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Mixed media quilt with embroidery, gold foil, and paint 54 in x 44 in; 137.16 cm x 111.76 cm Director's Discretionary Fund, 2022

Featuring a dynamic group of over 65 works drawn from the museum’s permanent collection Washington, DC—The Phillips Collection highlights the diversity and intricacy of its permanent collection in Pour, Tear, Carve: Material Possibilities in the Collection. The multi-faceted exhibition on view March 18–May 14, 2023, features over 65 works from the Phillips’s vast permanent collection and delves into how artists have used both historic and contemporary art materials as conduits of meaning and to generate discussion. “ Pour, Tear, Carve offers visitors the chance to see artworks from our

Join us for a free, 30-minute weekly meditation led by local yoga teacher Aparna Sadananda via Zoom. Each Wednesday, inspired by a calming artwork from our permanent collection, we will practice techniques for mindful looking and thinking that we can carry with us wherever we are. No prior experience needed. This free program requires registration. You will receive the invitation to the Zoom meeting in an email after you register. IMAGE: Dindga McCannon, Charlie Parker and some of the amazing musicians he influenced, painting from 1983, mixed media quilt from 2010, Mixed media quilt with

Dive into Pour, Tear, Carve: Material Possibilities in the Collection. Learn about works from the exhibition during spotlight talks led by curators Renee Maurer and Camille Brown. Explore a variety of art materials (and take some home!) through hands-on creative activities. Watch the premiere of interviews with artists in the exhibition. Stimulate your senses with the innovative music of the Nag Champa ensemble as they weave in the organic sounds and textures of jazz, funk, and hip-hop. Kick off spring with a tasting of rose wines from Languedoc, France, Puglia, Italy, and Long Island, New

The event raised over $760,000 to benefit the museum’s education and public initiatives and honored champions of Washington, DC’s artistic community WASHINGTON, DC— The Phillips Collection 2024 Annual Gala: Looking Forward, Forward Looking celebrated the museum’s commitment to education, community engagement, cultural diplomacy, and the exploration of modern and contemporary art. This year’s theme reflected the Phillips’s role as a museum for the future that supports and learns from artists and cultivates authentic partnerships with communities in Washington, DC, and beyond. The Gala raised

What types of materials and techniques do artists use, and how do these decisions shape the subject, composition, and style of a work and its meaning? What methods do artists employ to subvert expectations of how things are made? The relationship between artists and their materials lies at the core of creative production. Featuring over 65 works drawn from the permanent collection, this exhibition considers how artists have utilized traditional and nontraditional art materials—including paint, wood, paper, plastic, steel, bones, dirt, glass, sand, and cloth—to act as conduits of meaning. Pour

Champions of Washington, DC’s artistic community to be honored on May 10 WASHINGTON, DC—Art, community, and excitement for the future will be the highlight of The Phillips Collection 2024 Annual Gala: Looking Forward, Forward Looking on May 10. The elegant and enriching sold-out evening in the Phillips’s galleries celebrates the museum’s commitment to education, community engagement, and cultural diplomacy . This year’s theme reflects the Phillips’s role as a museum for the future that supports and learns from artists, and that cultivates authentic partnerships with individuals and