East City Art Weekend Round-Up
Friday, March 27
Art Opening for Eternal Spring at the Anacostia Arts Center
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Free
On view Friday, March 27 - Saturday, April 25
Join Anacostia Arts Center for Eternal Spring, an exhibition by Matt Hollis celebrating the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Hollis’s works featured organic soft sculptures and bold colors.
Save the Date for Sunday, April 12 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm when there will be an additional reception to celebrate the closing of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00am - 7:00pm.
Anacostia Arts Center
1231 Good Hope Rd SE
Metro: Anacostia and walk or bike, or take a bus closer
Art Opening at Gallery Al-Quds at The Jerusalem Fund, near GWU
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
The ongoing series, Exiles & nomads, features works that represent family and community through the use of a variety of materials. The artist uses ceramics, glass, and discarded wood to build sculptures and portraits. On view: La’am=Yes/No (Between the Scarab and the Dung Beetle). Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm and by appointment.
The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds
2425 Virginia Avenue NW, see note below
Metro: Foggy Bottom, note that this particular venue is a bit tricky to find, it is inside what I believe is an apartment building, on the ground floor, entrance is on a slight angle from the main street
Alchemical Vessesls - Elena Patino
Opening for Alchemical Vessels at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center on U St
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free
On view Friday, March 27 - Friday, May 22
This annual exhibit and fundraiser features the work of 125 artists selected by 20 curators. Each artist was asked to transform "a simple ceramic bowl by mean of his or her own personal aesthetic and medium, drawing inspiration from the bowl as a place of holding, community, sacred space, and the alchemical vessel." Some of the local artists featured include: Judy Byron, Lenny Campello, Dana Ellyn, Pat Goslee, Ryan Hill, Rose Jaffe, Wayson Jones, Micheline Klagsbrun, Peter Krsko, Cory Oberndorfer, Anthony Palliparambil, Jr., Matt Sesow, Lisa Marie Thalhammer and Kelly Towles, Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Friday 11:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday 11:00am - 3:00pm and by appointment.
The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St NW
Metro: U St or take any of the S line buses along 16th St or 90 line buses along U St to 16th & U
Saturday, March 28
Art by Maggie Michael
Artist Conversation at G Fine Art
2:00pm
In this conversation, art historian Aneta Georgievska-Shine and artist Maggie Michael will speak about the literary and musical connections to the Colored Ground Series.
G Fine Art
4718 14th St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights and take any of the 50 line buses north on 14th about 10 minutes to the stop by the bus depot at Decatur or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St and walk over two blocks. This venue is right near the Dance Loft on 14.
Opening for Freya Grand's solo show Africa at Gallery plan b
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
On view Wednesday, March 25 - Sunday, May 3
Freya Grand’s solo exhibition features the vast landscapes of Namibia and Botswana. Grand is working with the African Wildlife Foundation and a portion of all proceeds will go to AWF. Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12:00pm - 7:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm and by appointment.
Gallery plan b
1530 14th Street, NW
Metro: McPherson Sq or U St and take the Circulator bus along 14th St to RI Ave/ P St or walk from Dupont
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