The Stone Tower Studio presents the latest installment in Art Clinic Online. Join us on December 10th for a FREE, online discussion with Luvon Sheppard, an esteemed artist and Professor of Art at the College of Art and Design of the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he specializes in teaching and mentoring students in watermedia at all levels. Explore how he developed his intense love for art, especially watercolor, and how he transmits his love for creating to his students and mentees. I know we will also want to learn why he still choses to make and teach college art, 5 days a week, even after most other faculty his age (80+) have long ago retired.

The Stone Tower Studio presents the latest installment in Art Clinic Online. Join us on October 29th for Adah Rose Bitterbaum’s discussion of the artists she represents and her experience as an Art Gallery director.

The Stone Tower Studio presents the latest installment in Art Clinic Online. This week, join us for a virtual discussion with Art Evangelist Nancy Hirshbein. 

Nancy describes herself as an art evangelist, but sometimes feels like an “artoholic”, an addiction for which there is no cure. She loves to connect people with the visual arts and with artists. This may lead to a spread of the addiction and for this, she is not sorry.

After many years of working as a docent at the Smithsonian, Nancy also orchestrates special tours of exhibits at the Hirshhorn museum.  Join us as Nancy discusses her point of view as an art enthusiast who loves to discover, collect, and discuss art that other souls were inspired to make.

Join us for a virtual artist talk with Khánh H. Lê who will discuss his exhibition at Glen Echo Park, Khánh H. Lê: From Behind There, We Are Now Here. Lê creates mixed-media collages based on deteriorating photographs and collective memories of his personal and familial history as a refugee living in Vietnamese internment camps. Inspired by storytelling, crafting, and myth-making, his mixed-media base is a nod to his immigrant experience.

Inspired by storytelling, crafting, and myth-making, his mixed-media base is a nod to his immigrant experience. Lê’s collage-style of patterning and layering uses craft culture as a metaphor for constructing identity. The exhibition is currently on view in the Stone Tower Gallery from August 5 - October 9, 2022.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-artist-talk-khanh-h-le-tickets-428560545127

Join us for a virtual talk with Re-Creations exhibition curator, Barbara Wolanin, who will discuss the wood turner sculpture show at Glen Echo Park, along with several of the featured artists themselves. The sculptures in this group exhibition were created from the intriguing rough shapes made by wood turner Phil Brown (1937-2018) in the process of making his finely turned and perfectly finished bowls. Each of the collaborating professional sculptors or turners featured in the show works in a distinctive and personal approach, resulting in a wide variety of styles, forms, and sizes. The sculptors, all members of the Washington Sculptors Group, vary in their backgrounds and professional and life experiences. The exhibition is currently on view in the Stone Tower Gallery from May 6-June 5, 2022.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-talk-with-recreations-curator-barbara-wolanin-registration-343365424227

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89044825279?pwd=bcWsg4788Fxm5OKA-9zR-cF7rG7TmE.1

Meeting ID: 890 4482 5279
Passcode: 084870

Join us for a virtual artist talk with Ephraim Rubenstein who will discuss his exhibition at Glen Echo Park, Ephraim Rubenstein: Recent Drawings and Paintings. Displaying a collection of works that utilizes the color spot method, Rubenstein's landscapes and figure paintings are brought to life with freshness and directness, transporting viewers to the scenes they depict.

Timeless: Historic Photographic Processes in the Digital Age (July 8 - August 14, 2022)
Featuring Rodrigo Barrera-Sagastume, Paige Billin-Frye, Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Scott Davis, Sebastian Hesse-Kastein, William Shelton, and Redeat Wondemu.

Opening Reception - Friday, July 8, 6pm. Gallery Hours: Sat & Sun, 1 - 4 pm

Zoom Artist Talk - Sunday, July 10, 7-8pm
For those unable to attend the opening, this is an opportunity to hear from and interact with the artists.  Learn about the artists and their vision, their chosen photographic processes and related classes offered at Photoworks. Join via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89339509800
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​Champagne and Platinum - Friday, July 22, 7-10pm at Photoworks 

Spend a delightful evening with the Alt-Photo crowd in the Photoworks Gallery sipping bubbly and watching a live demo of the platinum printing process.  Platinum printing allows delicate rendering of image detail with an astonishing tonal range and legendary permanence.

​Wet Plate Demonstration - Saturday, July 23, 11am-2pm at Glen Echo Park

This is a live demonstration of the photographic process that was dominant from the 1850s-70s (i.e. during the US Civil War).  The photographer must sensitize, expose, and develop the plate in a matter of minutes, using a portable darkroom.  Results are available immediately.

Sun Printing - Saturday, July 30, 11am-2pm

A family friendly fun-for-all where everyone makes cyanotype shadowgrams.  This is an excellent introduction to cyanotype process.  Cyanotype is the simplest historic photographic process to learn.  It also can deliver extraordinary creative expression. 

Join Exposed DC and Glen Echo Photoworks for a virtual roundtable on the theme of SPRING. Everyone is welcome to join and share an image with the group to get live feedback. Connect with local photographers, share your latest work, and find out what everyone's been up to lately. Register >>

If you'd like to share image(s), please upload at https://xpsd.co/Apr2022photos before the session. Sharing photos is optional but encouraged.

Photoworks will host acclaimed National Geographic photographer Amy Toensing for a solo exhibition of work opening April 15 at Glen Echo Park.Toensing is a photojournalist and filmmaker known for her intimate stories about the lives of ordinary people.

Register to attend events via Eventbrite >>

​Exhibition: April 15 - May 22

Virtual Artist Talk with Amy Toensing & Philippa Hughes: Wed April 20 at 7pm via Zoom

​Opening Reception: Fri, April 22 at 7pm at Photoworks 

​Portfolio Reviews with Amy Toensing & Susan Welchman: Sat, April 23 10am-12pm at Photoworks 

Join Photoworks on Wednesday, February 9th at 7pm and hear from the makers of "2020 Unmasked."
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2020 UNMASKED features photographs and personal reflections from a cross-section of individuals. From three cities and three different perspectives, the intent is that 2020 UNMASKED is a retrospective that lifts the veil on times and places not easily seen, with a view that is rare and remarkable. 

Zoom Link for Artist Talk:  
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84885840995