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“Pinned.” Antoinette Wysocki, Stephen Mead, Ceci Cole McInturff, and Jesse Cohen
(art pinned, nailed, or screwed. No Traditional frames allowed.)
September 5th, 2009 to Oct 3rd
Reception: September 25th 6-9pm

artdc Gallery in Hyattsville
5710 Baltimore Ave
Hyattsville, MD 20781

Antoinette Wysocki
“Stowed Away Forever”

“Pinned.” is inspired by the time spent in our shared studio on NY where Stephen and Antoinette notriously work on surfaces pinned or nailed to the wall.

We developed this studio as a result of artdc.org which developed from a single post on craigslist in 2004. In March ’04, Antoinette posted about change she wanted in the DC area art scene. She wanted more social interaction between the public and the arts like her experiences in San Fransisco where the art scene is part of the social scene. One goes to a gallery, talks about art, then has dinner and drinks. In response to this CL ad, we all met at Teasim on D st. to talk about change. We mused about starting a co-op and bringing energy to rough neighborhoods. We thought about the changes that we could make. Then we looked in our wallets, and said the hell with that.

Roughly around midnight March 28, 2004, the night of the meeting, the start of artdc.org was born with the goal of developing a strong community of artists without large financial backers. Later that year, we had our first public exhibition in an alternative space with David Fogel’s help, where he coined the term, “Art in Transition” which we’ve happily continued for several exhibitions. “Pinned.” pays homage to that exhibition where the work of Jesse Cohen, Antoinette Wysocki, Stephen Mead, and Ceci Cole McInturff all met for the first time in a room off of Eastern Ave.

Since then, we’ve spent serious time and energy bringing community, exhibitions, and activities to the Greater Washington, DC area. Recently we opened our Gallery, 5 years after our initial meeting, and it only seemed apropriate to say thank you to these Founding artists with a show in the space. The art consists of a strong group of works from mixed media to paintings, sculpture, and palladium prints. “Pinned.” boasts of bright colors, deep contrast, dreams, and emotions.

There’s an effortless energy to the way that elements of Antoinette’s work blend together. There’s depth to the layers that she creates with objects moving in and out of the drips and blur. Steve’s art moves with the hard rock that he hears while he paints. In one work you can see sets of Angel’s wings develop out of his mathematical strokes on the canvas.

We look forward to your reactions to this work.

We installed the Common Element show this past Sunday and it is simply amazing.  The work is alive.  The glass glows in the sun during the day and sparkles at night!  You must see this exhibit.  Here are a few snap shots from the install.

Memory of Straw bale by Steven Jones

The Path of the Boatman by Sean Hennessey

Give or Take by Joe Corcoran

Anne Plant

Hyattsville, MD – For the first time, Washington Glass School and DC Glass Works will join together for a one-of-a-kind exhibit of glass and sculpture, “The Common Element”.

At artdc Gallery in The Lustine Center of Arts District Hyattsville, 16 artists will display their work, consisting of hand-blown glass, molded and welded sculptures, poured aluminum and bronze, and other techniques.

“We created artdc as a forum to over 2,200 DC-area artists to bring talent together for the purpose of promoting the arts into people’s everyday lifestyles,” said Jesse Cohen, artdc.org founder.  “It’s a rare opportunity to create a collaboration of two of DC’s most renowned organizations – Washington Glass Sichool and DC Glass Works – which allow everyday people to create their own works of art, too.”

Discover glass and sculpture from the area’s leading artists.  Purchase a piece to display in your home or office – or mingle with instructors from both schools.

One of the nation’s leading warm glass studios, The Washington Glass School, has joined forces with the area’s largest hot glass studio DC GlassWorks.  This collaboration has delivered an outstanding sculptural exhibition of work by the member artists and instructors.

The Washington Glass School is known for narrative and content-driven glass work, and DC GlassWorks has become an area favorite for sculptural blown glass artwork. Together they integrate the common element.

WHAT: The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture Exhibit

WHERE: artdc Gallery
The Lustine Center
Arts District Hyattsville
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781

WHEN: Opening Saturday, August 15, 2009, 4 PM – 6 PM

Open through September 5, 2009

Common Element Artists:

Patrick Burke, David Cook, Joe Corcoran, Cheryl P. Derricotte, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Steven Jones, Brendan Kager, Jennifer Lindstrom, David D’Orio, Anne Plant, Ragan Sheridan, Erwin Timmers, Megan Van Wagoner and Sue Weisenburger.

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Our new show opens on June 13, 2009 4-6pm
artdc gallery
5710 Baltimore Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781

Artists Sy Gresser, Michael Winger, and Steven Dobbin are simply amazing.  This is a great opportunity to see some important sculpture.

We’ve made great progress with the 12×12 show at the artdc gallery in Hyattsville.  We invited artists to hang works limited only by size and price.  All works were 12″x12″ or smaller and each work under $250.00US.  We had 140 works of art in the gallery.  The show is a great success so far.  We opened on the 16th, the same day as the Hyattsville Arts Festival.  There was an amazing turn out of art lovers.  EYA counted over 1,000 visitors.  We sold 19 works of art on that day, and that really leaves us with a warm feeling for the community and DC art buying scene.   The success of this event really brings us closer to the idea that here are people who want to buy affordable art, and support our efforts, even in the current rough ecconomy.

We have a new show at the artdc space in Hyattsville, MD.

Artists Adam Eig, and Alexandra Zealand.
The show will Run April 5, to May 2.

Opening: April 11, 6 to 8pm

This duo show exhibits amazing works of two very important sculptors from the DC metro area. They are both developing new and exciting techniques to push their work in a wonderful direction. They are exploring surfaces in dramatically different ways. We think they contrast nicely with each other. Both are gentle and delicate in unique ways, opposing paper food trash and the raw power of steel. Take this opportunity view an important movement. For many years we’ve been concerned with the study of new surfaces, now these artists are experimenting with materials and techniques to develop something different and exciting.

Find more information here:
http://artdc.org/forum/index.php?topic=11529.0

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