Arts Agenda
Plastic Anvil, image courtesy the Hamiltonian Gallery |
We are super pleased to welcome the Hamiltonian Gallery officially into the D.C. art scene. After over a year of construction at their 1352 1353 U Street location and a few inevitable delays, the new venue will open to the public with a grand opening reception this Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Hamiltonian focuses on emerging and mid-career artists, choosing ten for two-year So Hamiltonian Fellowships, who take turns displaying at the gallery throughout the year. DCist is getting a sneak peek at the new (very green) space tonight and will have a preview for you tomorrow. We hope to see you Saturday night to see the work of Nao Matsumoto, Bryan Rojsuontikul and Ian MacLean Davis, with music by DJ Gavin Holland.
>> This weekend the Warehouse will host the fifth annual 24-hour Drawing Project, founded by artists Kendall Nordin and Hannah Bertram. A group of artists will "draw," doing whatever that happens to mean to them, from 10 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday. There's no exhibition, as this is truly about the creation of art -- the interaction between the artists, as well as the visitors. Stop into Warehouse to see how it evolves.
>> You probably know the names Christo and Jeanne-Claude from their installation of The Gates in Central Park in 2005. Meanwhile, the couple has spent the last 16 years conceiving another massive work, Over the River, that will involve hoisting silvery fabric over nearly six miles of the Arkansas River. The Phillips Collection has the maps, illustrations, and mock-ups that Christo and Jeanne-Claude have prepared, and will display them beginning this Saturday. We'll have a review of the exhibit soon, and you can see it for yourself during regular hours, including tonight during their extended hours for Thursday Artful Evening.
>> Down on 7th Street, enjoy two receptions. At Civilian Art Projects, they're hosting a closing party for Way Down in New Orleans from 7 to 9 p.m. One floor down, Touchstone opens not one, but five solo shows in its massive space. See monotype prints by Charles St. Charles and Mary D. Ott in the main space, while three other artists show their work in the annexes. Reception is 6 to 8:30 p.m.
>> Artery 717 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Voces de la Tierra, featuring new work by Claudia & Sergio Olivos, as well as a handful of other artists. See them at the reception Saturday, 7 to 11 p.m., free; sales benefit the Hispanic Heritage Foundation.
For and Against Benches by Linda Hesh; Image courtesy WPA
>> Are you For or Against? The Washington Project for the Arts starts a new series, Coup D'Espace, where artists take over their office at 2023 Massachussetts Ave NW. Linda Hesh is first up with two benches, labeled For and Against, that ask for your participation by either writing one thing you are for or against, or sitting on one bench and having your picture taken. They'll have a reception for the new series tonight from 4 to 7 p.m.
>> Tonight, visit Torpedo Art Factory for their Second Thursday Art Night. Jordon Poole, from the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. about the ongoing reconstruction of Mount Vernon's blacksmith shop. Between 6:30 and 8 p.m., visit the galleries to see the group show Revealed Histories, and Michele Hoben’s solo show, Mending Fences. Also take in artist open studios, food, drink and other entertainment. This Saturday, bring the kids to the Factory for the annual Alexandria Arts Safari, with free arts and crafts between 12 and 4 p.m.
>> As we mentioned in our Museum Roundup, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is opening a new exhibit this Saturday, Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur. These newly discovered Indian paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries will have their world debut at Sackler, before they go on international tour.
>> The Capital Hill Arts Workshop opens its fall season appropriately with Rhythms of Autumn, a show juried by F. Lennox Campello. See them at the free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, then stay for A Taste of Dance and Music, featuring performances and a mini-concert ($10) at 7 p.m.
Art Notes:
- District Fine Arts hosts a lecture with artist (and Howard University painting and drawing teacher) John Trevino on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
- Gallery Plan B opens an exhibit with new works by Sheep Jones with a reception Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.
- The Washington School of Photography auction ends tomorrow at 9 p.m. Check out what's on the block and make your bid soon.
- This week's Loda features Detroit's "Hi-Tek-Soul Pioneer" Stacey Pullen. Catch his tunes and others on Friday from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., 1115 East-West Highway, Silver Spring. $10, or $5 with password (info [at] eightyeightdc.com).