November 7, 2015–September 18, 2016 - The exhibition is the first major retrospective of the artistic career of Kay WalkingStick (b. 1935), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and one of the world’s most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry. Featuring more than 65 of her most notable paintings, drawings, small sculptures, notebooks, and the diptychs for which she is be...

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November 11, 2015 - November 30, 2016 - This exhibition brings a heightened awareness to the simple beauty of these architectural structures and a call for their preservation. With a collection of 50 original fine art photographs, Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo elevates airport towers to beautiful objects of art, and symbols of technological change and cultural expression within the a...

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November 13, 2015 - July 10, 2016 - WONDER, the opening exhibition features site-specific installations that transform the galleries into a contemporary “cabinet of wonders.” Nine major contemporary artists are installing work that responds to the architectural spaces of this national historic landmark. The featured artists were selected for their ability to transform spaces through i...

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Fellows Converge | re: gift largely examines the multifacetedness of objects; their assigned usages; and how an object’s meaning can shift depending on context, ownership, and history. Hamiltonian’s artists spent a weekend at Elsewhere partaking in activities that allowed them to consider how objects mediate our experiences; function in our daily lives as objects of history, memory, an...

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To a great extent, her work addresses existentialist concerns born of a period of war, conflict, and distress: the struggle of choosing to live meaningfully and authentically in an uncertain, hostile, and indifferent universe. While Bourgeois’s illogical spaces, irrational juxtapositions, and distorted anthropomorphic forms might appear surrealist in nature, her subjects testify to her commi...

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November 20, 2015 - November 28, 2016 - This showcase presents a selection of cast-iron and tinplate toys from the museum’s collection dating from the 1870s to the 1950s, illustrating the ever-evolving nature of American childhood and home life and bringing to light aspects of play. Included in the display are a variety of vehicles, from boats and airplanes to horse-drawn wagons, as wel...

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November 20, 2015 – July 10, 2016 - This exhibition showcases Sinatra’s contributions to America’s songbook and film history through photographic portraits by Herman Leonard and archival photos from Director George Sidney’ s collection, sheet music, album covers, and posters. The key artifacts illustrating Sinatra’s career include the trench coat worn by him in t...

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December 1, 2015 - November 21, 2016 - The display will include a rotating selection of Giving Pledge letters and a kiosk to make all of the letters on loan to the Smithsonian available to visitors. By the turn of the 20th century, a new generation of wealthy Americans increasingly supported secular as well as religious-based institutions, creating some of the nation’s most important an...

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Foundry Gallery’s member artists represent the best and the brightest established and emerging artists in the Washington, D.C. area. The gallery typically has two dozen members at any given time, showcasing many different media and styles.

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Please join us for this exciting event.  You are sure to enjoy every minute. Meet the artist Night:  Wednesday, December 16,  6 - 8 pm Artists are:  Jeff Chyatte -  Wainright Dawson - Eduardo Gyles - Wendy Plotkin-Mates - Helen Zughaib Saturday  12 noon - 5 pm  and anytime by appointment

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