Untitled by Donna Lomangino, one of 38 artists showing work at Touchstone’s annual MiniSolos on Friday. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Friday, August 1
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This free exhibit shows the work of local DC artists competing for the DCCAH’s FY15 Artist Fellowship Program (AFP) grant. It provides artists with an opportunity to express their vision to the public. For more details, click here.
The Eye Street Gallery is located at 200 I Street, SE.
Touchstone Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
“MiniSolos” features the work of 38 artists and seeks to fill two needs of the community. The first being an avenue for local artists to exhibit work and the second to provide collectors with an opportunity to view works by emerging artists. For more information about this exhibit, click here.
Touchstone Gallery is located at 901 New York Avenue, NW.
Joe’s Movement Emporium – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Brett Busang’s exhibit Along Rhode Island: Paintings of Outer Washington shows three local neighborhoods in transition: Gaithersburg, MD; Brentwood/Mount Rainier, MD; and Brookland in Washington, DC. His collection of 26 paintings exemplify his specialty in realism. To read more, click here.
Joe’s Movement Emporium – Lobby Gallery is located at 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD.
ReCreate Spaces – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
ReCreate Spaces is taking over a vacant building in Brookland and transforming it into the ultimate pop-up. See two concurrent art openings by artists Juan Pineda and Mason Hogue, food by Nurish and even floral arrangements. To get the full line-up click here.
ReCreate’s pop-up is located at 2300 Bunker Hill Road NE
2B Studio – 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
This innovative show features a range or printmakers and street artists, who call for reform in the prison industry. Incarcerated Masses: Artists Respond to America’s Prison Problemexplores themes central to incarceration including dismantling the drug war and ending solitary confinement. For more information about this must see exhibit, click here.
2B Artist Studios is located at 411 New York Avenue NE, Room 2B
Saturday, August 2
artdc Gallery – 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Seven artists come together in this exhibition titled The Death of Socrates. While the work displayed differs in style and content, viewers can see similarities in line and grid use and how each artist captures the “multitude of vantage points with which interpretations can be made.”For more details, click here.
artdc Gallery is located at 5710 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD.
Saturday and Sunday Festival
Gateway DC – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The first Humanities, Arts & Technology Festival (HATFestDC) at Gateway DC –invites visitors to hear, see, create, learn, and interact with artists and the community. There will be a main performance area and five tents, which will focus on different interactive themes. For more information about this festival, click here.
Gateway DC is located at 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE.
Next Saturday, August 9
Leica Store Washington DC– 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In Faith; Take the Leap the STRATA Collective explores the things and ideas people believe in in times of uncertainty. This photo exhibition focuses on this theme of faith, whether it is faith in religion, country, family, or community. For more details, click here.
Leica Store Washington DC is located at 977 F Street, NW.
The Brentwood Arts Exchange – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Join the Brentwood Arts Exchange in celebrating two years of working with The Arc Prince George’s County. The exhibition will showcase works created by The Arc’s participants in classes and the Day Centers. To read more about The Arc and the Brentwood Arts Exchange, click here.
The Brentwood Arts Exchange is located at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD.
Jess Oros is the Production Manager of East City Art. You can get more information about East City Art on Facebook by following them on Twitteror click here to sign up for their newsletter.