For the third time, Art All Night DC: Nuit Blanche, a free overnight  arts festival  featuring live performances and art installations, will fill the streets of Shaw with life on Saturday, September 27, 2014, from 7:00 PM until 3:00 AM on Sunday morning.

 

This year, the festival will also take place in four additional neighborhoods, but Shaw will  have the largest number of venues, artists, and performances. One entire floor of the former Wonder Bread Factory on S Street will be filled with art and music once again, while Events DC’s Carnegie Library on Mount Vernon Square will be included for the first time, presenting live music and a Silent Disco. Nearly two dozen other indoor and outdoor venues in the neighborhood will also host art exhibitions and performances.

 

Come enjoy painting, photography, music, dance, sculpture, poetry, fashion, music, video projections, and much more. And don’t sleep until it’s over.     

 

For more information on Art All Night DC 2014: Nuit Blanche in Shaw, visit www.artallnightdcshaw.com.

 

 

ART ALL NIGHT DC 2014 SHAW VENUES AND PROGRAMMING

As of 09/19/14

Carnegie Library, 801 K Street, NW: Live music all night—7:00 PM: Eternity featuring Curtis Johnson and Ida Campbell (GoGo/Hip Hop) 7:30 PM: Sharp (DooWop) 8:00 PM: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Folk); 9:00 PM: Billy Winn (Electro-Pop) ; 11:00 Christylez Bacon; 10:00: Wytold Ensemble ; 12:00 AM Denyse Pearson (Jazz); 12:30 AM: DCLM Band with Gregory “Guitar Greg” Gaskins (R&B/Jazz); 1:00 AM: Deuce and Oeaux (Hip-Hop/Afrobeat); 2:00 AM: CDH Brassworks (Jazz); All Night: Silent Disco with DJs Braulio Agnese and Todd Threats/Champion Superior Soundsystem and Lighting by Huqa Live; Mixed media installation by Alicia Dolabaille; Outdoors: Suman Sorg: Air Dancer (Kinetic Sculpture).

Warehouse Theater, 645 New York Avenue, NW: Live music, dance and spoken word performances curated by Emergence Community Arts Collective—7:15-8:00 PM: Cuban Salsa with Barbara Bernstein – Dance In Time; 8:00 PM: Capoeira Performance by International Capoeira Angola Foundation; 9:00 PM: Becky Umeh—Afro Beat/Afro-Rock/Reggae; 10:00 PM: Open Mic with a Twist Community Jam featuring Orphanation and Dragon Clan, hosted by Asha Gardner; 11:00 PM: Bomani Armah & Immaletchufinish (Hip Hop); 12:00 AM: The "Dieseler" Hour—Fleetwood Deville and Motorcycle Jesus; 1:00 AM: Maktub Mafia Presents: 1 Coin, 2 Sides—Droopy the Brokeballer and Dwayne B the Crochet Kingpin explore romance, parenthood, and artistry in their similar yet different styles; 2:00 AM: Funky Good Time Dance Party! Dwayne B the Crochet Kingpin—Groove through the decades; Also—Artistic Intermissions featuring Jenny V (Poetry).

Walker-Thomas, 1025 7^th Street, NW, Window/Bay: Photographer Rosina Teri Memolo’s stunning larger than life images were Art All Night favorites in 2011 and 2013.

1509 7^th Street, NW: New outdoor mural by Kelly Towles in artist’s signature style debuts tonight.  Time TBA: Meet the artist.

Variety Market, 1511 7^th Street, NW: Redskin: Gregg Deal/Last American Indian—Provocative and timely performance art and art installation addresses Native American identity in Washington, DC.

Compass Coffee, 1535 7^th Street, NW: Abstract paintings and sculpture by Suz Podrasky Stafford.

Taylor & York, 1604 7^th Street, W: DIY Art—Set your creativity free and create your own art! Canvasses, brushes, paints and other supplies provided.

Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7^th Street, NW: 7:00-10:00 PM: Kids Art Zone: Art display and arts and crafts area; Abstract paintings by Amber "Ja'ski" Watkins; Neighborhood Portal—Digitally connect with Art All Night crowds in Congress Heights; Face and body painting by Anike Robinson and Peaky Paints; DJ ‘Nuff Said; Outdoors— 9:00 PM: Batala Washington—Drum troupe performance.

1713 7^th Street, NW: Projection on side of five-story building—Parallel Film Collective:  Short films include work by award-winning directors Ava DuVernay, Akosua Adoma Owusu, and Arjun Rihan. 7:00-10:00 PM: Local Equals Global Music Mix by DJ Ausar plus globally-minded DC DJ's.

Log Cabin Liquors/Hollywood Barber Shop, 1748 7^th Street, NW/710 S Street, NW: New Marvin Gaye outdoor mural by Aniekan Udofia replaces earlier Shaw mural recently lost to construction. Time TBA: Meet the artist.

Wonder Bread Factory, 641 S Street, NW: Curated by No Kings Collective: Art installation—Painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media by Billy Colbert, Kelly Towles, Kate Campagna, Paul Mericle, Brandon Hill, Peter Chang, Francisco Esteban, Craig Kraft, Truth Among Liars, Julian Lytle, Joshua Yospyn; Performances—10:00 PM-12:00 AM: Lightwaves; 12:00-3:00 AM: Ghost Beach; Times TBA: LOZ Breakdancers.

Wanda’s on 7^th, 1851 7^th Street, NW: Photocollages: DC and B’more + Art Trike—Matthew Parker; Times TBA: Fashion Show—Tkay Namoir; DJ all night.

Right Proper Brewing Company, 624 T Street, NW: Adrienne Gaither: In Plain Sight—Abstract shapes and colors (digital prints).

Kafe Bohem, 600 Florida Avenue, NW: Exploring the Ordinary—Paintings by Jinu Koola.

Shaw’s Tavern, 520 Florida Avenue, NW: Mixed media by William Knight; 9:00 PM-12:00 AM: DJ Gio.

651 Florida Avenue, NW: Photography—Renato D’Agostin. Presented by Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute, Washington, DC.

Simon Vintage, 1911 9^th Street, NW: Art Furniture Competition—Student artists from DC College and University art programs demonstrate their creativity as they decorate furniture live. You vote on your favorites, they win prizes!

Dino’s Grotto, 1914 9^th Street, NW: Heart of a Fool—Mixed media by Aaron Wilder.

Swatchroom, 1527 9^th Street, NW: Inaugural gallery show opening—Paintings by Maggie O’Neill.

Pekoe Acupuncture and Wellness, 1410 9^th Street, NW: Mixed media by Brian Mishoe; DJ Tim Jackson in the basement, all night long.

Cambria Suites, 899 O Street, NW: All Real, All Steel—Sculpture by Nooni Reatig.

Vida Lounge/Penthouse 9, 1318 9^th Street, NW: The Eye of the Beholder—Paintings by Latara "Bella" Joyner, Felecia Marie (Fridie), Christian Locke; 10:00 PM-3:00 AM: DJ Joe.

Thally, 1316 9^th Street, NW: Abstract mixed media by Matt Hlubny.

Touchstone Gallery, 901 New York Avenue, NW: About Face…Et Al—Semi-abstract ceramic clay sculptures by Bill Mould; Out of Service—Photographs by Pete McCutchen; “Ruffled Feathers”— Photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics, collage and drawing with avian motifs as metaphors for human activity.

 

MOBILE PERFORMANCES

ExtroStreetroFunkTerrestrial (Site Specific Dance Piece): Shanna Lim/Inner Soul Projex Productions

Bubble Fairy Marigold Bumbleroot (Soap bubble performance art): Jennifer Stephens

Fire & Ice (Fire fan dance): Tamara