The Art Connection / Mural Dedication

Presents
Playground Encounters
A mural by
                                                                                                                 
Katya Romero, Constance Bergfors and Joan Belmar

 Katya Romero is a talented Ecuadoran artist who has exhibited in Latin America and the United States. Her work is directly affected by nature. Her series “feminas” has caught the attention of galleries and collectors in Washington DC.
 

Constance Bergfors is an American artist, who has spent considerable time in Africa. Her wood sculptures are simply remarkable. They convey movement and rhythm, and they demand to be touched.

Chilean artist Joan Belmar, who also spent many years in Spain before coming to the U.S., has been granted permanent residency based on artistic merit and has also been recognized by the DCCAH.  He works with transparencies, light and volume to create three-dimensional pieces.

 Installation of mural on December 8, 2009       

6:00 to 8:00pm at SED
RSVP Dec 1, 2009
  
RSVP
Charoellis@sedcenter.org  or
dorisruano@sedcenter.org

The Spanish Education Development (SED) Center
Celebrating 38 years of helping low-income immigrants achieve their social and economic goals through education
www.sedcenter.org 

4110 Kansas Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20011

 202.722-4404 x 107

Announcing the New Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign

Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign.

Please Donate at www.albuscav.us.

Albus Cavus, a non-profit public art organization, is taking participatory public art from the outside to the inside. Albus Cavus wants to encourage hundreds of kids to become active and engaged residents. We are empowering young artists with the creative skills to improve their neighborhoods.

Your donations will buy art supplies, create scholarships, and support teachers. Albus Cavus Classroom will have a tremendous impact on children, students, and communities. Albus Cavus offers a unique learning experience, connecting with DC's young people who see the new murals going up in their neighborhoods and want to be a part of it.

Watch this interview with 14-year-old Dana Lopez who helped paint the new Sherman Avenue mural. We want to offer Dana the tools to create art and bring it to the world. Please support young artists like Dana by donating at www.albuscav.us

The student artists will learn and work on actual public art projects, murals and sculptures. The will get hands-on experience with innovative techniques and current approaches to public art process.

The Spring 2010 Classroom will be held in The Fridge, an artist space in South East DC, in walking distance from Eastern Market Metro Station.

The Albus Cavus Classroom Campaign will run into early 2010 and culminate with a fun fundraiser party in February. Check your email for more information this creative new classroom project and for the party.


Please Donate at www.albuscav.us

City Arts / Public Mural Dedication Ceremony

H Street, NE Mural 

Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.

  @

1010 H Street, NE

Washington, DC 

Meet-and-greet with the artists afterwards

@

SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE

with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

City Arts will hold a public mural dedication ceremony for its newly completed H Street, NE Mural on Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.  The dedication will take place at the site of the mural at 1010 H Street, NE.  It will be followed by a meet-and-greet with the artists at SOVA, 1359 H Street, NE, with 20% of all food and drink purchases supporting City Arts. 

http://cityartsdc.org/
City Arts creates vibrant public murals and mosaics in Washington, DC and beyond through a collaborative process with community members. G. Byron Peck, Founder/Artistic Director since 1997, City Arts' professional artists and student apprentices have created more than 25 high-profile artworks. The results of City Arts' long-term dedication to enlivening neighborhoods will be seen for decades.

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Blog Now on streetpainting.tv: CHALK4PEACE: An Interview with John Aaron

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Spray Paint Workshops in DC

Albus Cavus is taking advantage of the last warm fall days in Washington, DC and hoping to finish the new mural on Sherman Ave this week. Stop by on Saturday November 7, 2009 between 1pm and 5pm to see their progress, paint with them, meet the neighbors and have a nice relaxing afternoon. If you are interested you can also learn the basics of painting with spray paint. Wear your work clothes if you want to paint. The location is Sherman Ave and Barry Place NW in Washington DC.