Opportunity for DC Artists:

(YOUR ART HERE)- 2702 Georgia Avenue (at Fairmont St)

Pleasant Plains Workshop, the Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC), and a committee of GA Avenue residents and business owners present, The Georgia Avenue Window Walk!

The Georgia Avenue Window Walk is a temporary public art project that engages residents, businesses and visitors to the community by placing art installations in vacant storefront spaces along the lower Georgia Avenue Corridor. The works on view will comprise of visual art and educational installations by local artists, organizations and youth groups. The projects on display will tie back to the Georgia Avenue community, culture, or its history in some way. For more information on the history of Georgia Avenue visit: http://www.ecacollective.org/trail/index.html

To launch the project, there is a call to artists and organizations out for our first window location, 2702 Georgia Avenue, adjacent to the business, The Guild.

The call is open to artists that live or work in DC and organizations located in DC. The selected artist or organization will receive a $200 stipend. Deadline is August 29, 2011.

Download the call here>>

'Wired' exhibition featured in The Washington Post:

Our current exhibition was reviewed today in The Washington Post by Mark Jenkins. Click the image to read the review:
Join us today for the Artist's talk at 6:30pm (free/open to the public)

July Newsletter:

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Updates: Artist Talk, extended hours, and opening pics

Hello! A couple of updates to our current exhibition, WIRED by Amber Robles-Gordon:

We've extended the show a week so it will now run until July 23rd. We'll also be open on Thursdays from 2-7pm in addition to our regular Friday & Saturday hours through the end of the exhibition so you have more chances to come by and see it!

Also, please join us for a gallery talk with the artist on Friday, July 15th at 6:30pm (free, open to the public)

For those of you who may have missed the opening reception, here are some photos:
(you can also check out the entire album on our facebook page)


Hope to see you at the artist's talk on the 15th!

Upcoming Exhibition: Amber Robles-Gordon 'WIRED'

JUNE EXHIBITION:
Amber Robles-Gordon, WIRED
curated by Kristina Bilonick
June 18 - July 16, 2011 EXTENDED TO JULY 23rd!
Opening Reception: Sat. June 18, 6-9pm
Artist Talk: Fri. July 15, 6:30pm
Gallery Hours: Thursdays & Fridays 2-7pm, Saturdays, 1-6pm

Pleasant Plains Workshop is pleased to present a solo project, Wired, by artist, Amber Robles-Gordon. Robles-Gordon recently received her MFA from Howard University and works in mixed media, textile, photography, and painting.

For this exhibition, Robles-Gordon has transformed found objects with ribbons, gimp, fabric, wire and other materials to create exciting wall works that explore patterns, color and material. The works also speak to her cultural identity which is influenced by Caribbean, Latin-American, and African-American cultures.

Please join us for the opening on June 18th, from 6-9 PM. For more informatiion on the artist visit: www.amberroblesgordon.com

click here to read the curator's statement>>

Upcoming Events at Pleasant Plains

We just published our newsletter with upcoming events for June and July.
Read it here>>

Don't miss these upcoming events:
6/18 6-9pm, opening reception, Amber Robles-Gordon, 'WIRED'
6/21- 'Sticky Fingers' a wheatpasting primer (class) led by PPW res' artist Anthony Dihle (see newsletter for info on registering)
7/13- Art Critique forum co-presented with 'The Studio Visit' and moderated by Randall Scott
7/25- Carribean Day Festival, Amber Robles-Gordon will be here to talk to visitors about her work
....

and more!

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Hope to see you soon! -PPW

What's in store: weekly picks!

Here is another roundup of hot items we have for sale in our gallery and shop. Enjoy!

The Beast as I Remember it by Joshua Dihle, oil on panel, 12 x 9 in, $200

Luchador vs Wolf, by Evan Keeling, Gouache on board, 8 x13, $100

assorted greeting cards featuring portraits of important women in history by Ana's World, $5/each

zebra printed vintage tie, $15

They Hunger by Pia Blumenthal, acrylic and ink on paper, 14 x 12 in, $100

We're a Happy Family, 3 life sized monsters constructed and covered in screen printed papers by Anthony Dihle
take them home with you for $750! (printed paper covered chairs included)

screen printed 'magician and zebra' tank by Kristina Bilonick, $20

vintage beaded heart earrings, $3