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Category: Arts

Second-year teacher Blake Pierre’s 2024 painting “Kristos” was one of the many featured artworks at the “Ellington Works: 50 Years and the Next” exhibition. Inspired by Christ-like figures and mythology related to Christ, the portrait interprets the psychological process of enlightenment in human beings. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)
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Duke Ellington School of the Arts Celebrates 50th Anniversary With a Collaborative Exhibit

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Duke Ellington School of the Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring works by current and former students and teachers, highlighting the legacy of the institution and its commitment to providing transformative education and access to the arts.

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‘Romeo and Juliet’ to Open 2024-2025 Season at Folger Theatre

by WI Web Staff September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music and Entertainment are highlighting the local creative community through 202Creates. (WI photo)
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D.C. Celebrates the Creative Community with 202Creates 2024, A Month Highlighting City as a Culture Capital

Micha Green photo by Micha Green August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
At Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden in Northwest D.C., intern Taylor Banks gives a short presentation. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. High School Students Learn About Careers in the Arts Through Bloomberg Arts Internships

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser awards Jan Du Plain at the 38th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards in September 2023. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Continues to Transform into National Arts Hub: Mayor’s Arts Awards Seek Public Input for Nominations

by Andrew S. Jacobson August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., presents “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage” featuring “The Healing: Untitled 1” (2022), a collage on paper by artist M. Florine Démosthène. This image, based on Haitian culture, depicts negativity being removed from one’s soul. (Courtesy of M. Florine Démosthène, Mariane Ibrahim)
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The Phillips Collection Showcase Collage Art Created by Black Artists

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler July 17, 2024July 22, 2024
From the PBS/American Masters Shorts film “Searching for Augusta Savage,” Augusta Savage's Lift Every Voice and Sing monument exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair (Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library)
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Learning About African American Sculptor Augusta Savage is Worth the Search

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler July 10, 2024July 12, 2024
**FILE** Courtesy of atlasarts.org
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Atlas Performing Arts Center Announces 2024-2025 Fall Season Lineup

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. and WI Web Staff June 17, 2024June 18, 2024
Mother and Kenyan-born artist Nicole Wandera uses her art as a form of therapy. (Courtesy photo)
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Nicole Wandera Talks Art, Mental Health, Feature at Kennedy Center with Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington

Micha Green photo by Micha Green June 5, 2024June 6, 2024
Chidi Ononuju stands in front of diverse art in Washington, D.C., at Africa World Art Gallery on May 14, 2024. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)
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African Art Curator Says He Sees Himself as ‘Avenue’ for Other Artists Regardless of Race

by Eden Harris June 5, 2024June 7, 2024

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