Monday, January 19, 2009

Food Porn: Kefa's Cocoa

Article posted on Silver Spring Penguin about the extraordinary hot chocolate at Kefa Cafe here.

Photograph by John Morris. See more of his photographs.



Friday, January 16, 2009

Silver Spring Artist Market This Saturday

Artist Market
Sat. Jan 17, 2009
Noon to 5 at Mayorga Cafe, 8040 Georgia Ave.
Tarot readings by Alicia Powers

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Kanchan Balse Featured in Exhibit at Studio

STUDIO GALLERY PRESENTS ARTOMATIC ARTISTS

January 7 - January 31, 2009

Curated by Ellyn Weiss

Meet the Artists Reception: Friday, January 16, 6 - 8 pm
Closing Reception: Thursday, January 29, 6 - 8 pm

2108 R Street, north of the circle on R Street, and just around the corner from the Phillips Collection

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Brain Cancer Art at Kefa Cafe

Space 7:10 at Kefa Cafe
963 Bonifant in downtown Silver Spring
February 4 through February 28, 2009
Cranial Vault

Reception: Friday, February 6, 2009 6:30 to 8:30pm
Featuring a talk about art, community, neurology

Image by Norman Mallard

DCIC at Space 7:10


DCIC Jonathan Matis. Mike Sebastian. Ben Azzara. The DC Improvisers Collective is a quartet exploring the intersection of jazz, contemporary composition and rock music. Their current lineup features Ben Azzara (drums), Jonathan Matis (guitar), and Mike Sebastian (reeds). These musicians come together from diverse backgrounds, bringing experience from performing in rock bands and jazz groups, as well as post-classical composition.

With ears wide open, they craft intricate compositions on the fly. Although the common metaphor for group improvisation often seems to be conversation, this metaphor fails to capture the true real-time, simultaneous collaboration that fuels the work. Equal parts tightrope act and group meditation, the ensemble explores the fertile territory of surprise just beyond the boundary where words fail. Drawing on the visceral energy and immediacy of rock music, along with the spontaneous creativity and subtlety of the jazz tradition, DCIC is able to forge new music that possesses both great intensity and mindful nuance.

The music of DCIC has found receptive ears in the rock world, for example they performed several concerts during 2007 as the backing band for Joe Lally (of Fugazi). DCIC also finds themselves rooted firmly in the jazz world; they have performed alongside many of the nation's cutting-edge improvising musicians as well as performing with Blue Note recording artist Greg Osby.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Professional Development Workshop for Artists

Professional Development for Artists Instructor: Patricia Zannie
Sharpening Your Professional Skills

In this class you will learn how to develop your professional plan as an artist and jumpstart your creative career, culminating in a juried exhibition at the end of the term. There will be discussion of design theory, how to critique your work, implementing changes that will make the creative work more successful, and how to select and prepare your artwork for submittal to the juried show. There will be a class on matting and framing work for exhibition as well as a class on developing your business plan, identity development, and public relations. Finally, you will prepare and host the opening reception at the gallery. You will be a working creative professional! Tuition waiver applies; seniors pay fee only.

Montgomery College School of Art and Design
Course: ADS310 25 Hours (non-credit)
$161 + $90 fee = $251; Non-Md. residents add $140
Class meets at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center
CRN#: 35151--10 Sessions
February 11- April 22 Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m

Monday, January 12, 2009

2009 Schedule of Art and Events at Silver Spring Coffeehouse

January 5 through January 30, 2009
Robert Brooks
Reception: January 9th

Shop Local Silver Spring event: Saturday Jan 17, 10 am

February 4 through February 27, 2009
Cranial Vault
Reception: February 6, 2009 6:30 to 8:30pm
Live Music: Feburary 13, 2009 7:10 to 8:30pm DCIC - Improvisers Collective

March 3 through 27, 2009
Art for the People
Shelter artists and Alvin Lewis Thomas
Reception: March 13

March 31 through April 25, 2009
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (Baltimore, MD)
Healing Images: Creative Expressions of Survival
Reception: April 3

Dance is the Answer! Event TBD, Friday evening April 24

April 28 through May 30, 2009
TBA, Guest Curator: Sharon Burton

June 1 through July 24
Camellia Termini
Heads Up!
Reception: June 12

September 1 through October 3, 2009
Kyi May Kaung
Burmese Monks and Life Extenders: Paintings and 3D Collages

October 5 through November 7
Studio In-Sight

November 9 through January 3
TBA

January 2010
January 6 through January 30
Marshetta Davis

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Authentic Contemporary Art Joins Inside Design Radio

Sharon J. Burton, Founder and Creative Director of Authentic Contemporary Art and Space 7:10 artist (Nov/Dec 2008) will join the Inside Design Internet Radio Show once a month, beginning, January 23, 2009 to provide a 10-15 minute segment entitled: "Inside Art," that will provide listeners with visual art collecting tips and information.

In 2008, she launched a podcast series, entitled "Authentic Art Visions: The ArtCast" which features interviews with a variety of artists and art professionals on a bi-weekly basis. She is an artist, curator and promoter of emerging contemporary artists in the Washington, DC area.
Sharon has provided art advisory services to individual clients and through art collecting workshops since 2005.

Her debut on Inside Design Internet Radio:
Friday, January 23, 2009, 10:30 am EST on Inside Design, WFLO, the flow, http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.im4radiodc.com

Beautiful Photos of Kefa Cafe

Sorry I missed these from dailyphotos of Silver Spring site, taken in March 2008. -- Amy

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Exhibit on Solomons Island

Bobbi Kittner's work to be exhibited this month at Annmarie Gardens in Solomons, Maryland. She says: Annmarie Gardens is a wonderful art and sculpture center about an hour and a half away from the Washington DC area. Visiting Annmarie is a wonderful experience for the whole family and truly a great day trip away. They have actitivities for kids of all ages and a wonderful outdoor sculpture garden. Visiting Solomons Island is also incredibly wonderful.

Reception this Sunday, January 11th, from 3-5pm.


Monday, January 05, 2009

Photos by Robert Brooks

January 5 through January 30, 2009
Photographs

Robert Brooks grew up in Lansing, MI. He attended music school in Los Angeles, and later lived in New Orleans, Washington, DC., Mexico City and Austin, TX. He returned to the DC metro area in 2002 and currently lives in Silver Spring. He has always enjoyed taking photos but it was during a trip to Mexico several years ago that he began taking photography more seriously. The photos in this display combine three of his loves; travel, nature and photography.

Reception: Friday, January 9
6:30 to 8:30pm