CRAFTWEEK DC 2009 EVENTS
Note: Events subject to change. Please use specific event links provided to confirm time and location or to contact event organizers.
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. By
appointment on other dates, open Monday - Friday. http://www.artistscircleonline.com/
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Gather, Select, Manipulate, Blend: The Transformative Power of John Garrett
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.
Exhibit open to the public April 1 - 26. http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/target.htm
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Reclaimed
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 - 4:45 pm Exhibit: Flowers & Showers
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.
Exhibit open to the public April 6 through May 3. http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/scope.htm
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Going Green
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.
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: 3x5 Three Dimensional Work by Five Washington Artists
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 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Korean Contemporary Metal and Art Jewelry
- Dupont Circle area
Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
29 examples of the finest Amish quilts from the highly regarded collection of the 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".
Exhibit open to the public April 4 through September 6. http://www.textilemuseum.org/
10:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit: Constructed Color: Amish Quilts
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.
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: A Cast of Characters: Works by the Washington Glass School
WPA Headquarters, 2023 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036
"Tug of War" - a panel discussion on the line between art and craft in the WPA space, followed by an
actual Tug of War outside their office on Massachuetts Avenue. The question of art vs craft will be
settled once and for all! http://www.wpadc.org/
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Washington Project for the Arts: Art vs Craft Tug of War
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
as recently exhibited at the Prospect.1 New Orleans Biennial.
Exhibit open to the public April 4 through May 2. http://irvinecontemporary.com/
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Love Calls Us to the Things of this World
- 14th Street Arts Corridor (P Street to U Street)
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.
Exhibit open to the public April 22 through May 3. http://www.caosonf.com/
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: Current Exhibition and Special hosting for CraftWeekDC
- Penn Quarter
National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Enjoy First Choice shopping, cocktails and buffet. Music by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Trio.
Valet parking is available. Admission: $190. Proceeds support Smithsonian Institution education,
outreach and research projects. To receive an invitation, call the Craft Show office at 888-832-9554
or 202-633-5006 or email: craftshow@si.edu
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Smithsonian Craft Show Preview Benefit
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 13
through June 7, 2009. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/
10:00 am – 5:30 pm Exhibit: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
- Layafette Square area
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
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Exhibit: New Works by Michael Enn Sirvet
