Artists at Work Speakers Series: Oliver Contreras
• May 9, 2025

Join Sitar Arts Center for the third and final installment in their 2025 Artists at Work Speakers Series. In celebration of National Photography Month, Sitar will explore the profound power of […]

Meet The Artist: May Pang (John Lennon’s Girlfriend)
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Step into the world of rock ‘n roll history this weekend at O Museum in the Mansion, where May Pang will showcase an exclusive collection of photographs from her time […]

Friday Afternoons with Elizabeth Catlett: Betty y Pancho
• April 9, 2025

A moving portrait of the 50-year marriage of renowned sculptor Elizabeth Catlett and Mexican painter Francisco Mora by their son, filmmaker Juan Mora Catlett. (Betty and Pancho, Juan Mora Catlett, […]

Exhibition Tour—The ’70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography
• March 25, 2025

Join a tour of The ’70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography exhibition. In a decade of tumult in the U.S., photographers embraced experimentation. They changed the subjects they focused on. The […]

National Gallery Nights: Revolutionary Women
• February 28, 2025

Roll up your sleeves for a printmaking palooza celebrating women in the arts. Explore a comprehensive exhibition of works by Elizabeth Catlett that traces her career of creative artistry. Then, […]

Painting with Sunlight | A pop-up exhibition in Georgetown
• November 25, 2024

DC native Cyanotype artist Ella Barnes is hosting a 7-day pop-up exhibition, titled “Painting with Sunlight,” from November 24 – December 1, 2024, at Grace Street Collective. Ella’s work has […]

Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture 2024: Mira Nair
• October 23, 2024

The 2024 Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture is presented by filmmaker Mira Nair, followed by a special screening of her 1988 award-winning Salaam Bombay! India and the World: East, West, and […]

Photojournalism Now: Students Respond
• February 8, 2024

How has photojournalism changed over the last century? Join us in the exhibition Dorothea Lange: Seeing People for talks led by photojournalism students from the Corcoran School of the Arts […]

Seeing People: Lange’s Documentary Legacies
• January 23, 2024

Take a close look into the life and influence of photographer Dorothea Lange through historic, archival documentaries. Included are a documentary produced towards the end of Lange’s prolific life and […]

Dorothea Lange: Seeing People
• October 10, 2023

Join us for an introductory presentation on Dorothea Lange: Seeing People by exhibition curator Philip Brookman. Brookman is consulting curator in the National Gallery’s department of photographs, and former chief […]