PAST: ART: East City Art Weekend Round-Up for Free Arts events throughout DC and MD on SAT, Jan 17

Weekend East City Event Round Up: 2015 Keeps Getting Better Edition

The list below covers free events from East City Art not already featured on Free in DC

Saturday, January 17

Demo at DC GlassWorks in Hyattsville, MD
10:00am - 1:00pm
see the facebook invite
Sally Resnik Rockriver visits DC GlassWorks to demonstrate her unique style of glassblowing. Rockriver’s conceptual approach stems from her self-taught techniques.
DC Glassworks
5366 46th Ave - Hyattsville, MD
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from the metro

Art Opening for Wayson Jones at Glen Echo Park in MD
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Wayson Jones explores the properties of acrylic paints and gel media in his solo exhibition Jewels at the Stone Tower Gallery. Jones plays with perspective in his collages to encourage viewers to question the world around them.
The Stone Tower Gallery
7300 MacArthur Blvd - Glen Echo, MD
Metro: This location is best reached by car, see metro trip-planner for bus info

Art from doris-mae curator at Studio Gallery in Dupont Circle

Art from the doris-mae show at Studio 

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Portraits of Self as Others features the works of Luke Alexander Atkinson, Kanchan Balse, Laura Elkins, Amanda Kates, Joren A. Lindholm and Paul Pietsc. Thomas Drymon’s goal in curating
this exhibit was to find artists who showed “individual viewpoints within the context of the work.”
Studio Gallery
2108 R St NW
Metro: Dupont Circle, Q St north exit

Small Works Exhibit Opening at CHAW near Eastern Market
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Personally Speaking… is a small-works exhibit featuring the works of thirteen CHAL artists being displayed at CHAW. Juror Ellen Cornett will give a brief talk about the exhibit during the opening reception.CHAW
545 7th St SE
Metro: Eastern Market

Art Opening at HEMPHILL on 14th St 
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The new exhibition at HEMPHILL celebrates the works of artist William de Looper and showcases his works from 1964-1970. Visitors can see how de Looper infused his canvases with color to create each piece.
HEMPHILL
1515 14th St NW
Metro: U St or McPherson Sq and take the Circulator any bus along 14th St to RI Ave/ P St or walk or you can walk over from Dupont Circle as well.

Art from the Adah Rose Gallery Exhibit

Art Opening at Adah Rose Gallery in  Kensington, MD
6:30om - 8:30pm
Jim Condron and Kristen Liu display their works at Adah Rose Gallery - for the first time - in Your Memories, Your Sentiments, Your Wishes, Your Secrets. Both artists explore the strange and unusual through their own styles.
Adah Rose Gallery
3766 Howard Ave - Kensington, MD
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from the metro


Jess Oros is the Production Manager of East City Art. You can get more info about East City Art on Facebook, by following them on Twitter, or click here to sign up for their newsletter.