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Images, clockwise from top left: Mark Newport, Batman 2, 2005; Mary Van Cline, Cycles of Relationship of Time, 2000; Christyl Boger, Waterwings, 2007; SunKoo Yuh, Can You Hear Me?, 2007 Courtesy Renwick Gallery. Opening today, the Renwick Gallery presents Staged Stories: Renwick Craft Invitational 2009 which brings together four artists who explore the narrative in their medium of choice. Ceramic artist Christyl Boger, fiber artist Mark Newport, glass artist Mary Van Cline and ceramic…

The first annual CraftWeek DC kicks off this Wednesday, April 22, with five days filled with exhibits, panel discussions, open studios and more. The week is an expanded program of crafty celebration, anchored by the 27th Annual Smithsonian Craft Show and the James Renwick Alliance (JRA) Spring Craft Weekend. The week’s worth of celebration of all things craft was named as such by Mayor Adrian Fenty and is organized by Washington area artists, galleries…

>> Saturday, the Bobby Fisher Memorial Building, opens Girlish Ways: The Next Generation of Female Artists, a selection of twelve artists under the age of 35 who investigate how contemporary lifestyles affect and re-define the women of this generation. The exhibit explores youthful and mature concerns of the women involved, as well as how these women respond to their changing environments. See local graduates from American University, the Corcoran, and Towson graduate Lauren Bender,…