We were sad to hear the news (via blogger Kriston Capps) that Numark Gallery is closing its doors for good next month. Owner Cheryl Numark sent out a press release yesterday explaning that due to “the demands of running a contemporary space — maintaining a quality exhibition program and truly ‘representing’ artists in the manner to which they are entitled,” she’s decided to step back and start a new venture advising art collectors. Many people…

Written by DCist contributor Alexa Steinberg. Doug Hall is one of the leading large-scale color photographers in the country, which probably explains why his work often costs about as much as a college education. Hall’s latest show, Some Places, at the Numark Gallery consists of eight pieces, all of them in the 5′ by 5′ range. The pieces focus on tourists so busy taking pictures of where they are, that no one’s actually looking. We…

This Thursday marks the final 3rd Thursday of the Seventh Street gallery corridor before the summer hiatus. Various galleries and cultural organizations in the area will be open late and feature contemporary art exhibitions, artist talks, snacks and beverages, special screenings and an artist-guided gallery crawl. To join the tour, meet at the Goethe Institut at 812 Seventh St. NW at 6:30 p.m. >> Of special interest is “Gina Denton: Signal” at Flashpoint. This…

Arts review from J.T. Kirkland of Thinking About Art. Just as you might turn a bottle of shampoo on its end to get every last drop out of it in the shower, so too does Dan Steinhilber get everything he can out of his materials. It just so happens that his work makes use of atypical artistic materials such as bottles of shampoo, packets of artificial sweetener, cardboard boxes, rolls of tape and anything else…

>> “Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search for Beauty” opens at Hillwood Museum today. Curated by Karen Kettering, Hillwood’s curator of Russian art, the exhibit is the first survey of the renowned designer’s work in 20 years. Some of you may recognize her designs from an earthenware line available at Crate and Barrel. Zeisel sums up her career and her many designs as the product of a “playful search for beauty.” Her “Prototypes for Modular…

This is the third week of the month and that means two more gallery crawls this week. >> The first gallery crawl is on Thursday, when the galleries and art venues around the 7th Street corridor have their openings and extended hours. As always, these events are free and open to the public (see their website for more info). Of particular interest are the new artists being showcased at Zenith Gallery and the 7th Annual…