Elizabeth Ryland Mears and William Forrest, ‘The Three”, 6 ft h x 3 ft w x 3 ft d, glass, steel and mixed media, photo by anythingphoto.net>> The Washington Glass School celebrates its ten-year anniversary at Long View Gallery with the opening of Artists of The Washington Glass School – The First Ten Years. The exhibit will showcase ten years of integrating glass into the contemporary art dialogue as Washington, D.C. has become an emerging center of glass art. Opening Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
>> Contain, Maintain, Sustain opens at Artisphere on Thursday. This group show explores the influence sustainability has on today’s visual artists and how its concerns are articulated and visualized. View the participating artists’ work at the opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m.
>> This IS Hawai’i — a two-site exhibition of contemporary, indigenous Hawaiian artists, will be presented at Transformer Gallery and at the National Museum of the American Indian. Partake in a panel conversation with Indigenous Hawaiian, Native American and Aboriginal Contemporary Artists at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at the National Museum of the American Indian on Friday. To attend, please RSVP to nmai-rsvp@si.edu.
>> On Monday, get your art wonk on at the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a panel discussion on Art and Politics: Rethinking Arts Policy and Cultural Diplomacy. Moderated by Anne Goodyear, Associate Curator for Prints and Drawings at the National Portrait Gallery and Chair of the D.C. Chapter of ArtTable, the panel will host Jim Leach, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, Smithsonian Institution and J. P. Singh, Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Communication, Culture and Technology at Georgetown University for a discussion on the recent changes to federal support for the arts and implications for public policy. 6 p.m. Registration recommended.
>> Today, head on over to the World Bank for the opening of About Change. The exhibit will highlight contemporary visual art of Latin America and the Caribbean. Starting at 4:30 p.m., a panel discussion kicks off the evening with a conversation about art in the region within a social context. RSVP is mandatory.
>> Africa Underground, the National Museum of African Art’s after-hours event, will take place this Friday. Enjoy music, DJs, dancers, Caribbean food and cocktails. 7 to 11 p.m. Tickets: $25 in advance only.
>> Spirit bottles of Haiti and the Southern part of the U.S. are associated with healing and protection. Learn to make your own spirit bottle with artist Oletha Devane at the Art Museum of the Americas on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reserve your $5 tickets via email or by calling 202-458-3362.
>> Art Whino presents the second edition of the G40 art summit at vitaminwater® uncapped LIVE, opening this Friday. This year, G40 explores not cultures, but the genres which are on the forefront of creative transitions and growing in large scale with hundreds of thousands of fans throughout the world. Some of these genres include customized collectibles, skateboard art, stencil, wheat paste and 3D interventions. The G40 is housed in 25,000-square-foot building and art can be found on all four floors. Opening reception from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
>> Inspired by La Nuit Blanche celebrations, While Paris Burns opens this Friday at the Alliance Française de Washington. View photo mosaics by Darren Smith at a reception starting at 6:30 p.m. RSVP required, call 202-234-7911 ext. 16 or ext. 31.
>> Curator’s Office presents an exhibition by artist Ann Tarantino. SuperNatural features works on paper produced by airy means including Tarantino’s breath, paint sprayed from a bottle, or an air compressor. Opening Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
>> With the opening of Elizabeth Huey: Polychromatic Projection, Heiner Contemporary celebrates its inaugural exhibit. See Huey’s large multi-colored paintings, installation and video. Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Craft Fairs
>> Saturday, the DC Craft Mafia hosts The Spring Thing Craft Show. Shop 40 local artisans at the parking lot of St. Lukes Episcopal Church from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
>> Then on Sunday, head up to Silver Spring for the Handmade Mart. This annual craft show takes place along Ellsworth Drive in Downtown Silver Spring. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Notes
- Copper Landscapes highlights the work of Chilean photographer Luis Hernán Herreros, who eloquently depicts the Chilean copper mining industry. Thursday at the Embassy of Chile. RSVP.
- The Washington Studio School presents Oscar Garcia: Sculptures & Drawings on Friday. Attend the artist demonstration at 3 p.m., then a slide lecture at 6 p.m., followed by a reception at 7 p.m.
- The 20th annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday. View over 220 artists from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
- Creativity Cures is a fundraiser, silent auction, concert and exhibition showcasing artwork done by youth from VSA DC and Children’s National Medical Center / New Horizons. Support the cause on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets: $50.
- ZARTiculation opens tonight to commemorate Zenith Gallery‘s 33rd year with artwork by more than 40 artists, many of whom have been with the gallery since its early beginnings. 6 to 8:30 p.m.
