Work by ceramicist Joe Hicks on display at the 2013 Gateway Open Studio Tour.
Photo by Phil Hutinet for East City Art.
Friday, May 9
Honfleur & Vivid
Solutions Galleries 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The
Anacostia galleries are showing their feminine side this Friday with two
concurrent exhibitions by women artists.
In Parallels: Sculptures and Installations, Nara Park uses water
as an artistic medium. Be prepared to
see cascades, aquariums and other water features. Upstairs at Vivid Solutions, in If We Came
From Nowhere Here, Why Can’t We Go Somewhere There? artist collective MAMBU
BADU explores African identity and “Afro-futurism.” Exhibition
descriptions here.
Honfleur and Vivid Solutions
Galleries are located at 1231 Good Hope Road SE
RandallScottProjects– 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
RSP will show Amy Myers' Natural Curve. In this science meets art exhibition, Myers,
the daughter of physicists who grew up hearing the language of theoretical physics,
creates work that explores the contractions between form, chaos and
chance. Details
and images here.
RandallScottProjects is
located at 1326 H Street NE, 2nd Floor (above Atlas Vet)
Saturday,
May 10
Volunteer Capitol Hill
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Why
not volunteer for an arts organization?
This a great opportunity to meet your neighbors, to make new friends and
to have a say in what goes on in your community. Event takes place at Hill Center located 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Details here.
Gateway Arts District Open
Studio Tour 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
17
venues, 70 studios and over 100 artists— it’s an East City Art reader’s
dream! Officially this is the 10th
anniversary of the event. Eric Hope has
interviewed stakeholders here. You can’t possibly see it all in one tour
which is why we’re thankful it’s an annual event! All
the times, details and listings here.
The OST takes place
along the Route One Corridor. Download detailed
map here.
Additional Artist Open
Studios 12 p.m.
There
are three other open houses you should know about. First, the 52 O Street studios will be open
to the public all weekend. Next, on Saturday, DC Glassworks will be open for
the Gateway Open Studio Tour (above). Lastly, a new artist studio space called “Off
the Beaten Track Warehouse” officially opens to the public. It is the home of
District Clay which we have profiled on East City Art. Addresses,
times and listings here.
Off Rhode Gallery– 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
In
a wonderfully refreshing trend, Off Rhode Gallery surprises again with yet
another unexpected exhibition this year.
In Wild Ocean: Sharks, Whales, Rays and Other Endangered Sea
Creatures, the gallery will exhibit artwork by artist Matt Dembicki who created
these works for a graphic novel about the world’s oceans. Details
and images here.
Off Rhode Gallery is
located at 2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE
39th Street
Gallery – 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The best part of the
Gateway Open Studio Tour is that the art never stops. Join the 39th Street Gallery for Mind + Body + Metaphor curated by Martha
Jackson Jarvis. The exhibition by
artists Shaunte’ Gates and Nijena Surae Jarvis explores the human body as a
metaphor. Details
and images here.
The 39th Street Gallery
is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD (second floor)
Brentwood Arts Exchange
– 5 p.m.
After you’ve seen art all
day, you may have formed an opinion or two about what you’ve seen! In America’s
Next Top Master Artist, you’ll have the opportunity to exercise your
opinion and select which artists get to move ahead to the next round for awards
and cash prizes. Artist
list and details here.
The Brentwood Arts
Exchange is located at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD
Spring Studio Tours (One more
left! Save the date!)
May 17-18— Mid-City Artists Open Studios
What about Mid-City and 52 O Street NW? Please read our open letter about East City
Art’s expansion here.
Phil Hutinet is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art. You can get more information about East City Art on Facebook , by following them on Twitter or click here to sign up for their newsletter.
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