In addition to our grant programs, CAH hosts events around the city and presents exhibitions in our 200 I (Eye) Street Gallery in Southeast DC.
To request reasonable accommodations or more information about accessibility at DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, please contact the Accessibility Coordinator at [email protected]. We recommend making requests at least 5 business days in advance.
Repeating Events:
- Commissioner Meetings
- Our next Full Commission regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 ET on Monday, June 15th. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting live online on CAH’s YouTube channel.
- Members of the public may request three minutes to speak during the public comment period held at this meeting. Requests must be submitted by no later than Noon ET on Thursday, June 11th.
- Written comments may also be submitted by no later than Noon ET on Thursday, June 11th, as an alternative or in addition to spoken comments. Public comments, both spoken and written, will be included in the public record of the meeting.
- Grant Workshops
- CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit an application. All dates, times, and locations listed are subject to change.
- Live Chat Sessions
- CAH conducts free live web chat sessions for participants to learn about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit an application. All dates, times, and locations listed are subject to change.
- In Person Office Hours
- Have questions about grants current or future? Stop by our office at 200 I (Eye) Street SE and speak with our grant manager in person!
Upcoming Events:
- Strategic Plan:
- Join us to learn about the Plan and share your feedback. Each session will include a brief overview, a few guiding questions, and time for open discussion.
- Public Sessions:
- Grantee-Only Sessions:
- Can’t make it to a public session? You can still share your feedback through the written comment period between Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Friday, July 31, 2026.
- Join us to learn about the Plan and share your feedback. Each session will include a brief overview, a few guiding questions, and time for open discussion.
- Public Art:
- Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique
- In a time when our nation—and the social fabric of the District—is experiencing deep division, artists are turning to collage as a democratic strategy to give platform to stories of rupture, repair, and reassembly.
- Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique calls on 23 DC-based artists who use collage as a conceptual approach to reconciling the fractured, fast-paced, and often contradictory stories and symbols of American history and modern life.
- The collected works stray from conventional approaches to paper collage, employing methods such as assemblage, quilting, bricolage, video, and photomontage that knowingly upset the boundaries of the genre.
- Exhibition Dates: June 11 to August 7, 2026
- Eye Street Gallery, 200 I St. SE, Washington DC 20003
- Opening Reception
- Thursday, June 11, 2026
- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Eye Street Gallery
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC 20003
- Join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for an opening reception for their FY26 Juried Exhibition Grant show.
- In a time when our nation—and the social fabric of the District—is experiencing deep division, artists are turning to collage as a democratic strategy to give platform to stories of rupture, repair, and reassembly. Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique calls on 23 DC-based artists who use collage as a conceptual approach to reconciling the fractured, fast-paced, and often contradictory stories and symbols of American history and modern life.
- The collected works stray from conventional approaches to paper collage, employing methods such as assemblage, quilting, bricolage, video, and photomontage that knowingly upset the boundaries of the genre.
- This exhibition is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY26 Juried Exhibition Grant.
- Layers: Multidimensional Sound as Collage with King Britt
- Saturday, July 18, 2026
- 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Eye Street Gallery
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC 20003
- Join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for a lecture and live DJ demonstration with renowned DJ, professor, producer, and curator King Britt on the history of DJ’ing as a form of sonic collage. Known for his groundbreaking course at UC San Diego, Blacktronika, Britt is one of the leading authorities on Afrofuturism in music, and honors innovators of color who have shaped electronic music’s landscape, spanning genres like Chicago House, Detroit Techno, and Drum & Bass. From mixing to sampling to breaking to blending, this lecture will explore how turntablism is a collage practice with a rich history. Stick around after to enjoy the gallery and view the exhibition with a live DJ.
- Closing Reception and Collage Workshop with Exhibited Artists
- Thursday, August 6, 2026
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Eye Street Gallery
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC 20003
- Join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for a closing reception and community collage workshop for Rip! Tear!: Collage as Critique.
- Exhibiting artists Helen Zughaib, Rebecca Perez, and Zsudayka Nzinga will guide handson activities inspired by their distinctive practices, including paper and fabric collage. All are welcome to create, celebrate, and close the exhibition in community.
- Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique
- The Business of the Arts:
- The Business of the Arts program aims to provide knowledge and skills through resources and workshops. It has focused on fundraising and development, marketing and public relations, as well as legal concerns and entrepreneurship. Free workshops and seminars are led by accomplished professionals and subject matter experts.
- Black Music Infrastructure for the Nation's Capital
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC 20003
- You Gotta Leave DC to Get Love? Rethinking Infrastructure for Black Music in the Nation’s Capital, explores the long-standing belief that artists and music professionals must leave Washington, DC to achieve sustainability, visibility, or career growth.
- Through conversation with artists, organizers, cultural leaders, and ecosystem builders, this panel examines the structural gaps impacting Black music communities, from venues and funding to ownership, education, policy, and access to opportunity.
- Presented in partnership with DC Music Summit, the discussion asks what a thriving local music ecosystem could look like and highlights pathways toward stronger infrastructure, cultural preservation, and year-round support for creatives through initiatives including the DCMS Member Portal.
- Black Music Infrastructure for the Nation's Capital
- The Business of the Arts program aims to provide knowledge and skills through resources and workshops. It has focused on fundraising and development, marketing and public relations, as well as legal concerns and entrepreneurship. Free workshops and seminars are led by accomplished professionals and subject matter experts.
- Community Events and Outreach:
- Creative Community Meet and Greet
- Thursday, June 25, 2026
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC 20003
- This event is open for all creatives who wish to learn more about the agency, connect with other creatives and ask specifc application related questions for those that are in the middle of applying for Fellowship, Field Trip and Arts Education grants.
- There will be small bites and coffee available for attendees please make sure to RSVP in advance.
- Creative Community Meet and Greet