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EAST C I T Y A RT

GUIDE TO THE VISUAL ARTS | Apri l–May 2015

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Cover image: Past Midnight (detail), black stoneware, 2013. image courtesy Laurel Lukaszewski.

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throughapr.25Eternal Spring byMatthollisE HONfLEUR GALLERY

1241Goodhoperd.seWashington,Dc20020202.365.8392www.honfleurgallery.com

throughMay1User Error by Larry Lairson•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,Mar.20|6–8pm

May8-June26 New paintings by Rush Baker•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,May8|6-8pmE SMITHSONIAN ANCOSTIA

COMMUNITY MUSEUM1907fortplaceseWashington,Dc20020202.633.4820anacostia.si.edu

throughOctober18,2015How the Civil War Changed WashingtonthisexhibitionexaminesthechangingphysicallayoutandthedynamicpopulationgrowthinwartimeDc

throughperiodengravings,photographyandmaps.E VIVID SOLUTIONS GALLERY

1231Goodhoperd.seWashington,Dc20020202.365.8392www.vividsolutionsgallery.com

throughMay1Confluence: Considering the Anacostia River co-curatedbybruceMcneil

May8-June26 Millimeters by Greg Kahn•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,May8|6-8pm

BrooklAndE ART ENAbLES

2204rhodeislandave.neWashington,Dc20018202.554.9455www.art-enables.org

apr.11-May1Lost & Found at Off Rhode Gallery

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,apr.11|1-4pm

May9-June6artenablesspringshow

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,May9|1-4pm

E RECREATIVE SpACES 1613rhodeislandave.neWashington,Dc20018www.recreativespaces.org

april3-30blacklife/Whitelight—White artists respond to #BlackLivesMatter MovementCurated by Sheldon Scott & Deirdre Darden

•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,apr.3|7pm-12am

May1-31The Making of a Revolution

•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,May1|7-11pm

cApitol HillE 200 EYE STREET GALLERY

Dccommissionontheartsandhumanities200eyestreetseWashington,Dc20003202.724.5613dcarts.dc.gov

the200eyestreetGalleryisoperatedbytheDccommissionontheartsandhumanities. E CApITOL HILL ARTS wORkSHOp

5457thst.seWashington,Dc20003202.547.6839www.chaw.org

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throughapr.11Food for Thought—capitolhillartleagueGroupexhibition

apr.18-May30What’s Poppin’?—capitolhillartleagueGroupexhibition

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,apr18|5-7pm

Art & Innovation DayspresentedbychaW&Dcpubliclibrariesapril4&May2|1:30-3pmnotelocation:Dcpubliclibrary–sebranch,4037thst.seE THE fRIDGE

516 8thst.se(rear)Washington,Dc20003202.550.2208www.thefridgedc.com

thefridgespecializesincuttingedgecontemporaryartwithapenchantforstreetartandsociallychargedthemesE HILL CENTER GALLERIES

921pennsylvaniaavenueseWashington,Dc20003202.549.4172hillcenterdc.org

throughMay3Multi-artistexhibition

E wASHINGTON pROjECT fOR THE ARTS

10eyestreetsWWashington,Dc20024www.wpadc.org

throughMay3Hothouse Video: DonnaconlonandJonathanharker

throughapr.24lobbyproject:erincurtislocation:12001ststreetne(noMa)

throughapr.30southcapitolskyscape:aviGupta

May7–June21Hothouse Video: amyfinklestein

H street neE GALLERY Nk

321kstreetne(alley)Washington,Dc20002202.608.1389www.galleryonk.com

throughapril17Window to Burundi Photographs by Chad Bartlett•clOsinGreceptiOn,artisttalk&burunDiancOffeefri.,apr.17|4-8pm

E GALLERY O ON H1354hstreetneWashington,Dc20002202.213.2465www.galleryoonh.com

april11|timestbDPINK UP—multimediaarteventandfundraiser

apr.18-25World’slargestcollectionofOriginalharmonicacases/boxes”—curatedbyhofftheharmonicacaseMan

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,Mar.18|7:30pm

GAtewAy Arts districtE 39TH STREET GALLERY

Gatewayartscenter,2ndfloor3901rhodeislandavenuebrentwoodMD20722www.39thstreetgallery.org

the39thstreetGalleryisdedicatedtofosteringfresh,creativeexhibitionsandprojects.

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3901rhodeislandavenuebrentwood,MD20722301.277.2863arts.pgparks.com

throughMay9Brentwood Arts Exchange 5th Anniversary Exhibition

May25–Jul.18At War With Ourselves – A Visual Art Response

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,May30|5-8pm

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E HAMILTONIAN GALLERY 1353ustreetnWWashington,Dc20009202.332.1116www.hamiltoniangallery.com

May16-June20Larry Cook Stockholm Syndrome

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,May23|6-8pm

•artisttalktue.,June9|7pm

E HEMpHILL fINE ARTS

151514thstreetnWWashington,Dc20005202.234.5601www.hemphillfinearts.com

exhibitionsofcontemporaryartfromemergingtoestablishedartistsE LONG VIEw GALLERY

1234ninthstreetnWWashington,Dc20001202.232.4788www.longviewgallerydc.com

apr.2-May3Networksbysondran.arkin&evestockton

•OpeninGreceptiOnthu.,apr.2|6:30-8pm

May8-June7versusbyJasonWright

•OpeninGreceptiOnfri.,May8|6:30-8pmE pLEASANT pLAINS wORkSHOp

Galleryandshop2608GeorgiaavenuenWWashington,Dc20001www.pleasantplainsworkshop.com

throughapr.26lowerMoments

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,Mar.22|6-8pm

May2-24solophotographyexhibitionbyppW’sann-MarievantassellfromherNASCAR series

•OpeninGreceptiOnsat.,May2|6-8pmE TOUCHSTONE

901newyorkavenWWashingtonDc20001202.347.2787www.touchstonegallery.com

apr.1-26touchstoneGalleryMembershow

CONNECT/DISCONNECTnewpaintingsbyMarciacoppel

Slow Walking in NY photographsbyMichaellang

•OpeninGreceptiOnsfri.,apr.10|6-8:30pm

May1-31Chiaroscuro: Out of the Shadows touchstonememberartistsshow

In Pursuit of Happinessbyaleksandrakatargina(touchstonefoundationfellow)

I Belong Herejuriedshowofstudentworkfromtouchstone@artspaceproject

•OpeninGreceptiOnsfri.,May1|6–8:30pmE TRANSfORMER

1404pstreetnWWashington,Dc20005202.483.1102www.transformerdc.org

transformerisaDc-basedartist-centerednonprofitgallery

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prince GeorGe’s E HARMONY HALL

10701livingstonroadfortWashington,MD20744301.203.6070arts.pgparks.com

throughMay15Street Musicians: Faceless MelodiesbyacquaettaWilliamsE MONTpELIER ARTS CENTER

9652Muirkirkroadlaurel,MD20708301.377.7800arts.pgparks.com

MainGalleryapr.4-May31ellynWeiss

•OpeninGreceptiOnsun.,apr.12|2-4pm

libraryGalleryapr.4-May31visages/vignettesbyWaysonr.Jones

•OpeninGreceptiOnsun.,apr.12|2-4pm

resiDentartistGalleryapr.4-26patrickcromwell

•OpeninGreceptiOnsun.,april12|2-4pm

May1-31patriciaphillipsbowden

•OpeninGreceptiOn

sun.,May3|2-4pmFestival of Herbs, Tea & the Artssat.,apr.25|10-4pm

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spring festivaLs

Visitors at the 2014 Gateway Open Studio Tours.

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E ANACOSTIA RIVER fESTIVAL sun.,april12|12–4pm

throughouthistoricanacostia&parkbridgepark.org/events/calendar

theanacostiariverfestivalcelebratesthenaturallandscapesandecologyoftheanacostiariverandtherichhistoryofthecommunitiesalongitsriverbanks.visitgalleriesandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththenaturepathsalongtheundevelopedbanksofDc’seasternriver.

E TAkOMA ART HOpsat.&sun.,april25–26|allDay

alongcarrollavenueinDc&Marylandwww.arthoptakoma.com

arthopartsfesttransformstakoma’smainstreetintoaneighborhoodartsdistrict.theworkofover70artistsisinstalledintheshops,restaurants,galleriesandonthestreetsoftakoma–fromtakomapark,MDtotakoma,Dc.

E GATEwAY ARTS DISTRICT 2015 OpEN STUDIO TOUR

sat.,May9|11am–5pm

throughouttheGatewayartsDistrict(route1corridorfromMountrainiertohyattsville,MD)www.gatewayopenstudios.org

17venues|70studios|100+artists!celebrateoneoftheregion’smostdynamicartsdistricts.Over100artistswillshowworkintheirstudiosandatthelocalgalleriesthatlinetheroute1corridorfromeasternavenuetoeast-Westhighway.

Celebrate the Anacostia River—its history, ecology and the communities that live and work alongside it.

Join us at Anacostia Park, a national park in the heart of Washington, D.C.

FREE, family fun for all ages! For more information, visit bridgepark.org/ARF.

The Anacostia River Festival is presented by the National Park Service and the 11th Street Bridge Park in partnership with the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Funds for the Anacostia River Festival are provided in part by .

The 11th Street Bridge Park is a project of Building Bridges Across the River at THEARC.

ANACOSTIA RIVER— F E S T I V A L —

Sunday, April 1212 – 4 pm

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Whilemanyofusspentthelastdregsofwintercurleduponthecouchwithnetflix,areaartistshavebeenworkingdiligentlyintheirstudiosforupcomingspringexhibitions.theannualGatewayOpenstudiotouronMay9thgivesareavisitorsandresidentsauniqueopportunitytostepinsideartists’“offices”andexperiencecontemporaryartinacasualyetengagingenvironment.newtotheOpenstudiotourthisyearwillbeWhitepointstudioinMountrainier,MD.foundedin2014,Whitepointstudioisundertheleadershipofsculptorlaurellukaszewski,andirecentlysatdownwithhertolearnaboutherapproachtosculptingandhowthestudio’satmosphereisevolving.

lukaszewski’s(pronouncedluka-chev-ski)studiospaceisastudyincontrasts.finishedworksinthestudioseemtohaveaZen-like,almostminimalistqualityaboutthem.formedininky,charcoalblacksandcoolpearlescentwhites,theworksrestserenelyonplinthsorhangmajesticallyfromthewallsorceiling.Ontheotherhand,areasofherstudiodevotedtocreatingnewpiecesarepiledhighwithindividualcoils,blocksandothershapesinwhatseemstobeapuzzle-master’splayground.itoffersafascinatingperspectiveintohowsheapproachesthedesignofeachwork.

thatZen-likequalityisratherapt,assheviewsthecreationofherworkthroughadistinctive,easternlens.Whileamultitudeofclassroomcoursesandartist-in-residence

experiencesprovidethebasisforherartisticknowledge,herformaleducationincludesatwoyearstintlivinginJapanandaMaster’sdegreeinasianstudies.listeningtoherdescribeherexperimentally-based,artmakingprocess,ican’thelpbutnoticehowtheseeducationaltracksworkintandemtocreatepiecesthatvacillatebetweenexuberanceandserenity.

takeforinstanceaworksuchasPast Midnight(2013).seenonthisedition’scover,theworkfeaturesblackstonewarecoilsthatundulateinafrenzyacrossthewall.Whatatfirstglanceappearsatightly-formedmassisinrealityalooseconstructionofindividualunitsheldtogetherbyfrictionandgravity.lukaszewskiseesthesealmostasthree-dimensionaldoodles,orperhapstheinkedscriptofalong-lostlanguage.thatimpressionisontarget,asshenotestheparticularshade—jetblackwithanash-likequality—bringstomindsumiink,amediumindeliblylinkedtoherstudiesofJapaneseartandculture.thisreferencetosumiinkisakeyreasonthatmanyofherworksremainunglazed.

creatingtheselargerworksisequalpartsmathematicsandserendipity.lukaszewskiusesanextruder-typedevicetocreatesinglecoiledpiecesofuniformwidth.theseindividualpiecesarethenfiredinthekiln,transformingthemintotheirhardenedform.thenshejuststartsplayingandseeinghowtheseindividualcoilsgotogether.“it’salmostlikehavingapileofbricksandthendecidingwhattobuild,”shetellsme,notingthat,“icanbuildashack

oracathedral.”thescaleofthefinishedworkcanbemonumentalordiminutive,andreallydependsonhowshereactstothespaceinwhichthepieceisplaced.

Whileherlargerworkscertainlycatchtheeye,smallerpieces—particularlythosecomposedofwhiteporcelain—equallyplumbourperceptionofdepthandspatialawareness.Whereblackstonewarefocusestheeyesonshapeandline,worksinwhitebringawarenesstothelightingandshadowsthatmoveacrossthework.Whitecurrents(2013),asmaller,tabletoppieceperfectlyhighlightsthisinterplay.likePast Midnight,itfeaturesindividualformsthatwhenmassedcreatecohesiveunits(inthiscasehowevertheunitsarefiredtogetherandthusattached).butwherepiecescastinblackmaterialdrawoureyetosingularlineswithinalargerform,theseworksinwhitedrawoureyetothespacearoundtheformasgradationsofshadowfallacrossthelargerpiece.Giventhatherpiecesinhabitspacewithouttraditional,framedboundaries,lightingandshadowcreateavisualcontextthatgroundstheworkwithinthespacearoundit,andshenotes,“balanceoutthechaosthattheformscouldtake.”

thisconceptofbalance—ofcalmexistingamidstpotentialchaos—isanideawerevisitseveraltimesduringourconversation.lukaszewskiencapsulatesthisideawithinaphenomenonthatsoundsquintessentiallyJapanese:theteaceremony.thestructureoftheteaceremonyconformstothenotionofichi-goichi-ewhichlukaszewski

Laurel Lukaszewski’s White Point Studio

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describesas,“theideaofcreatinganenvironmentthatismemorableandperfectbecauseitcanneverhappenagain.”itoccurstomethatinthismodern,digitalagethattheurgetodocumentlife’smomentsoftensupersedesthesimplejoyofexperiencingthemoment.herworkintuitivelyslowsusdown,almostmesmerizingthevieweraswefocusontheflowofthelinesorpatternsoflightanddark.shedescribesitasacalltocarpediembutmixedinwiththateuropeannotionofgraspingthemomentistheequallyimportantanddistinctlybuddhistnotionofcontemplatingtheexperienceinfrontofyou.lukaszewski’sdeftcombinationofWesternartandeasternthoughtiscertainlyuniquewithintheDcregion;herartisallthemoreengagingforit.

Withallthatcontemplationgoingon,you’dthinkperhapstheshetoilsawayinaquiet,solitarystudioyettheoppositeistrue.lukaszewskiisjustoneoffiveartistsallworking

togetheratWhitepointstudioinMountrainier.repeatvisitorstotheareamightrecognizethebuildingbyitsformernameoffluxstudios.thefutureofthespacewasuncertainin2014whennovitrump,thefounderoffluxstudiosmovedwest.lukaszewskihasbeenbasedinMountrainersince2003andknewshewantedtostayinthecommunity,“wherei’vegrownintoaprofessionalartist,”shenotes.thusabolddecisionwasmadetorunthegroupstudioherself,christeningthespacewithanewname.

lukaszewskinotesthatenthusiasmforthe2015Openstudiotourissteadilybuilding.Whitepointstudiosdoesnothaveregularvisitinghours,sothisisoneofthefewoccasionsthatshehasthechancetotalkwithvisitorsandfellowartistsaboutherwork.theshearvarietyofmediaisalsoadraw;visitorsmaycometoseeoneparticularartistorgroupstudioandbefurtherexposedtonewideastheyweren’texpecting.lukaszewskiisalsoexcitedaboutgettingfeedbackfromviewers.forexample,she’srecentlyaddedaccentsofcolortoherworkandwillbeinterestedinhowviewersreacttothissubtleshiftinheraesthetic.

Whitepointstudiosislocatedat3708Wellsavenue,Mt.rainier,MD.MeetlaurellukaszewskiduringtheGatewayOpenstudiotoursaturday,May9fromnoonto5pm

Eric Hope is a curator and writer based in Brookland.

gatewayopenstudios.orgSponsored by the GATEWAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

17 venues • 70 studios • 100+ artists

Saturday May 9, 2015

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Drawing Portfoliosaturdaysinapril|10am-noonages13-18|free

Family Workshopssat.,apr.4|timetbD

BrooklAnd-ivy cityE ART ENAbLES

2204rhodeislandave.neWashington,Dc20018202.554.9455www.art-enables.org

Make your own art with found itemssat.apr.11|1-4pm|free

Arts workshop tbdsat.May.9|1-4pm|free

E OpEN STUDIO DC 1135OkiestreetneWashingtonDc20002202.271.7620www.openstudiodc.com

introductiontoscreenprintingsat.Mar.1|11am-2pm

introductiontoscreenprintingt-shirtssat.,Mar.21|11am-2pmsat.,apr.12|11am-2pm

thesecondclass(screenprintingbeyondintroductoryclasses)sat.,apr.25|11am-2pm

E SCRAp DC 310112thstreetneWashington,Dc20017202.827.4547www.scrapdc.org

scrapDcOffersamultitudeofchildrenandadultartclasses.

E wASHINGTON DRAwING CENTER

716Monroestreetne,studio7MonroestreetMarketartsWalkWashington,Dc20017202-841-0864www.washingtondrawingcenter.com

lifefigureDrawingWed.|6:30–930pmsat.|10am–1pmexceptholidays

cApitol HillE CApITOL HILL ARTS wORkSHOp

5457thst.seWashington,Dc20003202.547.6839www.chaw.org

Workingfromthefigurefridays,apr3&17;May1&15|6:30-9:30pmsaturdays,apr4&18;May2&16|noon-3pm

paint&sipfri.,apr.10&May8|6:30-8:30pm

paintingclayandsippingcabernetfri.,apr.17,May15|6:30-8:30pm

E HILL CENTER921pennsylvaniaave.seWashington,Dc20003202.549.4172www.hillcenterdc.org

beginnerscontemporaryWatercolorssat.,apr.25|12:30-3pm

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GAtewAy Arts districtE ART wORkS NOw

STUDIO SCHOOL3711rhodeislandave.Mountrainier,MD20712301.454.0808www.artworksnow.org

kidscreatewithclayMondays|4:30–5:30pm

springbreakcamp:lookingatartiststhreesessions:apr.6-apr.10&apr.13-apr.17|9am-3pmsingleDaysavailable

E bRENTwOOD ARTS ExCHANGEGatewayartscenter3901rhodeislandavenuebrentwood,MD20722301.277.2863smartlink.pgparks.com/smartlink

adobephotoshopthroughapr.14|6:30-8:30pm

Digitalphotographylevel1thu.,Mar.5-apr.23|6:30-8:30pm

MetalJewelryMakingWed.,apr.22-May20|6:30-8:30pm

DrawingthroughMay.4|6:30-8:30pm

aGes6-12springbreakcampapr.6-10|9am–4:30pmaMandpMextendedcareareavailable

E DC GLASSwORkS AND SCULpTURE STUDIOS

534646thave.hyattsville,MD20781301.927.8271www.dcglassworks.com

MakeyourOwnpaperweightsun.,apr.12,May10|10am-5pmsat.,apr.25,May30|10am-5pm

WeekendWeldingandMetalfabricationtwo-dayclasssession:May16-17|10am-5pm

E wASHINGTON GLASS SCHOOL3700OtisstreetMountrainier,MD20712202.744.8222www.washglass.com

classesofferedbyworld-renownedteachingartistsinavarietyofglasstechniquesandskilllevels.

prince GeorGe’s E HARMONY HALL

10701livingstonroadfortWashington,MD20744301.203.6070smartlink.pgparks.com/smartlink

arts/harmonyhallregionalcenteroffersahostofclassesinavarietyofspecialtiesincludingpottery,watercolor,sculpture,photography,painting,

drawinganddance.call301.203.6070forclassinformationorgotosmartlink.pgparks.com/smartlink&selectarts/harmonyhallforalistofclasses.

E MONTpELIER ARTS CENTER9652Muirkirkroadlaurel,MD20708301.377.7800smartlink.pgparks.com/smartlink

Montpelierartscenteroffersmanyworkshopsandclassesforchildren,teens,andadults.sparkanewpassionorrekindleanoldloveforanimation,bronzecasting,ceramics,drawing,painting,photography,printmaking,rughooking,sculpture,sewing,watercolor,writing,andmuchmore!contacttheartscenteratmontpelier.arts@pgparks.comtoreceivethefullclassbookleteitherasapDforbymail.

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A Neighborhood Music, Art & Special

Event Space

1354 H Street, NE WDC

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