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The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky at Hillwood

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky Through September 5, 2021 “There is everything in flowers—history, drama, structure, beauty, and fragrance,” contemporary artist Vladimir Kanevsky has said. Kanevsky’s remarkable porcelain sculptures […]

A Boy & His Soul at the Round House Theatre

Round House Theatre 4545 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD, United States

By Colman Domingo Directed by Craig Wallace                                                                                       MARCH 22 – APRIL 18​, 2021  “Keep a song in your heart, and you will always find your way”—that’s what JJ’s mom always […]

National Portrait Gallery Season 3: Portraits Podcast

Virtual Event

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces the third season of its PORTRAITS podcast, which explores the real stories of extraordinary people and portraiture. Hosted by National Portrait Gallery Director Kim […]

Acrylic Painting Basics – Online Class with VisArts

Virtual Event

In this class, students will: •Learn about the paints, brushes, different painting surfaces, and acrylic mediums •Develop an underpainting made entirely of neutral grays in order to create a full […]

The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky Opening April 6, 2021 “There is everything in flowers—history, drama, structure, beauty, and fragrance,” contemporary artist Vladimir Kanevsky has said. Kanevsky’s remarkable porcelain sculptures […]

Comic Art – Ages 14-17 with VisArts

VisArts Center 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD, United States

In this class, students will learn how to create comic art and illustrations and learn how to develop their art skills through basic drawing, perspective, anatomy, character creation, and letter […]

Multi-Media – Ages 6-10 – Tuesdays and Thursdays with VisArts

VisArts Center 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD, United States

In this class, students will work with a variety of media, such as painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, and more. Because students will be able to use an assortment of materials […]

Poetry Workshop: Ode Poetry + Harriet Tubman 

Wednesday, April 7; 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.  In this workshop, participants will look at examples of odes and spend time composing an individual work based on Harriet Tubman. An ode is a […]

Photography from A to Z – Online Class with VisArts

Virtual Event

Learn about photography terminology, camera controls, and technique while having a ton of fun- 180 minutes, 26 topics, from A (apertures) to Z (zebra stripes)! Have your DSLR or mirrorless […]

(At Home) On Art and Representation: Artist Talk With Riva Lehrer

Virtual Event

Wednesday, April 7; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Riva Lehrer will join Hirshhorn assistant curator Sandy Guttman to explore the intersection of art and […]

In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice

Virtual Event

Thursday, April 8; 5 p.m. EST Free, registration required What is the connection between a desire for recognition of one’s culture and activism for equity? Join educators from the National […]

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA, United States

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) present Chamber Music Society’s “Front Row” streaming concert series.

Free

Indigenous Poetry: Resilience

Virtual Event

April 9 – 30; on demand. Via YouTube @SmithsonianNMAI Reflecting on a difficult year, Indigenous poets offer inspiration as they recite poems about resilience. The National Museum of the American […]

NMAAHC Kids: Joyful Fridays  

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Fridays only April 9–30; 11 a.m.– 11:45 a.m.    Joyful Fridays welcome children each Friday in April to create art that celebrates black joy, history and culture. This program is inspired by the museum’s Joyful ABC’s activity book series, […]

National Building Museum: Justice & Beauty, the Work of MASS Design Group

National Building Museum Washington DC, United States

Justice is Beauty: The Work of MASS Design Group opens on April 9, 2021, in conjunction with the Museum’s reopening after an extended closure. The exhibition showcases MASS Design Group, a […]

Dupont Circle Pop-Up

Dupont Circle BID

Spring is here, and the trees are budding.  Dupont Circle is preparing for a special shopping pop-up on Saturday, April 10th from 12:00-5:00 p.m. At the shopping pop-up, you will find […]

Baltimore Craft Week

Virtual Event

Since the American Craft Council (ACC) was not able to host its annual American Craft Show in Baltimore this February, the ACC will host its first-ever virtual Baltimore Craft Week, […]

Free

(At Home) Artist Talk With Danh Vō

Virtual Event

Wednesday, April 14; 12 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Danh Vō will join Hirshhorn curator-at-large Gianni Jetzer to discuss the role that objects can play […]

Poetry Workshop: Persona Poetry + Benjamin Banneker 

National Museum of African American History and Culture

  Wednesday, April 14; 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.  In this workshop, participants will look at examples of persona poems and spend time composing an individual work based on Benjamin Banneker. A persona […]

Artful Observations  

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wednesday, April 14 and 28; 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Through guided exercises that look closely at paintings and photographs, the Artful Observations program encourages critical thinking and careful observation. Each session will focus on one work from NMAAHC’s visual-art collections. Guided by a NMAAHC educator, participants will spend an […]

Handi-hour Online

Virtual Event

Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m. ET Grab some colorful duct tape and register now for the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s popular crafting happy hour! Join us for a live crafting […]

John McCuthcheon

The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA, United States

A master instrumentalist, powerful singer/songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author, John McCutcheon is folk music’s Renaissance man. “His storytelling has the richness of fine literature” (The Washington Post).

$27 – $30

A Night with Larnell Lewis

Embassy of Canada

Back by popular demand, DC Jazz Festival is proud to present a re-broadcast of world-renowned drummer Larnell Lewis' breathtaking live performance from earlier this year in celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth, co-presented by the Embassy of Canada and the TD […]

Floral Design How-To | Enduring Spring

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Floral Design How-To | Enduring Spring Friday, April 16, 2021, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Join Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer, and she shares how to create a floral arrangement that […]

Cotson Textile Traces Student Colloquium

George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum 701 21st Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

On April 17, we hope you will join us for our first Cotsen Textile Traces Student Colloquium, featuring university students in D.C., Los Angeles and Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In a series of virtual panels, students will present their research on fragments from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection, including late antique Egyptian textiles and early 20th-century European […]

Virtual Family Fun: Miniature Garden Workshop

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Virtual Family Fun: Miniature Garden Workshop Saturday, April 17, 2021, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day and connect with nature as you build a magical, miniature world, inspired by Hillwood’s Japanese-style garden, in the first gardening workshop for families. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Linda Ronstadt

The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA, United States

A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Linda Ronstadt features performances by Patty Reese, The 19th Street Band, Caz Gardiner, Ruthie and The Wranglers, Margot MacDonald, Holly Montgomery, and Jon Carroll—the writer of the Grammy Award-winning song “Get Closer” for Ronstadt. A taste of the songs to be performed includes: “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Back in the […]

$27 – $32

A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Linda Ronstadt

The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA, United States

A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Linda Ronstadt features performances by Patty Reese, The 19th Street Band, Caz Gardiner, Ruthie and The Wranglers, Margot MacDonald, Holly Montgomery, and Jon Carroll—the writer of the Grammy Award-winning song “Get Closer” for Ronstadt. A taste of the songs to be performed includes: “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Back in the […]

$27 – $32

Washington National Opera Musical Feast

Washington National Opera

The Washington National Opera Orchestra invites you to a MUSICAL FEAST  in partnership with Takoma Bev. Co. Tue., Apr. 20 at 6 p.m. Enjoy an evening of musical performances from the Washington National Opera Orchestra, conversations with WNO General Director Timothy O’Leary, Principal Conductor Evan Rogister, and members of the WNO Orchestra, and a specially created to-go menu and curated […]

Historically Speaking: Art in the Time of a Pandemic 

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday, April 20; 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. In this moderated discussion, the museum brings together a group of artists to discuss the impact of the past year’s twin pandemics on their work: COVID 19 and racial unrest. The panel of artists, moderated by Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered, will focus on how these […]

At Home) On Art and Everyday Life: Artist Talk With Rachel Harrison

Virtual Event

Wednesday, April 21; 12 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Rachel Harrison will be joined in conversation by art history professor Darby English, author of the catalog essay “A Way Beyond Art” for the 2019 Whitney Museum exhibition “Rachel Harrison Life Hack.” Harrison and English will discuss her work “Pretty Discreet,” in the […]

Poetry Workshop: Pastoral Poetry + The Highwaymen 

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wednesday, April 21; 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.  In this workshop, participants will look at examples of pastoral poems and spend time composing an individual work based on The Highwaymen’s artwork. Pastoral poetry is known for exploring the relationship between humans and nature. International slam poetry champion Anthony McPherson will lead the workshop. McPherson’s work incorporates various […]

(At Home) On Art and Eco-Trauma: Artist Talk With Teresita Fernández

Wednesday, April 21; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Teresita Fernández will join Hirshhorn associate curator Marina Isgro to discuss how she brings together concepts, materials, rigorous research and evocative imagery. The Cuban American artist, based in New York, creates immersive, sculptural installations and monumental public projects defined by a […]

Virtual Earth Day Event

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Virtual Earth Day Event Thursday, April 22, 2021, 1:30-2 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day and join Jessica Bonilla, director of horticulture, for a virtual tour of Hillwood’s conservation efforts. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Reconnect with the Sacred Landscapes We Call Home

Dumbarton United Methodist Church 3133 Dumbarton St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

"Our First Way of Knowing God" Adult Study Begins Thursday April 22, 7-8:15 pm This seven-week study, led by staff from Dumbarton Methodist Church is meant to encourage us to provide space and time for spiritual reflection in nature and live in greater harmony with God's Earth. Each session will include a short video featuring […]

Free

Midnight in the Garden

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

  Midnight in the Garden Thursday, April 22, 2021, 7-8 p.m. Join Hillwood for a virtual benefit celebration. Learn about the special exhibition The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky, explore the magic of Hillwood, and bid on choice items in the online auction. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Gay is Good: Frank Kameny and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights

DC History Center

Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 pm Frank Kameny spent five decades in DC as a civil rights activist and politician, including serving on Mayor Walter Washington’s inaugural Commission on Human Rights soon after the city gained Home Rule. As historian Eric Cervini’s research in the extensive Frank Kameny Papers at the Library of Congress revealed, […]

Podcast Release: Luce Listening Party with Jenna Camille

Virtual Event

Friday, April 23 Luce Unplugged has gone digital! Tune in for a podcast episode featuring singer-songwriter Jenna Camille in conversation with Paul Vodra and Anthony Porreco of Hometown Sounds. Jenna Camille’s background in improvisational jazz brings spontaneity to her brand of electronic R&B. Listen to this episode and subscribe to Hometown Sounds now! Location: Online Tickets: Free | Registration Not Required Event Link: https://hometownsoundsdc.com/

Goethe-Institut Washington: “Kept Under Glass: Unheard Women’s Voices”

Goethe-Institut Washington Austrian Cultural Forum Washington IN Series Opera Theater Spooky Action Theater The Corner at Whitman-Walker Whitman-Walker have partnered to present  Kept Under Glass: Unheard Women's Voices Works of rarely-heard Austrian and German women composers unleashed in a stirring multimedia pop-up street concert The Corner at Whitman-Walker Health 1701 14th St. NW Washington, DC. 20009 […]

Amy Kaslow Gallery Light the Night Event

Amy Kaslow Gallery 4300 Fordham Rd. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Washington, D.C. Release: April 15. 2021. For immediate release. Amy Kaslow Gallery’s Light the Night event brings sculptor Noah James Saunders and his mesmerizing collection of rotating torsos, busts, and tableaus, celebrating the male form in galvanized steel wire. Come flash your cellular phone light at one of Saunder’s works and create your own art […]

Sir András Schiff

Online

Home Delivery Plus travels to Europe, where a living legend of classical piano, Sir András Schiff, will record a program for our viewers, brilliantly uniting performance and pedagogy. Focusing as ever on finding fresh and revealing nuances in the piano repertoire, Schiff begins with a Headline Artist recital of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. Then, he […]

$25

Craft Optimism: a curated climate conscious makers’ market

Online

Craft Optimism is an online marketplace featuring beautifully made, hand-crafted American goods that educate the public about climate change or inspire or model a sustainable response to climate change. Organized by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee (SWC) in collaboration with Honoring the Future, the event supports grants to the Smithsonian Institution. Artist items must be created […]

Free

Carousel Story Time: A Carousel Tale by Elisa Kleven

Join us as we read "A Carousel Tale" by Elisa Kleven Ernst loves the carousel near his house, and his favorite animal is the dog. When the dog's wooden tail comes loose just before winter, Ernst is given the important job of keeping it safe until springtime. But the tail looks sad sitting on Ernst's […]

Free

Exhibit – Kathleen Rountree

The McLean Textile Gallery 6819 Elm Street, McLean, VA

View stunning wall quilts made with vintage linens and lace. Kathleen incorporates an array of materials with modern quilting styles to create beautiful works of art.

Free

NIGHT BOATS at Studio Gallery

Studio Gallery

APRIL 28 - MAY 22 Curator: Aneta Georgievska-Shine 2108 R Street NW, DC 20008 In the spirit of Spring and hope, I am excited to be able to show my new work in person, and to invite you to visit this exhibition. After a year of being confined to virtual reality, it is a thrill […]

Great Ladies Symposium & Virtual Event

Virtual

Join us on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:00AM for the Eleventh Annual Great Ladies Symposium and virtual event. The Great Ladies event has informed and educated us about the path to a cure over the years. From First Lady Nancy Reagan in 2011 to Coach Pat Summitt, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Meryl Comer and Washington Capitals […]

Georgetown University Film Festival

Online Join by link, Washington DC, DC, United States

Since 2015, The Georgetown University Film Festival has been orchestrated by a group of student film lovers as a celebration of film—both novice and acclaimed. This year, GUFF is going virtual, from April 29th through May 2nd! Starting Thursday, 4/29 at 10 PM EDT, we will have nine programs of short films available to watch […]

Free

Livestream Lecture | Female Collectors of Porcelain Flowers and Floral Painting from the 18th-20th Centuries

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Livestream Lecture | Female Collectors of Porcelain Flowers and Floral Painting from the 18th-20th Centuries Thursday, April 29, 2021, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dr. Rebecca Tilles, associate curator of 18th-century French and Western European fine and decorative arts, traces the female passion for porcelain flowers and floral painted decoration from the 18th through the 20th centuries. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, […]

Renwick Invitational 2020 Virtual Artist Conversation with Lauren Fensterstock

Virtual Event

Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. ET Discover the wonders of the celestial world with Lauren Fensterstock, one of the artists featured in Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020. Fensterstock is joined by guest curator Emily Zilber to discuss her large-scale installation at the Renwick Gallery. Learn more about Fensterstock’s creative process and how the sixteenth-century German manuscript, The Book […]

Story of the Tabla: Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion

Online

Longtime WPA audience favorite Zakir Hussain is the “indisputable tabla maestro” (Gramophone): an artist who has not only taken his instrument to its limits within its original discipline, Indian classical music, but who has vastly expanded the presence of both his instrument and musical heritage within other genres—including jazz, rock, and Irish and American folk […]

$25

Virtual May Day Family Celebration

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Virtual May Day Family Celebration Saturday, May 1, 10 a.m. ET Celebrate spring and learn more about art and environmental conservation with our virtual May Day family program. Explore how the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s team of art conservators preserve and protect works of art in a sustainable way. Then join the musical group Bash the […]

Round House Theatre – Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up

Virtual Event

By Lucy Alibar Directed by Ryan Rilette MAY 3 – MAY 30, 2021 A small Florida farmhouse on a watermelon field may not seem like much, but for one little girl, it’s where magic happens. It’s where her father runs with her every morning, plays Sam Cooke on the radio, and defends death row inmates […]

$30

Woolly Mammoth Virtual Free Gala

Virtual Event

Our annual gala returns virtually on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 8pm ET with a very “Woolly” interpretation on the rite of spring cleaning! SOAPBOX: A MAMMOTH SPRING CELEBRATION is free and online. Join Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes and Managing Director Emika Abe for dynamic performances, special sneak peeks into next season, and a rousing celebration of […]

New Writings in American Art: Virtual Conversation with Adair Margo 

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Wednesday, May 5, 7 p.m. ET Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a virtual conversation featuring author and arts leader Adair Margo. Learn more about Margo’s most recent publication, Voices of La Lydia: The History of Lydia Patterson Institute (2020), which details stories of success and perseverance from the more than 100-year history of the Lydia Preston […]

(At Home) On Art and Other Senses: Artist Talk With Anicka Yi

Virtual Event

Wednesday, May 5; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Anicka Yi will join Hirshhorn associate curator Anne Reeve for an important exploration into the artist’s groundbreaking conceptual work highlighting key intersections of art, science and humanity. Over the past year, many people have wondered how art fits into their lives as […]

The Story of the Lūʻau

Online

Explore the story of the lūʻau and learn how it showcases the music, the hula and traditional food preparation, and the importance of sharing these traditions through the generations. This three-part series explains why the lūʻau holds a unique position within Hawaiian celebrations and significant events, such as births, graduations, weddings and many more ‘ohana […]

Free

Floral Design How-To | Celebrate Beauty

Virtual Event

Floral Design How-To | Celebrate Beauty Friday, May 7, 2021, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer, shares how to create a stunning pink arrangement featuring garden roses, ranunculus, and hydrangeas, just in time for Mother’s Day. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Alisa Weilerstein

Online

Performing in the beloved chamber-music setting of the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, MacArthur “Genius Grant”–winner Alisa Weilerstein gives a Home Delivery Plus recital that showcases both the sonic range of the cello and her own mastery of the instrument, in solo works including Bach’s immortal Suite No. 3 and Kodály’s exhilarating and technically daunting solo […]

$20

Opening of Mazes & Maps

Mazes and Maps An Exhibition Inspired by Digital and Analog Gaming Opens In-Person and Online 5/29 (Hyattsville, MD) For many of those who sheltered in isolation or in a small group this pandemic year, playing games has been a much needed source of entertainment and socialization. MAZES AND MAPS celebrates the importance of the game […]

How to Dance in the Landscapes of Your Mind

Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD 20812 7300 MacArthur BLVD, Glen Echo, MD, United States

Mixed Media art exhibit by Montgomery County artist Bill Johnson.

Free

100 Years In The Present

Popcorn and Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States

Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries presents 100 Years In The Present, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Park's iconic Dentzel carousel. This exhibition honors the historic origins of Glen Echo Park as a theme park--exploring feelings of nostalgia, outdoor recreation, nature, and play. A year unexpectedly spent indoors has reminded us what we miss about […]

Free

Adventure Theatre Celebrates Mother’s Day

Adventure Theatre

GLEN ECHO: This week, Adventure Theatre MTC’s Sunday free digital production will celebrate Mother’s Day with a digital reading of two plays written and directed by mothers. Local actor and recent Theater Washington Helen Hayes Award winner Regina Aquino joins writer/director/creator Ayesis Clay as they share their unique stories celebrating motherhood, directed by Ali Oliver-Krueger. Adventure Theatre […]

Enduring Images: Enslaved People and Photography in the Antebellum South

Virtual Event

  Tuesday, May 11, 5 p.m. Online via Zoom Closed captioning provided Presented by Matthew Fox-Amato, Assistant Professor of History, University of Idaho From the 1840s to the end of the Civil War, some enslaved people paid to have their photographs taken and then used these portraits to shape their identities and social ties. Slave narratives, newspapers and […]

Smithsonian American Art Museum Virtual Fellows Lectures

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Wednesday, May 12, 2:30–5 p.m. ET Thursday, May 13, 2:30–5 p.m. ET Friday, May 14, 2:30–5 p.m. ET Join the 2020–2021 class of Smithsonian American Art Museum research fellows as they present new scholarship on a range of topics and time periods, media, and messages. This series of lectures presented entirely online highlights a new […]

(At Home) On Art and the Improbable: Artist Talk With Diana Al-Hadid

Virtual Event

Wednesday, May 12; 7 p.m. ET Free, registration required for Zoom. Live stream also available on YouTube and Facebook Live. Diana Al-Hadid will join Charlotte Burns to discuss her work for the U.S. Embassy in addition to her experimental practice. The artist has described her practice as “getting a material to misbehave.” Her sculptures and wall panels draw influence from her Middle […]

Art Signs Online: Artful Conversations in ASL

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Thursday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. ET Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute gallery conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voice interpretation for participants who are deaf or hard of hearing. Zoom link provided via email upon registration. […]

¡Printing the Revolution! Virtual Conversation Series: Creating in a Digital Sphere

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Thursday, May 13, 6:30 p.m. ET The digital realm defines a new chapter of Chicanx graphics. Artists use technologically based artwork to critique Big Tech, as well as distribute digital graphics across social media networks as a unifying call for social justice. This virtual conversation features artists from ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of […]

¡Printing the Revolution! Virtual Conversation Series: Creating in a Digital Sphere

Online

The digital realm defines a new chapter of Chicanx graphics. Artists use technologically based artwork to critique Big Tech, as well as distribute digital graphics across social media networks as a unifying call for social justice. This virtual conversation features artists from ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now who use digital strategies as a […]

Free

Smithsonian American Art Museum Reopening

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, reopen to the public Friday, May 14. This is the second reopening of the museum following closures on March 14, 2020 and on Nov. 23, 2020 as a public health precaution due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The museum has negotiated extensions into […]

Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021

Virtual Event

Richmond, VA: March 5, 2021 -- The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 and the Richmond Symphony announced today that the Competition, originally scheduled to bring 44 of the world’s most talented young violinists to Richmond in May of 2020, will take place virtually from May 14-23, 2021. The Menuhin Competition distinguishes itself among competitions not only with the high level […]

Native American Code Talkers

Virtual Event

May 19, 2 p.m. EST An illustrated talk by author and historian William C. Meadows followed by audience Q&A. Check the museum’s website for updates and Zoom link.

Native American Code Talkers: A Lasting Legacy

Online

During World War I and World War II, American Indians made a unique contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces by using their tribal languages in secret battle communications. Watch author and anthropologist/historian William C. Meadows of Missouri State University revealing how these Native American “code talkers” played a key role in important battles and campaigns—and […]

Free

Youth in Action: Ecological Knowledge in Pacific Coastal Communities

Online

Indigenous coastal Pacific communities have respected and protected their homelands’ ocean resources for thousands of years. Listen to a conversation with young Indigenous activists from across the Pacific who are utilizing traditional knowledge to inform environmental work within their communities. Moderated by Gabbi Lee (Kanaka ʻŌiwi). Panelists include Franceska De Oro (Chamoru/Taotao Tåno Ginen Guåhan), […]

Free

Youth in Action: Ecological Knowledge in Pacific Coastal Communities

Virtual Event

Youth in Action: Ecological Knowledge in Pacific Coastal Communities May 20; on demand Indigenous coastal Pacific communities have respected and protected their homelands’ ocean resources for thousands of years. Listen to a conversation with young Indigenous activists from across the Pacific who are utilizing traditional knowledge to inform environmental work within their communities. Youth in […]

Celebration of Community Champions

Virtual Event

Join the Greater Washington Community Foundation for an hour of inspiration at the Celebration of Community Champions on Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. This virtual celebration will recognize and honor the everyday heroes who stepped up to help our community navigate the pandemic and economic crisis. You will enjoy exclusive performances from local arts […]

Free

Renwick Invitational 2020 Virtual Studio Tour with Rowland Ricketts 

Renwick Gallery

Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m. ET Enjoy a behind-the-scenes virtual studio tour and artwork demonstration by Rowland Ricketts, one of the artists featured in Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020. Discover more about Ricketts’s work and his holistic creative process. From farming his own indigo to dyeing and aging the fabric, Ricketts looks to nature for inspiration […]

Renwick Invitational 2020 Virtual Studio Tour with Rowland Ricketts

Online

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes virtual studio tour and artwork demonstration by Rowland Ricketts, one of the artists featured in Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020. Discover more about Ricketts’s work and his holistic creative process. From farming his own indigo to dyeing and aging the fabric, Ricketts looks to nature for inspiration and material when constructing […]

Free

NEXT 2021 at the Corcoran

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design 1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

This year, for the first time in its history, NEXT will be a hybrid virtual and physical experience, with outdoor installations on GW’s Foggy Bottom campus that will be on view until May 31, as well as a website (next.corcoran.gwu.edu) where theater, dance, music and art enthusiasts can virtually view student projects—from research papers to series of […]

Evgeny Kissin, Joshua Bell, & Steven Isserlis

Online

Three masters of classical music unite in the magisterial space of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for an emotionally powerful and musically diverse presentation focusing on themes of vibrant Jewish life, memory and loss. The first half of the Headline Artist program includes works inspired by Jewish folk songs and liturgical melodies. It will feature […]

$30

Award-Winning iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir Spring Concert Choosing Harmony

Virtual Event

iSing Silicon Valley is pleased to announce its eighth annual Spring Concert, which will premiere on Saturday, May 22, at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET on YouTube (free). Choosing Harmony features 250 iSing girls joined by the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Amaranth Quartet, and other guest artists. Choosing Harmony is the virtual concert premiere of iSing’s first […]

Free, please RSVP to receive viewing link

Beyond the Studio Virtual Workshop: Watercolor Illustration with Marcella Kriebel 

Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum F St NW &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Sunday, May 23, 1–2 p.m. ET Venture beyond the studio with DC artist Marcella Kriebel. Register now for this engaging Zoom workshop and learn the basics of watercolor and illustration techniques, then try your hand at making your own masterpiece. Kriebel is known for her culinary watercolor paintings and murals throughout DC, which include collaborations with […]

Watercolors in the Garden with Justine Swindel

Georgetown Garden 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

The DC area has more than 41,000 homes listed as historic many dating back to development in the mid-1700s.  Join artist/illustrator Justine Swindell to watercolor paint and learn about these classic styles and which neighborhoods you find them in! This class will be held outside at the Georgetown Garden, and drinks will be available for […]

Birds of a Feather at the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery

Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery

Alexandria, VA - Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery announces the opening of its juried show  "Birds of a Feather, which opens on May 25, 2021 and runs through June 27, 2021. […]

Black Wall Street: The Hidden Economy

National Archives 701 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States

After Reconstruction, the Black community built its own financial engine to give each other much-needed economic support and opportunity. This effort faced political and legal intimidation as well as violent and deadly attacks, like the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. Join the National Archives Foundation as we explore the development of Black wall streets, how […]

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Livestream Discussion with Artist Vladimir Kanevsky

Virtual Event

Livestream Discussion with Artist Vladimir Kanevsky Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator, and Vladimir Kanevsky, artist, for a behind-the-scenes look of the exhibition The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky. Explore Kanevsky’s home studio before asking questions in real time. www.HillwoodMuseum.org  4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations

National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, United States

“Nation to Nation” presents the history of the treaties that lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian Nations and the United States. The exhibition explores the development and […]

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The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, United States

If you’ve ever crossed a suspension bridge, you’ve used Andean Indigenous technology. Open through June 27, “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire” explores the foundations of the Inka Road […]

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The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, United States

If you’ve ever crossed a suspension bridge, you’ve used Andean Indigenous technology. Open through June 27, “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire” explores the foundations of the Inka Road […]

Free

Americans

National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, United States

How did American Indians become national and commercial symbols? Pervasive, powerful, at times demeaning, the images, names and stories in “Americans” highlight the ways in which American Indians have been […]

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DC Punch Needle Class with Wendy Galietta Williams

Shop Made in DC 1330 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, Washington, DC, DC, United States

3-THURSDAY, MAY 27th 2021 (IRL @ Georgetown Garden – 1533 Wisconsin Ave NW) DC Punch Needle Class – Wendy Galietta Williams : $60 / Person – 7-8:30PM SIGN UP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-punch-needle-class-with-wendy-galietta-williams-tickets-152095865829 If you love textiles and texture, you owe it to yourself to play in the cozy art of punch needle!  Our goal is for you to […]