 | |  National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is the only major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts. NMWA brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and by teaching the public about their accomplishments. The museum addresses the gender imbalance in the presentation of art by bringing to light important women artists of the past while promoting great women artists working today. A current exhibit, Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today, for the first time, places abstract works by multiple generations of black women artists in context with one another, and within the larger history of abstract art. Featuring work by twenty-one artists born between 1891 and 1981, the show comprises evocative prints, unconventional sculptures, and monumental paintings that reveal the artists' role as under-recognized leaders in abstraction. A number of the artists have close ties to the DC area. See the exhibit now through January 21. | |  |  MOSAIC: Moments & Methods An avid photographer since college, BD Richardson has won national and international photography awards. This exhibit represents many decades and moods of a life behind the camera lens. The work features several continents, from Paris to Peru to Poolesville, depicting the iconic as well as the everyday. This exhibit is on display at Touchstone Gallery until January 28. |  1968: Civil Rights at 50 This exhibit at the Newseum explores the events that shaped the civil rights movement in 1968. Explore the tragic events through stunning photography and interactive elements. Learn about the assassinations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy through the images and news artifacts that highlight the landmark events of the year. 1968: Civil Rights at 50 examines the relationship between the First Amendment and the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The exhibit opens Friday, January 12. |  On Your Feet! From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world. But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything. On Your Feet! at the Kennedy Center takes you inside their real-life story, with some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter century. This production continues through January 28. | | Friday, January 12 Exhibit - Gifts from the heART: That Inspire for Life Zenith Gallery Exhibit - Two Reflections: Korean and American Artists Confront Humanity and Nature Korean Cultural Center DC Film - Blockage Freer|Sackler Exhibit - German Jazz Goethe Institut Saturday, January 13 Exhibit - Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts Smithsonian National Museum of African Arts Theater - The Way of the World Folger Theatre Exhibit - National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here National Geographic Museum Exhibit - Tudor Place: America's Story Lives Here Tudor Place Exhibit - Sounds from the Sea Honfleur Gallery Sunday, January 14 Exhibit - Remembering Vietnam National Archives Exhibit - Open House The L. Ron Hubbard House Exhibit - Investigating Where We Live National Building Museum Theater - Sovereignty Arena Stage Concert - Middle C Music Center: Esther Haynes Tenleytown Main Street Monday, January 15 Exhibit - Exploring the Americas Library of Congress Event - Not Just Another Day Off Folger Theatre Event - Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Exhibit - Mark Bradford: Pickett's Charge Hirshhorn Museum Tuesday, January 16 Exhibit - Ancient Bronzes Dumbarton Oaks Film - Two Trains Runnin' Edlavitch DCJCC Exhibit - Around the World in 80 Paper Models National Building Museum Exhibit - BRASILIA 1957: A 20th Century Saga Embassy of Brazil Wednesday, January 17 Exhibit - The Box Project: Uncommon Threads George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Event - The Future of the Past Department of the Interior Museum Exhibit - In the Tower: Anne Truitt National Gallery of Art Event - Escape the Enemy International Spy Museum Film - La La La at Rock Bottom Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) Thursday, January 18 Concert - Take 5! Mike 'Bags' Davis Quintet Smithsonian American Art Museum Event - Peacock Room Shutters Open Freer|Sackler Exhibit - Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists Library of Congress Exhibit - Tomb of Christ National Geographic Museum |
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