Now permanently located on the second floor of 1019 7th Street NW, the entrance to the new Civilian Art Projects gallery boasts a menacing archway with crudely sharpened bed posts poised to strike any who enter. While the large haunted house-type installation by Trish Tillman isn't the most welcoming art piece, it is a great representation of the type of work the gallery can once again house. more ›

The Arts Agenda is a bit light this week as we head into a holiday weekend, but be sure not to miss the opening of Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration at the Corcoran this Saturday. Renowned for his mammoth portraits, this exhibit highlights Close's use of printmaking to create his signature portraits, which often take years to create. more ›

Three weeks ago, we met up with Civilian Art Projects' Jayme McLellan to see their progress as they made the move from their previous space above Apartment Zero in Gallery Place to their new 7th Street location in the old Warehouse Arts Complex. At that time, the road ahead of them seemed long, with the walls still peeling and piles of work ahead of them before their grand opening in the new space tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. more ›

Phew, it's a busy week for artlovers. If you dig political art, graphic design, or street art, head to cloud nine, and stay there all weekend. As evidenced by our spotting of him in Logan Circle near his newly created mural, Shepard Fairey (most famous for his Obey Giant insignia and accompanying graphics) is in town, his calendar is booked solid, and we're all invited. more ›

D.C.’s big art news arrived yesterday, when Artomatic announced the dates and location for their semi-annual massive and all-inclusive art exhibit. If you want to help organize the event, join them for an All Hands Meeting this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Plaza 1 building, located at 1st and M Streets NE. Artomatic is not until May 9, however, so get your art fix this week with the exhibits and events highlighted below. more ›

The 2008 DCist Exposed Photography Show has been quite a ride this year. We started with nearly 600 fantastic entries, giving our judges the tough job of picking only 47 winning images. We watched people line up down the street to get into our packed opening reception. The folks at Civilian Art Projects have watched a constant stream of visitors come into the gallery during their regular opening hours. Wednesday night we teamed with Civilian and The Pink Line Project, who put together a fascinating panel to discuss what it means to become a collector to a standing-room only audience. And this year we've received a humbling amount of mainstream press about the show (with only a little bit of old school balking at the notion of one of those things on the intertubes curating an art show). more ›

We hope you RSVP'd early to tonight's Emerge Exposed panel, because it's gonna be a packed house. Philippa Hughes and the Pink Line Project, in conjunction with Civilian Art Projects, have set up a fantastic line up for the panel discussion tonight, starting promptly at 7 p.m. Our four panelists will discuss the ins-and-outs of becoming an art collector and what you really need to know to make that first purchase. more ›

On Saturday morning, we gave you a little DCist Exposed post-reception wrap-up, featuring pictures of the packed gallery and the line down the street; today, we have even more awesome footage. Last week, our Food and Drink Editor, Eddie Kim, posed the idea of making a time-lapsed video of the opening reception. So our own Eric Petersen brought in his camera equipment and set it up high on the gallery partition (did any of you spy it?), and the 3 second per 10 minute result can be seen above. more ›

We're left with only a few short hours until the second annual DCist Exposed Photography Show opens to the public. Yesterday a few of us went to Civilian Art Projects to hang the 47 winning entries, and were blown away seeing them all professionally framed and on a gallery wall. We're so used to seeing the talents of our photography contributors on our monitors while surfing the Flickr pool, it's almost hard to believe how great these photos look in person. more ›

Currently in its 23rd year, the 2008 Corcoran print portfolio show brings a wide range of talent and interpretation on the theme You Won't Believe your Eyes to the walls at Civilian Art Projects (soon to be host of DCist Exposed.) more ›

We know you all have March 7 circled in red on your calendar for the opening reception of DCist Exposed, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Civilian Art Projects. But get out your red pen again, because we want you to add another date: Wednesday, March 13 12. more ›

As we suspected, it was a near impossible job deciding which photos were the best of the best from the lot of contenders you threw our way. Over 250 people entered the 2008 DCist Exposed contest and gave us 601 original images from which to choose. We mulled and pondered and tore our hair out a little bit, but please follow the jump (if you haven't already) to find 47 incredible photos that we think capture Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region with an eye trained to find the rich culture too often hidden by the capital's bureaucratic image. more ›

Okay folks, this is your very last reminder to get your photos into the DCist Exposed pool before it closes for good at midnight this Sunday. Over 180 applications and 300 photos have been entered so far, and a brief look through the pool tells us we'll have some tough judging on our hands next week. Unless we get tripped up trying to narrow this field down to just 45 photos, we'll be announcing the winners who will be hanging their work in the 2008 show on Wednesday, January 23. more ›

Flickr user m hoek has taken a series of pictures that seem perfect to celebrate this unusually warm week in January. The unique light flare is the fun result of using a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim, a plastic toy camera that some have called the "poor man's Lomo." The point and shoot can often be found very cheap and is a testament to the belief you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on camera gear to get a great photograph. EXIF. more ›

The Air Force Memorial has a certain architectural elegance that makes it almost hard not to photograph well, but some certainly stand far above the others, and we especially like Flickr user mosely.brian's crisp version here. Did you miss our announcement on Wednesday? The DCist Exposed Photography Show contest is open and accepting entries for our 2008 exhibition. Not only might you get to show your original work on a real gallery wall at... more ›

Last year we were blown away by how many folks participated in our very first DCist Exposed Photography Show. What we hoped would be a fun event for our faithful photography contributors turned into a full-blown gallery event packed to the gills with supporters. Many of the selected 2007 photographers -- most of whom had never even framed their work prior to the show -- have continued to sell their prints and some even... more ›

FRIDAY: >> The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception offers its annual Christmas Concert for Charity tonight. The Basilica's professional choir (featuring our very own DCist Charles!) will perform, followed by the choirs and orchestra of Catholic University. Admission is free, with a free-will donation to benefit the Spanish Catholic Center, a haven for immigrants to the Washington, D.C., area since 1967. The center provides services at locations in Mount Pleasant and... more ›