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Free Form: 20th-Century Studio Craft
2019-12-18 - 2020-06-07 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
The 20th century marked a shift in studio craft from practical to avant-garde. This display of embroidery, ceramics and jewelry by innovative mid-century American artists includes pieces by such craftspeople as Baltimore-based metalsmith Betty Cooke and the multinational textile artist Mariska Karasz.

Bouke de Vries: War and Pieces
2019-12-15 - 2020-03-21 | HILLWOOD MUSEUM
In the 17th and 18th centuries, wealthy families decorated banquet tables with extravagant centerpieces made of sugar and fine porcelain. Displayed in the Hillwood House dining room, an elaborate centerpiece by present-day Dutch artist Bouke de Vries reinterprets these sculptures with seven vignettes made of sugar, porcelain and pieces of plastic toys—all ironically depicting an epic battle. hillwoodmuseum.org

Dewing’s Poetic World
2019-12-15 - 2020-11-15
Known for tonal compositions featuring solitary female figures, turn-of-the-20th-century American painter Thomas Wilmer Dewing was part of a bustling network of collectors and art dealers. This exhibition explores the influence of Dewing’s friendships and social life, supplementing his art with archival photography. asia.si.edu

My Iran: Six Women Photographers
2019-12-15 - 2020-01-25 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
Through February 9 • Six women photographers chronicle Iran’s social and political realities in this timely show. On view are images by Hengameh Golestan, who documented women protestors following the 1979 revolution; work by Newsha Tavakolian, Shadi Ghadirian, Malekeh Nayiny, Gohar Dashti and Mitra Tabrizian explores themes of defiance, memory, home and displacement in modern Iran. asia.si.edu

Spectrum of Fashion
2019-12-15 - 2020-10-16 | Maryland Historical Society
The Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore taps into its archive of costumes, clothing and accessories for an exhibit spanning four centuries. Hermès, Pierre Cardin and “Project Runway” alum Christian Siriano are among the designers featured; fashion pieces, rooted in the state’s history, have connections to former slaves, presidents and royalty. mdhs.org

Native Art Market
2019-12-07 - 2019-12-08 | Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
The museum hosts its 14th annual market, displaying crafts by more than 30 Native American artists. Visitors can purchase silver and semi-precious jewelry, ceramics, apparel, woven baskets, traditional beadwork, dolls, paintings, prints and sculpture, made by hand in traditional and contemporary styles.

Adorned: African Women and the Art of Identity
2019-12-01 - 2020-05-21 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
In 19th- and 20th-century sub-Saharan Africa, artistic expression was divided by gender, with men glorifying leaders in wood and metalwork while women employed textiles, beads, jewelry and more for everyday creations. This exhibit of 24 pieces from the BMA’s collection demonstrates the critical role women played in shaping African social identity. artbma.org

Heroes: Principles of African Greatness
2019-12-01 - 2020-12-04 | National Museum of African Art
Ongoing • This unique exhibit celebrates African heroes through tales of human accomplishment that reflect the continent’s trials and triumphs. Pulled from the museum’s permanent collection, each of the nearly 50 works of art on display is paired with an historic African individual who embodies the values reflected in the selected work. africa.si.edu

Chiura Obata: American Modern
2019-11-27 - 2020-05-25 | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Japanese American artist Chiura Obata married East and West by depicting American landmarks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite using Japanese calligraphic brushstrokes and washes of color. More than 100 of Obata’s sketches, woodblock prints, hanging scrolls and personal effects will be on display, many for the first time.

Hokusai: Mad about Painting
2019-11-23 - 2020-11-30 | Freer | Sackler Gallery
While celebrated Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is best known for his iconic woodblock print The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa, he created thousands of works during his long life. Charles Lang Freer assembled the world’s largest collection of Hokusai’s prints, paintings and drawings, many of which will be on view in this yearlong exhibit.

55th Annual Craft + Design Show
2019-11-22 - 2019-11-24 | Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219
More than 150 contemporary artists from across the country will gather in Main Street Station’s renovated train shed in downtown Richmond to showcase their ceramic, wood, metal, glass, mixed-media and wearable crafts.

Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection
2019-11-09 - 2020-10-12 | Hirshhorn Museum
Collectors Barbara and Aaron Levine recently made a gift to the Hirshhorn encompassing more than 50 historical artworks—including 35 by French-American icon Marcel Duchamp, who pioneered the use of everyday objects in 20th-century art. This exhibit of Duchamp’s most famous ready-made sculptures, drawings and prints shares space with works by contemporaries whom he inspired.

DMV Color
2019-11-04 - 2020-03-04 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
The DC/Maryland/Virginia area (DMV) is home to a rich community of women artists of color. This exhibit in the museum’s library showcases their eclectic, contemporary work, including books, graphic novels, photography and zines exploring themes of slavery, immigration and family life.

By Their Creative Force: American Women Modernists
2019-10-25 - 2020-07-05 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
This exhibit celebrates women artists whose work reflects major 20th-century movements, from Cubism to Abstract Modernism. Georgia O’Keeffe, Maria Martinez, Grace Turnbull and Grace Hartigan are among those whose paintings, sculptures and decorative arts are showcased.

The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art
2019-10-25 - 2020-01-26 | National Gallery of Art
Drawing from the gallery’s permanent collection, this exhibit traces the history of pastels from their Renaissance origins to the present day. Seventy works are on display, some for the first time, by luminaries including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and James McNeill Whistler.

Moves Like Walter: New Curators Open the Corcoran Legacy Collection
2019-10-25 - 2019-12-15 | Katzen Arts Center at American University
After the Corcoran Gallery of Art closed its doors in 2014, American University acquired nearly 9,000 works from its collection. Taking cues from the museum’s late, unconventional director Walter Hopps, 18 AU graduate students curated this exhibit of 87 pieces from the Corcoran Legacy Collection, dividing them into five sub-groups and juxtaposing them in provocative and surprising ways.

Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style
2019-10-25 - 2020-01-05 | THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
The Art Nouveau movement experienced a boom at the end of the 19th century, popularizing works by Scottish artist, architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who was part of an enclave of Glaswegian artists. This collection of 165 furniture pieces, textiles, posters, drawings and ceramics explores the impact of Mackintosh and Glasgow Style.

Recent Acquisitions
2019-09-15 - 2020-05-16 | National Portrait Gallery
Through August 30 • This year’s exhibition of recent acquisitions showcases 25 new portraits of individuals who have influenced history and culture in the U.S. Subjects include Morgan Freeman, Audrey Hepburn and composer Philip Glass; depictions of 2019 American Portrait Gala honorees such as Philip Glass (left), Jeff Bezos and Anna Wintour are also on display. npg.si.edu

Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination
2019-06-28 - 2020-01-05 | Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006
Sculptor and glass artist Ginny Ruffner combines traditional glasswork with augmented-reality technology to create an interactive experience. Viewers download an app that superimposes digital information over colorless glass tree stumps, then watch the sculptures “grow” mythical flora and fauna through the AR lens.

Best Laid: Designs for a Capital City
2019-06-15 - 2019-12-22 | George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum, 701 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052
This exhibition showcases designs for DC landmarks that never made it past the planning stages. Discover unbuilt concepts for Memorial Bridge, the Washington Monument and more through historical prints and paintings from the museum’s Albert H.
Small Washingtoniana Collection.

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art
2019-06-02 - 2019-08-18 | National Gallery of Art
This is the first exhibit to highlight how animals have been represented in Japanese art over the past 16 centuries. The assemblage of 315 works focuses on a wide variety of media, including sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, textiles, woodblocking and metal, by luminaries such as Yayoi Kusama, Issey Miyake and Murakami Takashi.

Whistler in Watercolor
2019-05-18 - 2019-10-06 | Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560
Museum founder Charles Lang Freer amassed the world’s largest collection of watercolors by James McNeill Whistler, most of which have never left the confines of the Freer. More than 50 are now on display, including figures, landscapes, nocturnes and interiors.

Intersections: Ranjani Shettar
2019-05-16 - 2019-08-25 | Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Indian artist Ranjani Shettar’s “Earth Songs for a Night Sky” is part of The Phillips Collection’s series on the intersection between old and new in art, materials and techniques. Shettar’s hand-carved wood sculptures and installations respond to Sounds, a book of woodcuts by Wassily Kandinsky, and paintings by Paul Klee from the museum’s collection.

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
2019-05-11 - 2019-05-12 | Bethesda, Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, MD
The works of 130 artists from around the country are on display during this annual event, where creations range from glass, furniture and ceramics to paintings, photography and jewelry. Live entertainment and cuisine from Bethesda’s top restaurants are also on offer.

Parade of Homes
2019-05-04 - 2019-05-05 | North Virginia Building Industry Association, 3684 Centerview Drive, Suite 110b, Chantilly, VA 20151
Participants on this popular, self-guided tour can visit custom homes and renovations completed by top area builders and developers. Proceeds benefit HomeAid Northern Virginia, which connects regional builders with non-profits to combat homelessness in the region.

Animals, Collected
2019-04-20 - 2020-03-10 | National Bulding Museum, 401 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001
The National Building Museum mined its collection of 320,000 objects related to the built environment to put on this exhibit of architectural objects depicting animals as decorative elements. Sketches, sculptures, architectural drawings and decorative plaster molds are among the many treasures to be showcased.

HOOPS
2019-04-17 - 2020-01-05 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
An enduring slice of Americana, the basketball hoop is the subject of 75 large-format prints on display by photographer Bill Bamberger. His images capture hoops of every kind across the globe, from urban, graffiti-covered courts to the playgrounds of South Africa.

Roberto Lugo at 1 West
2019-04-17 - 2019-07-15 | THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
The activist and ceramicist Roberto Lugo has masterminded the first installation in the Walters’ nearby annex, 1 West Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore. Lugo, who aims to illustrate his experience as an artist of color, adorns traditional forms with contemporary likenesses, including those of Frederick Douglass and Freddie Gray.

Front Room: The Mary and Paul Roberts Collection
2019-04-17 - 2019-06-30 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
A gift from dedicated contemporary-art collectors Mary and Paul Roberts, 35 post-War works on paper are on view by such significant American artists as Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Louise Lawler and Gerhard Richter. Drawings, photographs and prints explore politics and personal identity.

In Peak Bloom
2019-04-17 - 2019-05-27 | Artechouse
The brainchild of a women-led collective of five artists, this digital installation celebrates spring with interactive, visual and environmental experiences revolving around DC’s cherry blossom season.
