body of the email. Artists should bring no more than 5-10 CURRENT samples of work to discuss with Chiara.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Running for cover(age)
A panel discussion on arts criticism in the DC area
Moderator: Kriston Capps
Panelists: Jeffry Cudlin, Isabel Manalo, Danielle O’Steen
When: Monday, January 4, 2010 from 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Capitol Skyline Hotel (lounge), 10 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024
(Free and open to the public)
Coverage of Mera Rubell’s DC studio tour by journalist Jessica Dawson in The Washington Post touched a critical nerve in the DC arts community, and set off impassioned conversations on social networking websites such as Facebook about the quality of life for artists in the area. Artists, writers, and arts professionals weighed in on aesthetics, isolation, ambition and support for the visual arts.
This panel discussion will address questions about local arts media coverage and its effect on the cultural life of the city. During the Q&A portion of the program, panelists will provide suggestions of both existing and new models for generating dialogue about the arts.
Kriston Capps is a critic, reporter, and commenter. He contributes regular news and reviews to the Guardian, Art in America, Art Papers, Art Lies, the American Prospect, Huffington Post, and other publications. Kriston taught a graduate studio colloquium at the University of Maryland College Park and will teach an arts journalism course through the WPA ArtScribe program at George Washington University in the Spring.
Jeffry Cudlin is an artist, curator, art critic, and musician living and working in Washington, D.C. He serves as the Director of Exhibitions for the Arlington Arts Center and writes for the Washington City Paper.
Isabel Manalo is an artist represented by Addison Ripley Fine Art and Assistant Professor at American University’s Art Department in Washington, DC. She runs the award-winning blog The Studio Visit which features artists from the DC region in their studios.
Danielle O'Steen is a freelance journalist, contributing to publications such as Art + Auction, Capitol File, Flash Art and Washington Post Express. She previously worked as an editor at Art + Auction magazine in New York. Currently, she is also a graduate student in art history at George Washington University, specializing in modern and contemporary art
2009 Past Events:
36 studios- part 1
Call For Entries: WPA announces 36 Studios – Part 1, a series of studio visits with Mera Rubell of the Rubell Family Collection. Deadline: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at midnight
Description: The Rubell Family Collection is one of the leading collections of contemporary art in the world. Started in 1964, soon after Don and Mera Rubell were married, the Rubell Family Collection operates as a non-profit organization based in Miami where it presents rotating, curated exhibitions and hosts a variety of educational and community outreach programs.
Mera Rubell will be one of eight esteemed curators selecting works for Cream, the WPA 2010 Art Auction Exhibition. Building upon the popular Experimental Video Series at the Rubells’ Capitol Skyline Hotel, Rubell has determined to see the work of as many DC-area artists as possible and select up to twelve to be included in the WPA exhibition and auction. Her visits to DC are typically 36 hours long, and she has devoted her next trip to this project.
For 36 Studios – Part 1, Mera Rubell and a team of curators and writers will conduct 36 studio visits over the course of 36 straight hours. Each studio visit will last approximately 15-20 minutes and will take place starting at 5:00am on Saturday, December 12 and continuing until 5:00pm on Sunday, December 13.
Art: 21 Season 5 Sneak Peek
Join WPA and Hamiltonian Artists for two free advance preview screenings of episodes from the fifth season of PBS's award winning Art:21 television series. Demonstrating the breadth of artistic practice in the United States today, each one-hour program is loosely organized around a theme to help viewers analyze, compare and juxtapose the artists profiled.
This event is part of Art21 Access ‘09, a celebration of contemporary art and Season 5 of Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century sponsored by Art21. Art21 Access 09 is held at over 300 museums, schools, libraries, art spaces, and community centers and is organized in collaboration with Americans for the Arts’ National Arts and Humanities Month. Visit art21.org for more information.
October 6, 2009, 7 pm (at Hamiltonian Gallery) Systems
Featuring artists John Baldessari, Kimsooja, Allan McCollum, and Julie Mehretu
October 20, 2009, 7pm (at Hamiltonian Gallery) Compassion
Featuring artists
William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, Carrie Mae Weems
NO ARTIST LEFT BEHIND WORKSHOP
Know Your Rights: Copyright and Contracts for Artists
October 24, 2009 2-4pm
Washington Project for the Arts and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) invite you to a No Artist Left Behind workshop on Copyright and Contract basics at Arlington Art Center. John D. Mason, an attorney at The Intellectual Property Group, PLLC., will share valuable information about contemporary issues in copyright law that artists need to know, followed by a question and answer session.
John D. Mason is a Washington DC/Maryland-based art and entertainment and intellectual property attorney. His practice focuses on copyright and trademark matters, litigation, contracts, and commercial matters. He works with writers, artists, and creative people and companies to protect and promote their work and is also a literary agent. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers for the Arts.
No Artist Left Behind is a series of professional development workshops offered by Washington Project for the Arts providing resources to help artists succeed both inside and outside the studio.
This event is free and open to the public. Attendance is limited to 50 people. Please RSVP to agriffiths@wpadc.org
Public Talk: Thursday, November 12, 6:30 – 8:00pm Artist Meetings: Friday, November 13, starting at 10:00am
Location of events: WPA, 2023 Massachusetts Ave, NW, WDC 20036
WPA is pleased to announce Information Exchange, an informal partnership with the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, NY. WPA will bring 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. WPA will launch the program’s pilot season with a visit by Miguel Amado of Portugal.
Miguel Amado is curator at the Fundação PLMJ in Lisbon, where he develops a collection of Portuguese contemporary art and organizes its exhibition and publication series. Recently, he served as a Curatorial Fellow at Rhizome at the New Museum in New York. Miguel is an adjunct curator at the Centro de Artes Visual in Coimbra, Portugal, where he organizes its Project Room exhibition series and special projects. He is a regular contributor to Artforum and his critical writing has also appeared in magazines such as Flash Art and numerous books and catalogues.
Admission to the public talk is free and open to the public
Artist Meetings at WPA offices Friday, November 13:
Artists who wish to meet with Miguel must email membership director Adam Griffiths at agriffiths@wpadc.org by November 9. We will randomly select 6 artists from email requests. Artists should bring no more than 5-10 CURRENT samples of work to discuss with Miguel.
Artist-Curator meetings will last between 30 and 45 minutes and will begin on the hour starting at 10:00 am. If artists have a preferred meeting time, please note in the email along with a phone number.
EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA SERIES 2009
Juror: Kelly Gordon, Associate Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Since 2006, the Experimental Media Series has showcased the talents of artists working in sound and video art.
This year’s selection of finalists’ works will present the leading edge in electronic media works. The most compelling entries, as selected by the juror Kelly Gordon, Associate Curator of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and based on overall quality and innovation, will be awarded the Kraft Prize for New Media and the WPA Experimental Art Prize, two cash prizes of $750 each, to be presented on October 1 at The Phillips Collection.
KRAFT MEDIA PRIZE WINNER: Patrick Bergeron, LoopLoop WPA EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA PRIZE WINNER:Jonathan Monaghan, French Penguin
VENUE SCHEDULE:
September 24 and October 1, 2009, 6:30-8:15 pm The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20009
Admission is free or by suggested donation only
October 13 and 14, 2009, 7:00-9:00 pm Maryland Institute College of Art, Falvey Hall, 1301 W. Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217
Admission is free and open to the public
October 15, 2009, 8:00-9:30 pm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20013
Admission is free and open to the public
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Stephen Ausherman (US)
Stephanie Barber (US)
Bret Battey (UK )
Patrick Bergeron (CA)
Manuella Blackburn (UK)
Aaron Bowles (US)
Lin Culbertson (US)
Robert Ladislas Derr (US)
Nhieu Do (US)
Brian Evans (US)
Harvey Goldman (US)
Lee Henderson (CA)
Janne Holtermann (DE)
Daniel Iglesia (US)
Ben McCormick (US)
Karl J. Mendonca (US)
Jonathan Monaghan (US)
Neil Ira Needleman (US)
Julia Oldham (US)
Kala Pierson (US)
Maria Pithara (US)
Gerard Freixes Ribera (ES)
Stefan Riebel (DE)
Alberto Roblest (US)
Jack Dingo Ryan (US)
Eldad Tsabary (CA) & Robert Voisey (US)
Jessica Westbrook (US)
Saturday, August 1 4-6pm
August 1, 2009, 4-6pm Authors of the book 'Art/Work', Heather Bhandar and Jonathan Melber, give a talk about the tools artists need to make it in the art world. Books will be available at the event. Co-presented with Connor Contemporary Art.
WPA SynchroSwim
A synchronized swimming showcase and competition
at Capitol Skyline Hotel Pool
Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I St SW
July 19, 2009 at 6pm- 7pm (swimming competition)
6-9pm, Experimental Video, curated by Brandon Morse, presented by Conner Contemporary Art
admission is FREE from 6-9pm
SynchroSwim is presented in conjunction with a series of video lounge / poolside art projects hosted by The RUBELL FAMILY COLLECTION + Conner Contemporary Art at the Capitol Skyline Hotel. During and after Synchroswim Conner Contemporary Art presents: EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO / Brandon Morse, curator, 6-9pm.
On Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, selected artist teams will perform a 2-4 minute synchronized performance accompanied by music in the Capitol Skyline Hotel pool. A panel of experts and art aficionados, including WonKee Moon (Competition Chair for the District of Columbia Aquatics Club and the International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Representative to the Gay Games), Spike Mendelsohn (Top Chef contestant and founder Good Stuff Eatery), and Philippa Hughes (art evangelist and founder The Pink Line Project), will judge the performances.
Prizes donated by the Capitol Skyline Hotel will be awarded in three categories: best performance, best visual spectacle, and crowd favorite. Immediately following the WPA SynchroSwim, attendees are invited to swim in the pool, enjoy drinks and food served poolside, or watch a selection of swim-themed videos (presented by Conner Contemporary Art and curated by Brandon Morse) in the lounge.
Free admission to the event begins at 6:00 pm*
*guests are welcome to arrive at pool earlier than 6 pm for $10 to swim and partake in their Sunday barbeque with celebrity chef, Spike Mendelsohn.
Please join us at the Warehouse Gallery and Theater to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the event with a presentation featuring two of the original organizers of the demonstration, Andrea Pollan (curator, writer, and Director of Curator's Office) and Bill Wooby (local arts entrepreneur and visionary) as well as former WPA Trustee and First Amendment rights attorney, Jim Fitzpatrick. The discussion will be moderated by Andy Grundberg, chair of the photography department at the Corcoran College of Art & Design and former art critic for The New York Times.
Panelists will discuss the assault on the National Endowment for the Arts and its lasting effects, issues of censorship, the story behind the demonstration, and how the WPA came to present the exhibition.
The panel discussion will be followed by a reception in the Warehouse Café (cash bar) with many of the event's original participants and the opportunity to purchase a limited-edition t-shirt featuring an image created by artist Scott Bennett for the 1989 demonstration.
Artomatic 2009 WPA Member Artist Tour
June 25, 6:30pm
WPA Director, Lisa Gold, leads a tour of a sampling of WPA member artists who are in Artomatic! Meet at the front lobby at between 6:15-6:30 to join us. See a list of WPA Member Artomatic 2009 artists>
No Artist left Behind Workshop Series
Intro to Encaustic Painting June 18, 2009 1 -4pm
Instructor: Megan Irving
Price: Free for members of WPA or Capitol Hill Art League
Make a pile of wax and it will charm and delight! Encaustic paint is such a versatile and beautiful medium. It is solid at room temperature, infinitely re-workable, and more waterproof than acrylic, and compatible with collage, oil, photography and drawing. We will demystify the basic techniques and give you courage and know-how to set up your studio and make some successful work.
You must be a member of Capitol Hill Art League or Washington Project for the Arts at the time of registration. Attendance is limited to 15 participants. Please reserve your space for this intensive session by calling 202-234-7103#1 or emailing agriffiths@wpadc.org
No Artist Left Behind Workshop Getting Started in ArtFile Online
June 10, 2009 5-7pm
Get help setting up your Artfile Online profile! Handouts and hands on sessions will be available. You can also drop by to ask questions, renew your WPA membership, pick up our latest schedule of programming or introduce yourself to our staff.
Location:
Artists Resource Room (4th Floor) Artomatic 2009
55 M Street SE
Washington, DC
Tug of War Wednesday, April 22 - 5:30-7:30pm
in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Craftweek DC
Join us for a lively discussion on the subject of "Art vs. Craft". Curator and critic, Jeffry Cudlin will moderate a panel consisting of one artist, one crafter and two gallery directors. Each will give their thoughts on where the line is drawn between the two terms, and the discussion will open up to the audience.
When all is said and done, panelists and audience members will be invited to participate in the Art vs. Craft tug of war! Pick the side that speaks to you and tug, tug, tug!
Steven Frost- Fine artist working in textiles, crafter, and Director of Admissions at Corcoran College of Art and Design Kelly Rand- arts contributor for DCist, lead writer for Crafting A Green World, crafter, craft event organizer, and cofounder of www.hellocraft.com
WPA and The Phillips Collection present: Experimental Media Series 2008 When Absence Becomes Presence curated by Niels Van Tomme + Sonja Simonyi
Herman Asselberghs, Futur Antérieur, image copyright Jonathan Gröger
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 20, 7-9pm @WPA Screening Event and Curator's Discussion: Friday, December 11, 6pm
Washington Project for the Arts is pleased to announce the launch of the fourth annual Experimental Media Series: "When Absence Becomes Presence," an exhibition that explores the play between two separate, but linked conditions of absence and presence, and which reflects upon the very nature of time based media. Curators Sonja Simonyi + Niels Van Tomme have selected a staggering variety of experimental artworks that include sound art, music, literary readings, video art, as well as a mysterious sound recording. More info>
No Artist Left Behind Workshop Series Mixing Oil Paint Wednesday, December 3, 6:30-8:00pm Free (Space is Limited)
Utrecht's Resident Artist and Brand Manager will discuss the historical beginnings of oil color all the way up to modern day manufacturing. Participants will learn about the chemistry and coatings technology behind artists' oil colors, so by the end they will know how to evaluate oil color and its properties in order to make wise decisions in regards to archival art.
Color properties and hand mulling color demos will be explored and all are invited to participate. Technical questions are invited.
Location:
WPA
2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Members Only Shopping Event
Monday, December 8, 7:00-9:00pm
Just in time for the Holidays, Utrecht will hold an after-hours shopping event, exclusively for our members. On this night only, between 7-9pm, WPA members will have a 15% discount instead of the usual 10% WPA discount.
It is the perfect chance to get that bigger ticket item, stock up on your favorite supplies, or check out their holiday gift-making ideas.
Wine and refreshments will be served so it's also an opportunity to catch up with some of the other attending members and staff. Bring your WPA membership card or an ID for entry at the door. Location: Utrecht Art Supplies
1250 I Street, NW / corner of 13th and I)
'No Artist Left Behind Workshop Series How to Survive as an Artist in this FRIGHTENING Economy Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6-7:30pm
Just in time for Halloween, and the upcoming presidential election, a couple of financial experts will be giving advice on how to navigate these spooky economic times.
Come join us for a presentation by: Kim Ward, Executive Director of WPA Tim Ward, Deputy Director of Examinations, Supervision, and Consumer Protection
Office of Thrift Supervision
Following the presentation there will be time for questions and answers, and member networking.
Refreshments will be served. Space is limited and you must sign up for the workshop (current WPA members only).
Location:
WPA
2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
If you haven't been to an 'X' even yet, this is one not to be missed! Plus
it benefits WPA, so you entry fee is a donation to help us broaden our
arts programming throughout the DC area.
David Fogel and 88 DC are notorious for throwing their monthly 'X' theme parties at BeBar on 9th Street. This month they're hosting a benefit for WPA as part of the DC International Art Expo being held all weekend at the Convention Center.
The theme for this month's 'X' is Metamorphosis and we'll be taking over the Convention Center Hall D's. Mainstage area and transforming it into a carnival for the senses.
For your entertainment we'll have: live electronic music, bellydancers, live projections by graphic designers, body painting, various artists working on site, and photographers taking photos of the partygoers and projecting them onto screens.
You can also get your portrait done by the famous artist-group 4-traits, have wild makeup done by WPA artists, or re-fab an old tee at the T-shirt transformation station!
(cash bar)
Location:
Washington Convention Center, Expo Hall D Main Stage
Enter between 7th & 9th on L Street, NW
For more info about past X events click here>
No Artist Left Behind (NALB) Workshop Series Getting Started on ArtFile Online
WPA is reaching out to all of our artist members to make sure they know how to successfully upload their images and information to our online searchable database, ArtFile Online.
Two years ago, ArtFile Online replaced our physicalArtists Slide and Media Registry. Since then, curators, gallery owners, researchers, and collectors have had 24 hour access to our new online registry.
ArtFile Online gives each WPA artist their own web page with space for up to 12 images, resume, artist statement and a link to your web site. Don't have a web site yet? Each Artfile online page has a distinct URL which can be used on your resume or business cards.
WPA at Artomatic
6th floor Visual Arts Resource Center (VARC)
May 9 - June 15, 2008
Organized by Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) in collaboration with Artomatic and local arts organizations, the VARC was a space where artists and visitors can take a break and pick up information and materials from various arts organizations, galleries, and businesses that support visual artists. Throughout the Artomatic show, the VARC offered scheduled programming featuring topics that are important to visual artists such as pricing artwork, the business of art, navigating the DC art scene, and more.
6th floor VARC lounge at Artomatic
Organizations participating in the VARC included:
Artcade, Arlington Arts Center, Artdc.org, The Art League, Artist Owned, Galleries, Black Artists of DC, CHALK4PEACE, City Arts, Copyright Alliance, Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC)
Ellipse Arts Center, Empowered Women International, International Arts & Artists, McLean Project for the Arts, Pyramid Atlantic, Studio Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Transformer, Waverly Street Gallery, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Washington Project for the Arts (WPA), Washington Sculptors Group, Washington Studio School.
Location:
Artomatic 2008
1200 First St NE
Capital Plaza I - corner of First & M streets NE - NY Ave Metro
A public art project designed to engage local artists in the creation of public art installations along the 14th Street Corridor. Curated by Welmoed Laanstra, this project invited artists to create site specific, temporary, two or three dimensional art installations. In addition to painting and sculpture, new media, performance art, and installations on view for a shorter amount of time were also featured. More info>
Location:
Various, 14th Street NW, U Street NW
Member Salons @ FLASHPOINT September 2006 - June 2007
In regular sessions held at the Flashpoint gallery and theater spaces, Artist Members from both the WPA\C and the CuDC had the opportunity to view and discuss the work of their fellow artists and to present their own work for discussion. More info>
Location: FLASHPOINT
916 G Street Nw
Washington, DC 20073
WPA\C’s Experimental Media Series – ColorField.remix challenged artists to reinterpret the Color-Field artists with experimental video, sound and performance pieces. Selected works will be presented in a three-night curated and juried series. The Kraft Media Prize will be awarded to one finalist and one honorable mention finalist, selected by the jurors for Night 3. Jurors will make selections based on overall quality and innovation as it relates to Color Field influences. More info>
Location: Corcoran Gallery of Art / Armand Hammer Auditorium 500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Experimental Media Series II
September 27, October 18, and November 29, 2007 Co-curated by Peggy Parsons, Head, Department of Film Programs, National Gallery of Art & Paul Roth, Curator of Photography & Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art)
Night #1 - Cowboys, Cliches, Codes, and Conspiracies
September 27, 2007
Curated by Peggy Parsons
Untitled - Lisa Blatt - Washington , DC
Digital Poem #1 - Paris Bustillos - Washington , DC
Figure in the Carpet - Jennifer Levonian - Philadelphia
Seasonal Quartet, Winter Movement - Chris Lynn - Maryland
Pushing Cowboys - Lilly McElroy - Chicago
ADAGIO - Roger Ngim - San Francisco
In Places - Erik Olofsen - Amsterdam
State of the Union - Randall Packer - Washington , DC
Oil: You Can Depend On It - Rob Parrish - Washington , DC
Shroud of Security - James Schneider - Washington , DC
Sigh - Ann Steuernagel - Massachusetts
Nature on a Leash - Gail Scott White - Virginia
Live Power Point performance & 3D video by:
Ben Coonley, New York
Remapping the Apparatus: Cinematographic Specificity and Hybrid Media [Otto Content Wizards]
Valentine for Perfect Strangers
3D Trick Pony
Night #2 - Rocky Mountain Twilight
October 18, 2006 Curated by Paul Roth
Stan Brakhage
- Rage Net (1988, 16mm silent)
- Black Ice (1994, 16mm silent)
- Commingled Containers (1997, 16mm silent)
My Life as a Bee (2002, 16mm, silent) - Robert Schaller
Clouds (2003, 16mm, silent) - Andrew Busti
Hail and Fire (2003, 16mm) - Victor Jendras
Sand Castle 2 (2001, 16mm, silent) - Mary Beth Reed
Phantom Canyon (2006, 35mm) - Stacey Steers
Cocteau Cento (2003, digital video) - Dan Boord & Luis Valdovino
Song of Kali (2004, 16mm) - Thomas Helman
Bautismo (2000, 16mm) - Casey Koehler
Twilight Psalm II: Night of the Meek (2002, 16mm) - Phil Solomon
Night #3 - Silver Wings
November 29, 2006 Juried from open calls by Peggy Parsons & Paul Roth
Qingjing Jing - Peng Hung-Chi - NY
Reel - Lynn Cazabon - Baltimore
Super-8 Mom - David Ellsworth - Michigan
Out of Step - Lynn Marie Kirby - CA
27/12 - Karla Carballar - NY
Saida - Graciela Fuentes - NY
Feeding - Leslie Furlong - Baltimore
Threnody - Janis Crystal Lipzin - CA
East Whist and Starry Noes, Mix #1 - Cynthia Lovett - NY
Elaine Drive - Robbie Land - Atlanta
Stop Motion Studies - Series 13 - David Crawford - Sweden
Ultimate Reality - Jimmy Joe Roche - Baltimore
You, Starbucks - Jennifer Levonian - Philadelphia
Life and Times of RFK - Aaron Valdez - Iowa
Location: Corcoran Gallery of Art / Armand Hammer Auditorium 500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Experimental Media Series I Co-curated by Kathryn Cornelius & Djakarta
March 30, April 26, May 24, 2006 Night #1 - After Effects Curated by Kathryn Cornelius
March 30, 2006
like it is, like it was; descending - Noah Angell
Immersion - Diran Lyons and Jesse Wilson
final future - Meredith Moore & Kevin O'Meara
To Do - Rob Parrish
Spiral Jetty (for Smithson) - Patrick Resing
How to Fight Loneliness No. 1 - Jose Ruiz
Wild & Wonderful - Jose Ruiz & Stoff Smulson
everytime a scientist dies, a unicorn gets its horn - Chad Stayrook
Now You Know the Meaning of Life - Chad Stayrook
Still Life with Apple - Champ Taylor
Mixer - Champ Taylor
Hurricane Machine - Jacques Louis Vidal
The Demolition - Jason Zimmerman
and live performance by:
videohippos
Night #2 - Antithesis
April 26, 2006 Curated by Djakarta
Neurodancer II - Chris McDaniel - Richmond , VA
We Have a Problem - Diane Dwyer - NYC
Free Radical - Joe Reinsel - Baltimore , MD
Interruption - Chris Royalt y - Chicago , IL
Bombs Bursting - Brian Twilley - Washington , DC
Patriotec - Lisa Erdman - Lakeland , FL
Visualizing the Art of War - Rachele Riley - Richmond
Event - Chris McDaniel - Richmond , VA
ROMP - Holly Bass - Washington , DC
Unbelievable Art - Mike Shaffer - Ijamsville, MD
Night #3 - Duped!
May 24, 2006 Juried by Kathryn Cornelius & Djakarta
I Woke Up, I Was All Split Open…- Layne Garrett - WDC
Duped! - Stefan Prosky - WDC
Then, Now & Again - Deborah Wing-Sproul - Maine
Steeping - Lauren Duque - WDC
Wherever - Tyler Fox & Brent Harris - Fallschurch, VA
You Get Used To It - Bahar Behbahani - Fallschurch, VA
012906 - Asymmetric Affinity DC - WDC
Roadside-66 - Claire Zitzow - Richmond, VA
ITISTA - Joe Reinsel - Baltimore, MD
Location: Corcoran Gallery of Art / Armand Hammer Auditorium 500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
