SynchroSwim 2010!


photos from SynchroSwim 2009 by Max Cook

Sunday, August 8, 2010 6-7pm @ the Capitol Skyline Hotel
10 I (eye) Street, SW, Washington, DC

Washington Projects for the Arts, in collaboration with the Rubell Family Collection + Conner Contemporary Art, presents the second annual synchronized swimming performance competition featuring Washington area artists.

This year's judges:
Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, Executive Director, The Phillips Collection

Septime Webre, Artistic Director, The Washington Ballet

C. Brian Williams, Executive Director, Step Afrika

interested in performing?
click here for submission guidelines and application form>>

photos from Synchroswim 2009 by Max Cook

Saturday, August 14, 2010
10am - 12pm
Critique Session, hosted by The Studio Visit @ WPA
(2023 Massachusetts Ave NW DC)
This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited to 20 guests. You must rsvp to kbilonick@wpadc.org to reserve your spot.
bagels and coffee provided by The Studio Visit

The Studio Visit is a web journal with a dedicated focus on visual artists and their process. (http://thestudiovisit.com/)

Started in 2008 as a virtual public access forum by WPA member, Isabel Manalo, The Studio Visit (TSV) introduces professional artists at work in their studios speaking directly to their work through a dialogue with the writer.

As part of WPA's Coup d'Espace initiative, Manalo and TSV will hold an open forum here for artists to discuss current work or works in progress. The forum or 'Critique' will be moderated by curator and arts leader, Karyn Miller.

5 artists will be given the opportunity to discuss their work with Karyn Miller and the group (1-2 items per artist). THE SLOTS FOR SHOWING WORK ARE NOW FILLED. Please email kbilonick@wpadc.org to attend the event and be a part of the discussion!

Karyn Miller joined Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) in June 2007 and is a Program Manager for Visual Arts and Creative Communities Fund. She is responsible for the management of the artist selection and recruitment process in the Flashpoint Gallery, as well as the coordination of the gallery’s advisory panel. Karyn came to CuDC from Conner Contemporary Art, where she was the Gallery Director. In her five years with Conner Contemporary, she organized and installed numerous exhibitions, reviewed submissions, liaised with clients and media and curated select exhibitions. Karyn graduated with honors from The Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, during which she studied abroad in Rome, Italy. This summer, Karyn will complete a MA in Art and Museum Studies at Georgetown University.