The District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities now has a blog for their public arts.
here it is.
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here it is.
Bloomingdale Arts Market
Local Artists, designers, and craftspeople will be selling their unique creations at the Big Bear Cafe on December 1, from 3- 9 PM.
Vendors Include:
Jesse Walker
Kristina Bilonick
Patricia Lee
Moira McCauley
Sean Hennessey
Rania Hassan
Debbie Lee
The US National Arboretum
i rode my bike through the arboretum the other day. its always pretty there, but the colors are especially beautiful now.
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wilson building art collection tour
I have two pieces in this collection. If you havent had a chance to visit the collection yet, this tour is a great opportunity.
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At 12 p.m. on Wednesday November 28, the public is invited to the
Wilson Building for a guided tour through the City Hall public
collection of art on permanent display on floors 1-5 of the Wilson
building. The tour will be lead by a local artist featured in the
collection- Denee Barr.
This is a unique chance to meet with local artists featured in the
collection and have a discussion on being an artist in the Nation's
Capitol and to see a rich cross section of local artists (both
established and emerging). This will be a bi-monthly occurrence.
The tour is free; however space is limited. Please RSVP to
beth.baldwin@dc.gov with the number in your party. Meet at the
Pennsylvania Avenue entrance — the building is located at 1350
Pennsylvania Ave NW. ID is required to enter the building.
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At 12 p.m. on Wednesday November 28, the public is invited to the
Wilson Building for a guided tour through the City Hall public
collection of art on permanent display on floors 1-5 of the Wilson
building. The tour will be lead by a local artist featured in the
collection- Denee Barr.
This is a unique chance to meet with local artists featured in the
collection and have a discussion on being an artist in the Nation's
Capitol and to see a rich cross section of local artists (both
established and emerging). This will be a bi-monthly occurrence.
The tour is free; however space is limited. Please RSVP to
beth.baldwin@dc.gov with the number in your party. Meet at the
Pennsylvania Avenue entrance — the building is located at 1350
Pennsylvania Ave NW. ID is required to enter the building.
Bloomingdale Arts Market
Bloomingdale Holiday Art Market at the Big Bear Cafe!
Saturday, December 1, 3-9pm
Arts, crafts, hot cider, fun!
artists, designers, and craftspeople will be selling their creations at the Big Bear Cafe on December 1st.
Please come and check it out.
Big Bear Cafe
1st and r streets nw.
opening tonight
Washington Women in the Arts: A Selection
At OSUNA ART
7200 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda MD 20815
P:(301) 654-4500
osuna@osunagallery.com
www.osunaart.com
Opening reception
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 5-8pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday
12:00-5:00pm
etsy, poppytalk, arts types of blogs and all.
I've mentioned Etsy.com a lot on this site. Despite a lot of disparaging remarks ive heard about etsy and indie crafts and low brow art, I'm a big fan because it has been a great pipeline for experimentation for me. By creating itself as a marketplace for things handmade, it has allowed a super high volume of people to see and recognize my work. Generally i only list my smaller pieces, but this has lead me to play more with various approaches to my castings and plaster work.
It has inspired series of pieces that i've shown and sold at festivals and fairs. Venues such as Crafty Bastards and Adams Morgan Day, Arts on Foot and various other events. Due to this approach i have felt a deeper connection to my city and community than simply exhibiting at Galleries.
Recently i learned about Poppytalk, and just today was featured as their Etsy Pick of The Day! exciting! Also cool is that one of Rania's pieces is their icon for their art buying guide!
I was also accepted into the Trunkt.com listing of artists designers and craftspeople.
These types of sites have really helped artists such as myself get their works seen, and sold.
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It has inspired series of pieces that i've shown and sold at festivals and fairs. Venues such as Crafty Bastards and Adams Morgan Day, Arts on Foot and various other events. Due to this approach i have felt a deeper connection to my city and community than simply exhibiting at Galleries.
Recently i learned about Poppytalk, and just today was featured as their Etsy Pick of The Day! exciting! Also cool is that one of Rania's pieces is their icon for their art buying guide!
I was also accepted into the Trunkt.com listing of artists designers and craftspeople.
These types of sites have really helped artists such as myself get their works seen, and sold.
Michael Janis at SOFA chicago
these are some new panels by Michael Janis.
I really love his pieces that have architectural elements.
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I really love his pieces that have architectural elements.
Morbid Fascination
I have a fascination with Brutalism. Its certainly not remotely my favorite type of architecture, and i am often repulsed by its existence. still i find it alluring. Of course, i do love concrete, and things made of concrete, and there is a nice castle/ fortress like quality about these types of structures.
Here is an article about the possible destruction of one of our own prime examples by I M Pei.
