A lot of excitement on the Mall, but plenty to see elsewhere in the city.
“For a lot of our artists, their artwork is the easiest, most direct way … for them to communicate,” executive director Mary Liniger said. “When you see what someone’s able to create, you look at them in a different way.”
Thieves broke in through a window at local non-profit Art Enables on Tuesday night. Image courtesy Art Enables. Staff at Art Enables, a local non-profit that supports artists with developmental and/or mental disabilities, arrived to find a smashed window and the majority of their office equipment stolen this morning. Thieves appear to have entered through a small window in the studio, taking several computers, a camera, an external hard drive and equipment used to…
Upon seeing the work of the Art Enables’ artists at Artomatic both last year and this year, our curiosity was piqued. The nonprofit art space labels their work “outsider art inside the beltway,” and they insist that they are not a school for disabled artists, but part outsider art studio and part employment program. The 27 artists work full days at the studio one to four times per week—honing their skills, experimenting with new ideas,…
>> Conner Contemporary opens Academy 2007, their annual BFA/MFA art show featuring talented graduates from the region. The curators have been touring student shows since January to find the best from this year’s class in a wide variety of media. Find the Next Great Artist this Friday at their opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. >> Art Enables is really settling into their new space, and are celebrating the induction of their official gallery…
>> Celebrate the grand opening of the Honfleur Gallery this Saturday at 7 p.m. This very welcome addition to the city’s art scene is located near the Anacostia metro and appropriately begins its life with East of the River, a mixed media exhibition that includes both professionals and first-timers who celebrate their history with the area. Especially notable is the work by John Muller from DreamCity, an organization that does some serious community building in…
Last year, we gave you a gift guide that was local, local, local. We suggested books, art, music and D.C.-specific creations for you to put on your wish list and give to your loved ones for the holiday season. Well, though there are only five days till Christmas this time around, we thought we’d throw it out there again anyway for those of you who, like us, have procrastinated on the gift-giving, but still…
It falls to me to fill in for our peerless Arts Editor for the next few weeks. Don’t worry: DCist Heather will be back soon! Being the end of December, there is not much for me to mention, since the whole city is being shuttered for Christmas. If I miss something, help me out in the comments section. >> Art Enables moved to a new location in NE and has been open for about a…
Is the heat sapping all your energy? As if the Fringe Festival wasn’t enough to get you going (have you bought your tickets yet?), this week we found some events to get you geared up, bustin’ a move, and exercising those important wrist muscles flipping open your pocketbook. >>Going, Going, Gone: Head over to MOCA DC in Georgetown on Saturday for some off-the-beaten-path art. Art Enables is sponsoring Outsider Art Inside the Beltway, a juried…
