Monday, March 31, 2008



I'll be hanging some new originals at the upcoming Artomatic 2008. Don't miss this great event - - and, it's back in DC!

ARTOMATIC 2008
May 9 – June 15, 2008 Capitol Plaza I, 1200 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Metro stop: Red Line, New York Ave., M Street exit


About Artomatic

Artomatic is a month-long multimedia arts event that draws together visual artists, musicians and performers and brings their work to the community without charge.

It was originally conceived as a way to break down the geographical and social segmentation of the Washington arts scene, to bring art directly to the public and to build cohesion among artists. The city's ongoing development in recent years has diffused the arts community by breaking up pockets of artist studios. In addition, local artists are sometimes overshadowed by national blockbuster shows and federal landmarks. Artomatic provides a forum for all of our area's artists to convene, perform and exhibit, strengthening the visibility, cohesion, and marketplace of Washington's arts community.
Artomatic began in 1999 in the historic Manhattan Laundry building. A dozen or so artists originally toured the empty building and within a month, three hundred and fifty artists had cleaned, lit, painted and colonized the 100,000 square feet. Over 20,000 visitors attended the first Artomatic over 6 weeks.From there, it grew organically, as buildings were made available to Artomatic by community developers. Music and performance of all kinds were added. In 2000, 665 artists exhibited and 200 performed at the old Hechinger’s building; more than 1000 artists and performers took part in 2002 at the Southwest Waterfront and even more in 2004 at the old Capitol Children’s Museum in Northeast.
The number of visitors has also more than doubled to over 40,000. Artomatic made a stop in Virginia for the first time in 2007, occupying a former Patent and Trademark space. It drew over 40,000 visitors.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Art Buzz - Be There! - 3/27/08


love to have you come to this fabulous event! here's what jade has to say about art buzz - - and oh, i concur! (especially the art and wine part) btw, jade has a GREAT blog with tons of info on cool stuff going on in dc: http://dcthisweek.blogspot.com/

Art and wine............if you know me you know that they are dear to my heart. On March 27th DC This Week,Senate Realty, the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Zonin , U.S.A. invite you to a night of fine Italian wines and Art Buzz at 9th and U Street .

Noted DC artists will showcase their newest works including Lisa Jones, Cherie Lester,Anna U Davis, James Stephen Terrell, Tina Palmer and Susan Finsen. Artists will donate 10% of their profits sold that night to the DC Collaborative.

A $5 donation is requested at the door to support the DC Collaborative’s Arts for Every Student Program. Serving more than 200,000 children since 1998 from 141schools, the DC Collaborative provides DC Public School students with free tickets and bus transportation to museums, musical and theatrical productions across the District.

Checkout photos from last year's ArtBuzz here.

Thursday, March 27th SenateRealty Offices 909 U Street, NW Washington , DC 1 block from U Street Metro 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.