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Image of painting by Cory Oberndorfer, courtesy Gallery at Flashpoint |
The holiday break is over, so just about everyone in the art world is taking advantage of the first non-brutally-hungover weekend of the year to open a new show. Before we start, we'd like to congratulate the locally based but becoming ever more world famous glass artist Tim Tate on the unveiling of his large-scale piece commissioned for the New Orleans AIDS Memorial. We should also note that Zenith Gallery, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008, is closing its venue on 7th Street NW next month. The gallery owners are staying in the business, though, curating shows and managing art projects around town.
Penn Quarter
>> Get a sneak preview at our 2009 Exposed venue by checking out Flashpoint this Friday. Cory Orbendorfer's ubiquitous graphic art derby girls are painted right on the walls. The sugar-coated neo-pop art comes with DJ Anish spinning tunes and, we're told, an abundance of junk food and candy. 6 to 10 p.m.
>> Civilian Art Projects opens two exhibits on Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. Carole Wagner Greenwood shows off her mixed media sculptures in Ghosts and Circumstance, while Dame Darcy hangs sequential prints from his new graphic novel, Gasoline. Signed copies of Gasoline will be available; free music performance at 9 p.m.
>> Downstairs from Civilian, Touchstone opens their semi-annual My Space on 7th exhibit; a first-come, first-served show featuring 88 local artists and wine from the Washington Wine Academy.
>> Long time local abstract artist Michael Gross gets his own large exhibition at the PEPCO Edison Gallery, 702 8th Street NW, opening Friday, 7 to 9 p.m. Co-curated by Helen Frederick of Pyramid Atlantic and William Christenberry, with whom Gross studied at the Corcoran and who compares his painting style to Arshile Gorky.
>> At Carroll Square Gallery they're exploring the meeting point of art and architecture with a group show, including one of our favorite up and comers, Courtney Jordan.
Dupont
Dupont is also pretending last weekend never happened, with most galleries doing First Friday this weekend, including:
>> Hillyer opens two shows. Judy Stone's Spirit exhibit calculates that East + West = Meditation + Guns. In the other room, Tools for Change: Selections from the Hechinger Collection includes 18 pieces that bring the tools of artistic creation to the forefront. DJ Doublestuff will provide tunes, with food from The Curious Grape and Well Dunn Catering. $5 suggested donation. 6 to 9 p.m.
>> Studio Gallery is featuring artists from last year's Artomatic, including a few of our faves, like Laurel Lukaszewski, Erin Antognoli and Joanna Knox. See the work of all 20 artists, curated by Ellyn Weiss, 6 to 8 p.m.
14th and U Streets
>> We liked NYC's Raandesk Gallery's style last time they came to D.C. and took over the walls of someone's condo on 14th Street for the night. Tonight check out their next show at furniture and design store Muléh with work from four artists. 6 to 9 p.m.
Image courtesy Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm |
>> The Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm takes the Obama/Hope mania in a different direction, harnessing the attention to American icons through 16 artists from multicultural backgrounds. See their interpretations in Stars and Stripes: Pride and Hope Reinterpreted, meant to provoke questions and dialogue, at the opening on Friday, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
>> Head to Project 4 on Saturday at 2 p.m. to hear sculptor Margaret Boozer talk about her ongoing show.
>> For those of you who prefer your art challenging, go see new work from Ian Whitmore and Simone Leigh at G Fine Art on Saturday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Elsewhere Around D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- DCAC in Adams Morgan provides the conceptual art from David Hartwell's 16 mile hike one day. Reception Friday, 7 to 9 p.m.
- H&F Fine Arts in Mt. Ranier hosts a closing reception for their two shows by Alan Binstock and Joan Belmar. Saturday, 4 to 6 p.m.
- The Capitol Hill Art Workshop has an open house on Saturday starting at noon, with workshops and tastes of their many art classes; following is a reception for its new all media show, Winter Waltz from 5 to 7 p.m.
- Unlike Dupont, Bethesda embraces the calendar and holds its Second Friday Art Walk this week. Check out openings at Fraser Gallery, Gallery Neptune, and many others.
- The Torpedo Factory holds its Second Thursday Art Night tonight from 6 to 9 p.m., with open studios and receptions for two new shows.
Deals and Projects to be Had
- Twofers: Visitors to the Corcoran and Phillips Collection in January can get two-for-one deals on admission prices. At the Phillips just say "inauguration"; print a coupon here (click on the Avedon header) to bring to the Corcoran.
- The National Zoo and their partner, Fujifilm, are holding photography "challenges" revolving around varying topics throughout the year. Also this month, submit your best panda shot for random prizes and publishing on the Zoo's web site -- we're looking at you, RoxandaBear.
- The D.C. Commission on Arts and the Humanities is looking for an artist to work with youth in painting a large mural on the new secured juvenile rehabilitation facility located in Laurel, Md. Submissions due Jan 16.
- VisArts is looking for photography by middle and high school students for a show curated by Frank Goodyear of the National Portrait Gallery. Due Friday!
- Hamiltonian and Flashpoint are currently accepting applications from artists and curators. Head to Flashpoint on Saturday for an open house from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to learn more about their process.
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That Cory Orbendorfer painting makes me want to eat some dippin' dots. Maybe while some fat chick on roller skates deludes herself into thinking that empowerment and confidence equals sexiness.
This comment was mean spirited and uncalled for. (Well, except for the dippin' dots part.) My apologies.
Hey Heather......thanks for the plug! Hope you like the monument.....it was at least 10 years in the making. :)
Tim