Press Releases
12th Annual East of the River Exhibition
Curator Contact: Terence Nicholson email hidden; JavaScript is required | (202)631-6291 Media Contact: Kadija Bangura email hidden; JavaScript is required | (202) 258-7591 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June18, 2018 [Washington, DC] An elite consortium of creative talent, has been selected for a presentation of 3Dimensional work. The 12th Annual East of the River Exhibition exemplifies the…
Read MoreAnacostia Arts Center presents: East River Jazz Brunch
(Washington, DC) As a home for arts, culture, and creative expression, the Anacostia Arts Center in partnership with East River Jazz, hosts a monthly series of afternoon jazz through September. Guests can enjoy brunch at the Arts Center Café, before listening to cutting edge jazz presented by regional jazz musicians. East River Jazz Brunch will…
Read MoreARCH Announces the 2017 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award Recipient
Honfleur Gallery is proud to present James Terrell with the 2017 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award. Honfleur Gallery exemplifies high standards of art and culture from across the city and nation. In 2012, the East of the River Distinguished Artist Award was created, to celebrate the exemplary caliber of artists from Ward 7…
Read MoreGHOST TECH Special Event
Artist Philip McGaughy has put together an evening of performances that celebrates the communities surrounding the Anacostia River as an extension of his exhibition GHOST TECH. In the Anacostia Arts Center’s Black Box Theater, folk and blues singer Oma Pearl will create a mash-up performance with Go-Go percussionists Heartbeat and Brandon Finley. Plus DJ Harry…
Read MoreAnacostia Arts Center Welcomes Internationally Recognized Performer Jen Shyu November 4-5
Photo by Steven Schreiber (Washington, DC) Anacostia Arts Center is thrilled to bring experimental vocalist-composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and producer Jen Shyu to Washington, DC for a performance of Solo Rites: Seven Breaths and her intermedia improvisation workshop You Are Everything. These events are offered FREE and open to the public and made possible in through…
Read MoreCheap Thrills: 50+ DMV Artists, 90+ Pieces, Everything $500 Or LESS
Inside by Lyric Prince Anacostia Arts Center and Molly Ruppert present the return of Cheap Thrills, a group show of over 50 artists from the DC Metropolitan Area that will exhibit varied works all priced at $500 or less. The exhibition will include established artists and first-time exhibitors as well as a diverse range of…
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