GRAVE GARDENS: PHOTOGRAPHY BY AIMEE HELEN KOCH
May 3 - June 8
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am – 10pm, Sun 9am – 7pm, whenever the room is not reserved. Call 301-397-2208.
Reality and illusion co-mingle in our gardens of memory. Flowers of plastic, ceramic and silk mix with cut blooms and tender sprouts in this beautiful series of color photographs.
Related activities: Sunday, June 1
An Artful Afternoon
2pm: “Tales Tombstones Whisper”presentation by scholar Michael Dixon. 1-3pm: Community memory quilt workshop with Celestine Ranney-Howes.
TENDRIL: SCULPTURE AND ART FURNITURE BY ANDREW YFF
July 7 - August 15
What if plants evolved mechanical parts in order to escape a degraded environment and flee for their survival? The low-tech futurism of Yff’s sculptures offsets the elegant stasis of his unique tables which resonate paradoxically with the aesthetics of both Dadaism and Art Nouveaux.
FAUNA: PAINTINGS OF MELISSA DICKENSON
August 25 - October 17
A queer menagerie of eerily sentimental creatures inhabits the magical landscapes of Dickenson’s paintings.
Reception: Sunday, September 7, 2-4pm