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The weather had better start behaving normally: we want a snow day! Now that there is a reason to be inside again, here are some places with interesting things lying around or hanging from the walls. The new season has officially begun. Make sure to check the gallery's Web site for specific hours before visiting.
THURSDAY:
>> Baltimore artist Cara Ober will open a show of new work, Prayers and Joking, at Flashpoint (916 G St. NW), from January 11 to February 10. On display will be two handfuls of Ober's mixed media drawings and paintings that combine disparate themes in odd ways. The opening reception is on Thursday (January 11, 6 to 8 p.m.).
>> New York artists Nuno de Campos, Brenda Zlamany, and Jennifer Dubnau are showing work in the National Portrait Gallery's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006 exhibition. On Thursday (January 11, 6 to 8 p.m.), the artists will speak with Portrait Gallery Director Marc Pachter and answer audience questions. This free event (.PDF file) in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium at the Reynolds Center (Eighth and F Sts. NW) is followed by a reception.
>> Also on Thursday (January 11, 7 to 9 p.m.) three sculptors — Roberto Bocci, Evan Reed, and Millicent Young — will speak about their work, now being shown at Arlington Arts Center through January 27. This event is free, but you are advised to pre-register at (703) 248-6800 to get a good seat.
Image of The Optimists, 2006, by Melissa Ichiuji
FRIDAY:
>> Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran will show Turning the Page — Installment #5 from January 12 to February 21, with work by James Calder, Heidi Fowler, Francine Livaditis, and Joey P. Mánlapaz. The theme is cityscapes, but with an emphasis on "unexpected, or slightly skewed, perspective of routine scenes of life in the city." You can attend the opening reception this Friday (January 12, 6 to 8 p.m.) in the exhibit space, Coldwell Banker (1606 17th St. NW).
>> Maria Friberg has a new show, embedded, open at Conner Contemporary from January 12 to February 24 (1730 Connecticut Ave. NW). Join the artist at the opening reception this Friday (January 12, 6 to 8 p.m.). Also, on Saturday (January 13, 3 to 4 p.m.), Maria Friberg and another artist, Julee Holcombe, will discuss the topic of women in contemporary photography.
SATURDAY:
>> Melissa Ichiuji, a 2006 graduate of the Corcoran College of Art, will exhibit some of her new sculpture in a show called Nasty Nice, at Irvine Contemporary (1412 14th St. NW), from January 13 to February 18. In a review this summer, DCist Heather called Ichiuji's doll-like sculptures "damn creepy." Yes, indeed. See why at the opening reception on Saturday (January 13, 6 to 8 p.m.). Concurrently, photographers Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick will be showing some of their new work in The Apollo Prophecies, with a reception and book signing also on Saturday (January 13, 2 to 4 p.m.)
>> Randall Scott Gallery (1326 14th St. NW) will be showing a new assortment of work, from Seattle-based Etsuko Ichikawa, discovered at Art Basel Miami. Ichikawa's medium is glass, and in these new works, she uses molten glass to create images burned into heavy stock archival paper. The show also features work by Gary Weidner and Jemima Burrill (January 13 to February 10). There is a reception to kick things off this Saturday (January 13, 6 to 9 p.m.).
>> Len Prince will exhibit Self Possessed, some new photographs made in collaboration with Jessie Mann as his subject, at Adamson Gallery (1515 14th St. NW) from January 13 to February 24. They have an opening reception on Saturday, too (January 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.).
>> Colby Caldwell's new show, small game, will be exhibited at Hemphill (1515 14th St. NW) from January 13 to February 24. This opening reception is also Saturday night (January 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.), which will wrap up quite a night along 14th St.
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Of course, this being such a busy week, a few things got left out of the agenda. With apologies, here are some agenda addenda:
>> Art-o-Matic is happening in the suburbs this year, opening this Friday during the Bethesda Art Walk, with several group shows being hosted in galleries there. opening receptions and performances a-plenty are scheduled for Friday (January 12, 6 to 9 p.m.). The galleries involved are Washington School of Photography, Creative Partners, the Fraser Gallery, and Gallery Neptune, with related events at Joy of Motion and the Writer's Center.
>> Related to the above, D.C. artists Brandon Bloch, Alex Slater, Rob Stelboum, and Ming Yi Sung Zaleski are taking part in a live art project called 4traits at Bethesda's Gallery Neptune. In a sort of portrait assembly line, each artist will draw a subject for 5 minutes and then pass the work to the next artist. Check it out on Saturday (January 13, 12:30 to 5 p.m.).
>> Civilian Art Projects will hold a group show featuring work by Ken Ashton, Breck Omar Brunson, Lily Cox-Richard, Jason Falchook, Erick Jackson, Michael Johnson, Nilay Lawson, Noelle Tan, and Jason Zimmerman from January 13 to February 10, at G Fine Art (1515 14th St. NW). Opening reception will be on Saturday (January 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.).
>> This weekend is your last chance to see Drew Ernst's show Altered States. It closes on January 14 at Zenith Gallery (413 7th St. NW).