Living here in D.C., which despite its status as our nation’s capital can feel an awful lot like a small town, we might at times long for the massive and diverse art scenes of New York or San Francisco. It’s easy to forget that the District actually affords us opportunities to see art that few others have.” The Mall is currently riddled with museums housing every kind of exhibit you can dream up, from ancient Japanese prints to eclectic Dada collections. If tourists with their excessively large cameras and sticky children have ruined the Mall for you now that spring is upon us, you might want to consider some superb exhibits waiting patiently in buildings that line entire streets of this city: the Embassies. Embassies continually showcase attractions by artists from their home countries, a service that complements our own local art scene.

One standout exhibit is currently showing at the Embassy of Chile and features the paintings of three talented women, Rosalind Burns, Karen Lüderitz, and Greta Niehaus (despite the European sounding names, they are, in fact, Chilean). This is a show for those of you who seek out a little narrative in your art, as last Thursday marked the opening of only the first installment of a three-part “dialogue.”