National Portrait Gallery Announces Premiere of “Birthright,” a Live Performance by Artist Maren Hassinger
• May 17, 2022

National Portrait Gallery Announces Premiere of “Birthright,” a Live Performance by Artist Maren Hassinger June 25 Long-Awaited Performance Is a Commission of the Portrait Gallery’s “IDENTIFY” series  Credit: “Birthright” (still) by Maren Hassinger, 2005. Single-channel […]

“A Tribute to Maya Lin” at the National Portrait Gallery
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The company will debut a second new work titled “A Tribute to Maya Lin” Oct. 16, 23 and 30 in response to the museum’s exhibition, “One Life: Maya Lin,” dedicated […]

Women Leaders: Rhea Combs, Curatorial Affairs Director, Nat’l Portrait Gallery
• May 12, 2022

Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, spotlighting each of them individually. Our Thursday May […]

Portraiture Competition Winners Announced by National Portrait Gallery (photos)
• April 29, 2022

“To see people as they are, as they imagine themselves, as they wish to be. To be witness, the friend, the judge, the accomplice. To record their moment,” said Annie […]

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023 
• April 20, 2022

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023    I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women  Part I: July 8, 2022–Jan. 29, 2023 […]

Reveal of the winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today”
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WHAT:          Reveal of the winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today”   WHEN:          Friday, April 29 10–11:30 a.m.                         WHERE:       Smithsonian’s National Portrait […]

Portrait of a Nation Gala
• March 11, 2022

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has just announced the honorees for the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Award, which recognizes contemporary icons across many fields in recognition of their transformative contributions to America […]

2022 Spring Arts Guide
• March 9, 2022

The D.C. arts scene has awakened from its winter slumber. Enjoy performances, art exhibits and more this spring with this arts guide.   Performing Arts   “Catch Me If You Can” at […]

Spring Arts Preview: D.C.’s Women Cultural Leaders Speak Out
• March 7, 2022

In honor of Women’s History Month and our special arts preview issue, we asked area arts leaders what it’s like working at the famed museums and theaters D.C. has to […]

National Portrait Gallery January & February Events
• January 6, 2022

José María Mora, Napoleon Sarony and the Migrant Surround in American Portrait Photography Tuesday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m. Closed captioning provided.   Presented by Erin Pauwels, assistant professor of art […]