East City Art (Virtual) Weekly List: May 4-10

Click on the image above for East City Art's Weekly Events List.  Find online artist talks, classes and exhibition including Trevor Young's Seeing in the Dark available for virtual viewing via Addison/Ripley Fine Art.
 

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Triumph of Death, 1562, Prado.  Photo public domain.

Plague Pictures or Art in Times of Pestilence
By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D.

The massive toll that the current pandemic is wreaking is already affecting the art world.  We thought it would be both interesting and appropriate to take a look back at the artistic response to widespread pestilences of the past.   A simple look at art made during and after outbreaks of the plague in western Europe alone produces a huge and fascinating inventory. 
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CALL FOR ENTRY SAMPLER
 

Portico Gallery and Studios Call: Pride LGBTQ Exhibition
Portico Gallery and Studios seeks submissions from artists who self-identify as LGBTQ.
Deadline (Extended): May 8, 2020
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Golden Triangle BID Call for Artists & Designers: WINDOWS
Artists & designers sought for temporary installations to brighten windows around the Golden Triangle neighborhood.
Deadline: May 8, 2020 at 11:59 pm
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Hamiltonian Fellow Calls for Artists
2020 Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship
The Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship serves visual artists seeking assistance in creating a sustainable professional art career.
Deadline: May 15, 2020
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Call to Artists: Art From the Heart
A quarantine project by ArtWatch to thank hospital staff in the DMV.
Deadline: May 18, 2020
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MPAartfest 2020
The 14th edition of the arts festival returns to McLean Central Park on Sunday, October 4, 2020
Deadline: Jun 15, 2020
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Wherewithal Recovery Grants
Washington Project for the Arts has launched a recovery fund for artists impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
Deadline: Jul 1, 2020
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Find more calls using our search engine (located on the right on your computer/tablet or scroll down to the bottom of your mobile device)  by coming deadlines HERE
 

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