CRAFTWEEK DC 2009 EVENTS
Maryland
- Hyattsville
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Workshop: Make Your own Fused Glass Suncatcher
Virginia 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.- Chevy Chase
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Local Artisan Celebration
Terasol, Chevy Chase Arcade, 5520 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015 Gallery features pottery, wood, textile, copper, and aromatherapy artisan crafts. Discussion of techniques by some gallery artisans. Refreshments served.- Dupont Circle area
10:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Constructed Color: Amish Quilts
Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 29 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 as seen 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, 20007- Penn Quarter
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Symposium: "My Life in Craft" panel discussion with five master artists
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & F Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance and the Smithsonian American Art Museum Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, Reynolds Center Panel discussion on "My Life in Craft" by five master artists selected by members of the James Renwick Alliance to receive the JRA's biennial Masters of the Medium award, given to recognize artists who demonstrate consummate craftsmanship and artistic expression in ceramics, fiber, glass, metal/jewelry or wood/furniture. Panel moderator: Michael Monroe, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington, and former curator-in-charge, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2009 Masters of the Medium:Ceramics – Warren MacKenzie
Fiber - Norma Minkowitz
Glass - Richard Marquis
Metal/Jewelry - June Schwarcz
Wood/Furniture - David Ellsworth
10:00 am - 6:00 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 A juried exhibition of innovative fine craft objects by students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design, who will be on hand to discuss their work. Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) Young performers from The Music Teaching 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.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. 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm James Renwick Alliance Spring Craft Weekend Gala and live and silent auctions
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & F Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Gala dinner and dance with live and silent auctions of sculptural and functional objects in glass, ceramic, fiber, art jewelry/metal and wood/studio furniture made by American artists. Proceeds from the auction support the JRA mission of building the contemporary craft collection of the Renwick Gallery, education programs, and scholarship on 20th and 21st century American craft through post- graduate JRA Fellowships. Black tie. For information on ticket prices contact the JRA Office View Auction Items Here!: http://www.jra.org/Get%20Involved/SpringCraftWeekendAuction.html
- 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.
Artists on the Avenue, 5614 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Make your own 11" round suncatcher with colorful Bullseye fused glass. Introductory course in fused
glass held at the Artists on the Avenue studio and local craft store. Course cost: $100, includes all
materials and instruction to make fused glass suncatcher. Note: Individuals need to arrange
to pick up their suncatcher at the store the following week, after it has been fired.
Instructor: Tina Van Pelt. Tel: 301.642.8320 http://www.artistsontheavenue.com/
