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Sovereignty: The Fight for the Liberation of Land and Body

By Mary Marston

For some of us, our understanding of indigenous peoples of North America begins the romanticized tales of the first Thanksgiving and Walt Disney’s Pocahontasand ends with the Trail of Tears or a story about cowboys and Indians on the American frontier. These attempts to historicize living people have enabled non-Natives to distance ourselves from the consequences of colonial…

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El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project, D.C.

National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents Interactive, Site-Specific Exhibition by Artist Mónica Mayer

With sexual exploitation dominating entertainment and political headlines, today, newly empowered women are talking publicly and candidly about their personal experiences that were once silenced. The viral #MeToocampaign on social media has taken their voices to the next level and opened up…

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Pickett’s Charge is acclaimed artist, Mark Bradford’s first solo exhibition in Washington, DC. Covering the curved walls of the Hirshhorn Third Level Inner ⭕️, Bradford presents 360 degrees of abstract historical narrative depicting the Battle of Gettysburg. Bradford recently completed a presentation at the 57th Venice Biennale. He debuts Nov 8th - 12th. @hirshhorn (at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)

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What You Need To Know About DC's Food Deserts

What You Need To Know About DC’s Food Deserts

by Cecilia Mencia

It’s hard to believe that just a few neighborhoods down from the White House are communities that are struggling against hunger. “Food hardship” and “food insecurity” are terms that unfortunately describe too many households in the district. If people don’t have access to adequate healthy food, they’ll become undernourished and suffer from poor health.

“Food Desert” refers to a…

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Rufino Tamayo’s “Tamayo: The New York Years” is the first exhibition to explore the impact of this major Mexican modernist on the American art world — bringing together 42 of his finest artworks. Tamayo’s exhibit reveals how the city’s sights, artists, critics and collectors shaped his vision of modern Mexican art and how he in turn enriched the cultural and artistic landscape of NYC. Showing November 3rd - March 18, 2018 at the American Art Museum. @americanartmuseum #atSAAM #artistsoninstagram #artnerd #artwork (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery)

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Kay Chernush / Founder & Artistic Director / ArtWorks for Freedom Your work to inspire global and local action against modern slavery goes back many years. Tell us what ignited you to launch ArtsWorks for Freedom? 

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Love Has No Color by Erin Washington. A love story. Link ☝🏼in profile. #color #love #dmv #race #story #mixedfamily

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Love Has No Color

Love Has No Color

Photo Credit: Esthetic Collective

by Erin Washington

The dictionary defines the word miscegenation as a marriage or cohabitation and all that it encompasses — sexual relations, and/or procreation — between two people of different racial groups. In the U.S., it’s most closely associated with the laws governing relationships between a black person and a white person. For many couples prior to 1967,

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In a city where politics can be divisive, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters wasn't holding back his in classic Pink Floyd style. Water's concert at the Verizon Center tonight was a strong commentary on President Trump and our global political condition. A fit 73, Waters strutted the stage remarkably like a 20 year old. If you're familiar with the girl group, Lucius, they had the daunting task of singing back up. Beautifully produced, the show included a chorus of children singing and dancing to "The Wall," as well as, a flying pig blimp. Confetti with the message "RESIST" was saved for the finale. Hands down one of the best concerts in DC this summer. #verizoncenter #rogerwaters #music #politics #trump #pinkfloyd #concert #washingtondc #dcculture #culture #resist #dctrending #dcconcerts (at Verizon Center)

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Hey, DC ... Do you have a library card? Having one gives you access to streaming hundreds of movies from the Criterion Collection: The greatest films from around the world published in the highest technical quality. Film enthusiasts can enjoy hard to find films through the Alexander Street publishing platform. Just sign up through the DC Library port to stream old movies, TV shows, documentaries, and more. Link in profile 👆🏼. Movie 🎥 Credit: Vivra Sa Vie, 1962. #movies #streaming #dclibrary #library #criterioncollection #dc #dcculture #washingtondc

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SAVE THE DATE. The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and the Smithsonian's museums of Asian Art in Washington, DC will be transformed into a spectacular public artwork by the Tony Award-winning artists, 59 Productions, to celebrate the renovations and reopening of the two museums in October. This specially commissioned centerpiece entitled "A Perfect Harmony" will turn the facade of the Freer Gallery into a canvas for projection-mapping event for thousands of spectators. There will be five performances. Show Date: October 14 Show Times: 7:45pm, 8:45pm, 9:45pm, 10:45pm and 12:45pm Show Duration: 12 mins Admission: Free #aperfectharmony #illuminasia #culturalart @freersackler @smithsonian @59_productions (at Freer and Sackler Gallery)

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One of DC's most celebrated events, the RAMMYS, is back again to salute our fine city's food culture. DMV foodies voted on 12 categories with a resulting 120 finalists. To learn more about this event held at the DC Convention Center, July 30th, or to purchase tickets 👉🏼go to www.therammys.org. Look for us @dctrending.com #foodculture

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Ai WeiWei: Trace At The Hirshhorn. Large-Scale LEGO Installation and 700-Foot Graphic Works features 176 portraits of people around the world whom the artist considers activists, prisoners of conscience or advocates of free speech. Each of the portraits is made of thousands of plastic LEGO bricksi assembled by hand. #aiweiwei #artinstallation #politicalprisoners #activists #freedomofspeech #artists #aiweiweialcatraz #aiweiweiexhibition @hirshhorn #hirshhornmuseum #hirshhornmuseumandsculpturegarden #washingtondc #dctrending1

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See the HIVE at the National Building Museum #hive #nationalbuildingmuseum (at National Building Museum)

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Widely acclaimed in Latin America as one of the most important artists of her generation, Natalia Lafourcade is a three-time Latin Grammy winner and a two-time Grammy nominee. This socially-conscious, Mexican pop-rock singer has also performed on Spanish movie soundtracks. See her at Sixth and I on August 9th. @natalialafourcade (at Sixth & I)