Art Movie Night

Tomorrow night is Art Movie Night at Artists' Circle in North Potomac, featuring Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock .

Saturday, May 22nd 7 to 9pm (seating limited; open to public with reservations). Please email vicinity@artcfa.com or call 301.947.7400 for inquiries or reservations.

Artists Circle Fine Art
13501 Travilah Road
North Potomac, MD 20878

Interview and Beautiful at GRACE

We Love DC has a terrific interview of fave photographer Victoria F. Gaitán here.

By the way, last weekend I dropped by GRACE in Reston and was awed by the Beautiful: Virginia Women Artists and the Body (through June 11, 2010) curated by Joanne Bauer. What a terrific show!

A moderated dialogue with the Pink Line Project's Philippa Hughes will take place next week, Tuesday, May 25, at 7:30 pm.

Go see this show... the work by Victoria F. Gaitán, Elizabeth Menges, Elissa Farrow Savos and Bernis von zur Muehlen (is that a supercool name or what?) will really leave an impression on you; this is one of the best GRACE shows that I've seen in years!

International Draw Mohammed Day

Today is the International Draw Mohammed Day.

"... an event organized to protest the violence faced by artists, cartoonists, and creators of all stripes who would exercise their free speech to parody or even depict the Prophet Muhammed as they would any other religious or political figure, and the chilling effect those threats have upon free speech."

Details here and below is my contribution:

At the celestial coffee shop, all the other deities hated it when Mohammed ordered to go

Battle of Dunnichen

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Dunnichen or Battle of Nechtansmere (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Dhùn Neachdain, Old Gaelic: Dún Nechtain, Old Welsh: Linn Garan, Old English: Nechtansmere), which was fought between the original indigenous people of present day Scotland, the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the English Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith on 20 May, 685.

"Egfrid is he who made war against his cousin Brudei, king of the Picts, and he fell therein with all the strength of his army and the Picts with their king gained the victory; and the Saxons never again reduced the Picts so as to exact tribute from them. Since the time of this war it is called Gueith Lin Garan."
— Nennius' account of battle from Historia Brittonum.

King Ecgfrith was killed in battle, and his army destroyed and this ancient battle ended with an unexpected and decisive Pictish victory which severed Northumbrian control of northern Britain and eventually assured the creation of a separate Scottish nation rather than a larger English nation.

More on the Picts here.

Viva Scotland!

Donnelly and Finsen at City Gallery


I'm hearing good things about the Nancy Donnelly and Jill Finsen show at City Gallery, 804 H St NE in DC.


Nancy's glass bird forms in colors, are now swooping around the gallery, the egg shapes, also in colors, are lit from below and are quite beautiful while Finsen continues her exploration of color in some beautiful paintings. Jill Finsen will be at City Gallery Saturday May 22 and Saturday May 29. All photos by Pete Duvall.

Opportunity for artists

ACLU-NCA is looking for DC photographers and artists.

They are looking for artwork that "depict local scenes that demonstrate the importance of statehood, liberty and freedom in Washington, DC."

13 pieces of artwork will be selected to appear in the ACLU-NCA's 2011 calendar as well as being on display at the ACLU-NCA's upcoming July 14th statehood event.

If you have any questions please contact amelia@aclu-nca.org.

New DC Gallery to Open

You should all go this Sunday to the champagne grand opening of the newest art gallery in town, Gallery 555 in Washington DC.

When: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 1-5 pm
Where: Lobby level, 555 12th St NW, 202.393.1409
Metro Center station

Jodi Walsh's new Gallery 555 is representing a group of terrific DC artists, including Michelle Cormier, Ani Kasten, Sabri Ben-Achour, Erwin Timmers and Ellyn Weiss.

And later more on a new gallery possibly opening in Bethesda.