Women Leaders: Rhea Combs, Curatorial Affairs Director, Nat’l Portrait Gallery
• May 12, 2022

Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, spotlighting each of them individually. Our Thursday May […]

Women Leaders: Melissa Chiu, Director, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
• May 5, 2022

MELISSA CHIU, DIRECTOR, HIRSHHORN MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, […]

Weekend Round Up, April 21 – 24
• April 21, 2022

This weekend is full of lots of things to do, including Saturday’s Georgetown House Tour, FilmFestDC and a celebration of Atlas Performing Arts Center’s anniversary. We also have a special […]

With the Rise of NFTs, How Is the Art World Changing?
• April 15, 2022

While the modern art world is naturally one of upheaval, the meteoric rise of Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs in the past pandemic year has left many wondering how new digital […]

At the Hirshhorn: Kusama’s ‘One With Eternity’
• April 13, 2022

By this point, I’m assuming you know Yayoi Kusama. She’s a global phenomenon, one of the most celebrated artists alive, and an unlikely fashion icon. Her immersive Infinity Rooms are […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival Returns ‘Live’ with Grand Opening Ceremony (photos)
• March 21, 2022

The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in splendid fashion with its traditional opening ceremony before a full house at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Sunday, March […]

Smithsonian Honors Female Scientists With 120 Statues on National Mall
• March 10, 2022

Outdoor sculptural installations are often visually arresting, thought provoking, yet ambiguous in meaning. Not so, the “#IfThenSheCan” exhibit – the largest collection of life-sized 3-D printed statues of real women […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 24 -27
• February 24, 2022

This weekend, Saturday is the day to get out and about. If you want to stay local, a new art studio will be opening Saturday morning in Georgetown. There will […]

Sargent, Whistler & Venetian Glass at SAAM  
• February 9, 2022

 John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler, two fiercely independent late 19th-century American expatriate painters who spent most of their lives in Europe and dabbled in Impressionism without ever capitulating […]

Carlotta Hester’s “Rapture” Canvases Evoke Jazz Improv 
• January 12, 2022

Walking past Addison/Ripley Fine Art at 1670 Wisconsin Avenue, bright splashes of watercolor on canvas might catch your eye. In her latest show “Rapture,” painter Carlotta Hester’s expressionist evocations of improvisational freedom light up the gallery.  “Rapture – that is what I felt when I […]