Welcome to Artful Weekend

-our listing of area art exhibits and events-

This weekend: 2024 Student/Faculty Show at the League; David Driskell & Friends at David C. Driskell Center; Made From Scratch by Marcus Beauregard at Printmakers Inc.; and Geometrix: Encoded Abstraction at Pazo Fine Art D.C.

The Art League 2024 Student/Faculty Show

Our annual Student/Faculty Show gives adults and youth who take classes at The Art League, and the artists who teach them, an opportunity to shine. This year’s exhibition features over 200 works in varied mediums from paintings and drawing to soft sculpture and metal work. It opens Friday, February 23, and is on view through Sunday, March 3, with a closing reception from 2–4 p.m.

Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Renowned artist David Driskell’s creative practice was deeply rooted in the collaborative, with friendships serving as conduits for support, influence, and inspiration. His creative legacy takes center stage in the compelling exhibition David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship, featuring more than 70 artworks by 35 prominent African American artists and original archival materials.  Join the Driskell Center for the opening reception Friday, January 23, from 6–8 p.m. David Driskell & Friends opens to the public February 26, and is on view through May 24; University of Maryland, 1214 Cole Student Activities Building, College Park, Maryland.

Made From Scratch by Marcus Beauregard

Artist Marcus Beauregard explores three forms of intaglio printmaking—dry point, etching, and mezzotint—in his solo exhibition Made From Scratch at Printmakers Inc. It is on view through February 29. Join Beauregard for a reception Saturday, February 24, from 1–4 p.m. Printmakers Inc. is located in the Torpedo Factory, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, Virginia.

Geometrix: Encoded Abstraction

Pazo Fine Art presents Geometrix: Encoded Abstraction, a vibrant, energetic exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Don Dudley, Jean Jinho Kim, Andrew Masullo, Harvey Quaytman, David Simpson, Li Trincere, Don Voisine, Neil Williams, and Norman Zammitt. Derived from the formalist traditions of geometric abstraction and hard-edge techniques, this diverse assembly of artists coheres around a joint venture to instill a sense of logical order and beauty within abstraction, predominantly through a reverence for the pure, foundational aspects of painting. It is on view through March 16; 1932 9th Street NW, #C102, (Enter from 9 1/2 Street), Washington, D.C.

Enjoy the weekend!