Arty stuff this week . . .

What Planet R U From?
Daniel Stuelpnagel

Opening reception:
Tuesday, April 8
6 - 8 pm
@ Sitar Arts Center
1700 Kalorama Road, NW

"Stimulating Consumption: Five To Buy Now"
April 9 - May 17

Opening reception:
Wednesday, April 9
6 - 9 pm

Artist talk with Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette
7 pm

@ Heineman Myers Gallery
4728 Hampden Lane
Bethesda

Artists featured:
Alison Hiltner
Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette
Jane Richlovsky
Jonathan Stein
Barbara Strasen

Great opportunity to start or add to your collection.
Most works are priced between $300-900.

Faculty and Alumni Invitational
50th Anniversary Celebration of Montgomery College's School of Art and Design
(Includes Mark Cameron Boyd)

Reception:
Thursday, April 10
6:30 - 7:30 pm
@ Cafritz Foundation Art Center Gallery
930 King Street
Takoma Park, MD

Amy Lin
"Interaction"
April 10 - May 5

Opening Reception:
Thursday, April 10
6:30 - 8pm
@ Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory
105 N. Union Street
Alexandria

Interplay: Humanity and Nature
The April Membership Show at the Art League Gallery
April 9 - May 5

Opening reception:
Thursday, April 10
6:30 - 8 pm
@ The Art League
105 North Union Street

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"Does Drawing Matter"
Speaker: Phyllis Rosenzweig
Thursday, April 10
7:30 pm
@ Harris Theatre
George Mason University

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Curator's Choice
Thursday, April 10
6:30 PM
@ Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW

Sarah Newman, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and one of the curators of The American Evolution: A History through Art, will speak on the relationship between art and politics in the twentieth century. Focusing on works by Rupert Garcia, Glenn Ligon, and Kara Walker, she will discuss how artists have used their work to expand the political and social dialogue.

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EMERGE
ArtWalk 2008 unveiling.
This large-scale art project sponsored by the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities will consist of twelve - 24 ft by 6 ft billboards depicting 12 artist's interpretation of the theme "Emerge".

Friday, April 11
12 pm
@ 10th Street, between New York Avenue and H Street, NW

SPRING SOLOS 2008
April 8 – May 31
Opening Reception:
Friday, April 11
6 - 9 pm
@ Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Boulevard

Aidah Fontenot
Existence
Friday, April 11
5:30 - 8:30 pm
@ Jordan Flats
1702 West Virginia Ave., NE

the end of nature
April 11 - May 4

Opening reception:
Friday, April 11
6 - 9 pm
@ The Warehouse
1017 7th Street, NW

American University First Year MFA Show
Friday, April 11
7 - 9 pm
@ The Katzen Art Museum

NINE will feature the work of:
Josh Baptista
Kate Gartrell
Nikki Painter
Igor Pasternak
Allison Reimus
Katherine Sable
Bonner Sale
Lana Stephens
Zac Willis

The Shop [at] Civilian- Spring Trunk Show & Reception!!

Saturday, April 12
11am – 4pm
@ Civilian Art Projects
406 7th St. NW (3rd floor)

Featured artists:
Erik Jackson
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
Cynthia Connolly
Bookish Lady
Fisticuffs
Betsy Packard
Anita Walsh
Angela Jerardi
Linda Hesh
Richard Chartier

Hirshhorn Lecture Series:
Dietrich Neumann on the Illuminated Building
Saturday, April 12
2 pm
@ Ring Auditorium

Ana Mercedes Hoyos
Saturday, April 12
5 - 7 pm
@ Addison/Ripley Fine Art
1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Joan Danziger
Mythic Landscapes: Recent Sculptures
April 12 - May 31

Opening reception:
Saturday, April 12
5 - 8 pm
@ Osuna Art
7200 Wisconsin Avenue

Jason Wright
New Ruins
Saturday, April 12
6 pm
@ Fine Arts and Artist Gallery
2920 M Street, NW

Adger Cowans, Michael Harris, and James Phillips
April 10 - May 3

Opening Reception:
Saturday, April 12
6:30-9:00
@ International Visions Gallery
2629 Connecticut Avenue, NW