Check the schedule for all of the exciting happenings at this year’s Folklife Festival. The festival is open this weekend through Monday, June 27, and Thursday, June 30, through Monday, July 4.
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Smithsonian Folklife FestivalĪfter a two-year hiatus the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back! Spend time this weekend at the National Mall enjoying music and dance performances, craft workshops, kitchen demonstrations, hands-on family activities, and much more-all free and open to the public. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (passes not required after 5:30 pm) and the Hirshhorn Museum will be open until 8 pm Check out the many activities going on here. The following museums will be open until midnight: Smithsonian Castle and Haupt Garden, Arts and Industries Building, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Asian Art, and the National Museum of Natural History.
June 25, 2022, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer- Solstice Saturday-by staying open late and hosting parties, programs, and performances, including a free concert on the National Mall hosted by the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a late-night garden dance party with glow yoga, a wellness day, and more. Join us via Zoom as we celebrate these artists during the Virtual Reception and Awards Ceremony Sunday, July 10, 2–3:30 pm. It was juried by Scott Hutchison, an Associate Professor of Practice in painting and drawing at Georgetown University and former Art League painting and drawing instructor, and is on view through July 15. Our annual Student/Faculty Show gives our student body and instructors an opportunity to shine! This year it returns online and includes artworks completed by students between the March 2020 and Winter 2022 terms, as well as signature works by instructors. 2022 Student/Faculty Show “Steel Beast” by Jasper Haywood Metal sculpture They are joyous, musical, and dynamic! The Spirit of Carnival is on view through July 3.
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Valdez’s series of brilliant, abstract paintings speak to this popular event’s history, symbolism, nuances, and iconic themes. In The Spirit of Carnival, June’s solo artist Beverly Valdez conveys the essence of carnival culture in her homeland of Trinidad and Tobago. The Spirit of Carnival by Beverly Valdez “Moko Jumpies Dance” by Beverly Valdez It was juried by Thaisa Way, the director of garden and landscape studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC and landscape architecture photographer Sahar Coston-Hardy. A mix of 94 figurative and abstract artworks are featured.
From quiet countrysides and majestic mountains, to lively streetscapes and varied bodies of water, artists expressed their visions in acrylic, collage, mixed media, oil, photography, printmaking, watercolor, and sculpture. June 2022 Landscape Exhibit “Dubai at Dusk” by Wayne Guenther Photographyįor the June 2022 Landscape Exhibit, League member artists present works that capture a sense of place. This weekend: The June 2022 Landscape Exhibit, The Spirit of Carnival by Beverly Valdez, and the 2022 Student/Faculty Show at the League Solstice Saturday at the Smithsonian the Folklife Festival returns and Phaan Howng’s Cornflower Canopy at Cit圜enterDC. Welcome to Artful Weekend, our guide to fun and interesting ways to enjoy art in person or virtually.