“Poetry is a country”
• August 16, 2023

“Poetry is a country” will bring celebrated poets from across the nation together to premiere original poetry inspired by works in the National Gallery of Art’s collection. These free, annual […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 
• March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

‘Philip Guston Now’ at the National Gallery of Art  
• March 8, 2023

“Philip Guston Now” is one of those rare and remarkable exhibitions that manages to be all things at once. It’s a focused retrospective, a beautifully told story of a singular […]

2023 Spring Visual Arts Preview  
• February 8, 2023

Pour, Tear, Carve   The Phillips Collection   March 18 to May 14     “Pour, Tear, Carve” explores the role that materials and application in art can play in evoking personal memories, conveying […]

Weekend Roundup, Jan. 5 – 8
• January 5, 2023

Happy New Year! Ring in 2023 with events like a Pilates class that’s part of Georgetown Glow, a show from The Chamber Dance Project, Wicked at The Kennedy Center and […]

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 […]

Dumbarton Oaks, According to Dr. Batsaki  
• November 21, 2022

“What is this place?” pondered Dr. Yota Batsaki when she first encountered Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, museum and garden on 32nd Street in Georgetown. Did anything tie […]

Art for the Soul at Georgetown’s Calloway Fine Art
• November 3, 2022

“The best artists put a piece of their soul into their work,” says Susan Calloway, owner of Calloway Fine Art & Consulting. The same can be said about her gallery. […]

‘Sargent and Spain’ at the National Gallery of Art 
• October 12, 2022

Evidently, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), the American expatriate and demigod of paint, had a kind of love affair with Spain. From 1879 to 1912 — nearly the entire span of […]

Weekend Round Up, Oct. 6 – 9
• October 6, 2022

Another fall weekend awaits! Now that we’re fully into October, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the autumnal weather. Mount Vernon’s Fall Wine Festival and Sunset Tour is this […]