EMULSION - the First Annual East City Art Regional Juried Show at Gallery O on H (1354 H Street NE) - an art featuring the work of 30 artists selected by juror Lauren Gentile, owner of contemporary wing gallery.
Opening Reception
scheduled for Saturday, November 9 from 7-10pm.
Exhibition runs through January 11, 2014
EMULSION
An emulsion combines two seemingly incompatible
ingredients to produce a third yet entirely new substance. In this
spirit, East City Art’s EMULSION seeks to a wide array of art forms and mediums
from two-dimensional work to performance based work to create a unified
ensemble.
An open call for entry to all artists residing in the
Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area yielded a total of 135 artists
submissions. Of these 135 submissions, Juror
Lauren Gentile selected the following 28 artists to exhibit:
Acton, Jan Paul Chevy
Chase, MD
Andrews-Weller, Kasse Washington,
DC
Balci, Selin Annapolis,
MD
Bulisova, Grabriela Alexandria,
VA
Ceppetelli, Kurtis & Malone, Matthew Washington, DC
Chaudhary, Asma Annandale,
VA
Davies, Adams Washington,
DC
Griffiths, Adam Takoma
Park, MD
Hopkins, Jessica Maria Takoma
Park, MD
Isaac, Mark Alexandria,
VA
Johnson, Ryan Carr Montgomery
Village, MD
Jones, Wayson Brentwood,
MD
Klein, Ariel J Silver
Spring, MD
Kraft, Craig Washington,
DC
Lê, Khánh H. & Than T. La Washington, DC
Luttwak, Dalya Chevy
Chase, MD
O'Brien,Rindy and Elizabeth Eby Washington, DC
Pearson, Jennaway Washington,
DC
Salimbene, Nicole Takoma
Park, MD
Sessoms, Charles Brentwood,
MD
Tolman, Ben Washington,
DC
Toye, Carolyn Washington,
DC
Vigil, Suzanne Alexandria,
VA
Walton, Jenny Washington,
DC
Wanna, Steve Washington,
DC
Williams, Acquaetta Bowie,
MD
Wodzianski, Andrew Washington,
DC
Zhao, Ruitong Washington,
DC
On the night of the opening reception, the first, second
and third place winners will be announced and will receive cash prizes of
$1,250, $750 and $500 respectively.
The opening reception will include live music,
performances, guest speakers, artists in attendance as well as food and drink.
About Juror Lauren
Gentile
Lauren Gentile, founder of Contemporary Wing, has
produced major exhibitions of historically significant artists including the 30
Americans artists, Shepard Fairey, the Guerrilla Girls, and JR, among others.
While supporting the artists of today, she has helped nurture such emerging
talent as GAIA, Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, and Cheryl Pope.
She holds an M.A. in art business from Sotheby’s
Institute London and B.A. degrees in art theory and criticism, art history and
international studies from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, DePaul
University, the University of Florence and the Goethe Institute.
Her private sector career includes work with art hedge
funds and as director of sales in auction houses and galleries specializing in
a variety of markets.
About Gallery OonH
Gallery OonH is a unique indoor-outdoor culture and community space where art,
music and the unexpected come together to deliver a fresh approach to a retail
experience. The vision for Gallery OonH is to be an intersection of culture and
fun that provides an approachable destination for artistic, entertainment and cultural
experiences.
What started out as a plan for a traditional “white cube”
gallery exhibiting both self-taught folk art and a variety of local DC artists
has grown into something much bigger and much more relevant to a growing neighborhood
community. The goal is to provide the entire community easy access to
unexpected and unique artistic programming and presentations.
… and what’s with the name “Gallery OonH”?
Well, it is three-fold. First to promote “OUR OWN” DC artists in a setting that
is both friendly and inviting. Second, to support, encourage and promote the
self-taught art of local OUTSIDER artists, like Jo-Jo Fekwa, Quest Skinner, Lee
Wheeler, Tiffany Lasley and Cheriff Mamadou. Lastly, the “O” stands for OTTO,
the principal owner of the gallery who believed in his dream that, in order to
make a community stronger, art and music need to be a visible, viable component
of the streetscape.
About East City Art
Phil Hutinet began East City Art on January 4, 2010 to document and promote the
growing emerging visual arts movement in eastern Washington, DC. The
online visual arts journal covers the following areas:
• The neighborhoods of Anacostia,
Brookland, Capitol Hill, Deanwood, Ekington, H Street NE, NoMa and Trinidad in
DC
• The towns of the Gateway Arts District in Maryland
including Brentwood, North Brentwood, Hyattsville and Mount Rainier
East City Art posts press releases about events,
openings, calls for entry and coursework on a daily basis. The
publication has a dedicated staff of paid writers who interview local artists,
lead community discussions and review local exhibitions.
East City Art’s mission is to
connect local artists, galleries and educational centers with their
communities. As a community-based publication, East City Art highlights
the irrefutable link between economic development and the arts, drawing
attention to the valuable contributions artists, galleries and educational
centers bring to neighborhoods. The visual arts provide neighborhood
vitality and stimulate local businesses while encouraging residential and
retail development. More importantly, the arts provide a vibrant forum
for community discussion, debate and discovery. Notwithstanding the
importance of the visual arts as a catalyst for bolstering economic development
and strengthening communities, East City Art never loses sight of art’s most
important role- its ability to lift the human spirit through a common visual
language that transcends class, race and gender.
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