In Baltimore: Latin American Art at the Walters
• September 4, 2025

Beginning in his teens, Henry Walters, born in 1848 in Baltimore, spent his life elsewhere: in Paris during the Civil War; at Georgetown College, then Harvard; in Wilmington, North Carolina, […]

Public Art Talk at the Phillips, Aug. 22
• August 21, 2025

Public art is rarely problem-free. Consider the following three works, here in the nation’s capital. On June 19, 2020, Gaetano Trentanove’s bronze depiction of hirsute frontiersman and lawyer Albert Pike, […]

Hold the Light: Shining in Honor of Ukrainian Independence Day
• August 14, 2025

Beginning August 21, “Hold the Light,” a Light Remedies photo art exhibit to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day, will be on view at Gallery 16TEN in Georgetown. “Hold the Light is […]

September Events, November Exhibition at Woodrow Wilson House
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A half-dozen miles apart in distance — but worlds apart in other ways — the Washington, D.C., neighborhoods of Kalorama and Deanwood have a presidential connection. When, in March of […]

Weekend Roundup: An Afternoon of Jazz at The Kreeger
• August 13, 2025

The lazy days of August continue with a fun weekend ahead. The Nationals are hosting both Grammy nominated artist Sam Hunt and cat fans, the Kreeger Museum is putting on […]

Last Chance: Osgemeos at the Hirshhorn
• July 31, 2025

Though South Jamaica, Queens, has a rival claim, the majority opinion holds that hip hop began in the Bronx. Its birthplace has even been pinpointed: the community room of an […]

Weekend Roundup: A Golden Prelude to Summer’s End
• July 30, 2025

Welcome to August! Enjoy Shark Week at The Wharf, a free community day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, pup night at The Stacks and more. Happy […]

Jewish Museum Puts the J in LGBTQ
• June 18, 2025

Pride Month Pop Quiz: Name three LGBTQ historical figures (a) with a connection to Washington, D.C., and (b) who were or are Jewish. Larry Kramer, Wilson High ’53 — author […]

‘Delighting Krishna’ at the National Museum of Asian Art
• June 12, 2025

In 2011, I happened upon a Brooklyn Museum exhibition called “Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior.” One of the showstoppers: a large painted textile of eight milkmaids in a line — four […]

A Confluence of Art and Dance in Kalorama 
• June 5, 2025

An Art Salon at the Home of Artist Kelly Dinglasan Minton  A star-studded art salon was hosted on May 29 by visual artist Kelly Dinglasan Minton and her husband Joel […]