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The DC Flag in Local Art and Design (Part 2!)
Photo by Flickr user RYANISLAND The image of the DC flag is on our street signs, city service vehicles, and license plates. It is also on our flasks, bar soaps, wedding cake toppers, acrylic paintings,...
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Where Do Murals Go When They Die?
Update: I’m planning on revisiting this for a larger story. Stay tuned! Murals that have deteriorated or been the casualties of real estate development are in danger of being the city’s forgotten art....
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Coffee Shop Curator: Dolcezza Dupont & Ross Ruot
Curious District is starting a new regular feature this week focusing on DC’s most accessible art galleries–its coffee shops. Coffee Shop Curator will highlight an artist whose work is on display at a...
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Street Heart
Print by photographer Rick Ruggles For Valentine’s Day several years ago, my mom sent me this print featuring images of unexpected hearts found in nature, design, and other sidewalk encounters. Last...
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Peepin’ in Windows
A mustachioed Peep at Miss Pixie’s Nothing inspires creativity quite like a package of Peeps in the springtime. These three seasonal window displays showcase the marshmallow bunnies and chicks in...
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Ring the “Abolition Bell”
I’ve lived within Sunday-morning earshot of All Souls Unitarian Church for years without ever knowing that I was not hearing an ordinary church bell. For starters, Paul Revere’s son, Joseph Revere,...
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Painted City: A Documentary About D.C.’s Murals
Lou Panarale of dcmurals.info documents a local mural on Sherman Avenue NW. “People want stories. People want color. People want drama.” -Perry Frank, DCmurals.info creator A major reason I started...
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Coffee Shop Curator: Joshua Korenblat at Modern Times Coffeehouse
Coffee Shop Curator is a regular feature focusing on DC’s most accessible art galleries–its coffee shops. Each post will highlight an artist whose work is on display at a local cafe. Joshua Korenblat...
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I’m with Teddy
“Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your children’s children, and all who come...
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Our Very Literary City
Photo by Flickr user Mr. T in DC There has been plenty of to-do about DC serving as a backdrop for some of the most popular TV shows of the season. (A story backdrop, if not a real backdrop.) After...
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