After recent editions in far suburban Maryland, the sprawling art festival returns closer to D.C. next spring.
The popular old favorites are back for a busy arts month.
Artomatic is the big news and big opening this week. But don’t overlook The Subliminal Seduction of Spring, a tour of MidCity Artists and more.
Looks like 300,000 square feet won’t suffice for Artomatic, the massive art exhibition that in May is scheduled to open its first event in three years. It will now be held at an even larger building.
Artomatic, the giant free-for-all art fair that has been on hiatus since 2009, is coming back bigger than ever.
The agenda of ANC 6B’s next meeting contained an interesting little nugget of information this morning: Artomatic might be eyeing Hine Junior High School at the intersection of 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue SE for its 2010 location. Hine was shut down as a DCPS school during the District’s mass facility purge in 2008. Obviously, one of the most exciting aspects of placing Artomatic at the Hine location would be the chance for the…
Everyone loves a parade, and on Saturday, the Washington Project for the Arts held their first WPArade, where artists and arts organizations showcased moving art, floats, portable sculpture and street performance along Half Street SE. The Batala Percussion Band started the parade off right, putting the meager crowd in the right frame of mind for some performance art. Some fun sculptures graced the parade, including a large rhinoceros art bike made from recycled materials. Artomatic…
We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention this before Artomatic closes: our arts and managing editor Heather Goss took a quick photo of the above wall by Sarah Bever, which prominently features a few select members of the DCist commentariat.
Looks like month-long art show Artomatic is having some issues with city inspectors lately — on Wednesday, organizers sent out an email saying “based on a routine building inspection by D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs” they would be closing at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday of this week instead of the usual 10 p.m. time. They explained in the release that “DCRA has limited this week’s evening hours to give Artomatic…
From the looks of it, many of you spared a little bit of time from this weekend’s spectacular weather to check out the opening weekend of Artomatic, the collective arts exhibit which is celebrating its tenth year of existence this summer. This year’s space, located near Nationals Park on M Street SE, will be open for the next five weeks — here’s a little taste of what’s on display….
