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(At Home) In and Around America: Artist Talk With Catherine Opie
March 19, 2021
•Wednesday, March 31; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. On the heels of America’s most recent transfer of presidential power, Catherine Opie will join Hirshhorn […]
(At Home) On Art and Exploration: Artist Talk With Michelle Stuart
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Wednesday, March 24; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Michelle Stuart will join Hirshhorn assistant curator Betsy Johnson to discuss her extensive practice exploring the […]
Weekly Arts Round Up, February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021
•Lift a cup at a Galentine’s Day Tea or Russian Tea Time with Vera. Also, as the Lunar New Year begins, why not watch and discuss two videotaped ballets?
DC Artswatch: NBM, Mosaic, Ken Cen, Studio Conservatory, Hirshhorn
December 10, 2020
•The National Building Museum, housed in the mammoth 1887 Pension Building at 401 F St. NW, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week with a number of free online programs.
Weekly Arts Round Up, September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020
•Upcoming topics for online learning: Japanese textiles, Russian opera (and tea drinking), naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and painter Miki Hayakawa.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
•Starting a two-week run on Monday: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant “Week.” Also on Monday, works of art 12 and 24 feet tall go on view at the reopened Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
•Those staying put this weekend can go on virtual tours of Prohibition-era U Street and Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, July 9, 2020
July 9, 2020
•Those venturing out can augment their reality on the National Mall or visit niche museums in Frederick and (starting July 17) Middleburg. And French cuisine would be apropos this weekend.
Virtual Arts Round Up, June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020
•Online arts offerings of note include kids’ activities at Glen Echo Park, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Phillips Collection and Strathmore.
Cultural Distancing Marches On
May 28, 2020
•As D.C.-area arts organizations firm up their summer and fall plans, here is a handful (screenful?) of current recommendations for cultural distancing.