Join us for two focus events and two pop-ups (on WhatsApp) in March!
FRAMEWORK 39:
Women Shaping Contemporary Practice
artconnexDC is thrilled to collaborate with Transformer as they continue their insightful, artist-centered FRAMEWORK Panel Series with FRAMEWORK 39: Women Shaping Contemporary Practice, highlighting women in the arts who are emerging into the contemporary arts field, creating dynamic new trajectories with their visual arts practices.
DC based artists Genie Ghim, Xenia Gray, Rose Jaffe, Katherine Sable, and Sarah Bell Wilson will each discuss their experiences as women artists navigating the current cultural climate with moderators Victoria Reis, Transformer’s co-Founder, Executive & Artistic Director and Tiffany Williams, contemporary art curator and artconnexDC member.
Thursday, March 12
6—7:30 pm
Reception to Follow
The LINE DC - Carina Room
2468 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Attendance is Free & Open to the Public/
Advanced registration is required
Making Their Mark:
Works from the Shah Garg Collection
Please join us for a tour of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, at National Museum of Women in the Arts, with assistant curator Hannah Shambroom.
This exhibition illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, the exhibition considers historical contributions, formal and material breakthroughs, and intergenerational relationships among women artists over the last eight decades.
Friday, March 20
1 pm
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC. 20005
Hannah Shambroom is the assistant curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. At NMWA, she has worked on exhibitions featuring the art of Tawny Chatmon, Suchitra Mattai, and Mary Ellen Mark, among others. Hannah holds a master's degree in International & Intercultural Communication with a focus on cultural diplomacy, and a graduate certificate in International Arts Management, both from American University. She holds a bachelor's degree in art history and French language from Connecticut College.
Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992; Oil on canvas, 110 1/4 x 142 in.; Shah Garg Collection; © Estate of Joan Mitchell; Courtesy of Cheim & Read; Photo by Brian Buckley
POP-UP EVENTS
We invite you to join the artconnexDC WhatsApp group for more details
by scanning the QR code.
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Art Museum of the Americas:
Join artist Stephanie Mercedes and curator Adriana Ospina for a tour of inutil
Saturday, March 14, 2:00 pm
201 18th Street NW, Washington, DC
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American University Museum
Curator Sarah Tanguy offers a tour with artist Ilana Manolson of The Air We Share
Friday, March 6, 2:30 pm
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC
