May 3, 2013 • Friday
6-9 p.m.
Admission: $5 suggested donation

First Fridays are a collaborative effort to strengthen arts and culture in Dupont Circle. On the first Friday of every month, galleries in our community open their doors to multitudes of art enthusiasts from all walks of life for simultaneous openings.

This month, Hillyer presents paintings by German artist, Lara Bandilla, paper cuts by Melanie Kehoss, and our NIN9 members' gallery will feature works by the Millenuim Arts Salon.

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Some abstract artists are unhappy to have their work likened to landscapes. Yet Fawna Xiao encourages the comparison, having dubbed her Hillyer Art Space show “Lost Land.” The D.C. artist’s silk-screened monoprints — one-of-a-kind editions — depict jagged, wedgelike cliffs, mesas and icebergs, as well as more vertical figures that might be sails or columns but are arranged like groves of trees. Read more here...

June 7, 2013 • Friday
6-9 p.m.
Admission: $5 suggested donation

In June, Hillyer presents installation work by Australian artist, Marley Dawson, and mix media works by Spanish artist, Santiago Rios.

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Hillyer Art Space, in partnership with Art21 as part of its Access 100 Artists initiative, presents exclusive screenings of episodes from Art in the Twenty-First Century, the only prime time national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, on April 10, May 8, September 11, October 9 and November 13, 2013. This event is free and open to the public.

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