Weekend Roundup: Mar. 27-30
• March 27, 2025

Enjoy peak bloom of cherry blossoms as you head to the activities happening this weekend. Tudor Place is hosting a Tudor Nights event this evening, The Capital Cabaret Festival and […]

Spring Arts Preview – Visual Arts
• February 12, 2025

Setting Sail: The Story of Sea Cloud  Feb. 15 to June 15  Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens  Using documents, photographs, models, paintings and decorative art objects, “Setting Sail” tells the […]

Legends Talk at the Phillips Collection   
• December 11, 2024

As long as I’ve lived in Washington, I’ve been in love with the Phillips Collection. For as historic, influential and mighty a museum as it is, it’s a funny little […]

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 […]

Weekend Roundup, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
• October 31, 2024

Welcoming November’s arrival this weekend, there are plenty of things to do, including Dia de los Muertos celebrations, a new exhibit at Dupont Underground, tractor rides at Mount Vernon and […]

2024 Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
• September 11, 2024

Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing American University Museum Through Dec. 8  The American University Museum is the first U.S. venue for the touring exhibition, “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing,” featuring […]

September 2024 ArtsWatch
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DC Design Week to Kick Off Underground  This year’s DC Design Week, themed “Stories Within,” will kick off on Sept. 27 with a party at Dupont Underground. Events (in daily […]

Weekend Roundup, August 15-18
• August 15, 2024

It’s hard to believe that the summer is slowly winding down. Enjoy Summer Restaurant Week, some jazz at Wolf Trap, and MJ: The Musical at The National Theatre. Tonight at […]

Social Scene: The Phillips Collection Annual Gala
• May 30, 2024

The Phillips Collection’s Annual Gala “Looking Forward, Forward Looking” celebrated the museum’s commitment to the areas of community engagement, cultural diplomacy, education, and modern and contemporary art. This year’s theme […]

Artist at Work Speakers Series: Camille Brown
• May 22, 2024

Join Sitar Arts Center on Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. for a conversation with local art curator and rising star Camille Brown, our featured guest for the final installment […]