Posts by Erik Cochran
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FY2021 ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS
ARCH Development Corporation [ARCH] is a small community development corporation whose entire focus is using arts, cultural and the small creative businesses to assist in the economic regeneration of the Anacostia community of Washington, DC. The Mission of ARCH is: “To create, in partnership with the residents and stakeholders of the neighborhood, a home for…
Read More“This Anacostia coworking venue is full. Here’s how it is weathering the pandemic.” Via Washington Business Journal
The Hive 2.0, a hybrid coworking space, theater and retail hub in D.C.’s Ward 8 is full — despite the vast economic damage wrought by Covid-19. “We found that amazing to be quite honest with you,” said Duane Gautier, the CEO of Arch Development Corp., which runs The Hive 2.0 and owns the Anacostia Arts Center building…
Read MoreA Statement from ARCH Development
The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police have been a painful reminder of how prevalent violence against African Americans is in the United States. We also realize that the great race-based economic, health, and educational disparities within our country must be addressed. We stand in solidarity with local…
Read MoreWe’re In The News!
EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! We are so excited and humbly honored to be listed on The New York Times Five Places to Visit in Washington, D.C. With a Black Digital Storyteller. Thank you so very much!
Read More15 Independent Black-Owned Bookstores Reclaiming Their Shelves And Community, Via Blavity
Anacostia Arts Center’s very own Mahogony Books was featured in Blavity’s 15 Independent Black-Owned Bookstores Reclaiming Their Shelves And Community list. You can check the article out here.
Read MoreOut Of Chaos, Opens 10/11 at 6:30 PM
Award-winning artist Luis Peralta Del Valle was selected for a solo art exhibition at the Anacostia Arts Center in Washington, D.C. Luis is a Nicaraguan-born, District of Columbia raised artist who is known for his vibrant and colorful abstract paintings and his lifelike portraiture. Del Valle will exhibit “Out of Chaos.” The show features his…
Read MoreARTIST/CURATOR CALL
Artist Proposal Submissions for Vivid Gallery 2020 Season January through September 2020 Deadline for submissions: October 31, 2019 Submit to: Duane Gautier at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Telephone 202-365-5586 For questions or further information, either email or call.
Read MoreFresh Food Factory, Food Giveaway
The Fresh Food Factory and The Fresh Food Factory Market are social enterprises that engage low-to-moderate income residents of the Greater District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) in Food Equity and Economic Development opportunities that increase the quality of their professional, financial, and nutritional welfare. The Fresh Food Factory hosts a food giveaway for…
Read MoreDistinguished Artists Award Ceremony
Two Anacostia Artists have received the 2019 East of River Distinguished Artist Award Presented by Honfleur Gallery and ARCH Development Corporation. This award recognizes living East of the Anacostia River artists for creative excellence as well as for having a significant impact on the cultural landscape of Washington, DC. Everything kicks off at 6:30 PM…
Read MoreReview: ‘Guerrilla Theater Works 3: A New Nation’ by Convergence Theatre
The overarching point of the Convergence theater piece is that there isn’t any “they.” There are individual people, all with names, dreams, hopes, fears, and children of their own. Using four excellent actors – Fabiolla da Silva, Sebastian Leighton, Cristian Camilo Linares, and Karoline Troger – and a skilled production team, the group, under the…
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