A Significant Increase in D.C. Arts Commission Funding? Not Exactly.
Mayor Vince Gray's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 dropped today, and on first glance, arts boosters might be pleased with what they see: an increase to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and...
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Rereleased ArtAround App Maps D.C.’s Public Art
Walking down Calvert Street NW in Adams Morgan, it’s not too hard to spot the neo-Fauvist contortions of Laurenellen McCann’s favorite mural in the District: “A People Without Murals Is a Demuralized...
View ArticleCouncil Increases Arts Commission Budget to $11.9 Million
When Mayor Vince Gray's budget dropped in May, cash-strapped arts groups got some disappointing news: no increase in funds for art grants. What a difference two months makes: Given preliminary approval...
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The 2013 D.C. Arts and Humanities Grants Are Here
Yesterday, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities released its list of 2013 grant recipients. The total value of this year's grants is up, from $3.7 million for 2012 to $4.2 million for 2013....
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Money For Something
Last week, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities announced it would distribute about $4.2 million in taxpayer-funded grants to D.C. arts programs, art-makers, and arts organizations this...
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Capital Fringe’s Julianne Brienza Might Be a Genius
In February, at a D.C. Council oversight hearing for the District's arts commission, Julianne Brienza did this: "We can't get the appropriate amount of money in the District of Columbia," said the...
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Lincoln Theatre Community Meeting: Way to Blow It, DCCAH
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities hosted a public feedback session last night for local residents interested in the future of the ailing Lincoln Theatre. A lovely idea, asking the public...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Peak Bloom Edition
The cherry blossoms are expected to peak March 26-30. [Post] Signature Theatre announces its 2013-14 season. [Post] The new Hill Center Poetry Series comes to the Old Naval Hospital. [Post] H&M...
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Anacostia Playhouse Facing Delays
Audiences awaiting Anacostia Playhouse's opening in April may have to wait longer than expected. About two weeks ago, with demolition complete and building set to begin, the project hit a permit snag...
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After a One-Year Increase, D.C. Arts Funding Down to $7 Million
Released today, Mayor Vince Gray's proposed 2014 budget cuts the District's Commission on the Arts and Humanities budget by more than 40 percent. But it's not exactly a death blow: That decrease comes...
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Don’t Call That Anacostia Public Art Project a Totem Pole
This spring, Anacostia will get its first totem pole. But whatever you do, don’t call it a totem pole. At the end of May, residents of Anacostia will finally greet a public art project two years in...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Overblown Toilet Edition
"It's basically a completely overblown toilet," says architect Bjarke Ingels on the Smithsonian Castle. [Post] DC Advocates for the Arts protest Mayor Vince Gray's proposed arts budget. [DC Advocates...
View ArticleArts Roundup: The Shirks Get Ripped Off Edition
The 2013 National Book Festival lineup includes Don DeLillo, Margaret Atwood, Barbara Kingsolver, and Brad Meltzer. [Post] More D.C. arts grants announced. [Art 202] Phil Kennicott: "...there is hope...
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Lincoln Theatre Selects New Operator
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has selected a new operator for Lincoln Theatre, but the commission has yet to announce who that operator is, the Washington Business Journal reports....
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Wish Granted: The District’s 2014 Arts Grants, In Short
Each year, the District’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities gives away millions of dollars in grants to local artists and nonprofit arts organizations. The city agency hasn’t been especially...
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Mia Feuer’s Gas Station Installation Scrapped Altogether
Artist Mia Feuer's planned gas-station installation is officially off. Plans to install the piece, a full-sized replica of a gas station proposed as part of the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities'...
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As the Potter’s House Mural Faces Destruction, Fears of Gentrification Emerge
Karla “Karlisima” Rodas-Israel can’t walk three steps down Columbia Road NW without a wave and a “Hello!” or a “¿Cómo estás?” from a passerby. The artist, who claims the Mama Ayesha’s presidents mural...
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Arts Commission: Just Kidding, Anacostia “Junk” Art Installation Will Stay Up
Steel yourself for whiplash. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which placed an art installation in Anacostia then promised to remove it after backlash from neighbors, has reversed its...
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