Monday, February 10, 2020

An Art Critic Accidentally Shattered a $19,000 Glass Sculpture

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... she placed a Coke can on one of the stone elements in order to take a picture as a critique of the work. Lésper, who is known as a ...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

Artists and Makers Studios Parklawn - 5th Anniversary Celebrations!

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Artists and Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville is proud to feature the work of Resident Artists for their 5th Anniversary Cele...
Friday, February 07, 2020

Call to Artists for Paint It! Ellicott City 2020

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Deadline for entry: April 12. The Howard County Arts Council is seeking artists to take part in the juried portion of Paint It! Ellicott ...
Thursday, February 06, 2020

Apply for 2021 Solo Exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, and Concourse Gallery

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Deadline: April 5, 2020.  VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for 2021 Solo Exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Co...
Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Christie’s Tried a Sale of Art Starting at Just $100. It Paid Off Big Time

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Christie’s bet that an online-only sale of lower-priced art would attract new buyers seems to have paid off big time. The sale, dubbed Chr...

Opportunity for Artists

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Deadline: March 2, 2020 Up to four artists are awarded annually with a solo gallery exhibition in one of two gallery spaces (each approxi...
Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Wanna go to an opening?

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CARVED IN STONE  |  PAINTED WITH LIGHT   Exhibit Dates: January 21, 2020 - April 4, 2020 MEET THE ARTISTS Reception :  Wedn...

New Members Show Opens Tomorrow at Foundry

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Courtney Applequist and Sheila Blake - New Members Show February 5 - March 1, 2020            Reception and artists' talk:  Sat...
Monday, February 03, 2020

Last week to see this cool show!

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Small Treasures   On display now through February 8, 2020   At 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington DC 20012   ARTISTS: Caroline B...
Sunday, February 02, 2020

Frazetta and me

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When I was a young teen, I ran across the book covers of the late, great master Frank Frazetta .  To say that his artwork made an impressio...
Monday, January 27, 2020

The curious case of the broken Bisque

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As most of you know, starting a few years ago, and kindled by a happy accident that I had while creating a piece for a fundraiser for the ...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

An ignorant man can get educated

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Someone should send this article to Kaepernick (@kaepernick7) the next time that he wears that T-shirt with Fidel Castro on it: "The...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Opportunity for Artists

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Deadline: February 17, 2020.  The Delaplaine Arts Center , 40 South Carroll St, Frederick, Maryland, introduces Graphic Era , a celebrati...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Shirley Chisholm and me

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Shirley Chisholm, who was also the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination as president, will be honored with a statue at Prospect ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Old Van Gogh certified as new real Van Gogh

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For 50 years, a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh was called a fake due to its apparent break from form. Now, experts from the Van Gogh Mu...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Worst phishing email ever?

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Awright - it's not an art scam email, but this mutant has a long way to go... it's also their line spacing... MR CHRISTOPHER A W...

Hemphill has moved

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Hemphill has moved! After 15 years on 14th Street, the gallery has relocated to 434 K Street NW. In a few weeks, they open to the public ...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

John Anderson on Washingtonian magazine article on DC galleries

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I had my say here a few days ago on the recent article in Washingtonian magazine on DC art galleries.  Below is what former DMV art crit...
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152 works by African American artists donated to Howard University

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An art collector and widow of a former Howard University professor has donated 152 works by African American artists to Howard University....
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Gustav Klimt painting found inside a wall!

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A painting found hidden in an Italian gallery in December is an authentic Gustav Klimt piece stolen almost 23 years ago, experts have conf...