Image of work by Gregg Deal, courtesy Modern Bird Studios>> Digital Capital Week starts tomorrow, featuring “10 days of creative technology events.” Get your tickets for the kick-off party, hosted by the Pink Line Project and Palantir, in Blagden Alley tomorrow with tons of music, art, dancers, robots and free beer. Yes, robots and free beer! $20 in advance. Over the rest of the week, take in lectures, networking happy hours, and other events “focused on creativity, technology, entrepreneurship, marketing, content creation, and innovation.”
>> The Bethesda monthly Art Walk is this Friday; you definitely want to drop by Fraser Gallery to see the winners of the annual Bethesda Painting Awards, a prize started by Carol Trawick in 2005. Hop on the Bethesda Circulator to visit the other participating galleries. 6 to 9 p.m.
>> Hemphill opens two new exhibits tonight. Mary Early uses wood and beeswax for her two large installation pieces, while Emma Tapley paints abstract landscapes. Reception 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
>> Local photographer Larissa Leclair curates the exhibit Permanent Impermanence at the Washington Project for the Arts, focusing on the fundamentals of photography. See the work by seven artists at the reception Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
>> Events for Transformer Gallery’s Sustainability Lab continue this week. We’re tempted by Friday’s “10 Dance Moves for Washington, DC – a dance lesson and travelogue,” when “aesthetic practitioner” Jeff Hnilicka will create choreography from images he took while traveling around D.C. this week. Sessions at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. For other Sustainability Lab events, see their website.
>> The Kennedy Center hosts three sessions of Ballet Across America next week, Tuesday through Sunday. Get a taste of choreography by different ballet dance companies from around the country. $29 to $79.
>> Check out the artwork of Gregg Deal in Popmatic at Sukio Design Company during the reception Saturday, 7 p.m. RSVP here.
>> See John Morrell’s serene landscapes at Addison/Ripley Fine Art. Reception Saturday, 5 to 7 p.m.
