Gorey 100 at the Library of Congress
• January 13, 2025

Edward Gorey’s work, distinctly Edwardian, was never gory. True, he populated his curious tales with stoic victims of misfortune — among the childhood fatalities alphabetized in 1963’s “The Gashlycrumb Tinies,” […]

William Gropper at the Phillips Collection
• December 5, 2024

Only two visual artists were blacklisted for their alleged Communist sympathies during the Red Scare of the 1950s: Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) and William Gropper (1897-1977). Subpoenaed by Republican Sen. Joseph […]

PostClassical Ensemble’s Brazilian Sampler
• December 2, 2024

For this listener, the most transcendent moment in PostClassical Ensemble’s “Legends of Brazil” program, presented on Nov. 19 and 20 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, arrived about five-sixths of […]

Where Fashion and Dance Collide: “Dance For All” at Dupont Underground
• October 17, 2024

By Lucy Cullen The Washington Ballet recently performed at Dupont Underground, an arts organization that has transformed the abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a space for contemporary arts. Partnering […]

Addison/Ripley Fine Art Continues to Transform Georgetown’s Art Scene 
• September 21, 2023

Since 1981, Addison/Ripley Fine Art has been a fixture in the Georgetown and Washington arts scenes. Across from Book Hill Park at 1670 Wisconsin Ave NW, the contemporary gallery has […]

Georgetown Art All Night Returns Sept. 29 
• September 13, 2023

The third annual Georgetown Art All Night makes the scene on Friday, Sept. 29. Georgetown will “come alive with a multitude of free, immersive experiences for the whole family to […]

Experience Venice Via Carpaccio 
• December 7, 2022

An ideal opportunity to enjoy the splendors of Venice without leaving Washington can be found at The National Gallery of Art this season. Master works of Vittore Carpaccio (1465-1525), a […]