The Chinese American Museum DC is delighted to present three exhibitions this month. “Under the Bodhi Tree: Art and Architecture of the Longhua Temple” explores the history and art of the Longhua Temple, including the iconic seven-storied Longhua pagoda first built in 977 during the Northern Song Dynasty. “2023 Student Art Competition Exhibition: My Dream” showcases 30 selected winning pieces from our 2023 Student Art Competition. This year’s theme, “My Dream,” is an open-ended topic that emphasizes divergent thinking. And, “Thank you, Corky Lee: The Unofficial Photographer Laureate of Asian Americans” features key images from late activist-photographer Corky Lee. This exhibit is a very personal tribute to Corky as someone that helped diverse groups of all backgrounds to see themselves and to be seen. The Chinese American Museum DC is located at 1218 16th Street NW. To learn more, visit www.chineseamericanmuseum.org.
The Dupont Underground will be showing its Second Annual Women’s Art Show: “Thoughts, Questions and Shit to Say.” We are celebrating the complexity of the region’s women artists’ narratives, encouraging a dialogue around issues that resonate with women across various cultural, social, and economic backgrounds. From introspective reflections to outward queries about societal norms, the exhibit explores the multifaceted nature of women’s experiences. The Dupont Underground is located at 19 Dupont Circle NW – red entrance behind Starbucks.
The Embassy of Portugal is showing “Terra Firme/Terra Fragil,” “Firm Earth/Fragile Earth,” by Elizabeth Casqueiro. The artist is fascinated by the intricate interplay between nature, the built environment, and the individual self. Her work seeks to explore and capture the ways in which these three worlds intersect and interact, shaping the spaces we inhabit, the experiences we have within them, and the people we become. In her paintings, she seeks to find the harmony in these seemingly disparate elements and to celebrate the ways in which they are woven together in our lives. If you haven’t seen this extraordinary exhibition, this is your opportunity, because next month the exhibit will change. The Embassy of Portugal is located at 2012 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
The Heurich House Museum is celebrating Spring with our “Castle Blooms” pop-up through April 14th. Join us for Dupont’s First Friday in the museum’s biergarten, 1921, on Friday, April 4th from 4-8pm for a specially curated cocktail and mocktail using Local Makers, Pratt Standard’s small-batch cherry blossom-flavored syrups and Red Bear Brewing’s Peak Bloom, featuring notes of cherry, orange zest, and lemon zest. Also grab spring games, “Grab Hi Ho Cherry-o!” and “Gudetama,” at the bar and play with your friends. 1921 is located with the museum’s exhibit HOME/BREWED, which features objects from a rotating collection of over 1,000 artifacts from the historic Heurich brewery. Tour guests will also get to access our exhibit, Working Title, (please note: in order to go inside the Heurich House, guests must pre-purchase tickets for house tours on the website). Working Title reframes the Heurich family home as a central juncture for the people who lived and worked there: men and women, immigrant and natural-born, Black and white, rich and lower-income. The Heurich House Museum is located at 1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW.