Saturday, Oct. 12th Art Enables (1 pm to 4 pm) A nationwide call for entry yields one of the nation’s largest showing of insider art in a single location. In its eighth year, Art Enables’ Outsider Art Inside the Beltway mixed-media juried group exhibition represents one of the most significant collections of the genre both […]
Saturday, September 14th Hyattsville Arts Festival (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) The Sixth Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival has expanded the line-up of the festival to over 75 arts and humanities booths including a “literary” section. Look for two performance stages and of course, the ability to drink locally brewed Franklin’s beer throughout the festival […]
This post is sponsored by Capitol Hill Arts Workshop By Megan Cheek Ten years ago, I moved from Georgia to Capitol Hill, took a walk in my new neighborhood, and literally stumbled upon the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Since then, I’ve been hooked as a student, employee, and now a parent. So what keeps me […]
Sometimes an endeavor is so worthwhile, it’s okay to pretend the neighborhood extends upward more than the passionately-defended boundaries allow, right? Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE, a non-profit that supports artist with disabilities in their self-expression, as well as in making a living through their art, is such an exception. For the sticklers, […]
I have a bit of a soft spot, and growing obsession, for DC and Hill-inspired art. With a growing collection of posters and prints and an awesome DC necklace, and the number of DC flag-inspired pieces I have my eye on, it’s now become a matter of keeping myself from going so overboard that it […]