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June 2011 Newsletter
Two Exhibits, One Great Day
Make Saturday, your gallery day in Silver Spring!
Event: Opening Reception
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm
Place: Washington Printmakers Gallery @ Pyramid Atlantic 8230 Georgia Avenue
Join WPG member artist Max Karl Winkler for the opening reception of his
solo exhibition Cuttings From A Winter Garden.
Event: Opening Reception
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
Place: ArtSpring, 921 Ellsworth Drive
Come and meet artist Patti Owens in her second exhibit at ArtSpring. Her paintings are inspired by family history and a heightened awareness of what each of us has inherited.
Image Credit: Patti Owens
StreetBox Named Desire
Event: Opening Reception
Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Fenton Street Market,
Corner of Ellsworth Drive & Fenton Street
Join Pyramid Atlantic & The Washington City Paper at the Fenton Street Market to meet the
artists and creations from the
Streetbox Named
Desire Public Art Project.
This art project brings together some of the area's most dynamic artists who have worked their artistic magic on these boxes.
The following artists created "desirable works of art" from 10 of the Washington CityPaper's public streetboxes: Gretchen Schermerhorn, Maggie Michael. Marty Ittner, Cara Hunt, Franc Rosario, Adam Griffiths Rebecca Katz, Elizabeth Graeber, Anne Albagli & Sabeth Jackson.
Image Credit: source
Come Visit Us At Fenton Street
Market!
Date: Every Saturday, Beginning April 30 - October 29
Time: 9 am to 3 pm Place: Downtown Silver Spring, Corner of Ellsworth Drive & Fenton on the Plaza
Free & Open To The Public!
We are at the Fenton Street Market along with other fabulous artists and
crafters. Look for our booth and say hello to us.
Every week there’s something different at the Fenton Street Market, an outdoor
market in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, that celebrates Silver Spring's diverse and eclectic community.
Image Credit: Fenton Street Market
Artist Talk
Event: Artist Talk
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue, Main Classroom
Join Max-Karl Winkler, June's solo exhibition
artist in the Washington Printmaker's Gallery, for a short talk/demo followed by an informal Q&A session and time to look at the show.
Image Credit: Max Karl Winkler
Art-making Happy Hours At
Pyramid
Work along side fellow artists at our monthly group "open studios". All groups are $10 for members and $20 for non-members each.
Please note: Unless indicated, instruction is not provided. Participants must have experience using the equipment. If you are a beginner, please look at our
Instruction page for information on our one-on-one workshops. Also, for individual hourly rental information please visit our rental page for details.
Letterpress Happy Hour on the first and
third Wednesdays of the month from 7 – 9 pm. For information, please contact our Letterpress Associates at [email protected].
Screenprinting Society on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 7 – 9 pm. Instruction is provided. Participants should contact Marty Ittner or Rebecca Katz beforehand so they know what to bring and expect. For details, please contact Screenprinting Associate, Rebecca Katz or Marty Ittner.
Papermaking Society on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6 – 8 pm. For details contact Associate Papermaker, Elizabeth Parthum.
Book Circle every Wednesday from 7 - 9 pm. For details contact Bookbinding Associate, Patty Lee.
Print Shop Happy Hour on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7 - 9 pm. For details and to RSVP contact Printshop associate Jake Muirhead at [email protected]
Block Print Happy Hour on the first and third Thursday of the month from 7 - 9 pm. Begins July 15. For details and to RSVP contact Relief printmaking associate Sabeth Jackson at [email protected].
Image Credit: Happy Hour
Pancakes & Prints
Event: Pancake Breakfast & Printmaking Date: Saturday, June 11 Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue
Come one, Come all to the Pyramid
pancake breakfast hosted by Chef Daniel Beavin at Pyramid Atlantic. For just $5 you can enjoy a plethora of pancakes, fruit, juice and coffee and
enjoy vegetable and fruit printmaking activities for the whole family.
Proceeds from our pancake breakfast will benefit Pyramid Atlantic’s arts & education programs.
RSVP (so I know how much syrup to buy!) to: Jose
Image Credit: source
Nothings Say Happy
Birthday Like Letterpress
These birthday cards, designed and printed by members our talented letterpress community, are available for purchase. All proceeds from the sales will go towards funding Pyramid's facilities and programs.
Check out the previews of birthday cards on the Pyramid Letterpress blog!
Click here to purchase letterpressed birthday cards for someone you love.
Image Credit: Marty Ittner
Playback Theatre in
the Gallery
Date: Saturday, June 25
Time: 8 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue
Tickets: $15 at the door (show your membership card to receive 10% off)
Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience
or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot.
Synergy in Action, led by Artistic Director Kimberly Rattley is a playback theatre company located in Washington, DC that performs regularly at Pyramid Atlantic. The company consists of a diverse group of artists from the DC Metro Area committed to building healthy communities one story at a time.
Image Credit: International Playback Theatre
From Our Partners
at Empowered
Women
International
Event: We the People Project 2011: The Lives,
Art, and Cultures of Muslim and Arab Women
Date: Saturday, June 11 Time: 11 am - 7:30 pm
Place: Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue
We the People Project 2011, Speak Your Mind.
We the People Project 2011: The Lives, Art, and Cultures of Muslim and Arab Women is an exhibition presentation and a one-day cultural event that celebrates the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Muslim and Arab community in the DC Metro area presented by Empowered Women International (EWI).
The program includes a four-week juried mixed media group exhibition of Muslim and Arab women artists living in the DC Metro area from June 1st though June 25th, along with a one-day event on June 11th, that features talks by the presenting artists, and art demonstrations in calligraphy, miniature paintings and textile art decoration by some of the finest local Muslim and Arab artists.
Pyramid Atlantic is proud to work with EWI and looks forward to this amazing day of art.
Image Credit: EWI
Cutting Edge Music in the
Gallery
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 8:30 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue
Cost: $10 at the door (show your membership card to receive 10% off)
POff the Grid 3 - Janel Leppin, The
Subtle Body Transmission Orchestra, Safe Fast & Effective, Jack Wright, Michael Jackson & Brian Osborne Click here for concert info
Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: 8:30 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue
Cost: $10 at the door (show your membership card to receive 10% off)
Broken Mic Night for the Avant Garde 2. Open to any and all performers of experimental music. To ensure a slot
on the bill please reserve in advance by
sending an email to jeff.
All music presented by DC Sonic Circuits. DC Sonic Circuits seeks to expose
audiences to cutting edge contemporary music that defies genres, and offer artists new platforms to present their music and opportunities to network and collaborate with artists from around the world.
Image Credit: DC Sonic Circuits
ArtSpring Spotlight:
The Painted Lily
You will find the work of The Painted Lily (pictured at
left) as well as prints, pottery, jewelry and more at ArtSpring.
ArtSpring, the Pyramid Atlantic Community Arts
Store, is located at 921 Ellsworth Drive (directly above Potbellys).
Come check out the new digs, come browse, come buy, just come already.
Image Credit: The Painted Lily
Look What's In The
Glass Studio
Date: Tuesday, June 7
Time: 6 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue, 2nd floor, Kari's studio
Come and see the great work of the youth in Kari and Jon's glass class. This is a great opportunity to see what middle school students can do with the medium of fused glass.
They have been working on their craft all year. So check them out and peek into Kari's studio and see what she has been up to as well.
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