Arts Agenda
Photo of work by Rania Hassan, courtesy Gallery Neptune.
Nevertheless, celebrate Civilian's haul up 7th Street to Warehouse starting November 1. They'll be located on the first floor, until the second floor is finished being renovated in 2010, while the third floor will be artist studios managed by Civilian. In the meantime, join them Friday at Modern in Georgetown for a happy hour fundraiser for Civilian's Production Fund, a non-profit venture to provide micro-grants to artists, 6 to 9 p.m., or Saturday at the gallery for an artist's talk with Cara Ober, 6 to 8 p.m.
>> If you need to get in some Penn Quarter art tonight, head to Reyes + Davis to enjoy Michael Enn Sirvet's sculpture work along with an accompanying dance performance, Kinesthesia. An RSVP is appreciated at brigitte[at]reyesdavis.com.
>> This Saturday, we highly recommend heading to Bethesda for Gallery Neptune's exhibit featuring the work of Joyce Zipperer and Rania Hassan. Hassan's art wagon is firmly hitched to the stars, after being named "outstanding artist" in the field of fiber by the James Renwick Alliance earlier this year. Her works combine knitting and paintings in a clever and truly unique way. As for Zipperer, we'll just quote from the press release, "Her history of women’s undergarments has been expressed through hand crocheted metal wire or sheet metal sculptures and covers everything from corsets to bloomers to brassieres and 'Days of the Week' underwear." 7 p.m.
>> Congrats H Street NE, you have a new art gallery. Studio H, at 408 H Street NE, will have its grand opening this weekend featuring Sarah Griffin Thibodeaux: Portraits and Landscapes in Oil. We'll have a longer preview of the new gallery a little later. Join them for the reception Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.
>> The last day of the Washington Project for the Arts Experimental Media Series is this Thursday at the Hirshhorn. See Associate Curator Kelly Gordon's favorite selections and vote for your own. 8 p.m.
>> Co Co Sala is hosting this year's Art Buzz, the fundraiser for the D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. Artist Juan Rojo will be displaying his newest video installation, plus they'll be tons of door prizes of gift certificates to local establishments, along with drink specials. Next Monday, $15, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
>> The DCAC hosts a show by art collective Sparkplug. Findings is a curated show with seven artists, whose work are "conversation" pieces about art and inspiration. Reception is Friday, 7 to 9 p.m.
>> You have your choice of lectures at the Phillips Collection this Thursday. For their new contemporary art series, Intersections, hear Jennifer Wen Ma talk about her video piece Brain Storm, which will be on display in the Phillips House through next January. 7:30 p.m. If you'd rather hear about the new Man Ray exhibit, catch artist Renee Stout, who will lead you on a tour and discussion at 6 p.m. Or if you'd prefer to hear about the permanent collection, a tour and discussion at 6 and 7 p.m. will cover Paul Klee's works.
>> The Washington Sculptor's Group has an appropriately international sounding exhibit, Bilateral Engagement, at the Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States. The exhibit celebrates the 25th anniversary of the WSG along with OAS headquarter's centennial. See it at the reception Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
>> Though G Fine Art has vacated their second floor space at 1515 14th Street, the art lives on. The Dunes presents photographic work by two of the gallery's artists who documented the war, displacement and poverty in Uganda. See it during an opening reception on Friday, 6 to 11 p.m. $10 donation.
>> The Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center’s Literary Festival starts this weekend. Check out the schedule for tons of book readings, receptions, author discussions and more. Runs October 18 - 28.
>> Fans of sports photography should head over to the Newseum for their new exhibit, Athlete, featuring nearly 50 years of work by Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr., including 300 cover pieces. Opened Oct. 9, catch it during regular hours.
Art Notes:
- The Arlington Arts Center will have its Fall Open Studios event this Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m.
- Thursday, join the WVSA ARTs Connection for a screening of the episode "Fantasy" from PBS's series Art:21. Doors at 5:30 p.m.; screening followed by a discussion at 7 p.m. with some local artists.
- The WPA will have a curator and artist talk about their ongoing exhibit Options 2009 this Saturday, 3 to 4:30 p.m., at their temporary venue on the second floor of 1358 Florida Avenue NE.
- The Fridge will feature a one-night only exhibit of work from the True Beauty - D.C. photobook. Proceeds from the event and book sales support breast cancer detection. Thursday, 7 p.m.
- Lenny Campello has the list of artworks the Obama family has decided to display in the White House.
- The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will open its second all-media show on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.
- Really take some time to enjoy art during the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "Slow Art" event this Saturday, with a discussion at 1:15 p.m. in the Kogod Courtyard.
- The Textile Museum opens an exhibit featuring Contemporary Japanese Fashion this Saturday.
- The Washington Studio School will have an opening for their new exhibit on Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m., and will host an artist lecture on Friday on "The Painter's Secret Geometry" by Maggie Siner. $15, 7 p.m.
- If you haven't gotten your ticket to the October 23 Hirshhorn After Hours yet, get them before they sell out.
- Check out avant garde musician Yeveto at Honfleur Gallery this Saturday at 8 p.m.
- There are a ton of grant deadlines this week for the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities.