ArtsWatch: Architect Selected for Bezos Learning Center; Phillips Collection Acquisitions

August 17, 2023

This month’s ArtsWatch includes a generous donation to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an architect selected for the new Bezos Learning Center on the National Mall and an official reopening […]

Museum Picks: RBG, ‘Red,’ ‘Look Here,’ Frank Stewart 

July 27, 2023

‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” — at the Capital Jewish Museum — is both a […]

Georgetown Shop Photo Takes Top Prize at ‘Paris on the Potomac’

July 13, 2023

Alliance Francaise of Washington D.C. held its second annual “Paris on the Potomac Photo Contest and Exhibit” opening reception at the Ven at Embassy Row Hotel on July 7. Three […]

‘The Liberty of Color,’ Vibrant Display for Inclusivity, Diversity at Bourbon Steak

June 29, 2023

The Four Seasons Hotel’s Bourbon Steak partnered with local artist, Maggie O’Neill, launching a vibrant installation, “The Liberty of Color,” on the restaurant’s outdoor patio and a collection of her […]

New Phillips Director Inspired by Duncan 

June 26, 2023

A guiding principle of art critic Duncan Phillips, founder of the Phillips Collection, was to acquire a “unit” of work by important late 19th– and 20th-century painters, notably Paul Cézanne, […]

‘Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey’ at the Phillips

June 22, 2023

“Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present” (through Sept. 3 at the Phillips Collection) is an energetic exciting experience, one that’s most enjoyable in its exploration […]

New Phillips Collection Head Is June 22 Breakfast Speaker 

May 30, 2023

Dr. Jonathan P. Binstock, who became Vradenburg Director and CEO of the Phillips Collection on March 1, succeeding Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, will be the next speaker in The Georgetowner’s monthly […]

DTR Modern: Georgetown Gallery at Forefront of Modern Art Market  

April 12, 2023

“It’s so fulfilling to see the joy a piece of artwork can spark,” explains Jennie Buehler, director of the Georgetown branch of the East Coast’s leading commercial art gallery, DTR […]

American Art in Philadelphia, at PAFA 

March 16, 2023

Far older than either the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1876) or the Barnes Foundation (1922), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the nation’s longest-running art museum and art […]

Mapping Georgetown: Getting to Know Our Neighbors on This Year’s House Tour

March 13, 2023

As you wander through Georgetown, have you ever wondered who are all these beautiful, vibrant, interesting people who live here? Today we meet a couple — one’s an artist and […]