Please Join Us for a
Tour of Works on Paper in the Collection of the
National Academy of Sciences
Friday, October 27, 11:00 am
This Program is Members-Only
Alana Quinn, Senior Program Associate, Cultural Programs at the National Academy of Sciences will discuss works on paper in the NAS collection. Best known for the Albert Einstein Memorial Statue by Robert Berks on its grounds, the NAS has a rich art collection composed of roughly 600 works of art exploring relationships among art, science, and culture. On your visit, you will see works by Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), Rebecca Kamen, Cheryl Goldsleger, Adrien Segal, Joe Feddersen, Alfredo Arreguin, and Tim Makepeace, among others.
Registration is limited to 15 members and their guests. Members may register for up to two people. Please be sure to RSVP early as this program will reach capacity quickly.
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Member News
Curated by WPC member Helen Frederick, Eternal Paper brings together 20 artists who have collaborated to create hand-formed art in and on paper. Their approaches range from representation to abstraction and address political, ecological, and social issues. These artists honor past traditions while inventing new concepts of materiality. The exhibition includes work by WPC members Soledad Salame, Helen Frederick, Randi Reiss McCormack, and Gretchen Schermerhorn. More information and the link to register for the October 22 opening is available here.
Julia Bloom’s work is included in the exhibition Repetition at Ruby Projects, Fairfax, VA. The gallery is located in a private home. Those wishing to visit the exhibition should contact Travis Childers via email.
Jacqueline Crocetta will have work included in the upcoming McLean Project for the Arts exhibition,Moving Beyond Beauty: Reverence and Reclamation, opening December 7.
Susan Due Pearcy had a number of her works accepted into the collection of Georgetown’s Special Collections at the Lauinger Library.
linn meyers‘ work is included in Rome’s Unosuove Gallery’s group show One Wall Through Which the Moment Walks.
Works by Martha Olson are on view at Jaryam until November 7. Jaryam is located in Georgetown at 1531 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.
Beverly Ress’ work will be included in McLean Project for the Arts auction.
Elzbieta Sikorska will participate in an exhibition and auction on behalf of the McLean Project for the Arts and participate in the exhibition Moving Beyond Beauty: Reverence and Reclamation, which will open at the McLean Project of the Arts on December 7 and run until February 17, 2024.
Julie Wolfe has a number of works on view in the Georgetown University Library exhibition Scientific Illustration. In addition, Julie is participating in the Laconica Biennial in Lithuania.The Biennial is dedicated to senses of vision and smell. Julie will be showing an installation of 100 pages stained with chlorophyll that will fill the room with the scent of plant life.
McLean Project for the Arts’ exhibition (Not) Strictly Painting includes works by WPC members Julia Bloom and Delna Dastur.
Hickok/Cole’s annual Art Night arts sale to benefit Washington Project for the Arts (WPC) will take place Thursday, October 19. WPC member Julia Bloom‘s work will be included in that event. Art Night is open by invitation. Contact Hickok/Cole here to request one.
Julia Bloom, Jacqueline Crocetta, and Gail Shaw-Clemons are among the artists whose work is included in DC Art Now! 2023, the exhibition of finalists for inclusion in the 2024 DC Art Bank. On view until December 15. More information here.
Gallery Member News
Adah Rose Gallery, Work by Maremi Andreozzi until October 22.
Gallery Neptune & Brown, Foon Sham October 21 – December 2. Opening reception October 21, 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Hemphill, Jacob Kainen, September 16 – October 28 and Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, November 11 – December 22.
Morton Fine Art, Mixed media and collages by Amber Robles-Gordon October 12 – November 9.
Pazo Fine Art inaugurates its new downtown DC space at 1932 9-1/2 St., NW (entrance to this street is via U Street) with Epicenter, featuring the work of Sue Crawford, Elise Ferguson, and Richard Tinkler. The show runs until November 2. Pazo’s Kensington location will host Proximities with works by artists Olivier Mosset, Michael Scott, and Blair Thurman. The exhibition will run through November 16. Pazo’s Kensington gallery is showing works by Olivier Mosset, Michael Scott, and Blair Thurman until December 7.
Pyramid Atlantic’sBig and Little Inks features large-scale relief prints selected from past BIG INK events across the country paired with nearly 100 “little inks” curated from an open call for small relief prints. October 14 – November 26.
Washington Printmakers Gallery’s current exhibition is Anomaly featuring the work of Ron Meick. Until October 29. In addition, WPG is offering a variety of workshops and classes. Registration and further information is available here.
Also of Interest
Georgetown University Galleries, Kara Walker: Back of Hand will be on view in the de la Cruz Art Gallery and Kara Walker: Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies will be on view in the Spagnuolo Art Gallery, until December 3.
American University Art Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Cushner, featuring the works of Steven Cushner, including many works on paper. Until December 10.
National Gallery of Art, Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840-1940. October 15 – February 4.
National Gallery of Art, Dorothea Lange: Seeing People, November 5 – March 31.
The Library of Congress will be hosting a conversation with artist Didier Mutel, From the Atelier Remond (1793) to the Atelier Mutel (2023) about etching and engraving. Works on view will include contemporary examples and rare works from the oldest etching studio in France. November 16, 3:00 – 5:00. Lessing Rosenwald Room, second floor, Jefferson Building.
National Gallery of Art, Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper, November 19 – March 31.
The IFPDA print fair will be at New York’s Javits Center October 26 – 29. The schedule of online programs taking place through October 19 is available here.
Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a free online symposium on images of women at work. November 16 and 17. Further information here.
Save the Dates
November 11, 11:00am, Visit to the studio of artist Cianne Fragione
December 9, 11am, Visit to the studio of artist Mira Hecht