“Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice” Gallery Talk

August 2, 2024

Join Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Teacher Institutes Educator Phoebe Hillemann for a highlights tour of SAAM’s exhibition Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice. Painted in the mid-1940s, these […]

‘Spirit in the Dark’: Uplifting Journey at African American History Museum

December 15, 2022

“Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism, and Popular Culture” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture  (NMAAHC), through November 2023, is like walking […]

Being and Belonging | DC Premiere at the Studio House at Walbridge with the Humanities Truck and special guests Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, performing songs about the AIDS Quilt

November 17, 2022

The Washington, DC premiere of Being and Belonging, a program of seven short videos from VisualAIDS highlighting under-told stories of HIV and AIDS from the perspective of artists living with […]

Reception and Film Preview: Walls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery

May 31, 2022

Walls of Respect is a new documentary honoring the life and work of Norman Parish, Jr., whose Georgetown gallery showcased international African-American art when few galleries did the same. This […]

Film Preview: Walls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery


You are cordially invited to the preview of Walls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery, a new documentary about the legacy of the acclaimed artist and activist […]

The Artist Showcase ft. Studio47dc

December 3, 2018

An exhibition that features artwork from local artists across a variety of mediums. Hosted by Julian Wines, the goal of each event is to create an intimate atmosphere where guests […]

The Artist Showcase ft. Studio47dc


An exhibition that features artwork from local artists across a variety of mediums. Hosted by Julian Wines, the goal of each event is to create an intimate atmosphere where guests […]

Peggy Cooper Cafritz: A Life in Arts and Education

February 21, 2018

Washington, D.C., is a city of some who — with ambition and originality — are champions of both beauty and justice. When we lose such champions, the loss is felt […]