Weekend Art Roundup
Here's a new Thursday feature — art openings, lectures and events taking place over the weekend.
Thursday:
• Wangechi Mutu speaks about her collage art (Untitled, right) and how growing up in Kenya and residing in Brooklyn has affected her work. 7 p.m. at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Friday:
• Collectors Select Washington-based art collectors present some of their favorite works, many of which are by D.C. artists, including William Christenberry, Kathryn Cornelius and Tim Conlon. 6-9 p.m. for the opening reception at the Arlington Arts Center.
• Sweden After Dark The House of Sweden is throwing an art-themed party with a three-hour open bar. $10.
• New Members Show The Foundry Gallery holds an opening reception tonight from 6-8 p.m.
Saturday:
• Away With Color Local gay artist Scott Grove presents an exhibit of his watercolor and acrylic paintings at The Muse in Frederick, Md. Opening reception is today from 5-8 p.m. and coincides with Frederick's First Saturday Gallery Walk, which this month includes 25 ice sculptures.
Sunday:
• Crafts and Kisses Click here for previous TNG post.
Closing Soon:
• Wild Choir: Cinematic Portraits by Jeremy Blake @ the Corcoran, closes March 2
• The National Portrait Gallery will be closing The Presidency and the Cold War on February 24 and Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763-1848 on February 10.
Starting next week I'm going to be running around like a madwoman, since every major art museum will be holding an opening next month. Look here next Thursday for previews on what's coming up in February.
3 comments:
I love this feature.
The house of sweden thing looks hot. Where do you find out about all this stuff?
The party actually ended up being terrible — too overcrowded so it was impossible to get to the bar (we were getting three at a time so we wouldn't have to go back), and someone stole my favorite gloves out of my coat pocket.
As for knowing about events, I get a ton of press releases for my job (and know a lot of art PR people the same way), I read art blogs, and I keep up on museum web sites.
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