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Work of Art

Baltimore’s craft cornucopia

Fields of Light

Rhoda Baer’s radiant sculptures move glass to a higher plane

Set in Stone

An acclaimed art installation finds new life on the campus of American University

Indigenous Voices

The Renwick Invitational 2023 highlights six contemporary Native American artists, whose work is currently on view in the Renwick Gallery.

Sacred Ground

An art installation lends visibility and voice to Southern Maryland’s enslaved peoples

Shades of Light

The duo behind Baltimore’s La Loupe blends form and function in luminous designs

Artists

Work of Art

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Glitterlimes, playful jewelry by Debbie Tuch, showcase beauty in food; above, Fruit Loops in glitter resin are fashioned into a necklace and earrings. AT THE WHEEL Potter […]

New Chapter

DC’s National Museum of Women in the Arts reopened on October 21 after a two-year, $70 million renovation that dramatically updated the 1908 building while respecting its architectural legacy. The […]

Fields of Light

A  continuum of light surges through Rhoda Baer’s dynamic career. The stacked, pivoted and cascading glass sculptures she creates gleam with chaste beauty. Depending on the time of day or […]

Set in Stone

Elyn Zimmerman’s monumental stone sculpture Marabar graced National Geographic’s DC campus from 1984 until 2023, when it found a new home—and a new name—at American University. The saga began in […]

Indigenous Voices

Native American traditions of making that honor family, community and clan are the focus of “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023.” The juried exhibit at the Renwick Gallery showcases […]

Taking Root

Dalya Luttwak had just returned from the installation opening for her latest sculpture on Palazzo Morgagni in central Rome. Scaling three stories on that noble façade, Root in Rosso Puro […]

Furniture Finds

DECO DELIGHT  Many of the latest furniture finds de-emphasize wood in favor of imaginative materials and finishes. Case in point: Arteriors’ Rucci Cocktail Cabinet is wrapped in a gridded pattern […]

Wildest Dreams

“Move the Way You Want,” Jonathan Monaghan’s recent multi-media exhibition at The Phillips Collection, immersed viewers in a dreamlike realm where fear and fantasy collide. A computer-animated film followed a […]

Stitch in Time

If everything old is new again, then the pendulum is swinging toward Samantha Briegel’s sparkling, pixie-dust porcelains. With their lacy patterns, gilded trim and mother-of-pearl luster, her work revives the […]

Sacred Ground

Before construction began on the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium in 2016, St. Mary’s College of Maryland embarked on an excavation of the site—and uncovered evidence of slave quarters that predated […]

Common Places

Remnants of plaster on exposed-brick walls in Marie Ringwald’s studio resemble the weathered surfaces of her sculptures: Humble farm buildings, sheds and storefronts, lovingly devised, appear worn by the passage […]

Mural Mania

Sprouting up all over DC, murals project bold color and meaningful messages. Many are sponsored by groups promoting the arts or timely causes. The new creations covered here are a […]

Shades of Light

“It is very simple,” Jorgelina Lopez comments about a few techniques she and Marco Duenas employ in their handcrafted lighting collections. Skilled in the arts of textile design and woodworking, […]

Visual Poetry

Eager for spring winds to chase away lingering traces of dark winter? Impatient for a blast of ravishing color? Then pause and revel in the jubilant harmonies of John Blee’s […]

Craft Now

To honor its 50th anniversary as a center for American craft, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery examines the role and meaning of craft in the modern world with […]

Woven Legacy

Pinned to the wall in Hillary Steel’s studio, a massive artwork rises. Intermixing striking colors in bold plaids and jagged stripes, its patterns resemble the flamboyant plumage of a bird […]

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