WPA provides essential resources to support the success of regional artists. We present contemporary art through imaginative and provocative programs, and we connect artists with the community in both traditional and unexpected ways.
Information
- Location:
- Washington, DC, 20036
- Phone:
- 202-234-7103
- Mon - Fri:
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Photos
2 of 14 albumsSee All
36 studiosCreated about 2 weeks ago
Fotoweek '09 exhibition openingCreated about 2 months ago
Events
5 past eventsSee All
- OPTIONS '09 Curator & Artists ...
1358 Florida Ave NE, 2nd Floor (abo...
Saturday, October 17 at 2:00pm - Coup d'Espace IV- 'The Miracul...
WPA Headquarters
Friday, October 2 at 6:00pm - EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA SERIES 2009
Maryland Institute College of Art 7...
Thursday, September 24 at 6:30pm - OPTIONS '09
Conner Contemporary Art / Second Floor
Thursday, September 17 at 6:00pm - Coup d’Espace
WPA headquarters
Thursday, April 16 at 5:30pm
Washington Project for the Arts Join us for a panel discussion on critical discourse and camraderie on January 4, 2010 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I Street, SW, from 6:30 - 8:00pm. Panelists: Kriston Capps, Jeffry Cudlin, Danielle O'Steen and Isabel Manalo. (free/open to the public).
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Moderator: Kriston Capps Panelists: Jeffry Cudlin, Isabel Manolo, Danielle O’Steen When: Monday, January 4, 2010 from 6:30-8:00pm Where: Capitol Skyline Hotel (lounge), 10 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024
Washington Project for the Arts 36 area artists were visited by Mera Rubell, WPA staff, and friends during the weekend of December 12-13, 2009
39 new photos
Washington Project for the Arts If you missed the walking tours that were part of 'OPTIONS 09' you can now experience them virtually on youtube (artist: Graham Coreil-Allen)
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Between a suburban strip mall and its urban surroundings there lies a poetic amalgam of spaces both epic and discrete. Situated within the disparate zone where the Trinidad neighborhood and the Atlas District ...
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Be sure to follow our tweets all weekend long for 36 STUDIOS - PART I. Renowned collector Mera Rubell of the Rubell Family Collection visits 36 DC-area studios from 5:00am on Saturday morning until 5:00pm on Sunday to consider artworks for her section in our 2010 Annual Art Auction Gala on March 6th!!!!
After the tours..., join us Sunday at the Capitol Skyline Hotel at 6pm for an informal reception with the artists, Mera, WPA staff and members of the arts community (cash bar).
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Washington Project for the Arts Be sure to follow our tweets during 36 Studios this weekend!
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The
ICEBOX holiday shop opens tomorrow! 12/4 6-8pm- lots of great gifts for
$50 or less. Plus mulled cider, cookies and food donated by Darlington
House.
See other Dupont Circle First Friday Promotions at the Dupont Circle Arts blog!
http://dupontcirclearts.blogspot.com/
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Tonight, enjoy specials from two Dupont Circle eateries!15% Discount per group or table + parking validation if you drop by La TomateAt Darlington House, purchase a glass of wine, bottle*, or dessert and get the second one free!Darlington House1610 20th St. ...
Washington Project for the Arts The ICEBOX holiday shop opens tomorrow! 12/4 6-8pm- lots of great gifts for $50 or less. Plus mulled cider, cookies and food donated by Darlington House :)
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Artfile Pick: Susana Raab, Hot Dog Fans, 2007, c-print, 20 x 24" Click image to browse our entire member registry. Read our weekly newsletter ARTLIST DC
Washington Project for the Arts new call- just posted! happy thanksgiving :)
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36 studios- part 1 Call For Entries: WPA announces 36 Studios – Part 1, a series of studio visits with Mera Rubell of the Rubell Family Collection. Deadline: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at midnight ...
Washington Project for the Arts Call for Entries for the IceBox holiday shop closes today! Please send in your images and proposal to be considered this temporary store!
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WPA ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM Information Exchange Public Talk: Thursday, November 12, 6:30 – 8:00pm Artist Meetings: Friday, November 13, starting at 10:00am Location of events: WPA, 2023 Massachusetts Ave, NW, WDC 20036
Washington Project for the Arts 'Framing the Economic Downturn (FED)' opened 11/10/09 at Gallery O in the Atlas District.
23 new photos
Washington Project for the Arts Curator Talk tonight with Miguel Amado @ WPA headquarters, 2023 Massachusetts Ave NW. The talk begins promptly at 6:30pm Miguel Amado is curator at the Fundação PLMJ in Lisbon, where he develops a collection of Portuguese contemporary art and organizes its exhibition and publication series. He served as a Curatorial Fe...llow at Rhizome at the New Museum in New York and is a regular contributor to Artforum. Join us!
Washington Project for the Arts 'FED' reviewed in the Washington Times:
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An empty office. An abandoned building. A sign that says, "I want what we had." These images from the recession have been captured in a new photography exhibit, "Framing the Economic Downturn," presented by the Washington Project for the Arts. ...
Washington Project for the Arts Our Fotoweek show opens tonight! 6-8pm at Gallery O on H Street. Come join us, meet the artists and enjoy food and beverages donated by Dangerously Delicious Pies, H St Country Club, Red/Black, Argonaut and Granville Moore's...what recession?
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FotoWeek DC 2009 EXHIBITION: November 10 - December 11, 2009 Framing the Economic Downturn (FED) Curated by Jim Hubbard, award winning photojournalist and Creative Director of Venice Arts Location: Gallery ...
Washington Project for the Arts A suprise extra review of 'OPTIONS' we hadn't seen before.. Check it out here:
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Walking down a side street in northeast D.C., I escaped the dreary weather into the Conner Contemporary Art Gallery. As soon as I walked up the staircase I felt above the world of boarded-up houses and scrubby grass, wandering through a cavernous raw space adorned with contemporary art. ...
