First Friday: Art Walk

The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office is hosting a special exhibition presented by United for Human Rights, Youth for Human Rights DC Chapter, and Art Impact® International to celebrate Spring and human rights! The show features six artists with a variety of styles who will be present to discuss their art with you. Come and enjoy the artwork and meet the artists who stand united for human rights! Kosi Ayanna Akinlana • Mixed Media Fine Artist, Patrick Smith • Modern Art Portraitist, Gloria Valdes "Tarasca" • Mixed Media Portraitist, Jonathan Wardrett • Mixed Media Fine Artist, and J. Thomas Wells • Assemblage Artist. Come and enjoy the artwork and meet the artists who stand united for human rights! The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office is located at 1701 20^th St. NW.

Dupont Underground is presenting Blossom Fever, which is a projection exhibition featuring cherry blossom photographs taken by DMV residents. No professionals required. No aesthetic agenda. Just your blossoms, your neighborhood, your eye — projected on the 300-foot projection wall of Dupont Underground's historic reclaimed trolley station. Dupont Underground is located at 19 Dupont Circle NW.

Join the Heurich House Museum for First Friday! Stop in and view the first floor of the Heurich House Museum to see its vast collection of decorative arts. The museum’s biergarten, 1921, will be open until 8:00 pm, enjoy a rotating list of fresh local craft beer from DC breweries and beer brands, craft cocktails and wine from the area’s best beverage producers, and Senate Beer, the museum’s historic revival with Right Proper Brewing Company. Also in the biergarten find our monthly Mini Markt until 8:00 pm featuring four local makers selling their artisan goods! The Heurich House Museum is located at 1307 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.

During the months of April and May, IA&A at Hillyer will present “Modern Movements: Selections of Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Art Museum of the Americas." Held in all three galleries, “Modern Movements” will feature works of art by Roberto Matta, Sara Grilo, Joaquin Torres-Garcia, and Manabu Mabe, among others. Admission is free but a $10 donation is suggested. IA&A at Hillyer is located at 9 Hillyer Court NW.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) is ready for you to dive into Korean contemporary art. "Transcending Boundaries" features works by six Korean artists and showcases a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, and installation, offering a rich and engaging artistic experience. The exhibition highlights the unique perspectives and emotions of contemporary Korean artists. The Korean Cultural Center is located at 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

The MEI Art Gallery, in collaboration with AlSadu Society in Kuwait, is proud to present our latest exhibition, Beyond the Weave: Contemporary Dialogues with AlSadu; an exhibition of contemporary art from Kuwait, inspired by the ancient craft of textile Sadu weaving. Sadu is a traditional weaving practice shaped by nomadic desert life and sustained by generations of women makers. Woven from sheep and camel wool, its vivid geometric bands translate inherited knowledge into a visual language of movement, memory, and identity, transforming practical necessity into a lasting cultural symbol. This exhibition brings together 12 Kuwaiti artists whose works reinterpret Sadu’s patterns, materials, and meanings, tracing a dynamic dialogue between past and present and affirming tradition as a living, evolving practice. The MEI Art Gallery is located at 1763 N St. NW.

The Museum of the Palestinian People welcomes you to see our new cycling exhibit titled, Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in Palestine. In light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the cultural erasure of the Palestinian people, it is important to highlight and platform the Palestinian narrative. The exhibit's overall aim is to educate and portray the struggle, fragmentation, and resilience of the Palestinian people. The Museum of the Palestinian People is located at 1900 18th St. NW.

The National League of American Pen Women is pleased to participate in this month’s DuPont First Friday Art Walk, presenting a distinguished exhibition curated by Art Chair Joan Applebaum

This special showcase highlights the winners of the Pen Women Biennial Art Competition, featuring a diverse and compelling collection of works selected through a national juried process. The exhibition brings together exceptional pieces from Pen Women artists across the United States, reflecting a wide range of styles, mediums, and creative voices.

Guests are invited to experience this dynamic collection during the DuPont Art Walk, where all featured works will be available for viewing and purchase. This exhibition not only celebrates artistic excellence but also supports and promotes the continued contributions of women in the arts nationwide. (We are using 1701 N st dc entrance) The National League of American Pen Women is located at 1701 N St. NW.

Q Street Fine Art and Barbara Bennett look forward to spring and warmer weather to welcome friends and new visitors to the Dupont Circle First Friday Art Walk. The gallery will feature paintings by gallery favorite Rafael Gallardo and also introduce a new Georgian born artist, George Oshkhereli and show watercolor work by Aleme Tadasse and 3 D creations by William Perry. The gallery is located at 1 Saint Matthew's Court and is behind an iron gate nestled in a courtyard off the alleyway behind Saint Matthew's Cathedral. There is a gallery sign at the entrance and if needed, please call for further directions: 202 255-2893.

Studio Gallery presents Rock Stars by Lois Kampinsky, curated by Mira Hecht. What could be more mundane and ubiquitous than rocks? Yet, their varieties, colors, shapes, textures, combinations, and configurations can result in fascinating pileups of sculptural forms. Think of water rushing through the stone outcroppings of Rio, the statue-like structures along the rivers of Vietnam, the dramatic arches in America’s southwest. Presented here are my painted takes on real scenes witnessed in Spain, the US West, and China plus even more imaginative leaps involving pebbles, rocks, slopes, and sand. Studio Gallery is located at 2108 R Street, NW.

Ven Hotel & Art Gallery is showing Kirsty Little and Pam Gregory to explore the theme of feminine perspectives. In Feminine Perspectives, Little digs into feminist themes with comments from the housewifely ‘50s to present day, manipulating steel wire into softness, symbolizing how resilient women need to be today. Gregory’s works, which include paintings, collages, and limited-edition prints, play with perspective, in both landscapes and inscapes. The Ven is located at 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW – in the Lower Level Art Gallery.

Join Vika Gallery at the opening reception of Search for an Honest Man. This solo exhibition, featuring the art of Baltimore-based artist Ram Brisueño, invites viewers into a dreamlike landscape where identity, memory, and possibility intertwine. Rooted in the metaphor of an “undying garden,” the exhibition traces a journey toward authenticity; a journey shaped by the shedding of inherited masks and the courage to imagine oneself anew. Drawing on the words of James Baldwin, the work reflects on how we conceal and reveal ourselves, asking what it means to live truthfully in a world that often imposes narratives upon us. Here, honesty is not just moral clarity, but an embrace of complexity, vulnerability, and self-determination. Vika Gallery is located down the stairs at 1700 Connecticut Avenue, NW.

The Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery presents “Forward Seasons” by Chong Kang & Elizabeth Keithline. Kang and Keithline paint contemporary abstract environments using color and composition to mirror the joy, energy and movement of contemporary life. From the caves of Lascaux, to the cathedrals of Rome to the post-war Abstract Expressionist movement, art is often created as a reaction to the time in which it is made. Contemporary art continues to express current circumstances—in this case, the noise and chaos of the 21st century. Kang captures this expression through bright, sometimes neon color and graphic line. Keithline uses pale colors and softer lines to express a need for serenity as a panacea for modern times. ADA Art Gallery is located at 1627 21st Street, NW on the corner of 21st & R Street NW.

On Friday, April 3, Washington Hilton will participate for the first time in the Dupont Circle First Friday Art Walk, a monthly cultural event where neighborhood galleries host extended hours, exhibitions, artist talks, and community gatherings. As part of the evening’s programming, visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to attend an Artist Talk, offering insights into the creative processes and themes explored by the participating artists. Washington Hilton is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW.

Washington Project for the Arts presents One Stroke at a Time, organized by DC-based artist duo Lorenzo Holder III and Dr. Vicenzio Holder-Perkins. Nephew (Holder) and uncle (Perkins)—an artist and a psychiatrist— began collaborating through art therapy following a stroke experienced by Perkins in 2018. During his recovery, Perkins started sketching, while his nephew responded through color, mark-making, and composition. Together they have formed a collaboration that operates across age, ability, and life experience to build a shared language rooted in mutual care. Washington Project for the Arts is located at 1350 Connecticut Ave, NW (Storefront, left of lobby).

Join us for First Friday Art Walk Dupont at Washington Studio School Gallery on Friday, April 3, from 6 PM to 8 PM to view the current exhibition, Gleaners. This show highlights fourteen artists from the Otis Street Arts Project, who use 2D and 3D works that merge found materials and refined traditional practices to explore materiality, reclamation, and the afterlives of objects. Immediately following, head upstairs for a live, open drop-in drawing session that features a cardboard cityscape from our recent Recycled Materials workshop! Washington Studio School is located at 2129 S Street NW.

Wise & Partners will have its new show “Tina Palmer: Private Grounds” on display. Tina Palmer paints all original work. Mostly landscapes with trees. She also has a range of other work that is collected by many. Wise & Partners is located at 1740 N St. NW.