Artomatic 2013

Artomatic l January 2013     By artists, For everyone. Greetings!

Happy new year! We've got lots planned for you in 2013. Visit us at the Artists' Inaugural Ball on Jan 20th, check out new ways to be involved, and stay tuned for more soon! White House Party II: 2013 Artist's Inaugural Ball Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 9:00 PM Rock & Roll Hotel + Gallery O on H 1353 H Street NE // Washington, DC Artists & Volunteers We need artists and volunteers to exhibit work and help run the event! If you're interested, sign up here! Details & Tickets Here Ticket Code: THEBALL  Ticket special: $50 for Artomatic fans! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++       Marketing Team: Volunteer!     We're looking for new volunteers on the Artomatic Marketing Team!   If you're interested in leading the marketing team, or want to help on specific aspects of marketing for Artomatic events, let us know.    Get details and fill out our volunteer form. We'll be in touch soon!

At the Ratner

The Ratner Museum in Bethesda will be showing its new ‘Multiple Visions’ exhibit from Jan. 6 - 28. The museum, located at 10001 Old Georgetown Rd., is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays and from noon until 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The exhibit, curated by Stella Bernstein, features works from D.C. area photographers Danny Conant, William Flanagan, Michael Ian Goulding, Jackie Hoysted, Jean-Louis Monfraix, Joanne Miller, Larry Rood, Roy Sewall, and Andrew Zimmermann. There will be an artists reception from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 13.

Auction loot

Remember the Art2Art Auction late last year, and which was held at Project 4 Gallery (which I once approached a loooooong time ago seeking representation!)?

The auction supported the DC Collaborative’s flagship program, Arts for Every Student, which provides arts experiences for 30,000 DC public school and public charter school students each year to attend Washington’s world-class art and cultural institutions.

Anyway, my donation in now in a happy home...

 

Professors of Print

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Washington Printmakers Gallery                                                                          Scroll down for: January Show Pics 2013 Show Schedule Print of the Week Print of the Week "Celebration" by Carolyn Pomponio Join us on Facebook for the ever-changing print of the day and up-to-the-minute gallery news! New Articles on DCimPRINT 2012 in Review Sat. Slideshow: Let it Snow!  2013 Exhibition Schedule Other Gallery News Want to see more art in the New Year?  Check out our 2013 Exhibition Schedule and get it on your calendar! 10 WPG artists along with their mentors or mentees at the Brentwood Arts Exchange   through January 26.     Opening Reception Saturday for: 10th Annual January Invitational: Professors of Print  featuring the work of: John Carr (Mont. College), Georgia Deal (Corcoran), Donald Depuydt (NVCC), Elizabeth Klimek (Corcoran), Kay McCrohan (Mont. College), Dennis O'Neil (Corcoran) and Justin Strom (UMD) and in the Press Room: Rilievi by Maria Sofia Caligiuri  Both Exhibitions run January 2-27 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 5, 1-4 pm Artist Panel Discussion: Saturday, January 12, 2 pm (Please arrive early for seats) Show Pics Here!  Washington Printmakers Gallery Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor 8230 Georgia Ave | Silver Spring, MD 20910 301.273.3660 | info@washingtonprintmakers.com  www.washingtonprintmakers.com

Charles Krause Newtown Project

Beginning Jan. 20, 2013, Inauguration Day, CHARLES KRAUSE/ REPORTING FINE ART will exhibit the work of artists who "respond to the gallery's Open Call for paintings, drawings, installations and video art supporting the passage of meaningful gun control laws"

The work submitted for the juried Exhibit will also be made available to groups engaged in public education campaigns favoring gun control legislation. 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Jan. 10, 2013. Jurors to be selected by The Millennium Arts Salon, Washington, DC. 

EXHIBIT: Jan. 20 to Feb. 18, 2013

Details here.

Don't even...

Don't even try to tell me that they are not all cut from the same cloth: Obama, Boehner, Reid, Pelosi, Biden and all those professional "fooled you once, fool you all the time pros..."

Makes my head hurt....

At the fridge...

THIS WEEKEND

The Fridge Presents
Davis McLane Connelly’s Individuation

Opening Reception Saturday, January 5, 7 – 11pm
Artist Talk Sunday, January 6, 2 - 3pm

On View through January 27

Davis McLane Connelly’s newest drawings of youthful figures in lifelike, yet surrealistic scenarios will be on view starting this Saturday, 7 - 11pm, at The Fridge. Davis will also have an artist talk on Sunday, 2 - 3pm to talk about his techniques as a draftsman as well as the psychological concept individuation, the Jungian term for each person’s path to becoming whole, that drives this series.

Davis draws iconographic stuffed toys, anthropomorphic animals, and figures in various states of physical maturity to engage nostalgic and curious viewers in a dialogue concerning the regret of lost youth and the struggle for personal expression.

Davis says, “I want to make work that is visually accessible, and I believe it’s important for everyone to be able to form their own interpretation of my work. I aim to make my drawings aesthetically pleasing so that they appeal to a wide range of viewers. Beyond the immediate aesthetics, there are references to greater topics. For example, the words on a magazine, the direction in which light is cast, or the arrangement of the composition will hold clues to a deeper meaning."

Read more about Davis' show on The Fridge site