Arts
Filmmaker Gets Foot in the Door With ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
•Art is on view and on sale at Washington Printmakers Gallery and Glen Echo Park. Streaming this weekend: virtual Christmas concerts.
Coming in 2021: Works by Women Photographers
December 11, 2020
•“Mary Ellen Mark: Girlhood” is due to open at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in January, and “The New Woman Behind the Camera” at the National Gallery of Art in February.
DC Artswatch: NBM, Mosaic, Ken Cen, Studio Conservatory, Hirshhorn
December 10, 2020
•The National Building Museum, housed in the mammoth 1887 Pension Building at 401 F St. NW, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week with a number of free online programs.
Weekend Arts Round Up, December 10, 2020
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Politics and Prose will host an online talk about the late, legendary Hoyas coach John Thompson’s new autobiography. Also book-related: Planet Word is calling all crossword lovers!
Holiday Happenings Around Town
December 3, 2020
•Neighborhoods had to get a bit more creative this year due to the pandemic. Here are some festive options at the Wharf and the Yards, along with a virtual “Celtic Christmas.”
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 3, 2020
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The Washington Ballet will present a virtual Nutcracker Tea Party on Sunday. On Tuesday, a Phillips Collection curator will chat with activist projectionist Robin Bell.
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
•Holiday programs are soon to begin at Tudor Place and Dumbarton House. In the meantime, there is streaming aplenty — including a pressed-plant demo.
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
•Among the art exhibitions open for in-person visits is the first display of works by British artist Tacita Dean at Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland.
Beautiful Things at the Phillips Collection
November 12, 2020
•There is only so much you can see through a screen. Going to a museum right now and engaging with the depth and dimensionality of real-life art is a vital escape into beauty.
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 12, 2020
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On Friday and Saturday, the Udvar-Hazy Center will celebrate the International Space Station. Also, galleries are about to close and reopen in the National Gallery’s West Building.