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Premiere Showing of Lorton Prison Stories Photo Project, Tomorrow, Saturday...
Ward 1 freelance photographer Nancy Shia alerted me to an exhibition of prison photographs that will be held at All Souls Church Unitarian at 1500 Harvard Street NW on December 14th (tomorrow), from...
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Sixteenth Street Bridge Decorated for the Season
Over the weekend I noticed that the Sixteenth Street Bridge — located just south of Arkansas Avenue on the Ward 1/4 border — was decorated for the season. I suspect that this is a tradition, but don’t...
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New Mural Proposed for Mothership
The south wall of Mothership, a blank canvas for a future mural? At Wednesday’s ANC 1A meeting, the Commission voted in favor of providing a letter of support to local artist Nekisha Durrett for a...
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1927 Watercolor of Sheridan Circle
Several months ago I found this nice little watercolor painted in 1927 by Joseph Whitla Stinson. In the lower right corner its titled Sheridan Circle Wash. D.C. Stinson appears to have been a very...
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New Mural Coming to Park View
Last Friday, I noticed that a new mural is now in progress on the Warder Street side of the Rock Creek Market (corner of Warder and Rock Creek Church Road). The mural is the work of Juan Pineda...
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Park View’s New Mural, “The Doors of Perception”, Completed
The mural at the Rock Creek Market appears to be finished. I first reported about the mural on September 2nd, and you can see what it looked like then here. The mural is part of the MuralsDC program...
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Checking out the Golden Triangle’s Haiku Project
If you happen to find yourself in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, you’ll probably have seen their Golden Haiku project in many of the tree boxes. I’ve long been interested in how...
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Artist Nekisha Durrett Screens Documentary of Her Mural, “The Wait”, at...
Artist Nekisha Durrett will be screening a short documentary film exploring her mural (“The Wait“), her creative process, and the ever changing Park View community this Thursday, February 19th, at...
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Pepco’s Beautiful Depression Era Frescoes
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit Pepco’s Headquarters at Edison Place (701 Ninth Street, NW), you’ll have noticed two large artworks that appear to be paintings. These are actually frescoes...
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For the Record: Artfully Historic D.C. Exhibition Opens Wednesday, April 22nd
AFRH Gargoyle by Ann Elkington, one of the top five winning entries in the exhibition. Tomorrow, April 22nd, the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. will celebrate the opening of For the Record:...
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Painter Elaine S. Wilson’s McMillan Landscapes
During the Historical Society of Washington D.C.’s For the Record exhibition, I became acquainted with work of painter Elaine S. Wilson. I was particularly drawn to her paintings of the McMillan Sand...
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Admiring Painting of Brookland’s Trinity Washington University
Lately I’ve been trying to get more familiar with Washington art and artists. I came upon the image below that should be familiar to many in the neighborhood as it is of Trinity Washington University...
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1909 Mural in Anderson House Shows Automobile Driving Through Park View
Here’s a connection to the neighborhood that I wasn’t aware of (though I’m sure many already do). In reading up on the history of the Anderson House — located at 2118 Massachusetts Avenue in the Dupont...
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1921 Painting with Local Connection
A while ago I found a painting of the cherry trees at the tidal basin which caught my eye. It isn’t much, and originally I thought it was a colored photograph, but upon closer examination I realized...
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Interesting New Video Art From K Street
This week I noticed some interesting new video art/displays on the redevelopment of 1800 K Street, NW. The screens wrap around the exterior of the building between the first and second floor, and are...
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Local Artists Shown at Bloombars
I know we have a lot of art lovers in the community, so I wanted to make sure people now about a show opening at Bloombars on Saturday, Nov. 5th. The flyer is below, and several of the artists are...
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New Temporary Video Art Now on Georgia Avenue
Saturday kicked off a week-long video installation on Georgia Avenue by local artist Philippa Hughes. The project is called SEE/CHANGE which is composed of video portraits of residents and business...
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See/Change Video Installation Closes
The See/Change video installation along Georgia Avenue came to a close along with the end of FotoWeekDC. Yet, in the week residents and visitors of Georgia Avenue were able to enjoy it, it brightened...
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Call For Artists to Participate in Historical Society of Washington’s 2017...
For all the artists in our community, here is an opportunity to showcase your work and our greater community! FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE: EXTENDED ***May 15, 2017*** The Historical Society of Washington,...
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Interactive Art Installation Explores Human Behavior on City Streets
(The Walkway, and interactive art installation at the Reeves Center) There is currently a public art exhibit on the corner of 14th and U streets in front of the Reeves Center. It is titled The Walkway...
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