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Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass
Jun
6
to Nov 26

Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass

  • National Portrait Gallery (map)
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Exhibit through November 26, 2026

The first joint acquisition of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (the two share a building) is Sir Isaac Julien’s fascinating moving image installation, which blends period reenactments across five screens to give the viewer insight into the life, accomplishments, activism, and brilliance of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895).

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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
23
to Sep 24

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
21
to Sep 22

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
17
to Sep 19

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
13
to Sep 15

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
9
to Sep 12

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol
Sep
8
12:00 PM12:00

Dvořák Dreams: An Installation by Refik Anadol

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, REACH Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation hours (Sep. 4 - 24)

Monday–Thursday: 4 p.m.–midnight
Friday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–midnight

Refik Anadol’s acclaimed fusion of art, music, history, and artificial intelligence makes its U.S. premiere with an immersive data sculpture transforming the legacy of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák into a multi-sensory experience. 


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 Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods
Dec
7
to Dec 9

Nehprii Amenii: Food for the Gods

  • The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center @ UMD, Kogod Theatre (map)
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Performances: Dec 7-9 @7pm & 9pm

A multimedia performance installation about “human value,” Food for the Gods is a three-part expression of rage and indifference. Inspired by the killings of Black men, this work uses object and puppet performance to explore dehumanization, light, invisibility and well…the magical-less-ness of it all.

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Celia Ledón: The Shape of Water
Apr
14
to Apr 22

Celia Ledón: The Shape of Water

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Reach (Welcome Pavilion) (map)
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Exhibit: March 22 - April 22, 2023

Celia Ledón’s installation draws inspiration from the female figure as a vessel and as a personification of the many mythological deities associated with water. This work will represent the Potomac River and will be created from plastic waste collected from the river in a collaborative process with students from the George Washington University under the direction of Dr. Tara Scully, Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of Sustainability Minor Program; and students from the Innovation Center at the George Washington University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science under the direction of Dr. Erica Cusi Wortham. This exhibit is in partnership with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network and the Chesapeake Potomac Dolphin Project.

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Kaarina Kaikkonen: Flying Rivers
Apr
14
to Apr 22

Kaarina Kaikkonen: Flying Rivers

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hall of Nations (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Exhibit: March 22 - April 22, 2023

Kaarina Kaikkonen (Finland) addresses the “flying rivers”: major air currents that carry vital water vapor from forested regions to distant water basins, determining rain fall patterns around the globe. Her installation will use hundreds of shirts collected from Kennedy Center staff and volunteers, plus donations from the D.C.-area.

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Alexandra Kehayoglou: Paraná de las Palmas River
Apr
14
to Apr 22

Alexandra Kehayoglou: Paraná de las Palmas River

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hall of States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Winter microcosmos details of the wetlands 2 (2020) by Alexandra Kehayoglou

Exhibit: March 22 - April 22, 2023

Alexandra Kehayoglou’s installation is a large immersive textile work, a hand-tufted wool carpet that is an outcry against deforestation and devastation. Renowned for her call for environmental awareness, Kehayoglou’s repertoire includes memories of various native landscapes that the artist has visited and desires to preserve over time. Her renowned “pastizales” (grasslands), fields, and shelter tapestries are like sublime realities that the viewer can contemplate or utilize.

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Enchant Christmas
Jan
2
4:30 PM16:30

Enchant Christmas

Dates: Nov 26 - Jan 2, 2022

Enchant Christmas, which features a beloved light maze, will make its home in DC at the gorgeous Nationals Park from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2, 2022. There will also be ice skating trails, a holiday village with products from local businesses and a kids’ play place. Expect plenty of Instagram-friendly settings and holiday spirit at this one-of-a-kind installation.

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Sarah Hennies, Terry Berlier & The Living Earth Show: A Kind of Ache
Dec
4
8:00 PM20:00

Sarah Hennies, Terry Berlier & The Living Earth Show: A Kind of Ache

  • Kogod Theatre, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Performance will be Live, In-Person at Kogod Theatre and LIVESTREAM on Vimeo

A Kind of Ache is a multimedia installation and concert from composer Sarah Hennies, sculptor and conceptual artist Terry Berlier and electroacoustic duo The Living Earth Show (Andy Meyerson and Travis Andrews) that reimagines a world designed from and for a queer identity. The drums-and-guitar duo will play Hennies’ score on Berlier’s sculptures, using objects, music and their imaginations to wonder “What would it feel like to be the majority?”

The Living Earth Show supports the next generation of artistic thinkers throughout their work.  During the 2020-21 season and throughout the pandemic, they worked closely with UMD School of Music students in the creation of Music for Hard Times. The eight-week virtual project featured 70 UMD Wind Orchestra students in an open source composition that can never be replicated. During their 2021-22 residency at The Clarice, The Living Earth Show will continue to collaborate with UMD students in the making of a safe artistic space for queer-identifying individuals. They will host an Arts Citizenship Talk (ACTnow) and share their creative process with audiences.

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Britta Joy Peterson’s already there
Oct
29
to Oct 30

Britta Joy Peterson’s already there

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - The REACH Studio K (map)
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Dates: Oct 28-30, various hours - CLICK HERE

already there is an immersive installation designed to be savored in small, timed-entry groups where patrons are invited to explore, indulge, and play in a sensory labyrinth of dance and design.

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We Are All Connected
Oct
29
to Oct 31

We Are All Connected

  • THE REACH @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Installation Viewing: Oct 9-31

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A Large-Scale Public Art 2-Dimensional Playscape on the REACH Plaza created live by Mo Willems and 240 Members of the Local Community.

As part of the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary season celebration, Education Artist-in-Residence Mo Willems works with local community members to create a giant mural on the bluestone floor of the REACH Plaza! This exciting public art piece is inspired by Mo’s abstract works of dots and lines. A huge graphic representation of how we’re all connected in unexpected ways, the playscape will be created on Saturday, October 9 and remain installed throughout the winter for playing and viewing.

For more information on the October 9th We Are All Connected Art Opening Festival, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/kc50/events/we-are-all-connected-opening

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Renewal 2121
Sep
6
10:00 AM10:00

Renewal 2121

Exhibit thru September 6. Monday – Thursday: 12-8 p.m. | Friday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

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In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising concerns over climate change, this installation at ARTECHOUSE will transport you 100 years in the future. You’ll be immersed in an industrial city where nature is combating the onslaught of an overreaching metropolis, a stark warning if mankind continues at its current pace. Hope is found through cherry blossoms peeking through neon lights, showing the way for those ready to take action. Renewal 2121 is an original ARTECHOUSE production and was inspired by DC’s illustrious cherry blossom season. The exhibit runs through Sept. 6.

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jul
26
to Jul 28

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

  • Washington National Cathedral (map)
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CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jul
22
11:00 AM11:00

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jul
14
to Jul 15

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

  • Washington National Cathedral (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

CLICK HERE to view availability

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jul
7
to Jul 8

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

  • Washington National Cathedral (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

CLICK HERE to view availability

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jun
25
to Jun 26

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

  • Washington National Cathedral (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

CLICK HERE to view availability

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“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk
Jun
21
11:00 AM11:00

“Les Colombes” (The Doves) – Daytime Exhibit Walk

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CLICK HERE to view dates offered and further information

Immerse yourself in Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit. In this exhibit experience, walk beneath a cascading column of 2,000 origami doves and watch as the rainbow light from the Cathedral’s stained glass elevates folded paper into something transcendent.

-This event is only for viewing the Doves exhibit. The rest of the Cathedral remains closed to visitors.

CLICK HERE to view availability

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ALX Pride at the Torpedo Factory Art Center
Jun
11
7:00 PM19:00

ALX Pride at the Torpedo Factory Art Center

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Head to Alexandria’s waterfront to see new art and jump into fun activities both indoors and out at Old Town’s Torpedo Factory. A major highlight: On Union Street, explore “UHAULED,” a massive installation from Virginia-based artist Cat Baker. Five U-Haul trucks will be turned into galleries, with artwork from queer and lesbian artists in the region. Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union St., Alexandria) with an option to attend virtually | Tickets: Free

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Marmalade Dreams Collages by Dafna Steinberg
Oct
23
to Oct 24

Marmalade Dreams Collages by Dafna Steinberg

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This exhibition will be physically installed at Brentwood Arts Exchange Lab Gallery and presented digitally for online viewing.

Dates: September 8 - October 24, 2020

Virtual Gallery Tour and Artist Talk: Saturday, October 24, 2 pm EST via Facebook Watch Party

Brentwood Arts Exchange is proud to announce Marmalade Dreams: Collages by Dafna Steinbergopening in the Lab Gallery on Tuesday, September 8, and presented online through our digital platforms. This solo exhibition is dedicated to Dafna's father, Bory Steinberg, whose passing in March 2020 was the inspiration for this series of works. The mixed-media collages on display represent dreams and the subconscious. Themes of delight and heartache populate the imagery of this exhibition in the attempt to find what Ms. Steinberg describes as, "pockets of everyday joy."

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Exhibition: Bonnie Crawford
May
24
to May 27

Exhibition: Bonnie Crawford

  • Montpelier Arts Center (map)
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Bonnie creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using a combination of fine art materials, craft supplies, and semi-scientific equipment. Her Light Emitting Studies incorporate tiny blinking electrical circuits that respond to the environment. Accompanying this exhibit, are her drawings inspired by the Insomnia Drawings of Louise Bourgeois.

Exhibit: April 7 - May 27, 2018.  Gallery Hours: Daily 10am-5pm                                      Public Reception: Sunday, April 8, 2-4 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, April 28, 3 pm

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