DCCAH Fellowship Applicants Exhibit

When:  Opening Night, Friday, August 13, 2010 at 6:00pm

                Gallery Hours: Wed. – Friday 11am-5pm, Sat. 11am-3pm

                Exhibition Closes, Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, 5pm

Where:  The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center

                 1632 U St NW, Washington DC, 20009

Artwalk in Bloomingdale

This Saturday August 7th is the second annual Bloomingdale Artwalk in the fabulous Bloomingdale Neighborhood of Washington, DC. Selected artists will be exhibiting art in front yards and stoops along First Street NW, between Florida Avenue NW and Rhode Island Avenue NW. I'll have a sculpture on display. Other activities include:

1. An Exhibit at 87 Florida

2. An Artists Market, featuring smaller works by local artists. My neighbor Brendan Smith, included!

3. Facepainting, ballon art and other things. you know, for the kids.

4. An open house preview for what will soon be Bloomingdale's first Tavern, Rustik

5. Live Music!

6. Treasure Hunt

Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010

Time: 12 to 4 PM

Where:Bloomingdale neighborhood

Along 1st Street, NW, between Florida Ave. and Rhode Island Ave.

How: Pick up a map at Big Bear Café or Windows Café.

More Information HERE


More information about the neighborhood.
and some photos.

things to do in dc.

Things I want to do in DC that I haven't done, or haven't done in a while, or just don't do often enough.

1. Canoe the canal
2. Visit Frederick Douglass House
3. Walk the C&O Canal
4. Visit the Aquatic Gardens
5. Vist the National Cathedral
6. Visit the National Shrine
7. Visit Franciscan Monastery
8  Visit Kingman Island
9.  Go to the Kreeger Museum
10. Gallery Hop in Anacostia
11. Zoo
12. Embassy Tours
13. Boat on the Anacostia
14. Go up the Washington Monument
15. Tour the LOC
16. Go to the top of the Old Post Office Pavillion
17. Air and Space Museum
18. Holocaust Museum
19. Visit the Design Center
20. Stage a remote control helicopter battle in the Kogod Courtyard



what else should i have on my list?

New Glass Sculpture.

I've been creating a series of smaller steel framed glass pieces to sell online and at art festivals. Here is one of the pieces:

Keepsake
Glass, Concrete, Steel
18"x8"x2"
2010
It weighs 8 lbs

This piece is a kiln form slumped glass panel, covered in concrete and framed in welded steel. The glass is recycled float glass.

To purchase this piece and to see others that i have listed in my online store, GO HERE
I also have larger panels that are available in my portfolio HERE. Please shoot me an email Art@wheresmycoffee.com for information and pricing.

Call to Arts Vendors

ARTS ON N STREET!
Call to Arts Vendors –

An exciting new outdoor arts market brought to you by the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

We are looking for DC artists to help activate the Shaw neighborhood for two weekends in August (7th & 8th  and 14th & 15th).  We are looking for artists and crafters based in DC to sell their works and wares!

We're looking for 22 vendors for each day (it is not required to do all four days. We are happy to let people chose their level of participation). Space is FREE.

In addition to the craft fair, there will be an affordable art fair called Paper Pushers where we are looking for artists to sell original works on paper (size restrictions do apply- no bigger than 20" in any one dimension and nothing priced above $200) where people can buy the artwork right there and go. Artists will recieve full sale price of artwork less any processing fees that may occur.

We are also looking for people who would be interested in leading workshops with kids- live painting, decorating your own skate deck, bike repair, juggling, dj-ing…this would also be a paid position.

Other ideas are forming and our ears are open! If you have something you're itching to try out, don't hold back- let me know! If you have an idea or would like to apply, please contact Beth Baldwin at gobethgo@gmail.com to participate

Glass and Concrete Tiles

Here are some of the glass and concrete tiles i've made for the Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. they are 12"x12". I'm making 16 total. 

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Arts on Foot Art Market call for entry

Call For Entries: 2010 Arts on Foot Art Market- Downtown DC

Deadline: July 6, 2009.   Diverse Markets Management announces a call to artists for the 2010 Arts on Foot Art Market, held September 8, 9, 10 and 11.  The Weekday Art Market on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday will be held on the wide sidewalk of F Street, NW between 7th & 9th Streets.  The full festival on Saturday will take place on F Street, NW between 6th & 7th and between 7th & 9th Streets, and 8th Street between E & F Streets in Washington DC in front of the Smithsonian Portrait Museum. The Art Market highlights the work of local, regional and national visual artists. 80-100 artists will be selected to exhibit in 13 media categories. All work must be original and completely artist-produced; imports and re-sales are not permitted.

All artists wishing to participate must complete an application and pay a $30 application fee.  An independent professional jury will review applications, images of products, and booth display. When applying, artists should indicate if  they wish to be considered for Saturday only or for all four days.  Space fees, due upon notification of acceptance, are $175 for Saturday, $475 for all four days.  For more information, visit www.diversemarkets.net  or contact: info@diversemarkets.net

New Images

I've updated my Website with new sculptures. so go check them out! the most recent 8 are still on display at NIH.

heres a slide show from my flick set:

ArtWalk on H Street NE

HAMPS Presents ARTventures on H on June 17. Thursday Night Art Walk Features Ten Galleries and Special Dining Discounts on H Street, NE. 

On June 17, CHAMPS - Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce presents ARTventures on H. From 5-7:30pm, ten different galleries and art spaces along the H Street Corridor will open their doors to the Capitol Hill community for a special neighborhood art walk. Participants will each be given an ARTventures “passport,” to be stamped at each stop on the art walk. For every stamp received, attendees receive an increased discount at more than ten participating restaurants that evening from 7-9pm.

The ten stops on the art walk are:

Studio H: 408a H Street, NE (www.studiohdc.com)
City Gallery: 804 H Street, NE (www.citygallerydc.com)
Jorge Velazquez: 1015 H Street, NE
H Street Playhouse: 1365 H Street, NE (www.hstreetplayhouse.com)
SOVA Espresso & Wine: 1359 H Street, NE (www.sovadc.com)
Gallery O: 1354 H Street, NE (www.galleryoonh.com)
G Fine Art: 1350 Florida Avenue, NE (www.gfineartdc.com)
Conner Contemporary: 1358 Florida Avenue, NE (www.connercontemporary.com)
Industry Gallery 1358 Florida Avenue, NE – Suite 200 (www.industrygallerydc.com)
Evolve Urban Arts at 1375 Maryland Avenue, NE (www.evolvedc.com)

“It is refreshing to see so many business working together cohesively as part of ARTventures on H, and we are thrilled to produce this great event, aimed at getting our local community out to discover all that the H Street Corridor has to offer,” says Julia Christian, CHAMPS Executive Director. “As part of our Buy Local Campaign that kicking off this summer, ARTventures on H provides local Capitol Hill residents the opportunity to experience all that our great neighborhood has to offer – without the out-of-town crowds.”

In addition to the ten different art exhibits, and dining discounts associated with ARTventures on H, there are several other events happening on H Street on June 17. For complete, up-to-date information about ARTventures on H (including maps, transportation information, and dining discounts), follow ARTventures on Twitter and Facebook! 

Now in its 27^th year, CHAMPS (Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce) promotes, educates and advocates for Capitol Hill businesses and connects Hill businesses with the greater community. Learn more about CHAMPS at www.capitolhill.org or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/capitolhilldc

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Gigantic Open Studios this Saturday! now with free shuttle bus!

This coming saturday from noon to 6 is the annual spring gateway arts district open studio tour.
The Gateway Arts District is centered on the Rhode Island Avenue Corridor of the towns of North Brentwood, Brentwood, and Mount Rainier in Prince George's County Maryland.
It is hub of artistic activity and production for Washington, DC.

 Gateway CDC Website

A PDF map of the Gateway Arts District and shuttle bus info
the shuttle bus will leave from the West Hyattsville Metro Station. there will be signs for the shuttle.
There's plenty of parking if you want to drive.


The Gateway Arts District is home to the Washington Glass School and its our 9th anniversary!

Artists exhibiting at our studio for the open house include: Michael Janis, Tim Tate, Erwin Timmers, Syl Mathis, Robert Kincheloe, Jessica Beels, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Rania Hassan, Jennifer Lindstrom, David Pearcy, Anne Plant, Cheryl Derricotte, David Cook, Allegra Marquart, Chris Shea, Nancy Krondstat, Kirk Waldroff, Alison Sigethey, and more!
we will also have Torchwork demonstrations, discounts on class registrations, music, food & fun!
We will also have good prices on artwork and will be around to talk about what we make and why.

Surrounding artist studios (Red Dirt Studio with Margaret Boozer, JJ McCracken; Flux Studios with Novie Trump, Laurel Lukaszewski; Ellyn Weiss Studio) will be participating in the huge event.


What: Open Studio
Where: 3700 Otis Street, Mount Rainier, MD 

When: Saturday May 15 Time: Noon- 6 PM Washington Glass School Website

Details on my exhibit at NIH

National Institutes of Health . NIH .

My wife Rania Hassan and I both  have artwork on exhibit at the National Institutes of Health [NIH] in Bethesda, Maryland. Artwork will be on display through July 2 in the Clinical Research Center Galleries in the Mark O. Hatfield NIH Clinical Center, Building 10.

National Institutes of Health [NIH]
Clinical Research Center Galleries
Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Building 10
May 7–July 2, 2010
9000 Rockville Pike :: Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Click here for map
Click here for visitor information

NIH is accessible 24 hours a day, everyday.
Weekends and evenings are the best time to visit.
On the weekends, visitors need to use the delivery entrance on Rockville Pike, and on weekdays, the visitors entrance.

would you come? would you sell stuff?

if DC area artists put together an Art Yard Sale of old artworks would you come buy stuff?

DC Artists! jump on this, if you need housing!

Projects in Development

The Loree Grand

Applications are now available! NOTE: You will be asked to fill out a short survey before the download begins and Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view the document.

Key Dates
May 17, 2010, 8 a.m.
Begin accepting first come, first serve applications
May 24, 2010, 5 p.m.
Last day to submit application for first round
Mid-June
Unit selection for first round applicants
June 21, 2010, 5 p.m.
Last day to submit application for second round

Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) has partnered with The Cohen Companies and Union Place Phase I, LLC to develop 30 affordable live/work housing units for artists and their families at the Loree Grand — 250 K Street NE, in the NoMa area of Washington, DC.
Live/work artist housing are apartments that are primarily designed for living, with studio/work space as an ancillary use. Employees and walk-in trade are regulated by your Home Occupation Permit.

The Loree Grand.

About the Loree Grand at Union Place
The building, with move-in beginning June 2010, will feature studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom with den units. Units range from 596 to 1362 square feet. Additionally, nine of the units, located on 3rd Street, feature entryways with direct street access as either walk-down or walk-up units. Units are priced to be affordable to households earning a maximum of 80% ofArea Median Income (AMI). A detailed schedule of eligible incomes and rental rates is available below. Area Median Income (AMI) is the annual median income level for the Washington, DC metropolitan area, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The 2009 AMI for the metro area is $102,000 for a four person household.
All units feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops andwasher and dryers. In addition to these in unit amenities, the 200 unit project includes a courtyard, green roof, a gym and retail — all just over 2 blocks away from the Florida Avenue Metro Station and Union Station.
The Process
CuDC will lease units on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. Interested households may begin submitting applications at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010. CuDC will continue to accept applications until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010. Applications may be mailed or hand-delivered to 916 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. CuDC’s offices are open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Join us on Saturday, May 8th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. for on Open House at Loree Grand to see the units in person. RSVP to housing@culturaldc.org.
Applications are now available! NOTE: You will be asked to fill out a short survey before the download begins and Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view the document.
Additional Materials to Download
(Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view these documents.)

• Loree Grand Affordable Housing Rent and Income Schedule
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Floorplans:
  
  • Floor One
  • Floor Two
  • Floor Three
  • Floors Four and Five
• Red Circle Membership Information

The Neighborhood
The neighborhood includes a Harris Teeter (opening in 2010), Big Bear Café, The Shops at Union Station, Banks, A Post Office, Hotels and a plethora of dining options (including Uptown Café, Au Bon Pain, Railroad Deli, Pound Coffee, Five Guys, Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, Sister’s Mussels and Pizza). Check out the Go NoMa! Map for detailed information on landmarks, retail, dining and attractions in the area.
QUESTIONS? We’re here to help.
Open House
RSVP to housing@culturaldc.org to come see your new home. Meet in front of the Loree Grand — 3rd & K Streets NE.
Saturday, May 8, 10 a.m. – noon.
Online Chats
Chat online, in real-time, on Chatzy with the CuDC Program Manager, Housing and Community Development (check here before the chat for the links):

Tuesday, April 27, 12 – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5, 9 – 11 a.m.
Thursday, May 13, 5 – 7 p.m.

Office Hours
Need one-on-one help with your application? Email housing@culturaldc.org to request a 20 minute appointment. All office hours take place at Flashpoint — 916 G Street NW.
Contact Us
Email housing@culturaldc.org or phone 202.315.1324.
Stay in the Loop
Subscribe here to receive emails from CuDC on this and other projects/opportunities


MORE INFO HERE 

Painting concrete beams

I've been doing some paint work for a client in a cool Penn Quarter building. They wanted a warmer space, with an older feel. one of the things i did was to add wood toned glazes to the column and support beams.

before

 

after

if you are interested in having me do any paintwork at your place, and you're in the washington, dc metro area, shoot me an email
info @ scenicartisans.com

Artists live.work space in DC.

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APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNTIL JANUARY 2011.

For notifications about the application process and other updates, you will be contacted by email.

Please click on the email sign-up option (above) and choose Washington, D.C. (Dance Place) in the options list.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Dance Place and Artspace are partnering to

create a $13 million arts campus in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Artspace will break ground on 41 affordable live/work units for artists and their families along with gallery and studio space.

Artspace is assisting Dance Place,Washington, D.C.'s most prolific presenter of modern dance, to build a new performance and rehearsal space, an education center and administrative space.

The Grand Opening is scheduled for June 2011.

How do I qualify for an affordable housing unit?

Artpace follows all federal fair housing guidelines. To qualify for aunit, your income must be at 60% of the DC metro area median income or below. For 2008, the combined household incomes must be at or below:

• $41,340 for a single person
• $47,220 for two persons
• $53,160 for three persons
• $59,040 for four persons

The project will include a mix of efficiencies,

one and two bedroom units. Rents will be below market and established at the time of lease up.

What is the definition of an artist to qualify for a unit?

Artist is defined as:

• A person who works in, or is skilled in any of the fine arts, including but not limited to, painting, drawing, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, and mixed-media.

 

• A person who creates imaginative works of aesthetic value, including but not limited to literature, poetry, photography, music composition, choreography, architecture, film and video.

 

• A person who creates functional art, including but not limited to metal, textiles, paper, wood, ceramic, glass or plastic objects.

• A performer or theatrical artist, including but not limited to, singers, dancers, musicians, actors, performance artists, costume, lighting, sound, and set designers.

 

• In all art disciplines, a designer, technician, craftsperson, teacher or administrator who is dedicated to using their expertise within the community to support, promote, present, and/or teach and propagate their art form through events, activities, performances and classes.

 

For additional information and updates

please sign up for the mailing list.

      

For additional information about Artspace, please visit our official website.

Thank you!

 - The Artspace Team

Some photos of the National Building Museum