Join us for a free, intimate chat with Melissa Chiu, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Melissa will take your questions and talk about her journey from Australia to Washington via New York, and her impressions of the Washington art scene. 

Chiu was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, in 1972 to parents who were medical professionals. Chiu was educated in Sydney, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History at the University of Western Sydney and then an MA (Arts Administration) at the College of Fine Arts, University of South New Wales. She later completed a PhD at the University of Western Sydney focusing on Chinese contemporary art in the diaspora.

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Chris Addison will be interviewed in this informal talk, by Jackson Art Center artist, Frank Day. He will talk about his gallery, Addison/Ripley which is located in Georgetown, DC on upper Wisconsin Avenue ( very close to the Jackson Art Center.)

The gallery features changing exhibitions of work by leading local, national and internationally recognized artists as well as work by younger, emerging artists. Work in all media is represented in the gallery and styles range from traditional landscape to overall abstraction. The gallery displays work in large scale: painting, photography, drawing and sculpture, as well as more modest scale pieces in the same mediums. The gallery frequently arranges exhibits in other spaces for both clients and artists.

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Join Jonathan Binstock, the Director of the Phillips Collection, for an informal talk at the Washington Studio School, on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 2 pm. Jonathan holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where his dissertation focused on African American abstract artist Sam Gilliam. He earned a BA in art history and psychology from Washington University, Saint Louis. His work as an author includes “Alma Thomas: Apolitical Art in a Political World.”

Jonathan will take your questions and talk about his plans for the Phillips Collection and his impressions of the Washington DC art scene, among other interesting points. 

Hosted by the Jackson Art Center

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Have you ever wondered where Art and Journalism collide? Join us for a discussion with Tim Carrington, a Washington DC based journalist and artist, who will discuss with host Phil Linder his approach to oil painting and his lifetime involvement in both art and journalism.  His paintings suggest a story of human drama brought to life through vidid color, design, and a distinct style informed by years of international travel.

Carrington, who wrote for McGraw Hill Publications, The Wall Street Journal, and now regularly contributes to The Rappahannock News in Washington, Virginia. He often starts with a photograph that suggests a mood, an aspiration, or a surprising collision of cultures. Every painting begins with the recognition of some sort of drama in the air that is captured colorfully on canvas.

Come join us for a live discussion and an exhibition of Tim's most recent work, followed by a wine reception at the Jackson Art Center, Georgetown's only dedicated artist studio space. RSVP is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

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Join us at Jackson Art Center on Dec 11 at 2pm for an artist talk with @xenia.gray and @philipclinder on painting, hidden emotion, and the current situation in the Ukraine. Free to the public.

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