© Danielle Scruggs
There are so many art events going on this Friday that my head is spinning a little just thinking about them. But I'm going to try to go to as many of them as I possibly can.
+ First Fridays: DuPont Circle galleries will be open from 6pm-8pm; most are near 21st + R Streets.
+Art Whino: The opening reception for "MayDay: Global Politics" will be held 6pm-midnight. I've heard and seen great things about and from Art Whino, however, I've never made the trek to the National Harbor to see a show in person. Time to change that.
+Civilian Art Projects: Two artists' work will be on display---the M St Project from photographer Ken D. Ashton and All Night Flight, 60 illustrations from Erick Jackson from 7pm-10pm.
+Picture Equality: Graffiti, Turntables, and Documentary Photography is an exhibit of work from "youth creating art to make social change", presented by the Pink Line Project. It'll be over in Anacostia from 9pm-midnight.
And on Saturday, the Saartjie Project presents Homecoming at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Some background from TSP's website:
In May 2002, Saartjie (Sara) Baartman's remains were flown back to her homeland, South Africa and laid to rest almost 200 years after she left for Europe in search of a life void of violence. Tragically from 1810 – 1815 Saartjie was paraded around Europe under the show name “Hottentot Venus”. Featured as an oddity and hypersexual African woman, she was adorned in feathers, beads and placed in a cage on display because of her large buttocks. When she died her body was dissected and her remains were on display in a museum in Paris until 1974.
HOMECOMING is a tradition adopted by The Saartjie Project to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Saartjie Baartman’s final return home and raises the question, “What does it mean to commemorate this day?”HOMECOMING will feature women and girls boldly using their original art to heal and change communities.
