Smithsonian American Art Museum
Events: Hispanic Art, Haitian Children's Art, a Revolution in Wood and More
Monday, October 4: No special events are slated for today. However, visit this site for a full listing of regularly-scheduled exhibitions and permanent collections on view around the Smithsonian and I am sure something is bound to strike your fancy.Tuesday, October 5: Salmon in the TreesThis evenin...
October 03, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Charlie Brown, Vietnamese Film and a Portrait Gallery Party
Friday, October 1: Portraits After 5Come on out to the Kogod Courtyard, that fabulous open-air space smack in the middle of the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, for an evening jam-packed with entertainment. While DJ Todd Threats will be spinning music, enjoy video installation...
October 01, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Argentine Design, American Graffiti, a Portrait Gallery Party and More
Monday, September 27: Sadly, no special events are slated for today. However, visit this site for a full listing of regularly-scheduled goings-on around the Smithsonian and I am sure something is bound to strike your fancy.Tuesday, September 28: All Hands on Design! Designers from ArgentinaFor thos...
September 27, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Gullah Culture
Friday, September 24: Performance: The Mexican Revolution2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution and to mark the occasion, performance artist, activist and writer Guillermo Gómez Peña will perform a work inspired by the revolution that addresses the intersections of ...
September 24, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Pheon Launches at American Art Museum
Some curious goings-on at the American Art Museum on Saturday afternoon may have caused a few head-turns. Visitors may have caught someone peering suspiciously behind a pedestal or curtain, or seen people with plastic ties paper clipped to their shirts. They may have wondered why some held fake mus...
September 21, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Photoshop, Norman Rockwell, Remembering the Mexican Revolution and More
Monday, September 20: Introduction to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, 5-Session Evening CourseAttention photographers, artists, graphic designers, web designers, and computer enthusiasts wanting to learn Photoshop: the Resident Associate Program is offering an introduction to this industry-stand...
September 20, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Lions, a New Game from American Art, Jump Rope and More
Pheon—The Smithsonian has officially entered an alternate reality—this Saturday, the American Art Museum launches Pheon, their new alternate reality game. Following on the heels of "Ghosts of a Chance," a virtual detective game, Pheon is an otherworldly spin on the classic game Capture the Flag. (I...
September 15, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Weekend Events: Taiwanese Film, Gullah-Islamic Culture and a Steinway Concert
Friday, September 10: Flight of the Red BalloonInspired by the 1956 fantasy film The Red Balloon, Flight of the Red Balloon by Taiwanese director Hsiao-hsien Hou tells the story of a tempestuous single mother who hires a Chinese filmmaker to serve as her son’s nanny. (You can view a trailer for the...
September 10, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Deep Divers, Curious Cabinets and Clogged Arteries
(Ed. Note -- This is our 1000th post. More to come later, but thanks to everyone for getting us this far!)It's a Big Year for Natural History—We've mentioned that the Natural History Museum turns 100 this year before, but as part of the celebration, they've been giving us a peek into their diverse ...
September 08, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in September
Don't miss out on these world-class exhibits, closing soon at the Smithsonian museums:Closing 9/06 - "Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009," National Portrait GalleryThe National Portrait Gallery presents 49 of the finalists' works that were selected from the second triennial Outwin Boocheve...
September 02, 2010 |
By Jamie Simon
Photographer John Gossage Reflects on "The Pond"
Celebrated photographer John Gossage first came to Washington, D.C., as a boy to attend Walden, an experimental school in the mid-1960s. His first book, published in 1985, was aptly titled The Pond, and explored marginal spaces in the modern landscape. It is widely considered one of the most import...
August 26, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
"The Cats of Mirikitani" Screening at the Renwick Gallery
Among the more than 120 works of art made by Japanese-American internees during World War II featured in the Renwick Gallery's "The Art of Gaman" exhibit is an eerie painting of Tule Lake. In the background stands Castle Rock, its beauty in bold contrast to the austerity of the Northern California ...
August 26, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Writer, Artist Dorothea Tanning Turns 100
Having outlived all of her contemporaries—including her late husband, the Dadaist and Surrealist painter Max Ernst—New York City-based artist, sculptor and writer Dorothea Tanning is 100 years old today."Artists can change and move on," Tanning told the UK Observer in 2004, "and that's much more in...
August 25, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Step Into the Bureau of Bureaucracy at the Renwick Gallery
Kim Schmahmann's Bureau of Bureaucracy is a dizzying array of surreal puzzles and hidden compartments all contained within an unassuming piece of furniture.This modern-day cabinet of curiosities begs for further examination. Tomorrow at 12 p.m. at the American Art Museums's Renwick Gallery, hear c...
August 17, 2010 |
By Jamie Simon
Art Out of a Vending Machine?
I inserted a five dollar bill into the neon-lit cigarette machine and pulled the handle. The machine dispensed a box the size of a deck of cards, and I quickly peeled open the plastic, my friends peering over my shoulder in curiosity. Inside, dangling from a key ring, was a green clay olive stuffed...
August 12, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Events: Elvis, Frank Capra, Hong Kong Film Fest and More!
Monday, August 9: Cultures in Motion Performance: Elvis HimselfWhat would it be like to sit and chat with Elvis had he lived to enjoy his 75th birthday? You have the option of hanging out in your local 7-11 in hopes of having an Elvis sighting OR you can come out to the National Portrait Gallery. I...
August 09, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Latin Jazz, A Silent Movie with Live Music and the Hong Kong Film Festival
Friday, August 6: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The Pye DogIn this poignant crime drama, fate intertwines the lives of three strangers—a boy who refuses to speak, a gangster posing as a school janitor and a substitute teacher. This film is presented in Cantonese with English subtitles. Free. Fre...
August 06, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Wabbits, Mangroves and Art-O-Mat
What’s Up, Doc? His buck teeth and long ears may be timeless, but Bugs Bunny has reached a ripe old age. It was 70 years ago yesterday that everybody’s favorite “wascally wabbit” first popped his head out of his rabbit hole and posed the notorious aforementioned question to arch nemesis Elmer Fudd....
July 27, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Catch Them Before They Close!
All good things must come to an end and this week, we must bid adieu to several exhibits closing in early August. Be sure to see them before they close and are gone forever!Black Box: Chris Chong Chan Fui -- Closing August 1, 2010The Hirshhorn's Black Box theater showcases exhibitions of contempora...
July 27, 2010 |
By Katherine Purvis
Events: The ADA Turns 20, Saving the Chesapeake, Caribbean Music and More!
Monday, July 26: The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 20: Objects Out of StorageToday marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law. To celebrate the occasion, curator Katherine Ott will show and discuss objects in the museum's collections that t...
July 26, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
