SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
Taking its title from the 1973 studio album and 1974 film by Sun Ra, the selected works in this group exhibition consider “space” as a conceptual framework, through the themes of afro-futurism, belonging, placemaking, and the act of taking up space.
Vibes Fine Art Exhibit & Scholarship Fundraiser
Vibes Fine Art Exhibit & Scholarship and Fundraiser
Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique
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.
Exhibited artists: Alanna Fields, Amber Janay Cooper, Amber Robles-Gordon, Andrew Kastner, Anne Bouie, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Connor Czora, Darlene R. Taylor, Guayarmina Fernandez, Helen Zughaib, Jarvis Grant, Joana Stillwell, Joanathan Bessaci, Leniqueca Welcome, Lex Marie, Marc Choi, Mark Kelner, Matthew Mann, Michael Janis, Paula Mans, Rebecca Perez, Tim Tate, and Zsudayka Nzinga.
SUPERIMPOSED
Mark Banfill, Maria Barbosa, Veronica Barker-Barzel, Brian Barr, Suzanne Bartlett, Jeffrey Berg, Matthew Bindert, Jerry Bleem, Nathalie Borozny, Kate Bramante, Mark Bravante, Sharon Burton, Quinton Butler, CamCurated, Elizabeth Castaldo, Mei Mei Chang, Marika Christofides, Eliza Clifford, Destiny Crockett, Jesse Ryan Crosby, Michael Crossett, Patricia Dahlman, Julianna Dail, Jared Davis, Elizabeth DeLuna, Doriana Diaz, Ben DiNino, Fiacco, Chas Foster, Jonathan Fuentes, Marie-Béatrice Gauthiez, Caitlin Gill, Alisa Golden, Beth Hansen, Abby Huston, Khadija Jahmila, Barbara Justice, Racquel Keller, Caitlin Kelly, Noah Lagle, Warren Linn, Brittany Mona’, Tim Moran, Kelly Moran, Marjon Mudde, Rashad Ali Muhammad, Jillian Ohl, Nathan Pietrykowski, Walter Plotnick, Sarah Presley, Phil Rached, Francisco Ramirez, Sharon Robinson, Ellen Rosenthal, Cameron Sands, Evi Sargeant, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Lisa Sheirer, Alexandra N. Sherman, Gloria Shows, Neil Stavely, Brett Taylor, Liam Thomas, Jordan Thornton, UMD Print Media Students, Maddy Underwood, Laura Unger, Mark Wagner, Michael Waraksa, Jeffrey Wheeler, Cassie Normandy White, Julie Wilkinson, Rebecca York, Barbara Ziselberger
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
Amy Sherald: American Sublime traces the evolution of the artist, a defining voice of her generation who transformed American portraiture.
Africana Americanxs In Transit Across the Black Kairibe
The “Africana Americanxs In Transit Across the Black Kairibe” features over 40 works of art and films from the Howard University Gallery of Art Collection and contemporary African Caribbean diaspora artists.
Black Artists in America
Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11 is an exhibition exploring works by Black artists made during the transitional moment from the late 1970s to the dawn of the 21st century. The exhibition picks up where the Dixon Gallery and Gardens's 2023 exhibition Black Artists in America: From Civil Rights to the Bicentennial (on view at the Crocker in early 2024) left off, the second in a three-part series. The third chapter of the exhibition continues to consider the ways in which Black American artists challenged the cultural, environmental, political, racial, and social issues of the last decades of the 20th century. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Earnestine Lovelle Jenkins and includes more than 50 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from public and private collections across the country.
Rio Freeman: Wade In The Waters
This exhibition is at Phillips@THEARC, 1801 Mississippi Ave, SE, Washington, DC.
PHILLIPS@THEARC EXHIBITION | SEPTEMBER 24, 2025–FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Pioneering DC artist Rik Freeman has been creating paintings and murals that focus on the African diaspora for over three decades. Wade in the Waters features artworks that engage themes of history, community, resilience, joy, and faith. The power and rhythm of water flows through the paintings—from the beaches of Bahia to the Anacostia River—sharing stories of both survival and triumph. Through a kaleidoscope of narratives, the exhibition draws from several of Freeman’s series, exploring waterways and their connection to the diaspora over generations.