New retail stores open at the Anacostia Arts Center

from ElevationDC A new wellness center and two boutique shops are now open at the Anacostia Arts Center at 1231 Good Hope Road SE. Ward 8 nonprofit, ARCH Development Corporation developed the Arts Center and, with the help of the new businesses, sponsored its grand opening on September 14 with free classes, performances and goodies. Read More

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Bedlam in the Pulpit: The Jocelyn Marshall Story

Press Release – Washington, DC 11/04/2013 A compelling play written and produced by Jacqueline Brown, coming to The Anacostia Arts Center, for three performances in December 2013.  Jacqueline was the recipient of the 2012 NVTA One-Act Festival Award for Best Original Story, “The Preacher’s Wife.” Jacqueline also received rave reviews for “Bedlam in the Pulpit: The Jocelyn Marshall…

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Art Romp Anacostia-Photos

from Brightest Young Things Photographers, painters, and sculptors (and performers and live music and etc…) oh my! Friday night the Anacostia Arts Center became the site of “Art Romp Anacostia.” The clean white walls of the space were filled with the colorful and eclectic works of more than 50 local artists spanning the DMV, courtesy of curator…

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Anacostia Arts Center Hires a Director

from Washington City Paper Local theater publicist Kate Taylor Davishas been hired as the Anacostia Arts Center‘s director. She’s been on staff since late May; the center’s owner and operator, the nonprofit ARCH Development Corporation, announced the hire today. Read More

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Coming Soon: The Anacostia Arts Center

from the Washingtonian When it opens June 22, the Anacostia Arts Center will make a single square mile of historic Anacostia one of the most arts-centric districts in the city. The latest project from Arch Development—which also runs Honfleur Gallery, Gallery at Vivid Solutions, and business “incubators” Hive I and II—offers five new galleries, a…

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Anacostia Arts Center Expected to Open May 1

from Washington City Paper Last year, Anacostia residents made one thing very clear to ARCH Development Corporation: They did not want another social service office to open on Good Hope Road SE. When the nonprofit organization announced in June that it planned to rent the space that formerly housed its training center at 1231 Good…

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