As more than a dozen artists are scheduled to pack up their studios at Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory, some artists say the new application process for leasing studios is “grossly unfair.”
Share a meal at Hirshhorn, be immersed by art at Hole in the Sky, learn about secret cities at the National Building Museum, and more.
Plus, you’ll be able to power a work of art yourself at the Hirshhorn.
Are today’s pixelated products of self-examination really born of the same instinct that inspired self-portraitists? A new exhibit examines that very question.
David Smith’s “Circle I”. Written by Aleid Ford, who is profiling 365 masterworks at the National Gallery of Art this year for her project Art 2010, which appears on her website, Head for Art. Circles crop up all the time in art, as catch-all symbols for things like union, wholeness and cyclicality. It was the circle that the sculptor David Smith (1906-1965) selected as the sole compositional focus for his works of the early…
FRIDAY: >> We told you all about the Buzzlife White Party at Five yesterday, so follow the link for more details. >> ArtOutlet presents its first ever Flash animation film festival, called Flick, at Warehouse. Tim Bracken opens the event with an alt-country set at 7 p.m., with screenings from selected artists beginning at 8. $5 suggested donation, also Saturday. SATURDAY: >> Like we mentioned in this week’s music agenda, the artwork of Mingering Mike,…
If you’ve been complaining that Memorial Day weekend wiped out your wallet, D.C. art venues heard your pleas for something a little less draining on your finances. This weekend the city is chock full of free activities, from private gallery openings to neighborhood wide social events. Put on your walking shoes and check out the following: >> It’s time again for the annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend. Held on the first full weekend in…
DCist is currently recruiting new contributors to join our fast-paced, exciting, fun-filled blogging lifestyle. Do you love to write almost as much as you love Washington, D.C.? Think your style would fit in with ours? We want to hear from you. These are the positions we’re currently looking to fill — and by positions, we of course don’t mean we can actually pay you cold hard cash, but rather the opportunity to join our community,…
>> The National Gallery opened two new exhibits this past weekend — that makes six new shows in one month! The latest round includes an exhibit of manuscript paintings from the Italian Renaissance period, on loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum in L.A., and a show featuring John James Audubon’s bird-obsessed paintings from his well-known publication, “The Birds of America.” >> Also new on the Mall this week is “Virtue and Entertainment: Chinese Music…
