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Today I'm going to thank my parents who had the foresight, strength, and courage to escape the Castro brothers' brutalized island; leave everything behind; leave everything they knew, and raise me as an American.
I am grateful to them.
I am so proud of this nation, and so lucky to be Cuban by ancestry, but American by the grace of God.
Happy birthday USA!
These will make their debut at the Bethesda Row Arts Festival this coming September, and then whatever remains (if any) will make an appearance in New York at the Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea, also in September.
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| When the Empire finally arrived, she was the first one to put the video on TikTok |
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| Her pencil skirt always made her feel like a lioness |
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| Medusa |
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| In an alternate Universe, Taylor Swift was a Vulcan |
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| Bats |
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| Bat |
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| Nun on a bike |
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| The Lilith consoling Eve (After the Expulsion) |
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| The G.O.A.T (Homage to Ali) |
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| Assassin Wasp |
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| Biden during his Elvis period |
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| Elvis |
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| She decided to sting the next fucker who tried to step on her |
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| Bat |
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| Hipster Archie |
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| Frida Kahlo |
“All Member Show”- An Exhibit by Foundry Gallery
Opening Reception: July 6, 2024 4PM-6PM
From the gallery:
“Join Foundry Gallery for a tapestry of our gallery’s members, each artist displaying their unique style as a collective narrative that resonates with creativity and passion. Our group exhibit celebrates the diversity of artistic expression among our members by showcasing the spectrum of styles, mediums, and perspectives in a collective exhibit.
Our members invite you to join them to explore the realms of imagination and emotion through their various works of art. Our members will exhibit works such as painting, photography, and mixed media. The "All Member" exhibit features artworks from Duly Noted Painters, Roderick Turner, Josef Isaiah Keyes, Deb Fury, Dilip Sheth, Tasha Overpeck, and many more! Enjoy the watercolor works of the people and places of Washington, DC, vibrant abstract figurative works, and photographs of the world as our members see it.
Foundry Gallery and its members are dedicated to pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions with artworks that tell stories of their journeys with color, form, and texture. Our “All Members” group exhibit is a testament to the amazing artists who call Foundry Gallery home. Our members take this opportunity to showcase their individual voices while harmonizing as a collective in an artistic expression similar to a chorus.”
Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG) is pleased to announce PROGRESSION, a new fine art photography exhibition.
On display at MEG through July 28, 2024, the exhibition features a sequence of photographs, with each one chosen for its relation to the previous image. The relationships among the 45 included images may be based on composition, color, geography or other characteristics — the choice was left to each of the 15 contributing artists. Exhibition visitors are invited to observe each image as it appears in the sequence and consider what the connection to the previous image might have been.
Exhibition Artists: Stacy Smith Evans, Soomin Ham, Tim Hyde, Eric Johnson, Irina Lawton, Sandy LeBrun-Evans, Matt Leedham, Francine B. Livaditis, Maureen Minehan, David Myers, Van Pulley, Sarah Hood Salomon, Alan Sislen, Tom Sliter and Fred Zafran
Exhibition hours: 11am-5pm daily
Location: Multiple Exposures Gallery | Torpedo Factory Art Center | #312
This 2012 drawing of mine from my "Pictish Nation" series shows up at auction in Florida! Ridiculous starting bid! I sold that drawing during Art Basel week in Miami ages ago for five times that!
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Vicky Surles Exhibition
at Watkins Nature Center
July 1- September 21, 2024
From the news release:
Vicky Surles is an award-winning local artist, member of Wheaton Arts Parade Gallery, Montgomery Art Association, Gallery 209 in Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville and a Juried Member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society. In her figurative drawings, she tries to reflect nature's beauty and order. A love for nature drives her to explore the structure and intricate details of life around her. She mainly works in watercolor and colored pencil. Her work is in many private collections as well as in the United States Department of State's Art in Embassies Program.
You are invited to meet the artist at a free, public art reception on August 11 from 1-3 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Watkins Nature Center is located at 331 Watkins Dr., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774. Regular visiting hours are Monday- Friday 10am- 5pm and Sunday 10am- 4pm. To see works by Vicky, click here!
DWIGHTMESS Cartooning & Comic Arts, a gallery and arts compound devoted to experimental and cutting-edge independent comics and illustration, is proud to announce the 2024 STORYBOX Comics Fair, now in its second year of convening of capital-area comic creators. Events will take place on Saturday, June 22nd at Dwightmess, and on Sunday, June 23rd at Third Hill Brewing Co. from 12-4pm. Admission to Saturday’s event is free. Admission to the expo at the brewery on Sunday is $10.
The first day of events will be led by our Special Guests; DC-based artist Sierra Barnes, author of “Hans Vogel is Dead,” released by Dark Horse Comics; DC-based Dana Jeri Maier, New Yorker Shouts artist and author of “Skip to the Fun Parts: Cartoons and Complaint About the Creative Process” and Baltimore-based artist Ben Claassen III, former Washington City Paper cartoonist of the long-running comic, “Dirt Farm.”
Visitors can expect to encounter a selection of exhibitors showcasing their self-published comics, illustrations and swag, and participate in discussions and workshops surrounding the craft of making comics. Events include a show of Dana Jeri Maier’s illustration in our secret tiny gallery, an opening reception & BBQ for SWAMP MESS, the gallery’s annual DC-comics creator summer show, featuring artwork by Ben Claassen III, Andrew Cohen, Chris Combs, Liam Crooks, Brandon Geurts, Art Hondros, Marcie-Wolf Hubbard, John Kinhart, and Dale Rawlings, plus an opening reception for Halcyon Scene, our vintage boutique offering sleek 1980’s furniture and decor. (IG: @_halcyon_scene_)
Exhibitor List (Saturday 6/22): Mercedes Campos Lopez, JESSJESS PRESS, TC Pescatore, Anna Selheim.
The second day of the fair is a comics mini-expo taking place at Third Hill Brewing Co. in downtown Silver Spring. Featuring 19 DMV-region cartoonists,illustrators and makers, with book signings by our special guests and workshops led by DC-based autobio-cartoonist Athena Naylor, Washington Post comics editor Hannah Good, and Ray Orr, Former Design and Comics Editor of The Lily for the Washington Post Style Section.
Special Guests: Sierra Barnes, Ben Claassen III, Dana Jeri Maier
Exhibitor List (Sunday 6/23): All the Old Posions, Carolyn Belefski, Kat Brenowitz, Hannah Good, Hobbes Holluck, Art Hondros, Paul Hostetler, Erin Lissette, Alex Lupp, Athena Naylor, Ray Orr, Nami Oshiro, Karly Perez, Perilous Adventure Studios, Dale Rawlings, Christine Skelly, Shannon Spence.
Schedule of Programming :
Saturday, June 22nd, 12-4pmDWIGHTMESS, 805 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910 (closest to Fenton Street Village Garage)
Swampmess Exhibition Opening Reception/BBQ
1pm Workshop with Sierra Barnes
2pm: Comics Process Town Hall with Ben Claassen III3pm: Book Discussion with Dana Jeri Maier
*All events are free and open to the public.
Sunday, June 23rd, 12-4pm
Third Hill Brewing Co, 8216 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910 (closest to Bonifant-Dixon Garage)
1pm: Make a Collage Comic w/ Hannah Good and Rachel Orr
2pm: “Main Character Energy” Workshop with Athena Naylor
3pm Special Guests Book Signings
*$10 Admission.
Event Locations: DWIGHTMESS, 805 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910, Third Hill Brewing Co, 8216 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910
Public Transit Reminder: **Silver Spring Metro Station on the Red Line is currently closed for the summer as well as the Takoma, Wheaton and Glenmont Stations*Options for getting to STORYBOX:
1) Free shuttle buses will run from Fort Totten and Glenmont Metro Stations (add 30 min to your travel time).
2) Uber / Lyft / Taxi / Carpool! Paid Hourly Parking is available at the Fenton Street Village Garage (8110 Fenton St) or the Bonifant-Dixon Garage (1101 Bonifant St).
3) For Alternative Bus Routes, visit:https://www.wmata.com/.../Red-Line-Summer-Construction...
Sponsored by: Third Hill Brewing Co., DWIGHTMESS, DC Conspiracy, and Peoples Book Takoma.
Exciting events such as a Workshop, Books Launch, Taste of Cameroon, a Fashion Show and an Auction during the 10 weeks long period. Early bird registration is Free until Sat.29th June. Thereafter it will be $10.
Shiri will be launching a Campaign on the 30th of June to raise money toward completing a school floor in Santa, Cameroon. 45% of every entry fee or 10th Anniversary gift will be put towards this GROUNDED campaign. Also, 10% of every art sale, merchandise sale etc throughout the 10 weeks long exhibition will be put towards this campaign.
reGENERATE
TIMELINE:
Submission Deadline:
Monday, August 12, 2024 @ Midnight
Notification of Acceptance:
Week of August 19, 2024
Artwork Drop Off:
Tuesday, September 3 - Saturday, September 7, 2024
Exhibition on View:
Thursday, September 12 - Saturday, November 2 , 2024
Opening Reception:
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Exhibition Closes:
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Artwork Pick Up:
Tuesday, November 5 - Saturday, November 9
Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Lumina Solar, is excited to announce an open call for reGENERATE, an upcoming exhibition exploring the dynamic, controversial, and multifaceted concept of "energy." This exhibition aims to delve into the various interpretations and manifestations of energy. We are seeking artworks centric to energy (new and old) and any interpretations thereof. Artworks can be literal or abstract, but must tie-in with ideas surrounding energy and energy conservation: Key words: light, the built environment, conservation, physical energy, the sun, atmosphere, energy collection, energy sources etc...
We encourage artists to interpret this theme broadly and creatively. Submissions can explore, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
Submission Guidelines:
How to Submit:
To apply please see the following application and required attachments: Please send your application to submissions@mdartplace.org
OR fill out the Google application HERE by MIDNIGHT on Monday, August 12, 2024.
