DC Artswatch: Anniversaries, NSO Season, Other News
• August 20, 2026

NMAAHC Marks 1st Decade With ‘The Reunion’ From Sept. 24 to Sept. 27, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture — which opened on Sept. 24, 2016 […]

Final Weekend of District Fringe in Van Ness
• July 23, 2026

“Uninhibited,” “Unafraid” and “Unstoppable” are the bywords of District Fringe, the scrappy theater festival wrapping up on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia, adjacent to the […]

DC Artswatch: Fringe, Arena, Ken Cen, Museums, TWB
• July 16, 2026

District Fringe Underway, Capital Fringe Awards Grants The second annual District Fringe festival began on July 10 and runs through July 26. Most performances take place at Phoenix Mainstage in […]

‘Differing Visions’ at Arena Stage: Sharif Resigns
• June 29, 2026

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif resigned on June 26, opening night of the theater’s world-premiere production of “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical.” Effective tomorrow, June 30, Sharif’s decision was […]

Trump’s Name Off Ken Cen; Opera Sues
• June 15, 2026

In the wee hours of Saturday, June 13, following an extension of the midnight deadline due to thunderstorms, workers removed what many consider the most objectionable plastering of the current […]

Artswatch: KenCen Upheaval, Air & Space Museum Marks 50 Years
• February 25, 2026

 Kennedy Center to Close for 2-Year Overhaul  In the wake of a subscriber, donor and artist boycott, President Donald Trump — who reconstituted the Kennedy Center board, which named him chairman and voted to insert his name (in defiance […]

DC Artswatch
• November 10, 2025

    Studio Theatre’s Muse to Step Down After nearly 20 years in the role, Studio Theatre Artistic Director David Muse will leave the position in late 2027. The search for […]

DC Artswatch
• September 9, 2025

 Leaving Town: NPG Director, Sherald Show   National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet, who resigned two weeks after being “fired” by President Trump in a May 30 Truth Social post, will […]

D.C. ArtsWatch
• June 10, 2025

Georgetown’s Tudor Place Gets Public History Award  Tudor Place Historic House & Garden received the National Council on Public History’s Outstanding Public History Project Award for the Georgetown historic site’s […]

D.C. Artswatch
• February 12, 2025

Trump Orders Impact National Arts Organizations  As directed by President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order requiring federal units to terminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs within 60 days, the […]