It is the largest public art collection in D.C. outside of a museum, and more than half of the works are by Washington-area artists.

Scenes from this year’s Awesome Con.

On Labor Day weekend this year.

With a new mayor, new councilmembers, and D.C.’s first elected attorney general, it’s a new era.

More than 500 competitors from 30 countries will compete.

Fans come from near and far to let their geek flags fly at the second annual comic book and pop culture convention, Awesome Con.

Because of new rules from the National Park Service regarding National Mall use.

View Nuclear Summit road closures in a larger map The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit is heading to town next week, and local law enforcement agencies are gearing up to make traveling to or around the Washington Convention Center a living nightmare during that time. The summit itself runs Monday and Tuesday, April 12-13, but road closures and transit route alterations will begin as early as 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 11. WMATA is planning to…

Image of window displays by Zoma Wallace, courtesy DCCAH With a small bit of fanfare, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities unveiled a public art project at the Convention Center this week. This “pop-up” gallery transforms empty retail, window and display space at the Convention Center into works of art. Windows into DC highlights 14 area artists, three of whom are based in the Shaw…

The hugely delayed Washington Convention Center Hotel deal, which in July appeared to be back on track thanks to a city-brokered public financing deal with developers, is once again in trouble. Developer JBG Cos. is suing to stall the start of construction, claiming that the contracting process that gave a 99-year lease to Marriott was not up to snuff, the Washington Business Journal is reporting. The lawsuit could very well mean that the sale of…