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Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay
2024-09-02 - 2025-07-13 | National Museum of the American Indian
This retrospective celebrates three decades of innovation by fiber artist DY Begay, whose work marries her traditional Diné upbringing on the Navajo Nation reservation with a modern, experimental handling of fiber. Forty-eight tapestries are on view.

Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
2024-09-08 - 2025-01-09 | National Gallery of Art
A pivotal 1874 exhibition in Paris is considered by many to be the birthplace of modernist painting. Many works that appeared in that historic show—seen as radical at the time—will be on view at the National Gallery in an exhibit exploring political and social shifts that sparked the Impressionist movement. Included are paintings by Cézanne, Degas, Monet and Renoir. nga.gov

Suchitra Mattai: Myth from Matter
2024-09-20 - 2025-01-12 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Los Angeles-based artist Suchitra Mattai creates layered textile installations, sculptures, collages and paintings by combining richly colored saris, vintage needlepoints, book pages, jewelry, tinsel, beads and other found objects. The NMWA’s spotlight on 40 of her mixed-media and textile installations explores how memory, myth and visual culture can counter colonial and patriarchal narratives.

Smithsonian Craft2Wear
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-29 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Peruse—and purchase—one-of-a-kind creations from a curated collection of wearable crafts at this annual event. More than 90 makers display their wares, from jewelry and leather to clothing, accessories and decorative fiber. Proceeds support grants to the Smithsonian for education, outreach and research projects. The Smithsonian Craft2Wear show will feature a necklace by Holly Anne Mitchell (pictured), fashioned from recycled newspaper.

American Vignettes: Symbols, Society and Satire
2024-09-27 - 2025-11-30
Nearly 100 contemporary works spanning multiple disciplines comprise this collection by more than 40 emerging and established artists—some American by birth and others who have adopted this country as their home.

Basquiat × Banksy
2024-09-29 - 2025-10-26 | HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
Two ground-breaking paintings—one by Jean-Michel Basquiat and the other by Banksy—are placed in dialog in the Hirshhorn’s first presentation of either artist’s work. Also on display are 20 small Basquiat pieces made between 1979 and 1985, along with Downtown 81, a film starring Basquiat as a struggling artist.

Washington Winter Show
2025-01-10 - 2025-01-12 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER
Now in its 70th year, this annual event will attract more than 40 dealers from the U.S. and Europe presenting furniture, art, jewelry and collectibles. Visitors can browse antiques and decorative arts from historic houses in a special anniversary exhibit.

Otho Branson: Paintings
2025-02-08 - 2025-03-30 | AU MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER
A lifelong resident of Washington, DC, Otho D. Branson is known for his mathematical compositions of intersecting lines and color. His first solo show highlights modern works from 1970 to 2022, detailing his career and his dedication to craft.

Watershed: Transforming the Landscape in Early Modern Dutch Art
2025-02-09 - 2025-07-27
About 40 paintings, prints and drawings from the BMA’s collection explore the roles of water and landscape in defining the early modern Dutch Republic. Pieces by luminaries such as Frans Hals, Rembrandt van Rijn and Jacob van Ruisdael will be on view.

Air Quality: The Influence of Smog on European Modernism
2025-02-09 - 2026-02-22 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Could pollution have played a role in the emergence of European modernism in art? This exhibit poses that question using paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and James McNeill Whistler to demonstrate how their artistic styles emerged partially in response to industrial-era smog in London and Paris.

A South Forty: Contemporary Architecture and Design in the American South
2025-02-14 - 2025-03-21 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
How does Southern architecture reflect the needs of its locale and its people? This exhibition aims to examine the contemporary architecture and design practices of the American South as the region deals with population growth as well as rebuilding after several devastating natural disasters.

Setting Sail: The Story of Sea Cloud
2025-02-15 - 2025-06-15 | HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS
Sea Cloud, a windjammer that was once the world’s largest sailing yacht, was commissioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband, E.F. Hutton, in the early 20th century and survives today as a luxury cruiseliner. Its story is presented through documents, photographs, decorative arts, paintings and more.

We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
2025-02-21 - 2025-06-22 | Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006
Acquired by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, 35 vibrant quilts honor Black history and culture. The collection celebrates the legacy of the Women of Color Quilters Network, founded in 1985 so that isolated makers could connect and pass on their textile traditions.
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American Craft Made Baltimore
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-23 | Baltimore Convention Center
The largest juried craft fair on the East Coast highlights creations by more than 350 artists and makers from across the country, alongside demonstrations, talks and hands-on experiences.

Capital Remodel + Garden Show
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-23
More than 250 companies will showcase the latest products and services in home remodeling, décor, landscape and garden design at this event, headlined in 2025 by Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt of HGTV’s “100 Day Dream Home.” Seminars by home-remodeling and landscape experts will take place throughout the weekend.

Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles
2025-02-22 - 2025-06-14
In 1925, George Hewitt Myers founded The Textile Museum to showcase his global collection of carpets and textiles. This show will bring together iconic pieces from the museum’s coffers as it launches its centennial year.

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line
2025-02-22 - 2025-05-18
The career of Art Nouveau illustrator and designer Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) is the subject of an exhibit that explores the development of his style and its impact, from the psychedelic album covers of the 1960s and ’70s to today’s Japanese manga artists.

Uncanny
2025-02-28 - 2025-08-10 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
The idea of perception versus reality informs this exhibit of painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper and video by women artists spanning the Surrealist movement to the present. Art by Louise Bourgeois, Laurie Simmons and many more subverts gender stereotypes and explores feminist issues, expressing an overall mood of existential unease.

Maryland Home & Garden + Craft Show
2025-03-01 - 2025-03-09 | MARYLAND STATE FAIRGROUNDS, TIMONIUM
This yearly spring showcase features more than 450 exhibitors, along with 125 crafters and the latest home and outdoor-living products. Presentations by HGTV landscape expert Chris Lambton and hosts Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb of “Unsellable Houses” are also part of the mix. The show takes place on March 1 and 2 and from March 7 to 9.

Masterpieces and Makeovers: Spring Spruce Up
2025-03-08 | Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA, United States
Consumers who want to update a living room, transform a bedroom into a spa retreat or create a more efficient workspace can get professional design advice at a special rate during ASID's annual Spring Spruce Up. For $150 per hour (maximum two hours), a certified ASID designer will lend their expertise to help homeowners with everything from color recommendations to layout ideas and feedback on design projects. The March 8th event includes a reception from 6 to 8 pm at Workhouse Arts Center. Visit the web site below to complete an application. Proceeds from Spring Spruce Up support educational initiatives for the ASID Washington Metro Chapter.

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist
2025-03-09 - 2025-07-06 | National Gallery of Art
Dedicated to visionary artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett, this retrospective showcases the Howard University grad’s legacy through more than 150 politically engaged works, including sculpture, prints, rare paintings, drawings and ephemera depicting the Black American experience.

Delighting Krishna: Paintings of the Child-God
2025-03-15 - 2025-08-24 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
For the first time in nearly 50 years, 14 larger-than-life cotton cloth paintings—known as pichwais—depicting the god Krishna go on view at the Sackler Gallery. Dating from the 18th to 20th centuries, these works celebrate the Hindu Pushtimarg tradition through colorful, vibrant representations.

Spring Design Market
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 | The Wildset Hotel
Interior designers, makers and creative entrepreneurs will converge for a weekend of design talks, hands-on demonstrations, and a curated shopping experience set against the charming backdrop of Maryland’s Eastern Shore at this special event held at the Wildset Hotel, a boutique getaway in St. Michaels, Maryland. Attendees will enjoy roundtable panels featuring leading DC-area visionaries, including Kathryn Lager, Sara Swabb, Melissa Colgan, and Darlene Molnar. Other activities run the gamut from morning yoga to a wine class, plus cooking, floral-design and home-styling demos. In addition, a curated marketplace will showcase vintage finds and specialty products.

Adam Pendleton: Love, Queen
2025-04-04 - 2027-01-03 | HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Hirshhorn Museum is hosting a landmark exhibition by conceptual artist Adam Pendleton. New and recent paintings and a video work pay homage to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The show is the Richmond native’s first solo exhibit in DC.

In the Tower: Chakaia Booker
2025-04-05 - 2025-08-03
For more than 40 years, sculptor Chakaia Booker has created monumental, abstract works of art from discarded rubber tires. This exhibit, which includes three large-scale wall relief pieces as well as black-and-white photography, explores climate change and the state of the environment.

Frida: Beyond the Myth
2025-04-05 - 2025-09-28 | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
This comprehensive show presents 30 rarely seen works by Frida Kahlo supplemented by behind-the-scenes photographs of the enigmatic artist. Vibrant paintings that celebrate her Mexican heritage take center stage, but her backstory of trauma and physical hardship imbues each with a deeper message: the triumph of creativity over adversity.

Falls Church Home & Garden Tour
2025-04-06
In its ninth year, this day-long event features nearly a dozen stops at the town’s most notable homes and gardens, with a focus on historic and contemporary architecture and new developments. Proceeds benefit the Falls Church Education Foundation.

Guerrilla Girls: Making Trouble
2025-04-12 - 2025-09-28 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
An installation marks the 40-year anniversary of the anonymous feminist artist collective Guerrilla Girls, known for provocative street campaigns that take on gender inequality through billboards, banners and more. This visual timeline highlights the group’s history and its dedication to effecting change.

Historic Garden Week
2025-04-26 - 2025-05-03 | Throughout Virginia
For one week every spring, Virginia’s only statewide house and garden tour offers visitors insider access to private landscapes, public gardens and historic sites across the Commonwealth. Adding to the splendor, the Garden Club of Virginia will contribute more than 1,000 fresh floral arrangements to the tour’s 29 properties.

Georgetown House Tour
2025-04-26 | GEORGETOWN
This annual self-guided tour gives attendees the opportunity to step inside some of the most impressive homes and gardens in Georgetown. It also highlights the neighborhood’s charm and history—and constant evolution. A parish tea at St. John’s Episcopal Church follows.
