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The Apollo Orchestra will perform with Metropolitan Opera luminaries Elizabeth Bishop, mezzo soprano, and Barry Banks, tenor on November 3 at 7:30pm. Admission is free. The program will open with Symphony Number 38, "Prague" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This symphony remains one of Mozart's most interesting and popular symphonies due to its richness of contrapuntal […]
Calling all Creative Spirits! Discover your green thumb skills while raising money for the Hispanic Federation: UNIDOS, a hurricane relief fund for Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico. https://hispanicfederation.org/unidos/ At Plant Nite, a Master Gardener will assist and inspire you to create a unique terrarium while drinking and eating free snacks for a good cause. […]
Drop by the Georgetown branch of DC Public Library for an afternoon of seasonal crafting, where we will be making holiday-themed greeting cards and gift tags. All materials will be provided. Due to the projects included, this event is recommended for ages 18+. Questions? Email georgetownlibrary@dc.gov
A-RTS, the Affordable Arts Festival, at Rockville Town Square is a premier event in a spectacular venue organized and managed by the Bethesda Row Arts Festival team. The Sixth Annual […]
A-RTS, the Affordable Arts Festival, at Rockville Town Square is a premier event in a spectacular venue organized and managed by the Bethesda Row Arts Festival team. The Sixth Annual […]
October 13-14, 2018 Saturday, 11 am-6 pm Sunday, 10 am-5 pm Free Admission The Bethesda Row Arts Festival, now in its 21st year, is recognized as one of the top […]
On the occasion of "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" Nueva Vida will honor survivors strength and resilience by holding the event "Opera: Expressing Cancer Survivors Emotional Healing Journey." The beauty and […]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a lively interest in J.S. Bach’s compositions, and arranged for his father to send him copies of Bach’s collection of keyboard pieces, The Well-Tempered Clavier. Mozart […]
You're invited to the opening reception of the art exhibition, Kristina King: Atmospheric Works, in Via Umbria's second floor art gallery in Georgetown. Venue: Via Umbria Galleria 1525 Wisconsin Avenue, […]
Celebrate the holiday season at Glen Echo Park’s annual Winter’s Eve event. FREE activities including holiday crafts, sing-alongs, story-telling, holiday portrait sessions, open studios, and a hot chocolate bar. Browse […]
Experience the soulful sounds of yesteryear as LADIES IN THE DAY light up District Wharf this holiday season with a mix of classy, sassy renditions of jazz and blues classics […]
Bring your friends for this special night of fun shopping, nibbles and cash bar at the Smithsonian Craft Show. Extended shopping hours for Thursday night patrons at the general admission price! Advance Online Tickets - $17, Door Price - $20.
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and getting messy! Each week will feature a different activity inspired by the artwork and books in NSLM’s collections. Summer Art Workshops are every Friday in […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and getting messy! Each week will feature a different activity inspired by the artwork and books in NSLM’s collections. Summer Art Workshops are every Friday in […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and getting messy! Each week will feature a different activity inspired by the artwork and books in NSLM’s collections. Summer Art Workshops are every Friday in […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and […]
Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Guillermo Bert was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1959. His bi-cultural experience provides him with a lived perspective from which his artistic expression is cultivated. Bert combines his decades-long practice of working with cultural symbols of urbanism, consumerism and displacement. In this talk, Bert will focus on recent artistic projects, including […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a virtual film screening featuring the work of artistic duo Girl. Made up of the Brooklyn-based artists Chitra Ganesh and Simone Leigh, Girl […]
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a virtual conversation featuring author and art historian Mary Anne Goley. Learn more about Goley’s most recent publication Democracy’s Medici: The Federal Reserve […]
Alexandria, VA - Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery announces the opening of its juried show "Everything Old is New Again," showcasing creative recycling by our artists. The show opens on June […]
SAAM Arcade is back and online this year! Join us for a day of virtual play and be the first to discover the latest independent games created during SAAM’s inaugural game jam. Test out brand new video and tabletop games created by the talented developers, artists, and creators that make up our SAAM Arcade community. This […]
The 50th Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park will be held in the historic Spanish Ballroom. The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists from the mid-Atlantic region. The show includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including sculpture, painting and drawing, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber arts, photography, […]
Tony Award Nominated for Best Play. With wry humour and astonishing realism, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire creates both a loving portrait of his hometown and a widely relatable tale of socio-economic struggle. In the world of Good People, we see that very few can afford to be as good as they think they are, […]
Take a journey lead by the creative powerhouse, Fred Wilson, during this captivating virtual lecture. Listen as he traces his artistic career and process through many decades, mediums, and techniques. Wilson is known for challenging assumptions of history, culture, race, and conventions of display by reframing objects and cultural symbols, altering traditional interpretations, and encouraging […]
Join us as we close out the carousel's 100th anniversary season with a special celebration, including performances, family crafts, carousel rides, and more. The event will also include a Sponsor Hospitality Tent for Carousel 100th Anniversary sponsors. Event activities run through 4pm, but the carousel remains open until 6pm for the final day of the […]
Premiere of Mother Goose runs March 11 - April 10, 2022 BETHESDA, MD (February 15, 2022) Imagination Stage continues its 2021-2022 season with the World Premiere production of Mother […]
Jenny Pfanenstiel, Master Milliner and owner of Forme Millinery, instructs participants on how to manipulate feathers, horsehair, flowers, and ribbon to create your own fascinator. Each participant receives a fascinator […]
Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Performs “Signature Sessions” at Kennedy Center 5/12 “They own their own music, and when they want it to roar, they roar.” – Los Angeles Times “ETHEL’s distinction […]
HUMANKIND Friday, May 20, 202212:00 PM Sunday, July 10, 20226:00 PM Amy Kaslow Gallery4300 Fordham Road NorthwestWashington, DC, 20016United States (map) HumanKind opens May 20th, an installation of painted, sculpted and […]
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 […]
Glenstone Museum’s Fall 2022 Exhibitions to Include Presentations by R.H. Quaytman and Wade Guyton Glenstone Museum’s Fall 2022 Exhibitions to Include Presentations by R.H. Quaytman and Wade Guyton POTOMAC, MD, July […]
Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Portrait of Picasso,” a look at the art and life of one of the twentieth century’s most important and prolific artists, with Lisa Lipinski, […]
American University's Studio Art MFA program presents visiting artist Erika Ranee. Ranee has exhibited her multilayered abstract paintings nationally and internationally. She says, "Like pages from a journal, each artwork […]
“The human condition can be defined as the characteristics and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, morality, conflict, and death.” Wax & Wane explores the human […]
Saturday and Sunday, February 17–18, 10:30 AM–5 PM National Mall The story of chocolate begins with a small cacao tree rooted deep in the history of Mesoamerican culture. Learn the […]
Sitar Arts Center's Artists at Work Speakers Series gives you behind-the-scenes access to DC's most exciting arts venues through the personal stories of the professionals who make the magic happen. […]
von ammon co is pleased to announce the opening of MIASMA, a solo exhibition by American artist Chino Amobi. This is Amobi’s first solo show with von ammon co and the gallery’s thirtieth project in its current location. Installed in a gallery whose floors are blanketed with low-lying fog are four large scale oil paintings […]
