CRAFTWEEK DC 2009 EVENTS
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- Gateway Arts Community, Mt. Rainier & Hyattsville
10:00 am – 12:00 noon Open studios and demonstrations
Open studio demonstrations by artists in the Mt Rainier area. Co-sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance. Participants: Blue Fire Studio (ceramics), DC Glassworks and Sculpture Studios, Flux Studios (ceramics), Red Dirt Studio (ceramics), and Washington Glass School. Also showing at Blue Fire Studio: Corcoran College of Art + Design ceramics and jewelry faculty show. Also showing at Flux Studio: Studio 4903 (art jewelry). Admission: Free, open to the public. Blue Fire Studio, 3700 Wells Avenue, Mt Rainier, MD 27208 Robert Devers demonstrates Majolica glaze painting on tiles and plates and gives a visual presentation on historical and contemporary Majolica. Tamara Laird demonstrates hand-building techniques for ornamental garden sculptures. The studio will host a show of work by the Corcoran College of Art + Design ceramics and jewelry faculties. Ceramics: Robert Devers, Tamara Laird, Adriana Baler, Catherine White, Timothy Wallace, Matthew Grimes. Jewelry: Anya Pinchuk, Jimin Park. DC Glassworks and Sculpture Studios, 5346 46th Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20718 Steven Jones and Megan Van Wagoner demonstrate casting aluminum in resin bonded sand molds. David D'Orio demonstrates blown glass sculptural pieces using plastic and wood molds. Michael Flux Studios, 3708 Wells Avenue, Mt Rainier, MD 27208 Novie Trump demonstrates processes involved in the making of her reliquaries, from the architectural construction with clay slabs to building etched surfaces and layering patinas, and the creation and Assemblage of reliquary artifacts. Laurel Lukaszewski demonstrates the creative process in making her three-dimensional ceramic sculptures based on line and movement. Also at Flux is an exhibit by Studio 4903 jewelry artists: Gayle Friedman, Analya Cespedes, Beverly Tadeu. Red Dirt Studio, 3706 – 08 Otis Street, Mt Rainier, MD 20712 Demonstration by Margaret Boozer of printing processes employed in constructing her ceramic disc compositions, including embossing and slip transfer. Red Dirt artists-in-residence, Kate Hardy and Jenna McCracken demonstrate processes integral to their respective installation and performance Washington Glass School, 3700 Otis Street, Mt Rainier, MD 20712 Tim Tate works on an interactive video and glass piece, and demonstrates use of the lost wax technique for casting glass. Michael Janis demonstrates his use of sgrafitto on kiln-formed glass. Erwin Timmers demonstrates use of deep relief dry plaster casting methods to form art objects using “green” glass. Elizabeth Ryland Mears demonstrates lampworking techniques used to create her 3D6:00 pm - 11:00 pm James Renwick Alliance Patrons Event, “A Venetian Carnivale”
Progressive dinner at Mt. Rainier art community hosted by Red Dirt Studio, Washington Glass School and Flux Studio. Event for James Renwick Alliance Spring Craft Weekend Patrons. For information on becoming a JRA Weekend Patron contact the JRA office at 301-907-3888 or - Potomac
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Gather, Select, Manipulate, Blend: The Transformative Power of John Garrett
Artists Circle Fine Art, 13501 Travilah Road, N. Potomac, MD 20878 Work by John Garrett, experimental artist who applies textile technologies and imagery to various materials. Exhibit open April 22 through May 13. Open to the public without appointment April 22 - 24. ByVirginia Maps and Directions
- Alexandria
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Reclaimed
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Exhibit focuses on everyday common objects that are reclaimed, recycled, reinterpreted and transformed into art.10:00 am - 4:45 pm Exhibit: Flowers & Showers
The Enamelists Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Artist uses the richness of enamels to demonstrate theme, using techniques such as Limoge painting, composite wall pieces with sifted and screen printed enamel, and cloisonne. Exhibit open to the public April 7 through May 5. 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Going Green
Scope Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 An exhibit of ceramics presented by 15 members of the Ceramic Guild with emphasis on green glazes. A variety of ceramic techniques are presented. Washington, DC Maps and Directions
- Capitol Hill
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: 3x5 Three Dimensional Work by Five Washington Artists
Capitol Hill Art & Frame, 623 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003 Works by Nancy Donnelly, David Evelyn, Bill Mould, Wally Szyndler and Sue Weisenburger in clay, glass, metal and mixed media. Exhibit open to the public March 20 through May 2. Gallery hours: 10am - 6pm Tues - Sat.- Dupont Circle area
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibition: Korean Contemporary Metal and Art Jewelry
KORUS House, Embassy of Republic of Korea, 2370 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008 More than 100 works of innovative metal art and jewelry by Korean and Korean-American artists will be on display at the Korean Embassy culture and information center, KORUS House. Participating local artists: Namu Cho, Eunmee Chung, Junghwa Kim (Paik), Jeesuk Oh, Komelia Hongja Okim, Wanjin Kim and Jansil (Cho) Kim. Exhibit open to the public April 14 - 24. Free public reception on Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 - 8:00 pm.
RSVP requested call 202.797.6344 or email: hychung@Koreaembassy.org. 10:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Constructed Color: Amish Quilts
Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 25 examples of the finest Amish quilts from the highly regarded collection of International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Amish quilts are among the most striking and famous of all American quilt types. Renown for their interplay of color and strong geometric patterns, their similarities to modern art have been noted ever since the 1971 exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, "Abstract Design in American Quilts".12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: A Cast of Characters: Works by the Washington Glass School
Foundry Gallery, 1314 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Survey of kiln cast and lampworked glass by the instructors and student artists of the Washington Glass School. - 14th Street Arts Corridor (P Street to U Street)
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Love Calls Us to the Things of this World
Irvine Contemporary Gallery, 1412 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 Post-Pop, found object tapestries by multi-media New Orleans artist Shawne Major. Her work was recently exhibited in the Prospect.1 New Orleans Biennial. Exhibit open to the public April 4 through May 2. http://irvinecontemporary.com/
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: New Works by Michael Enn Sirvet
Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U Street, NW, Suite 101, Washington, DC 20009
Sculptural works by Michael Enn Sirvet. Sirvet dismantles, alters and reassembles man-made objects, or natural objects reshaped by man, to retell the stories of archetypal forms.
Exhibit open to the public March 21 through May 2. http://www.HamiltonianGallery.com
- Georgetown
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Maurine Littleton Gallery
1667 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 2000711:00 am - 6:00 pm Jewelers'werk Galerie
3319 Cady’s Alley, NW, Washington, DC, 2000712:00 noon - 5:00 pm Cross MacKenzie Ceramics Gallery
1054 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007- Penn Quarter
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Current Exhibition and Special hosting for CraftWeekDC
Caos on F, 923 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Selected works of local artists producing furniture, ceramics and woven metal constructs. Exhibit of work by photographer David Harp. 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Smithsonian Craft Show
National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 General Admission: $15 at the door Seniors, Students, Military, Smithsonian members: $12 Groups (10 or more in advance): $10 each Understanding Clay: Demonstrations A series of ceramic demonstrations featuring Smithsonian Craft Show exhibitors as well as faculty and students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Learn the process and the art behind wheel- throwing, hand-building, tile making, and the use of precious metal clay. Emerging Artists An exhibition of innovative juried craft objects by students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design, who will be on hand to discuss their work.6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)
Young performers from The Music Project, a community-based jazz education program developed by
Young performers from The Music Project, a community-based jazz education program developed by musicians from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, present a “living exhibition” of the craft of jazz, playing a variety of music from Latin jazz to straight ahead jazz. In collaboration with the National Museum of American History.- Layafette Square area
10:00 am – 5:30 pm Exhibit: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue (at 17th Street), NW, Washington, DC 20006 The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene pays tribute to an incredible body of work created by brother architects in turn-of-the-century Southern California. Long celebrated as one of the most influential creative forces of the American Arts & Crafts movements, the Greenes not only designed exquisite homes, such as the Gamble House, but every decorative element within them, including furniture, stained glass, light fixtures, and metalwork. This exhibition, organized by the Huntington Museum and Library and the Gamble House, includes examples in each medium, and is the first devoted to their work to open at a national venue. The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene exhibition is on view at the Renwick Gallery from March 13Note: Events subject to change. Please use specific event links provided to confirm time and location or to contact event organizers.
