PAST: Free Arts and Culture Events this Week from CultureCapital.com! WED, August 10th - SUN, August 14th

Below is a list of additional FREE events this week from CultureCapital.

Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, a nonprofit organization serving Metro DC’s arts & culture community and the public for over 30 years.

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Wednesday, August 10th

Children's Film

Azur and Asmar
10:30am

"A treat for the eyes, Ocelot's animation style was influenced by the illuminated manuscripts of medieval France, Persian miniatures, and the Islamic architecture of Spain and North Africa." English-language version. (Michel Ocelot, France, 2006/2008, 99 minutes)

National Gallery of Art
East Building Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Square is closest to East Bldg

Thursday, August 11th

Gallery Talk

"The River of Light" by Federic Church
11:00am - 11:30am

Permanent collection gallery talk given by Natalie Mann, staff lecturer

National Gallery of Art

West Building Main Floor, Rotunda

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial is closest to West Bldg

Art Opening Reception

Opening for 'Scapes

6:30pm - 8:00pm

The Art League
Metro: King Street, take the trolley or a bus down King St to the Waterfront

Saturday, August 13th

Gallery Talk

"The River of Light" by Federic Church
11:00am - 11:30am

Permanent collection gallery talk given by Natalie Mann, staff lecturer

National Gallery of Art

West Building Main Floor, Rotunda

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial is closest to West Bldg

Saturday, August 13th

Artist Talk

Talk with artist Kiyomi Baird
1:00pm

Washington Printmakers Gallery

Metro: Silver Spring

Film Series

Recovered Treasure: UCLA’s Annual Festival of Preservation:

"Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"
2:30pm

Directed by Robert Altman, 1982, 35 mm, 109 minutes

National Gallery of Art

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Square is closest to East Bldg

Public Programs Lecture

George Hardy; How his father’s experience in WWII shaped his life
10:30am

Hardy will talk about his father's service in WWII, how his father's experience in WWII shaped his life and their family's life in Prince George's County. Presented by Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center.

Gallery 110

on RI Ave in Brentwood, MD

Metro: See metro for bus access from the Rhode Island Avenue or Hyattsville metro

Sunday, August 14th

Lecture Series

All Things Italian: Italian Futurism:

Expressing the Energy of the Modern World
2:00pm

Talk given by Sally Shelburne, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Republic.

National Gallery of Art

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Metro: Judiciary Square is closest to East Bldg

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