Events @ Hillyer Art Space

February 2012

Beers and Bluegrass at Hillyer Art Space!

February 9th, 2012

7-9pm

$7 Advance tickets, $10 at the door

Come on out to Hillyer Art Space for an event that will have you buzzed off bluegrass! At Hillyer’s first ever Beers and Bluegrass event, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the musical accompaniment of local bluegrass band The Potomac Heelsplitters, be among the first to taste Flying Dog Brewery’s Spring Ale all while checking out Hillyer Art Space’s February exhibitions including artwork from Elizabeth Holtry, David Myers and Brian Kirk. This will truly be a night of beer sippin’, boot stompin’, art appreciatin’ fun!

Soapbox

February 16, 2012

7-9pm Suggested $5 Donation

Hillyer Art Space is proud to present its new performance art series, Soapbox. This series aims to increase exposure to this critical, yet underrepresented, art form in Washington, DC. Soapbox's mission is to cultivate emerging talent and showcase the best that performance art has to offer.

Kickstarter Party

February 17, 2012

7-9pm Donation to Kickstarter Project

Join Hillyer Art Space and The People of Channel 38 as we present our Kickstarter Projects and celebrate with free food and drink!

VOICES

February 23, 2012

7-9pm

$5 Admission

Film Screening

in partnership with:

a program of Meridian Hill Pictures

Hidden Books: The Art of Kumi Korf

a film by Director Sam Hampton

February 24 7-8pm

$10 Suggested Donation

A 30 minute documentary about Kumi Korf, who was born in Japan and now lives in Ithaca, N.Y. Kumi received a B.A. in architecture from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and an MFA in printmaking from Cornell University. Her art involves several disciplines: architectural design, printmaking, painting, papermaking and artists’ books. Her work can be found in the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, and the Tate Library, among others.

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