Wesley Clark Centennial Commission Celebration

Join us at Phillips@THEARC for an open house to celebrate Wesley Clark’s installation.

• Meet Wesley Clark and hear the artist talk about his work at 12 pm
• Explore the exhibition Portraits of Resilience: Photographs by Jonathan Banks
• Engage in family-friendly drop-in art activities 
• Enjoy light refreshments

Wesley Clark’s site-specific installation New Beginning at Phillips@THEARC consists of geometric forms that represent the ways in which creative spaces can generate new ideas. The artist explains: “Transformation as a concept is a series of creative choices. These many individual decisions reflect the various changes that are occurring in Southeast DC, i.e., the increase in health and family services and the investment in community beautification. Collectively, these changes can lead to a unified renaissance taking place East of the River. The work mirrors the ability for the community to exercise transformative and creative change, defining its direction forward.”

Clark’s installation is one of three commissions by DC-based artists created in celebration of The Phillips Collection’s centennial.

Wesley Clark is the lead artist of Wesley Clark Art (WCA). His practice includes painting, printmaking, and sculpture. He received his BFA from Syracuse University and his MFA from The George Washington University. He has exhibited works at institutions such as the Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC; Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee; as well as Scope and Prizm Art Fair, Miami, Florida, during Art Basel. WCA has produced site-specific works for President Lincoln’s Cottage and several DC Public Schools.

IMAGE: Wesley Clark in his studio, installation in process April 2022, Photo: AK Blythe