This weekend: August 2024 Open Exhibit, Tabletop 2024, Why Be Real by Linda Bankerd, and Gallery 75 at The Art League; Home at Falls Church Arts; Jeffrey Berg and Sally Veach: Hear and Where? at DC Arts Center; and Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Experience the vibrant diversity of our member artists’ work at The Art League’s Open Exhibits. This month, we’re proudly showcasing 89 unique pieces, featuring a wide range of mediums such as painting, drawing, photography, glass, sculpture, collage, and mixed media. The captivating selection for our August 2024 Open Exhibit was thoughtfully curated by painter and sculptor, Andy Yoder.
At this annual favorite, you’ll find a delightful array of ceramic, glass, wood, and metal wares, expertly crafted for both function and aesthetic appeal. Tabletop 2024 features 28 artworks, and was juried by potter and educator Naomi Clement.
Linda Bankerd, our featured solo artist for August, passionately uses elements like shape, color, form, line, collage, and gestural marks in her artwork. Her creations thrive in their own existence, requiring no tangible reference or desire. This authentic approach to artistry makes her work truly unique and engaging.
Join us for our August Reception and Artist Talk with Linda Bankerd on Friday, August 23, from 6:30–8 pm.
Come and explore Gallery 75, our vibrant art hub nestled right here in our main gallery. It’s a treasure trove where you can find a range of affordable, extraordinary artwork created by our talented local member artists. Whether in the market for framed, unframed, or even three-dimensional pieces, you’ll find a wealth of pieces waiting for you to take home and display.
For Home, at Falls Church Arts, artists were invited to submit works that embody what home means to them. The exhibition features a wide range of subjects capturing the feeling of home in nature, at worship, with family and friends, in media including watercolor, acrylic, metal, mixed media, mosaics, and photography. It opens Saturday, August 24, with a reception from 6–9 p.m. Home is on view through September 29; 700-B West Broad St. (Route 7), Falls Church, Falls Church, Virginia.
Works by artists Sally Veach and Jeffrey are the focus of Hear and Where?, a two-person show of drawings and paintings that explores some of the internal and the external environments of the human experience, at the DC Arts Center. Berg’s drawings engage the viewer in an internal journey (thoughts, dreams, memories) and ask: how do we define ourselves as individuals within our social context? Veach’s paintings and drawings explore the sublime power of nature and the outward-looking attempts of humans to control and domesticate the natural world. Hear and Where is on view through October 6, with an opening reception on Friday, August 23, from 7-9 p.m.; 2438 18th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
William H. Johnson (1901 – 1970) painted his Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers, and performers as well as international heads of state working to bring peace to the world. He celebrated their accomplishments even as he acknowledged the realities of racism, violence, and oppression they faced and overcame. Some of his Fighters — Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Marian Anderson, and Mahatma Gandhi — are familiar historical figures; others are less well-known individuals whose determination and sacrifice have been eclipsed over time. Johnson elevates their lives, offering historical insights and fresh perspectives. This exhibition, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), is drawn primarily from the collection of more than 1,000 works by William H. Johnson given to the museum by the Harmon Foundation in 1967. Fighters for Freedom is on view through September 8; 8th and G Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.
Enjoy the weekend!
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