Longview Gallery host some graphic poetry at this months Art Salon
By Alannah Wells
Guests enjoying the art work at the Longview Gallery. Photograph by Alannah Wells
‘Artist’. ‘Enthusiast’. ‘Government’. Any evening that encourages branding with quirky name tag stickers on entry is a winner in my books. Wearing my ‘enthusiast’ badge with pride I was ready to jump ears and eyes first, straight into the sixth Art Salon- ‘Poetry in Motion’.
Art Whino, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and W.H.A.L.E.R.’s Creation join together to try and make life less tricky for foster children.
Text and Video by Alannah Wells
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Art Whino Gallery Founder Shane Pomajambo Photograph by Alannah Wells
Life can be a little “trickier” for foster kids and Art Whino and W.H.A.L.E.R.’s Creation aimed to highlight this at their recent fundraising event, ‘Old Skoolin’ for the Children’. Continuing its trend in joining forces with local charities, Art Whino has been leveraging the best in visual and musical artists to emphasize the power of art to affect change. In this case, the issue was giving foster children a hand up – something W.H.A.L.E.R Honorary chair, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, who performed at the event, knows a lot about.
Local artists get a Mexican make-over at the 6th Transformer Gallery Auction and Benefit
By Alannah Wells
Guests perusing the artworks for sale. Photograph by Alannah Wells
Dust off your SLR and get ready to see some amazing photography at FotoWeek DC ’09.
By Alannah Wells
Guests enjoying the 'PoshBooth' at FotoWeek DC.Photograph with thanks to Mike Chepurin
FotoWeek DC kicked off its annual weeklong celebrations recently, taking over the city in an unsurprisingly ‘fotographic’ style. Spilling into every arty nook and cranny, it appears that few stones have been unturned this year with an impressive line up that included many of Washington’s top galleries, institutions, art houses and even public schools.
Contemporary art, hula hoops, a dancing pig and brass band, oh, it’s just another Hirshhorn After Hours. Is it the best art event in D.C.?
By Alannah Wells
Courtyard fountain at Hirshhorn After Hours. Photograph by Alannah Wells
“This is great! It totally doesn’t feel like D.C.!,” seemed to be the reoccurring sentiment as I meandered through the oh-so-young-and-hip crowd at the Hirshhorn after Hours. But this is Washington and what this event routinely proves – besides the fact that it’s okay to have a DJ and light show in an art museum – is that the Washington arts scene is thrusting itself forth, straight into the iCals of the hip, young and fresh faced.
Washington Sculptors Group joins with the Art Museum of the Americas to get us ‘engaging bilaterally’
By Alannah Wells
Tony Capellan. Mar Caribe (Carribean Sea) 1996.
Twenty-Five years worth of carving, sticking, building and generally creating are being celebrated with the opening of the 25 anniversary exhibition by the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) in collaboration with the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA). ‘Bilateral Engagement’ aims to demonstrate the workings of the WSG from the past few decades combining this with a selection of works chosen from the permanent collection at the AMA.
Red Bull lets artists loose to create aluminum masterpieces from their iconic beverage container – welcome to “Pop-top” art
By Alannah Wells
'Yes I Can Can with Red Bull' Monica M Eddleman (Artist)
Our mother’s wise words have gone in one ear and out the other with Red Bull hosting the ‘Art of Can’, an event encouraging us all to twist, bend and remodel our empty cans in hope of creating the next soda-inspired masterpiece. The main lobby of Washington D.C.’s spacious Union Station was transformed into a Red Bull shrine, showing a spectacular array of artworks, all with one fizzy common denominator – inspiration from the familiar red and blue can. Ranging from the use of just one solitary can to some pieces built from over 4,000, the number of restless artists is anyone’s guess. Some of the works being shown include a photographic piece of an impressive 270-foot Red Bull inspired crop circle, an eight-foot octopus with some unsurprisingly tinny suckers and a ‘Moulin Rouge’ style dress.
Snapping at the heels of the recently opened Sargent and the Sea, the Corcoran Gallery of Art have wasted no time in presenting their newest show Edward Burtynsky: Oil, a perfect round up to their fall exhibition season. Opening on October 3rd, Washington Life attended the exclusive private preview showcasing the contemporary photographic works of Canadian born artists Edward Burtynsky. The succinct exhibition title delivers much more than it says on the tin. Showcasing 56 large-scale color photographs, each one tells a different tale of the ‘lifecycle’ of this energy source and the significant role it has played in our ever changing industrial landscape. The literal size and detail of the pieces reflect the scale and importance of this finite resource.
Oxford Tyre Pile #9ab, Westley, California, USA, 199. E Burtynsky
Art Whino and the International Lifeline Fund team together to host an all encompassing art show, concert and fundraiser at DC’s Portals Theater.
By Alannah Wells
It isn’t often that you can spend an evening submersed in art from over 100 artists, listen to an immense live DJ set, enjoy a few drinks and still wake up in the morning with a warm sense of wellbeing. However when Art Whino and The International Lifeline Fund teamed up for an exciting event this weekend at the Portals Theater in DC, I was the first to jump on the wellbeing bandwagon.
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G Fine Art presents the works of Jefferson Pinder and José Ruiz in “El Museo del Ghetto”
By Alannah Wells
Opening Night Reception. Jefferson Pinder, Capsule - 2009. Wood from Obama's inauguration platform. salvaged tin.
Wrestling masks teamed with Picassos, a frisky sombrero with a mind of its own, and the remanence of a crumpled aid drop parachute wasn’t exactly what I was expecting when I shook out my umbrella and stepped into G Fine Art’s temporary E Street location on a soggy September evening. However this is just a taster of what was to come at the opening night reception of the “El Museo del Ghetto” exhibition featuring the works of Jefferson Pinder and José Ruiz. Gallery Director Annie Gawlak commented to me that the new space worked wonderfully for this exhibition since it enabled each artist to present video pieces in separate areas. I agree.
Conner Contemporary gathers area’s top abstract artists
By Alannah Wells
Opening night reception of 'Conversations in Lyrical Abstraction: 1958 to 2009' at Conner Contemporary Art
If you are into abstract art, the opening of Connor Contemporary Art’s (1358 Florida Avenue NE) “Conservations in Lyrical Abstraction: 1958 to 2009” exhibit was the perfect place to be. The exhibition was as a billed – a crossing of the boundaries of ‘race, gender, geography and chronology.’
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