Openings

Thursday, March 9 - New works by Ed Cooper at Susan Calloway Fine Arts. Opening reception is Thursday, March 9, from 6-8:30pm.

Friday, March 10 - The Bethesda Art Walk from 6-9PM with 12 participating galleries, art venues and studios. Free guided tours begin at 6:30pm. Attendees can meet their guide at the Bethesda Metro Center, located at the corner of Old Georgetown Road and Wisconsin Avenue. Attendees do not have to participate in tours to visit Art Walk galleries. On exhibition we have the IV Annual Bethesda International Photography Competition.

Saturday, March 11 - Open Studios at Load of Fun (formerly Lombard Office Furniture) located at 122 West North Avenue in Baltimore. Includes work by painters Gloria Mack, Jerry Prettyman, Bart O'Reilly, Daniel Stuelpnagel and others. They will have numerous paintings on display and will provide refreshments and information about future events in the Station North Arts District. From Noon until 4:00pm.

Saturday, March 11 - "Little Differences" at 87Florida, which is a new art venue located at 1st and Florida NW, and their grand opening reception is Saturday, March 11 from 5-7 pm.

Saturday, March 11 - "Sweet and Sour" juried art show at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop with a opening reception from 5-7PM.

Sunday, March 12 - Photographs by Danny Conant and Colleen Spencer at Multiple Exposures Gallery (inside the Torpedo Factory) in Alexandria. Opening reception 2-4PM.

Thursday, March 16 - Roxanne’s ARTiques, located at 3426 9th Street NE, on Historic Brookland’s emerging Gallery Row and across the street from the neighborhood landmark Colonel Brooks Tavern, will feature original prints by artist and professor George H. Smith-Shomari. An opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16th. A graduate of Howard University and the Pratt Institute, where he worked under Jacob Lawrence, Professor George Smith-Shomari has taught printmaking and African-American art history at the University of the District of Columbia for 26 years.

Saturday, March 18 - Itsy Bitsy Bollocks at Transformer. Featuring the work of artists Mr. Eggs, Mark Jenkins, Travis Millard, and Kelly Towles. Opening Reception on Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7-9 pm. The show runs through April 22, 2006. There's an artists' talk on Sunday, March 19, 2006, at 3 pm.

Saturday, March 18 - "Other Than Art," curated by Milena Kalinovska (who is the Program Manager for the Education Department at the Hirshhorn Museum) and on view at three different District art venues: Provisions Library, at Curator's Office and at G Fine Art. Kalinovska selected the following artists: Siemon Allen, Allora & Calzadilla, Kendall Buster, Richard Chartier, Carlos Garaicoa, Linda Hesh, Virgil Marti, Ivan Navarro, Olaf Nicolai, Lucy Orta, Jorge Pardo, Marjetica Potrc, Elissa Slevy, Do-Ho Suh, and Atelier van Leishout.

Friday, March 24 - League of Reston Artists (LRA) 2005 Award Winners Exhibition at the University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus. This exhibition features award winning artists from 10 exhibitions sponsored by the League of Reston Artists during its 2005 exhibition season. Some of the featured artists include: James W. Bailey (yes that Bailey), Shannon Chester, Pam Coulter, Leo Deege, Helen M. Goodrum, Laura Howell, Susan Isakson, Christine Lashley, Vicki Kirby, Loy McGaughy, Gennara Moore, Edward J. Reed, Irene Renslow, Yelena Rodina, Carla Steckley, and Amie G. Tannenbaum. The exhibition opens Friday, March 17, and runs through Friday, April 28. An opening reception will take place Friday, March 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus, 11730 Plaza America Drive, Suite 200, Reston, Virginia. For directions, see the LRA’s web site at www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Here we go

Kriston over at g.p. polices my piece on Pete Panse and writes that it would be "disturbing, if true."

Read his case endorsing Panse's suspension here and my comments as well, as I think that Kriston actually helps my case!

Disturbing, period.

Gazette on the Bethesda Art Walk

The Gazette has a nice piece on tomorrow's Bethesda Art Walk.

Read it here.

A little help

DC you're letting me down!

Yesterday I brought you the case of Pete Panse and asked you to sign an online petition to help this gentleman get his job back.

And yet only a handful of DC, MD and VA signatures appear on the petition so far, and most of them are from fellow bloggers.

C'mon! Go here and sign the damn petition!