2018 Brentwood Arts Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2018 – JUNE 2019

BRENTWOOD ARTS EXCHANGE

THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION,DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

Welcome THE BRENTWOOD ARTS EXCHANGE, the M-NCPPC component of the public–private partnership of the Gateway Arts Center, serves as an anchor for arts-based community development in the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District. We support artists and the community by welcoming everyone to experience contemporary art exhibitions featuring prominent regional artists; intimate concerts by local musicians; affordable arts classes for all ages; and our craft store, where work by local artisans may be purchased.

CONTACT: 301-277-2863 LOCATION: 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722 HOURS: Monday–Friday, 10 am –7 pm; Saturday, 10 am–4 pm; Sunday, closed EXHIBITIONS At the core of the Brentwood Arts Exchange programs are its two contemporary art galleries. The 2,500-square-foot Main Gallery presents a broad range of exhibitions focusing on the best work by early–mid-career artists in the Washington, D.C.– Baltimore region. The 800-square-foot Lab Gallery, which doubles as an event space, supports artists by encouraging new approaches to two-dimensional work and presenting solo exhibitions by artists who are creating exceptional work. Additionally, our Fine Craft Store hosts a mini-exhibition Front Window Feature, presenting small sculptures and high-quality craft work.

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LISTENING ROOM CONCERTS Entering its fourth year in 2018–2019, the Listening Room offers a rare opportunity to experience live music in an intimate gallery setting. Our concert series thrives on its eclectic lineup, featuring acts that range from Americana to rap, classical quartets, Korean Percussion, bossa nova, free jazz, indie rock, and any other genre in which local bands are making great music—which is just about every genre. Past acts have included Elena y Los Fulanos; Sligo Creek Stompers; Be Steadwell; and even a rare, small-setting appearance by Dom Flemons. Stay up-to-date at arts.pgparks.com.

FILMS The Brentwood Arts Exchange presents several short, thematic series of film screenings each year focusing on heritage celebrations and current social topics important to the arts. The Arts Exchange works with local film curators and subject experts to find films that audiences may have little chance to see elsewhere. Past film series have focused on the U.S.– Mexico Border (“Afrofuturism”) and looked into everyday life across the cultures of the Arabic world. The 2018–2019 season, the “Year of Women,” features films by female directors. Visit arts.pgparks.com for listings.

FINE CRAFT STORE The Fine Craft Store at the Brentwood Arts Exchange has become a shopping and gift-buying staple of the Gateway Arts District. Featuring a constantly evolving lineup of craft and functional art by more than 40 local artists, everything from ceramics to jewelry, leather, glass, woodworking, and more is proffered. The Craft Store is a great place to find unique items and support the local creative economy by keeping money in the community.

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Nature, Monolith

MAIN GALLERY

AUGUST 27– OCTOBER 21, 2018

In a Fertile World Public Reception: Saturday, September 8, 2018, 5–8 pm Artists Talk: Saturday, October 6, 2018, 2 pm Sharon Fishel, Susan Hostetler, and Nancy Sausser investigate the various manifestations of fertility, including the airborne, the interior, and the aqueous.

This exhibition presents their shared interest in the patterns and cycles of the natural world.

NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 29, 2018

Nature

Nancy Sausser, Reflections

Public Reception: Saturday, November 10, 2018, 5–8 pm Using three-dimensional, digital, and analog approaches, seven local artists analyze and explore our relationship with the natural world; the connection we seek to maintain or are longing to have with nature; and how elements of nature are a source of inspiration, resources, and awe.

JANUARY 14– MARCH 9, 2019

The Washington Sculptors Group Public Reception: Saturday, January 19, 2019, 5–8 pm The Washington Sculptors Group was founded in 1984 with the mission to “promote an awareness and an understanding of sculpture and foster the exchange of ideas among sculptors, collectors, and the general public.” This exhibition brings together works that push the boundaries of the physical, the spatial, and the interpreted.

E. Dixon, Constructed Cocoon

MARCH 25 – MAY 18, 2019

(In)Justice Systems Public Reception: Saturday, March 30, 2019, 5–8 pm Curated by Erin Devine, associate professor of art history, Northern Virginia Community College, this exhibition presents work of a group of contemporary artists as they explore the impact of mass incarceration on prisoners, families, and communities in the United States—which holds the highest incarceration rate in the world. The exhibit also seeks to provide a space for broader meanings of “incarceration” that are global, racial, and gendered, with works that encompass community action, spatial concepts, and history.

Gochman, Red Sands Project

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Matt Pinney, Chariot Night

LAB GALLERY

AUGUST 27–OCTOBER 21, 2018

Lost Time

Public Reception: Saturday, September 8, 2018, 5–8 pm By deconstructing well-known images on canvas, artist Matt Pinney asks viewers to consider our understanding of history. Using recognizable symbols, he reinterprets what we know (or thought we knew) and questions his own experience, what viewers comprehend as good or bad, and how the political agendas that inform widely known images have permeated—successfully or not —our consumption of visual elements throughout time.

NOVEMBER 5– DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s Not all Glitter

It’s Not All Glitter and Rainbows...

Public Reception: Saturday, November 10, 2018, 5–8 pm In a study of continuous patterns, sacred geometry, color, and movement, artist Jordann Wine invites viewers to reflect on the infinite. With playful use of glitter, she engages the viewer and welcomes contemplation and meditation—while she explores elements that connect us all.

JANUARY 14– MARCH 9, 2019

Documented: The Community Black Board

Documented, Installation Detail

Public Reception: Saturday, January 19, 2019, 5–8 pm In collaboration with Casa de La Cultura El Salvador, this exhibition presents an interactive experience in which communities are invited to take part in creative placemaking by posting their photos and stories of migration on the gallery walls. With this interactive, multimedia piece, first presented in 2006, artist and educator Muriel Hasbun seeks to “bridge the distance between the stories of Salvadorans living ‘there’ and the Salvadoran community in the Washington, D.C., area,” the largest and fastest-growing immigrant community in our region.

MARCH 25–MAY 18, 2019

Roman Holiday Public Reception: Saturday, March 30, 2019, 5-8 pm Jennifer R. A. Campbell’s compositions call attention to the chaotic world of humanity, while investigating the various elements that inform the ways humans interact. She presents her human figures in fictitious landscapes, amid a frenzied environment that invites a spectator into a visual feast of symbols. In the absence of words, the viewer arrives at multiple interpretations of what is occurring in the scene presented, as the artist further highlights the absurdity of human existence.

Jennifer Campbell, The Wedding

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Family Holiday Workshops SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2– 4 PM

Calabash Carnage: Family Pumpkin Carving Celebrate Halloween and have lots of fun at the Brentwood Arts Exchange!

Your family is invited to join us for a Pumpkin Carving Workshop. Use your imagination, create your own designs, and leave the mess with us. FREE. Pumpkins are $5 each.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2–4 PM

Thanksgiving Glitterfest A FREE one-day workshop for young artists and families to decorate sparkling centerpieces with glitter for their Thanksgiving table. Nothing says “Thanks!” like glitter—and the sparkly aftermath can stay in our classroom. Families are encouraged to bring their own items to decorate, but can also choose from a limited selection of free centerpiece items at the workshop.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2–4 PM

Holiday Ornament Workshop The holidays are about being together, and there’s no better way to do it than creating together. Bring the family and build memorable, elegant ornaments with special paper. We provide all materials and instruction so you can deck the halls as soon as you get home.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2­­–4 PM

Unshrink My Heart: Valentine’s Shrinky Dinks Our annual Valentine’s workshop with an 80’s twist! Create hand-made Valentine keepsakes for your love ones using Shrinky Dinks amazing, shrinkable sheets.

Craft your own jewelry, key chains, and any other Valentine’s Day gift you can imagine. Children will receive their first two sheets of blank Shrinky Dinks FREE, additional sheets will be available to purchase for 50 cents each.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2–4 PM

Easter Egg Dyeing Fun, glitter, eggs! We promised all three at this free family-friendly workshop.

Create beautifully decorated eggs that will impress your friends and even the Easter bunny. Children will receive their first two eggs for FREE. Additional eggs are 2 for $1.

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Fine Craft Store Events FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 10 AM –7 PM

Black Friday Sale

Give art and buy local. Discover one-of-a-kind gifts while supporting local artists at our friendly, calm, local shopping experience. One day a year, fittingly the day after Thanksgiving, we mark down everything in the Fine Craft Store 20% but still pay the artists the same as with a regular sale. This is what holiday shopping was meant to be!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 11 AM –4 PM

Craft Fair & Beer Tasting Lounge Join the revolution of actually enjoying holiday shopping. Don’t get stuck at crowded malls, come to the Brentwood Arts Exchange Holiday Craft Fair & Beer Tasting Lounge, where you will support your local artists and small businesses as you shop for beautiful, handmade items. Stop by the beer tasting lounge area and sample a different kind of craft while you meet and talk with the artists who made the gifts you’re buying.

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Event Rentals PLANNING AN EVENT? IMMERSE IT IN CREATIVITY. The Brentwood Arts Exchange’s beautiful 2,500 sq. ft. main gallery, and brand new 800 sq. ft. Lab Gallery are available to rent for private events. We’re a great space to bring some culture to your receptions, mixers, retreats, and other events.

The galleries can be rented after 7 pm –12 am on weekdays, and 4 pm– 12 am on Saturdays. The gallery may not be rented for exhibitions or for presenting arts programs. Because exhibition arrangements vary greatly, gallery staff work closely with rental parties during planning to review event plans to determine capacity, set-up, and availability. Rental rates vary depending on residency within Prince George’s or Montgomery County, and offer discounts to non-profit organizations. Please contact the Brentwood Arts Exchange Director for more information and to begin booking your event.

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