Tag: Phil Hutinet
Luis Peralta Del Valle: Ambassador of Peace, Hope and Love
When DC Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Beijing in 2016, she presented Mayor Guo Jinlong with a work of art as a token of peace...
Vibrant Cultural Hub Opens in Fairlawn
In 2014 a dilapidated property in Fairlawn caught developer Stefanie Reiser’s eye. “I wasn’t actually looking for property in that area,” Reiser confesses as...
Zsudayka Nzinga: Artist, Curator, Educator and Community Leader
Born and raised in Denver Colorado, people thought Zsudayka Nzinga, was nuts when she told people in middle school that she wanted to move...
The Spiritual Artwork of Asha Elana Casey
Post-independence Senegalese playwright Abdou Anta Kâ deftly wrote that “one had to find inspiration in myth to write today and tomorrow’s histories. Men have...
Jay Coleman: Public Artist
Most of us have seen Jay Coleman’s work around DC probably without even knowing it. From the bronze casts along DC’s Walk of Fame...
A Network of Opportunity: Nehemiah Dixon
“My high school counselor told me I couldn’t get into MICA ,” Dixon said. In the end, Nehemiah Dixon would prove her wrong. Not...
A Polymath Walks Among Us
“What sign are you?” saxophonist Steve Coleman asked Terence Nicholson. “A Virgo” Nicholson replied. “You guys are good at starting things but not good...
Creative Placemaking
"Creative placemaking harnesses the power of arts and culture to allow for more genuine public engagement — particularly in low-income neighborhoods, communities of color...
New Exhibitions
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum and the Next 50 Years
Established in 1967 in historic Anacostia, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has begun its transition from...
