Arts Agenda: Overflow
Ah, a town bursting at the seams with art -- just as it should be. The weekend approaches us with no excuse to stay home; in fact, you might want to finally figure out that "be in two places at the same time" trick you've been meaning to master. Take a deep breath: Go.
Thursday:
>> Warm up for the weekend at the Arlington Arts Center, where Virginia's Poet Laureate, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, will give a reading at 7 p.m. as part of the AAC's annual In Two Tongues / En dos lenguas program. Viewers are welcome to arrive at 6 p.m. to watch the poetress mentor the next generation of master poets.
Friday:
>> So we hear there's some art fair going on this weekend, with painters, installation artists, maybe a couple of photographers we know? Yup, it's finally time for Artomatic 2007. We'll bring you more information tomorrow, but know now that it will demand your attention at 2121 Crystal Drive starting at 3 p.m. Get a little preview of the action here.
>> While you're in Virginia, take in another, albeit slightly less chaotic, group show at the Arlington Arts Center. During the opening from 6 to 8 p.m. you can check out their Spring Solo Show, including Gail Gorlitzz with her sculptures of glass, metal and beetle wings, and Ephraim Russell with his Planned Obsolescence of technological objects.
>> WPA\C members won't take all this competition lying down. They open their own group show with the second installment of the 9x10 series at William W. Parker Gallery, 629 New York Ave NW, from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight.
Photo of Artomatic entrance by epmd.
>> Another group show? Well why the heck not. Del Ray Artisans presents their all member show Words, Art & Poetry from 7 to 10 p.m. Meet the artists, have some wine, and wonder if you're the only one in town who doesn't have something hanging on a wall somewhere.
>> These kids didn't want to wonder: the students at the Maryland Institute College of Art prepare for their coup of the art world with their Spring M.F.A. Thesis Show. Ethereal Heist is the theme bringing these artists together and into the scene in the Decker, Meyerhoff and Fox 3 Galleries at the College from 6 to 9 p.m.
>> We told you about it yesterday, and though a handful of events have begun already, ColorField.remix starts en masse this weekend. Get a taste of Saturday's multitude of openings with a couple of giants from the Washington Color School on Friday night. Conner Contemporary hosts a must-see exhibit with the experimental paintings of Howard Mehring, while around the corner, see Gene Davis' bold stripes and micro paintings at the Marsha Mateyka Gallery. Both openings run 6 to 8 p.m.
On to Saturday:
>> As we've noted, The Kreeger Museum, The Phillips Collection, Hemphill, and Curator's Office kick off their ColorField.remix shows tonight. While you're on 14th Street NW, see Irvine Contemporary's offering of Macro/Micro with paintings and even an on-site sand sculpture by Oliver Vernon. Stop by the opening receptions at Hemphill from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Curator's Office and Irvine from 6 to 8 p.m.
>> Project 4 and The Pink Line Project are taking over the space on the corner of 14th and Church Streets NW (you might remember Movement in B Flat there last). Press Play is a "multimedia art party" with video and performance artists from around the region. Stop by between 7 and 10 p.m. to check out the exhibit sponsored by these two alternative art supporting organizations.
>> The Randall Scott Gallery follows up their fine art furniture show with...a fine art and furniture show! This time around, contemporary furniture is paired with fine art by a group of Randall Scott's quirky artists in the Living Room Show. Check out the opening reception 6 to 9 p.m.
>> End the evening with a group of regal, mysterious, and downright curious women. Judith Thompson lines up her army of strange and beautiful females at the Long View Gallery; see them at the reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Image of Howard Mehring's Untitled courtesy of Conner Contemporary.