Support our after-school art program at Perry Center. Sadly this year our funding was cut so severely that we were only able to open the art room on Fridays and on Family Nights, one night a month. The fact that these kids are losing out on access to supplies and art programming is tragic.

We are aiming to renew the program for the young artists by raising funds through an auction during Night at the Museum event planned for June 14th, 2013 from 5pm to 8pm in Courtyard Washington located at 1325 2nd Street NE, Washington, DC (NOMA Metro).

We appreciate the support of the following artists who have donated their art for the cause:

Alex Merritt, Aniekan Udofia, Astrotwitch, Beth Baldwin, Carlos Galloway, Chanel Compton, Chor Boogie, DAHM, Dan Gray, Dana Jeri Maier, Danielle Jennings Tanner, DECOY, DELVE, DEMER, Dennis Toy, Diabetik, Evan Roth, Fire Studio, GAIA, Garth Fry, Helen Warren, HKS181, HUF, Imani Brown, Iwillnotart, Jay Hudson, John Grunwell, Joshua Cogan, KASSO, Kelly Towles, Kevin Hunt, Khadijah Wilson, KIER, Kristina Bilonick, LANK, LIGHT UP, Liz Stewart, Luis Peralta, Mark Jenkins, Mensa Ahdae Kondo, Michael Pinnix, Ms. Mensen, NEBSI, Peter Krsko, Prelli Anthony Williams, RAIN, REI XXI, Rosina Teri Memolo, STER, Superwaxx, TAXI GANG, Tokyo Thirteen, ULTRA, Veronika Kaderova, VICE VERSA, WHO?, Will Carroll, Yvette Mitchell

Whether the children are getting ready for our next mural, painting pots for our peace garden, studying the next artist in our art history book or getting ready for our Night at the Museum art show: art is all around us. Thank you for participating in the show and for keeping art in these kids’ lives for another whole year!

We are excited to announce a summer-long workshop program hosted by DC Public Library. Albus Cavus is an international collective of artists and scientists who improve quality of urban life through arts and creativity. This goal is accomplished with community-based public art, participatory events, interactive environments and project-oriented education. “Beneath the Surface” workshops present innovative art techniques for exploring the world beneath the obvious and invisible to the bare eye.

Our after-school program at Perry Center Inc. needs your help! Participate in “Night at the Museum” exhibit on April 19, 2013 to save our Art Program.

By Lavanya Ramanathan (Nov. 2, 2012) “…One by one, the kids, all wearing masks, reach for spray cans, stake out empty corners of wall and begin to add their own bold streaks of marigold yellow, pristine white, cherry red and plummy purple to the eye-catching cacophony of color…” Read the review…

Three lucky young artists got the opportunity to spend the last week of Summer 2012 in Albus Cavus studio. This exclusive art camp allowed them to explore new art techniques and create beautiful works of art. They visited and met some of the most creative artists and scientists in the greater DC area and camped in the woods. More info and photos

To keep up with news from our art after-school program at Perry Center, please visit the Perry Center Youth Blog.

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The Spring session of weekly public art workshop for homeschoolers ended last week with a session in Garfield Park. We installed our suspended sculptures and had a picnic. More photos here…

Program titled Water in Public Art exposes the students to a wide variety of techniques and materials in context of creating mural. The students will review and utilize facts about water-related issues, develop an artwork and create it during sixteen weeks. During these sixteen weeks they will work with selected chapters from the textbook and will be required to do work outside of the class. Every Friday 9:30am to 11:30am More info…

Click on the following links to learn more and to register:
January 14, 3:30pm: Mural Workshop #1: Line Drawing
January 28, 3:30pm: Mural Workshop #2: Stencils
February 4, 3:30pm: Mural Workshop #3: Painting

More info on the exhibit and the workshops…