Media Advisory: Phillips@THEARC Fall/Winter Exhibitions & Programs
WASHINGTON, DC—The Phillips Collection presents exhibitions and programs at its satellite location, Phillips@THEARC. Created with community partners, the events this fall and winter showcase the history and culture of Southeast DC. Phillips@THEARC enhances the Phillips’s engagement with Southeast DC residents through free art programs and meaningful community partnerships, providing opportunities for dialogue and expression among artmakers of all ages and experience levels.
Phillips@THEARC is located at 1801 Mississippi Ave, SE, Washington, DC.
In-Person Exhibitions and Programs Through January
Event listings are in Eastern Time
DIGITAL INTERSECTIONS: Brittany Moná
On view through January 28, 2024
Free—No reservation required
Digital Intersections is a series of digital projects building on the Phillips’s contemporary art series—Intersections—in which artists are invited to produce work that engages the museum’s architecture and/or permanent collection. Following an open call for submissions from artists connected to DC’s Wards 7 and 8, The Phillips Collection is pleased to announce artists Brittany Moná, Joel M. Crooms, and Shardé Pettis as the 2023 Digital Intersections winners. Their art will be on view at Phillips@THEARC, displayed in the Digital Window Exhibition space (west-facing façade of the building). DC-born, Maryland-based multidisciplinary artist Brittany Mona’s Resistance in Joy and Relaxation (2023) is currently on view through January 28, 2024. Her mixed-media works of the Black diaspora “celebrate, uplift, and communicate complex emotions of Blackness.” Joel M. Crooms and Shardé Pettis’s art will be on view in the winter and spring of 2024.
TO THE EAST: THE RISE OF MURALS EAST OF THE RIVER
On view through February 8, 2024 | Wednesday & Thursday, 10 am–5 pm
Free—No reservation required
To the East is a retrospective curated by Cory Lee Stowers, Executive Director of DC Murals, that dives into the roots and purpose of the muralism movement in Washington, DC and explores how the movement has changed the district’s landscape. The exhibition presents 40 photographs featuring the work of the artists who created the earliest documented murals on the east side of the district. To the East draws from the extensive archive of DC Murals and recently uncovered materials from the Anacostia Community Museum and DC Public Library archives. Personal stories from DC-based artists Roderick Turner, Alex Mattison Jr., Cheryl Foster, Al Carter, Richard Ward, Rik Freeman, James Greggs, and more—who all played a critical role in bringing large-scale public murals into Wards 7 and 8 during the 1970s to 90s—highlights the group of creative culture workers who sought to use their gifts of artistry to uplift their community.
To the East Programs
Hands-On Mural-Making: Chris Pyrate
December 13, 2023 | 6:30–8:30 pm
Free—Reservation required
DC artist Chris Pyrate will lead a hands-on workshop about the elements of mural-making. Born in Washington, DC, and spending years working between Brooklyn and Miami, Pyrate has amassed notable clientele from Grammy Award-winning musicians such as Lupe Fiasco and staple commercial brands like Nike. Pyrate has installed countless murals nationally and has shown work at several festivals, such as the prestigious Miami Art Week and the popular SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
Curator Talk
January 27, 2024 | 2–4 pm
Free—Reservation required
This event takes place at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW
Join curator Cory Lee Stowers and historian Kimberly Springle for a conversation about To the East and the history of murals in DC.
OPEN STUDIOS
November 28, December 5 & 19, 2023 | 3–6 pm
Free—No reservation required
On select Tuesday afternoons, Phillips@THEARC hosts free art-making sessions, providing time and space for non-structed creative expression and material exploration, all materials provided. All are welcome to participate. Children younger than 12 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
CREATIVE SEEDLINGS
December 15, 2023 | 6:30–8 pm
Free—Reservation required
Inspired by Wesley Clark’s centennial installation genesis, Phillips@THEARC, in collaboration with Blerdcon founder Hilton George, and Prof. Raél Jero Salley, Founding Director of The Space for Creative Black Imagination, MICA, hosts a series of dinner and dialogues on Blerd—Black nerd—culture. Featuring supper and music, be a part of a growing visual archive on Blerdom in the DMV. This special winter holiday session is presented in partnership with the Hurston/Wright Foundation and will feature fireside poetry with Liberated Muse, a holiday-themed DJ set with DJ T5UN4M1, and warm winter treats with supper provided by Smoke Stack’s House of BBQ.
IMAGE: Brittany Moná, Resistance in Joy and Relaxation, 2023
IMAGE GALLERY
High-resolution press images are available upon request. Please contact Lauryn Cantrell, lcantrell@phillipscollection.org.
ABOUT THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921. The museum houses one of the world’s most celebrated Impressionist and American modern art collections and continues to grow its collection with important contemporary voices. Its distinctive building combines extensive new galleries with the former home of its founder, Duncan Phillips. The Phillips’s impact spreads nationally and internationally through its diverse and experimental special exhibitions and events, including its award-winning education programs for educators, students, and adults; renowned Phillips Music series; and dynamic art and wellness and Phillips after 5 events. The museum contributes to global dialogues with events like Conversations with Artists and Artists of Conscience. The Phillips Collection values its community partnership with THEARC—the museum’s satellite campus in Southeast DC. The Phillips Collection is a private, non-governmental museum, supported primarily by donations.