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CulturalDC's Insider's Art Guide DC's Hottest Source of Free, Cheap, & Saturday, July 04
Join in on Saturday, June 27, 3-6 pm at Convergence Gallery in Alexandria, VA to support international women artists as they begin their journeys as leaders, art educators and entrepreneurs. Empowered Women International presents Burning Desires, a mixed media exhibition, an artists graduation reception and a musical program featuring 11 immigrant, refugee and American-born women artists, all graduates of EWI's Art Entrepreneur Training for Success. Artists Reception and Graduation Celebration starts at 4 pm. Exhibition runs June 4th through July 30th at Convergence, our partner organization. for more info: Empowered Women International cfripp@aol.com or www.ewint.org  2. AURORA ROBSON: HONOR SYSTEM presented by Project 4 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 27, 6-9pm
Her complex, floating sculptures draw from inspirations ranging from litter and junk mail to childhood nightmares. The size of these sculptures increases in tandem with the expansion of her career, while Robson's experimentation in installation work has grown as well. Immersing the viewer within the dream-like world she generates, Robson's work results from a practice which she has described as 'recognizing and embracing new possibilities while encouraging others to do the same.' Through her use of translucent materials and candy coated colors, Robson elevates her medium of discarded materials to create works filled with lightness, positivity and sophistication. Her current large scale commission for Merrill Lynch has allowed Robson the freedom to push the limits of her work to create a piece larger and more complex than anything she has completed yet. Aurora Robson (b. 1972 Toronto, Canada) earned her B.A. in Visual Art and Art History at Columbia University in New York, and is widely exhibited throughout the country. She recently completed an Artist-in-Residence program at the Islip Museum Carriage House in Islip, New York. for more info: Project 4 t: 202.232.4340 or f: 202.232.4341 or info@project4gallery.com or www.project4gallery.com 3. SOURCE FESTIVAL presented by Cultural Development Corporation
Source Festival is 100% new. New plays. New collaborations. New audiences. This year we’ve put together an amazing slate. We’ve selected 18 10-minute plays and commissioned five one acts. Preeminent local choreographers and playwrights have teamed up to produce seven 10-minute shows from start to finish in 24 hours. And we’ve paired 17 performing and visual artists on “creative blind dates” to spark six inventive mash-up projects. The Festival brings artists together in unexpected ways to present never before-seen live performances. A seasoned actor pairs up with a first-time playwright; and a hip hop musician and installation artist collaborate to debut together on stage. The result is never the same. We invite you to watch tradition and innovation collide. You’ll only find it at Source. Join us. for more info: Source t: 866.811.4111 or www.sourcedc.org
What does it mean to be unapologetic? In short it’s a form of defiance and a willingness to risk rejection in the defense of your position. The title encompasses a group of artists unafraid to explore and experiment in content, strong design and techniques. The work is rich in “soul”. It has a “bite”. The audience is invited to visually and emotionally peel back the overtones of each work. for more info: Touchstone Gallery t: 202.347.2787 or touchstonegallery@verizon.net or www.touchstonegallery.com 5. Dorri Thyden and Derede McAlpin: “Inspire” & “Influence presented by Touchstone Gallery Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Derede’s art depicts the richness and fullness of the African American experience. The recurring theme of her work - individuals and themes that have shaped or enriched the lives of others. “The takeaway for my art is – make a positive impact on everyone you touch,” says Derede McAlpin. Her favorite mediums are charcoal and graphite, oil pastels, and acrylic and oil paint. “LOVE” depicts a bride and groom. “FAMILY COURT” offers a glimpse into the court system featuring a judge offering fatherly advice to a young boy. “THE OR” is an abstract portraying a doctor and his team working on a patient. “THE STEREOTYPE” features a heavy-set woman. Derede’s illustrations have been published in a children’s book for the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Her work is influenced by he for more info: Touchstone Gallery t: 202.347.2787 or touchstonegallery@verizon.net or www.touchstonegallery.com 6. Fabrications - Nancy Fortwengler presented by The Art League Gallery Figurative Dress Paintings Reception with the Artist: Thursday, June 11, 6:30-8pm
Exploring the form and iconic symbols of femininity are long, reoccurring subjects for Fortwengler. This particular series evolved from working backstage with a ballet company. “The dancers, costumes in movement under the dramatic stage lighting created a wonderful abstraction within the layers of fabric. As light traveled though layer upon layer, new shapes were created, and I saw something new. The bodies of the dancers became irrelevant, and the dresses took on a life of their own.” These figures are soft yet powerful. The female forms take “center stage,” with only one “figure” featured in each piece. Fortwengler’s exaggerated color palette creates a heightened sense of reality, and places each piece in a dramatic, moody environment. Fortwengler works almost exclusively in pastel. “Pastel is my preferred medium. It unites the act of drawing and painting, unlike any other medium. The very nature of holding the pastel, and manipulating it directly, allows me to greatly control the amount of pressure and pigment I apply to the surface. The luminosity, vibrancy, and consistency of pastel are extremely relevant to my subject matter, enabling me to fully capture and portray transparency and dimension.” Fortwengler is a resident artist at Columbia Pike Artist Studios in Arlington, VA, a member of The Art League, and is a full member of the Degas Pastel Society, an associate member of the Southeastern Pastel Society, and the Pastel Society of the West Coast. Her work is held in collections nationally and internationally. She continues to study with Diane Tesler at The Art League School, a longtime mentor and teacher for over two decades. 'Fabrications' is sponsored by Frame Masters. for more info: The Art League t: 703.683.1780 or f: 703.683.5786 or barbarap@theartleague.org or http://theartleaguegallery.blogspot.com 7. “Stimulus” Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 16, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
for more info: Nevin Kelly Gallery t: 202.232.3464 or info@nevinkellygallery.com or www.nevinkellygallery.com 8. The Twelfth Man presented by DCAC Gallery Talk: Sunday, July 12, 5-7pm
Seen together in this installation, the selected works challenge the marginalization of the individual fan, and re-establish recreational outlet as a valuable and creative, albeit problematic, social act. Utilizing model cars, super-soakers, pogo-sticks, stilts and video games as instruments of artistic expression, George and McDonough address alternative mythologies of play and maleness through varying degrees of agency that offer compelling recapitulations of boyhood informed by the development of a virtual, cyber world, as well as humorous respite from the mundane obstacles of adult life. for more info: DCAC t: 202.462.7833 or info@dcartscenter.org or www.dcartscenter.org 9. Ami Martin Wilber: gestation presented by Gallery at Flashpoint Opening Reception: Thursday, June 11, 6-8pm
The luminous alabaster forms were each carved and sanded by hand. The arduous and time-intensive aspect of the work underscores Wilber’s interest in repetitive process. Wilber is as interested in process and endurance as she is in creating the resultant art-object. Like Wilber’s previous work, there is an underlying tension between intuitive order and organic imperfection, sentimentality and logic. While the work reflects an obsessive, even mechanical, sense of process and precision, slight irregularities in shape and size emerge from the imperfections in natural materials. gestation marks Wilber’s second solo exhibition at the Gallery at Flashpoint. In 2004, Wilber’s Contained Existence, also featured 100 sculptures, but focused on man-made materials such as steel, poured rubber and glass beakers. for more info: Gallery at Flashpoint t: 202-315-1310 or f: gallery@flashpointdc.org or www.flashpointdc.org 10. Meet Your Printmaker Movie Night: Friday, July 17, 7-9pm
Movie Night, July 17, 7-9pm Shop Talks, July 18, 1-3pm Print shops from around the world converge in DC this month to present new works that run the gamut of print processes. Visitors will get a chance to see just how diverse and thriving printmaking is today. For over a year Meet Your Printmaker has been compiling a directory of independent print/printmaking studios through its blog (blog.meetyourprintmaker.com). Unlike other printmaking blogs, Meet Your Printmaker shifts the emphasis away from the artist/printmaker and presents the printers/printmakers as a unique workforce … the groups and individuals who uphold and evolve new and traditional printing/printmaking techniques, whether in the form of commercial work, artist editions or retail products and who share their skills and educate their respective communities. The work in this exhibition presents a selection of printed matter from 40 print/printmaking studios around the world. We asked that the studios abandon any ideas/judgments of client work vs. personal work; art vs. design; experimental vs. traditional, etc. so that we may present this as a general inquiry into how these studios (some of which have never presented work in a gallery setting) are approaching the use of similar tools and processes. The results are as diverse as 3D constructions from New York, street artist folios from Latin America, letterpressed posters from across the country, and some exceptional collaborative works made locally. for more info: Washington Printmakers t: 202.332.7757 or wpg@visi.net or www.washingtonprintmakers.com 11. Dwell 2: Ada Bobonis and Bill Shannon presented by DOUZ AND MILLE two on site projects Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 08, 6:30-9:30
This time we will meet you at a great location in Washington, DC: gallery #303 on 923 F St., NW. Our temporary home is a well-known artist studio venue; it is located in the heart of Penn Quarter and just steps away from the Red Line's Gallery Place metro station. To keep the proposal simple and straightforward we decided to skip the essays, wall labels, handouts, even the press release, and offer the simplest of all proposals: let's just trust the art work. The exhibit includes two site specific installations by Puerto Rican artist, Ada Bobonis and New York multimedia artist, Bill Shannon. We look forward to seeing you there!!! for more info: DOUZ AND MILLE t: 301.980.9574 or info@douzandmille.com or www.douzandmille.com 12. Leslie Holt | Hello Masterpiece presented by Curator's Office
Art historian and professor of art history Ivy Cooper writes about Holt's series Hello Masterpiece: 'Cue Hello Kitty, who wanders into each of these paintings to play dress up, mimic characters, and generally wreak havoc with whatever seriousness these mini-masterpieces manage to maintain....Hello Kitty gets to treat art history like her personal playground. And why not? As famous as these masterpieces are, they don't hold a candle to Hello Kitty, that marshmallow manga symbol of multinational corporate pop-cultural hegemony....With Hello Masterpiece, (Holt) has perfectly replicated the conflation of high and mass culture that marks 21st century Capitalism. At the same time, each individual work in the series makes its own commentary on perennial issues ranging from love and beauty to labor and fetishism.' for more info: CURATOR'S OFFICE info@curatorsoffice.com or www.curatorsoffice.com 13. 'Higher Ground' by Anil CS Rao presented by Touchstone Gallery Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 10, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Fundamentally, the deliberative artificializing motifs in Anil Rao’s images which strengthen the syncretistic aspect of his work remind us that all of our concepts regarding “art” spring out of the cultural context. That interpretation, that cultural conditioning, forces us to consider our collective desires as human beings to perpetually conjure up an ideal environment whether in spirituality, architecture, poetry or the visual arts. Anil Rao’s photography-based paintings make this ideal tangible by reaching to the higher ground.' -- John Austin for more info: Touchstone Gallery t: 202.347.2787 or f: 202.347.3339 or info@touchstonegallery.com or www.touchstonegallery.com 14. 'Seven Takes' presented by Touchstone Gallery Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
for more info: Touchstone Gallery t: 202.347.2787 or touchstonegallery@verizon.net or www.touchstonegallery.com 15. 'Portraits' presented by Touchstone Gallery by Anil CS Rao Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The personality that is both artificial and superficial (the model has no relationship in most cases with the artist) replaced by the ideal: Samadhi with what lies under the skin (no need to repeat clichéd aphorisms). What in fact lies beneath the surface is common to all human beings and the subtle physical beauty of a female is just but one of an infinite number of reflections of that which is both universal and personal. for more info: Touchstone Gallery t: 202.347.2787 or touchstonegallery@verizon.net or www.touchstonegallery.com 16. IDB CULTURAL CENTER ART EXHIBITION 50 Years, 50 Works
An exhibition organized by the Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, D.C., with the collaboration of the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of the American States (OAS), in Washington, D.C., and the Antioquia Museum in Medellín, Colombia. The exhibition honors Colombia and the City of Medellín, site of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank. All the art works included in the exhibition are part of the collections of the Inter-American Development Bank or the Organization of American States. To a great extent, the exhibit represents the development of the arts in the region throughout the 20th century. The number of works has been deliberately fixed to associate the occasion with the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Inter-American Development Bank and the celebration of the 2009 Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors. It is also a good-will gesture on the part of the IDB to the City of Medellín, which is hosting both celebrations. The selection of 20th century works comprises two-dimensional works: paintings, drawings and engravings, and allows for an overview, seldom seen in Medellín, of many of the most important moments in the artistic life of Latin American and Caribbean art during the last century. The exhibit will be presented in Washington, at the IDB Cultural Center Art Gallery, after it closes in Medellín’s Museo de Antioquia, Colombia. for more info: IDB CULTURAL CENTER t: 202.623.1213 or soledadg@iadb.org or www.iadb.org/cultural 17. RUSTY WOLFE presented by Project 4
Project 4 and PEW Trusts proudly present a solo exhibition of paintings by Nashville-based artist, Rusty Wolfe. Inspired by the landscape as seen from the window of an airplane, Wolfe animates the geometries of cities, farmland and roads for these map-like panel paintings. Employing a multi-layered palette, Wolfe composes collages of opposing angles and repeating geometric shapes. Color and texture play key roles in mediating the viewer's exploration of the painted surface; while the former balances emotional and compositional forces within the work, the latter highlights the images' suspension in time and space. for more info: Project 4 t: 202.232.4340 or f: 202.232.4341 or info@project4gallery.com or www.project4gallery.com 18. gute aussichten: young german photographers 2008/2009 presented by Goethe-Institut Exhibition
RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 165 Works by nine winners of the German competition for graduate photography students come to Washington as part of the exhibition’s worldwide tour. gute aussichten, an annual competition now in its fifth year, covers a wide spectrum ranging from design to art in its effort to promote up-and-coming talent. This exhibition celebrates age, nature and socio-political subjects as it explores photography as a laboratory and the process of being an artist. For more information on this competition and to view all the works: www.guteaussichten.org. for more info: Goethe-Institut t: 202.289.1200 x.106 or f: 202.289.3535 or nbroadwater@washington.goethe.org or www.goethe.de/washington 19. Haydn on Tour presented by Austrian Cultural Forum Opening Reception: Thursday, April 23, 7:30 pm
Haydn on Tour A Documentary Exhibition on Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) In 2009, the music world around the globe will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest, most famous Austrian composers of his era. Wednesday 04.23 | 7:30 pm | Embassy of Austria The exhibition will run through September 11, 2009 for more info: Austrian Cultural Forum t: 202.895.6714 or thomas.brandhuber@bmeia.gv.at or www.acfdc.org
An encounter in Poland between slick young attorney Max and Anna, an uncomplicated student. Although it’s not love at first sight, they choose to travel together and end up overcoming more than just mutual prejudices. Monika Anna Wojtyll (b. Poland 1977) is a German-Polish director, actor and screenwriter. Other films include: Cuckoo (Kuckuck, short 2004) and Hog Heaven (short, 2005). and Just Get Married Germany/Syria, 2004, 29 min., DVD, German with English subtitles, Director/Screenwriter: Husam Chadat, Cast: Husam Chadat, Mona Wassef, Rudolf Wessely The story of Mr. Sharif, a Syrian living in Germany, whose student visa has finally run out. He is desperate to find a means of staying in the country he has come to love. His futile attempts find him revisiting past girlfriends, responding to personals, and pleading with strangers. Eventually he learns that home is where you make it. Born in 1966 in Syria, Husam Chadat studied Film and Television at the Munich Film Academy. He has directed several short films, including If Life Becomes Cinema (1999) and Sheherazade's Daughters (1999). for more info: Goethe-Institut t: 202.289.1200 x.106 or f: 202.289.3535 or nbroadwater@washington.goethe.org or www.goethe.de/washington 21. Red Colored Grey Truck presented by Goethe-Institut Europe Laughs Film Series
June 1991, the last days of peace in Yugoslavia... Ratko, a totally color-blind Bosnian trucker and Suzana, a pregnant Belgrade back-up singer find love on the run in this road-movie. This film is the directorial debut of Srdjan Koljevic, Professor of Screenwriting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He has written or co-written six feature films, such as The Trap (Klopka – Die Falle, 2007). for more info: Goethe-Institut t: 202.289.1200 x.106 or f: 202.289.3535 or nbroadwater@washington.goethe.org or www.goethe.de/washington 22. Christian Steiner Soulbox – Solar Architecture and Passive House Technology
Christian Steiner Soulbox – Solar Architecture and Passive House Technology Mr. Steiner, and others, will speak on various topics regarding environmentally-friendly architecture and building techniques. He is the Project Manager at Soul Network, an architectural firm specializing in environmentally-conscious construction located in Zurndorf, Austria. Friday July 17th | 9:30 am | Northern Virginia Regional Commission 3060 Williams Drive Suite 510, Fairfax, VA 22031 Admission free. RSVP required. for more info: Austrian Cultural Forum t: 202.895.6714 or thomas.brandhuber@bmeia.gv.at or www.acfdc.org 23. 'Courage! The Civil War in Washington' presented by Historic Strolls a dramatic walk through the 1860's
'Courage' begins at 11:00 am on March 21st and meets at 10th and E St NW (cosi) Tickets are still only $10. adults, $5 under 16 and the tour is accessible and fun Rain or shine but not thunderstorm (the hoop skirts hate lightning) No reservations, just meet the hoop-skirted host at 10th and E NW before the tour to buy tickets. Tour is 90 minutes and outdoors. sponsored by Natalie Zanin (www.historicstrolls.com) Info/Private tours: 301-588-9255 or mail@historicstrolls.com for more info: Natalie Zanin Walking Tours (historicstrolls) t: 301.588.9255 or mail@historicstrolls.com or www.historicstrolls.com
Because performer and viewers are in the same space, the border between stage and viewer blurs, as does the border between theatre- and social dancing. Don't Hit Mama develops this by placing several dancers opposite of each other (a breakdancer measures itself with a modern African dancer), and by letting contrasting individualities react to each other. Don't Hit Mama uses the different dance styles and dancers as the ingredients of an explosive, theatrical laboratory. This is an interactive performance and there will be a limited amount of seating. Co-Presentation for more info: Dance Place t: 202.269.1600 or www.danceplace.org 25. The Jaime Porras Memorial Concert presented by Washington Musica Viva Piano Quintets of Dvorak and Brahms
Piano Quintets by Dvorak (in A major, Op. 81) and by Brahms (in F minor, Op. 34). Performers: Regino Madrid and Judith Spokes, violins, Betty Hauck, viola, David Cho, cello, Carl Banner, piano. for more info: Washington Musica Viva t: 301.493.5729 or dcmusicaviva@verizon.net or www.dcmusicaviva.org 26. OUT AT SEA presented by Ambassador Theater
Three men find themselves on a makeshift raft in the middle of the ocean. With hunger setting in and no hope of rescue, they discuss the limited available resources of sustenance. The hilarious conversation that ensues explores the folly of human nature in all its comedy and pathos, as well as the way that class, politics, and Darwinian natural selection intrude upon even the smallest of communities. This short Polish masterpiece is a must-see for lovers of the absurd or anyone who enjoys an unconventional laugh. OUT AT SEA is produced with the collaboration of the Embassy of Poland and is the first of the Ambassador Theater's repertory of plays from around the world which bring the color of DC's international community to life on stage. The play features an AEA Special Appearance by David Bryan Jackson, and also features Stephen Shelter, Rob Weinzimer, and T. Anthony Quinn. The show is stage managed by Greg Patton. for more info: Ambassador Theater artisticdirector@aticc.org or www.aticc.org 27. New Releases Choreographers Showcase
This year's annual adjudicated showcase of new works by established and emerging choreographers from throughout the region will feature: Helanius Wilkins and the Dance Place Repertory & Performance Class Waves and Wings Dr. Janaki Rangarajan Swarajathi Sarah Anne Austin & Sarah Levitt Churchgoers Roxann Morgan Rowley Frayed Alyse Jones/Just Tap Take 5 Jess Burgess Piece of Mind Kyle Shukis The Hot Tranny Mess Cabaret: A tragedy in 4 parts for more info: Dance Place t: 202.269.1600 or www.danceplace.org 28. Sankofa Dance Theater Committed: rebirth of tradition
for more info: Dance Place t: 202.269.1600 or www.danceplace.org 29. Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Iolanthe' on Capitol Hill presented by Capitol Hill Arts Workshop The GLBT Arts Consortium and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) present the wonderfully madcap operetta
for more info: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop t: 202.547.6839 or www.chaw.org 30. The International Dance Festival presented by DC Commission on The Arts and Humanities Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, 6pm
The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Dance DC Festival. The festival will be held at various venues throughout the District of Columbia from August 28-30, 2009 and will feature a wide array of international, folk and traditional dance forms practiced by local area ensembles and artists. Some of the genres include hip-hop, salsa, african, asian, swing and others. Performances as well as interactive workshops will be available and free to the public over the three-day event. We hope you will join us for an exciting weekend full of dynamic and inspiring dance performances. for more info: DC Commission on Arts and Humanities t: 202.724.5613 or f: 202.727.4135 or dcart@dc.gov or dcarts.dc.gov 31. Best of Artomatic 2009 presented by Fraser Gallery A group exhibition of exceptional work from this year's Artomatic Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6pm - 9pm
An Opening Reception will be held in conjunction with the 'Bethesda Art Walk' on Friday, July 10 from 6PM - 9PM. for more info: Fraser Gallery t: 301.718.9651 or info@thefrasergallery.com or www.thefrasergallery.com
With four stages, four bars and a lounge on each floor, the 10th Anniversary Artomatic is bigger than ever. 52,500 people attended Artomatic last year, and 70,000 are expected this year. Over 1,000 visual artists and 600 performing artists are exhibiting this year. for more info: Art-o-matic http://artomatic.org/
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