Openings this week

Tuesday, at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, located at 1530 P Street NW is the Art for Life Auction to benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic. Details here, and you can preview the artwork here and also additional artwork here. Tickets are $75 each. At 6:00 pm the reception and silent auction begins, and at 7:30 pm, the live auction will begin.

Thursday, of course, is time for the 3rd Thursday Gallery Walk around the 7th Street area. The participating venues are listed here.

Also on Thursday: Our Children, Our World, a photography exhibit featuring the works of children from Accra, Ghana; Pinar del Rio, Cuba; Washington, D.C. and Gary, Indiana using traditional and digital cameras all orchestrated by DC-based Afro-Cuban photographer Nestor Hernandez. Opening Reception, Thursday, October 20, 5:30 - 8:00pm at the Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW.

And also on Thursday, Alexandra Silverthorne and Pat Dunning will be having a reception for their exhibit at Warehouse from 6-8PM. And still on this busy Thursday, Water/Wax: Brian Petro & Sondra N. Arkin open with an Artists’ Reception from 6-9 pm at Coldwell Banker, 1606 17th Street NW in DC.

Since this is the 3rd Friday of the month, the five Canal Square Galleries in Georgetown will be hosting their openings and extended hours. New shows at MOCA, Parish, Alla Rogers, Anne C. Fisher and Fraser. We will be hosting the second solo show of Andrew Wodzianski. The openings are catered by the Sea Catch Restaurant.

Also on Friday, Union Printmakers Atelier is hosting its Fall Studios Open House from 6pm-10.00pm. Prints and drawings by Scip Barnhart, William Christenberry, David Chung, John Driesbach, Jenny Freestone, Fred Folsom, Kerry Mc-Aleer-Keeler, Jody Mussof, Robert Nelson, Judith Nulty, Russell Richards, Thomas Seawell and Claudia Vess, and many others. Also "Powerpoint" a Drypoint Portfolio by 15 Washington area artists. Union Printmakers Atelier is located at 926 N St (rear) NW (1.5 blocks from the new Convention Center). For more information: 202 296 5857 or 202 277 1946, or email SBarnhart@corcoran.org or freeston@erols.com.

On Saturday, October 22, William Adair opens at Matrix with new works from his Cup Series. The opening is from 3-6PM and the exhibit runs through November 19, 2005. Matrix is at 3307 M Street, NW in G'town. For more details call 202/744-8770.

Also on Saturday, Transformer has the opening for Past/Perfect, by Pat Graham & Melanie Standage from 7-9PM. There will also be an artists' talk on Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 3 pm.

If I've missed any openings, please email me.