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Time for 2019 Trawick!

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District will honor the top artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia for the 17th annual year.

The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm.  This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.

2019 Finalists:

Stephanie Benassi, Linden, VA

Monroe Isenberg, Washington, D.C.

Hoesy Corona, Baltimore, MD

Renee Rendine, Towson, MD

Oletha DeVane, Ellicott City, MD

Mojdeh Rezaiepour, Vienna, VA

Muriel Hasbun, Silver Spring, MD

Anne Rogers, Baltimore, MD

Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm

Trawick Prize 2019 Opens

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District will honor the top artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia for the 17th annual year.

The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm.  This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.

2019 Finalists:

Stephanie Benassi, Linden, VA

Monroe Isenberg, Washington, D.C.

Hoesy Corona, Baltimore, MD

Renee Rendine, Towson, MD

Oletha DeVane, Ellicott City, MD

Mojdeh Rezaiepour, Vienna, VA

Muriel Hasbun, Silver Spring, MD

Anne Rogers, Baltimore, MD

Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm

Lecture: On Identity in the Arts: What Does It Mean to be Latinx?

Lecture: On Identity in the Arts: What Does It Mean to be Latinx?

Montpelier Art Center

9652 Muirkirk Rd

Laurel, MD 20708

Saturday, September 21, 2pm.

I will be delving deep into the history and evolution of the Latino ethnic label and then discussing important questions on the issue while wrapping it around the context of the fine arts in a sometimes funny, but always informative presentation. 

Lecture is free and open to the public.

The Art of Evolution

The Art of Evolution, on view through Sunday September 8, is an offshoot of the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Sister Cities grant to Paris that was awarded to DMV artist Michele Banks.

With her grant funding, Michele was able to go to Paris and meet Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, PhD where she collaborated with the research lab to make art about evolutionary biology.

Later Michele invited Virginie to come to DC and participate in an educational and creative workshop featuring Arnaud Martin of George Washington University who is actively using CRISPR technology to edit butterfly genomes.

The workshop was held at the studio of Jessica Beels (Off the Beaten Track) and all of the women in this exhibition (Michele Banks, Jessica Beels, Mei Mei Chang, Pat Goslee and Shelley Loewnstein) participated in the workshop.

There will be a closing reception on Sunday afternoon, September 8 from 1 to 3 pm.

Facebook event link:
https://m.facebook.com/events/373332646592913/

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Takoma Park Community Center – Sam Abbott Citizens’ Center

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City of Takoma Park
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Takoma Park, MD 20912

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Opportunity for artists

Leonardo: When the Arts Reach the Sky

Deadline: August 30, 2019

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death, the Italian Cultural Center of Maryland (ICCM) in collaboration with Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA), and office of First Lady Yumi Hogan is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for two juried art exhibitions celebrating the genius of the Renaissance. The exhibition pieces may include works that reinterpret or reimagine Leonardo’s originals. The exhibition pieces will ultimately reflect Leonardo’s legacy of creating art that rests on a foundation of inquiry and knowledge. 

Entries should visualize or materially reflect on laws of nature and/or the order of the universe, both natural and human-made (including but not limited to current events, historical events, political concepts, and human emotions). The two exhibitions will take place in September, 2019. 

One will take place at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and other will take place at the National Italian American Gallery (NIAG) at the ICCM. 

Full Details here!

Curator for the exhibitions is Gioia Milano, Director of Education, Exhibitions and Programs at the Italian Cultural Center of Maryland. Contact 

Email: Leonardo500@italymd.org. Online applications:https://www.judgify.me/ICCMLEO500    

Art Scam Alert!

Art Scam Alert!!!

From: Roger Gordon rogerphantom090@gmail.com

Date: August 12, 2019 at 7:08:44 AM EDT

Subject: ARTWORK IS NEEDED.

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