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You Are Invited: Centering the Arts and Humanities
The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities along with ArtsFairfax, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, HumanitiesDC, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Mid Atlantic Arts, and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, invite our community of artists, scholars, and non-profits to gather for an informal evening of connection, sharing, and the opportunity to lift one another up and to strengthen our ecosystem. @artsfairfax @culturespotmc @humanitiesdc @midatlanticarts
Join us at Penn Social on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Complimentary lite food available as well as cash bar. RSVP required.
For full details please visit dcarts.dc.gov or grab the direct RSVP link in our bio! Last week CAH was pleased to formally open Behind the Uniform, an exhibition featuring artwork by 124 U.S. Veterans, service members, and family and caregivers, “Behind the Uniform” honors those who make or have made the choice to serve and wear this Nation’s uniform.
Uniforms have unique stories embedded in them. The artworks represent and overlap three categories of artistic identity: those who are practicing artists, an evolving and thriving community of local and national artists, and those who use art as their therapeutic process. The exhibition intentionally presents the artists on equal footing, making no distinction between the artists’ levels of training or experience, presenting a counterpoint to the complex hierarchy that military uniforms express.
This exhibition is the second of three exhibitions in 2025 funded by the CAH Art Exhibition Grant program and is curated by Kasse Andrews-Weller and Moira McGuire.
The opening reception on Thursday, April 10th, included special welcome remarks from CAH Executive Director Aaron Myers, Executive Director Giselle Futrell of the National Veterans Arts Museum, as well as Director Charlette K. Woodard of the DC Mayor’s Office of Veteran Affairs (MOVA) among others.
Following the remarks, a special presentation entitled the Quilt of Valor was led by Capitol Hill resident Anne Crouch, which will be part of a permanent installation at the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago following the closing of the Behind the Uniform exhibition in late May.
A special shoutout to our friends from Cooks for Vets, 8th and I Young Marines, and Old City Market and Oven for their generous assistance and for providing the delicious refreshments enjoyed by attendees.
This exhibition is now available for public viewing until May 23rd, and we encourage our followers to visit dcarts.dc.gov or behindtheuniform2025.com to learn more about the exhibition’s upcoming events.
Photos by Frost Artistry Photography
#TheDCArts #Military #VeteranArtists #WeAreDC
@nationalveteransartmuseum @dc_ova @cookforvets @usyoungmarines @oldcitymarket @frost_artistry Today CAH observes the anniversary of the 1862 DC Compensated Emancipation Act, which ended slavery in Washington, DC, and freed 3,100 individuals.
Please take a moment to learn more about this important point in history by visiting emancipation.dc.gov or visit our LinkTree in our bio! #TheDCArts Event Invitation:
The Business of the Arts: Navigating DC's Literary Scene
Friday, April 18, 2025
11 am - 12:30 pm ET via Online
Are you a DC-area writer seeking a better understanding of our city's publishing opportunities? Join us for Business of the Arts: Navigating DC's Literary Scene!
Panelists include:
Tracy Chiles McGhee!
Jona Colson of Washington Writers' Publishing House!
Representatives from The Inner Loop!
This presentation is free, online, and presented by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
RSVP at dcarts.dc.gov or grab the direct link in our bio!
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