Exhibition Dates: April 2 to May 22, 2026
Visit the exhibition website and RSVP for related events: founddc.net/finders
During Earth Day Month 2026, Fifteen local artists turn found objects — both manufactured and natural — into art in Finders Keepers. Using items usually thrown away, artists take discarded materials from the waste stream and re-make them, creating work that centers humanity, interconnection, and responsibility. Exhibited works span a fascinating variety of media and elicit recognition, surprise, and curiosity by highlighting how artists alter and re-contextualize common materials to address social, historical, and environmental realities.
Exhibited artists include Niki Afsar, Sondra N. Arkin, Kanchan Balsé, Chris Combs, Luis Del Valle, Heather Ferris, Gayle Friedman, Layne Garrett, Megan Barber King, Sandra Pérez-Ramos, Lisa Rosenstein, Veronica Szalus, Ira Tattelman, Gloria Vasquez, and Vanessa Villarreal.
The exhibition is funded by a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY26 Art Exhibition Grant and is co-curated by Ira Tattelman and Kanchan Balsé.
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List of Exhibition Events:
Opening reception
- Thursday, April 2, 2026
- 6 pm - 8 pm
- Eye Street Gallery | 200 I (Eye) Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Reserve your spot today
Found DC workshop/exhibit
- Saturday, April 18, 2026
- 10 am - 4 pm
- Alethia Tanner Park, 227 Harry Thomas Way NE, DC
Earth Day performances: Using found objects as instruments or inspiration, performers take over the gallery space for an evening of fun and celebration.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- 6 pm - 8 pm
- Eye Street Gallery | 200 I (Eye) Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Finders walk: Starting at the Eye Street Gallery, curators will lead a neighborhood walkabout and discussion about creative uses of discarded objects.
- Saturday, April 25, 2026
- 10 am - Noon
- Eye Street Gallery | 200 I (Eye) Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Closing reception/Artist talk
- Thursday, May 21, 2026
- 6 pm to 8 pm
- Eye Street Gallery | 200 I (Eye) Street SE, Washington, DC 20003