First Friday: Art Walk

The Alex Gallery, a leading commercial art gallery in Washington, D.C., featuring contemporary American and European painting, sculpture, and work on paper, will be open to display their art on this First Friday ArtWalk! The Alex Gallery is located at 2106 R Street, NW.

The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office is hosting a special exhibition to celebrate Human Rights! Presented by United and Youth for Human Rights and Art Impact® International.

The show features six artists with a variety of styles who will be at the exhibition in person to discuss their art. Come and meet the artists:

Brenda D. Chandler • Digital Media Fine Artist

Carolyn Goodridge • Encaustic Abstract Painter

PJP Martin • Contemporary Abstract and Objective Artist

Felicia L. Reed • Wet Felting Artist

Patrick Smith • Fine Art Portraitist

J. Thomas Wells • Assemblage Fine Artist

Stop in and view the first floor of the Heurich House Museum this First Friday! The museum’s biergarten, 1921, will be open, so guests can 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.

IA&A at Hillyer invites the public to see these three exhibitions: Future Weather by solo artist Jeremy Bolen, Double Entendre by solo artist Jake Lahah, and The Eternal Echo by solo artist Terence Nicholson. Take this opportunity to meet the artists in person and mingle with friends and colleagues. Free to the public with a suggested donation of $10. Location: 9 Hillyer Ct, NW.

Ipade and Social Notoriety are hosting an after-party for Dupont Circle Art Walk. Whether it’s ready for rollout, still in progress, or just an idea, Show Your Work is a creative space for artists, thinkers, and doers to present their passion projects to a live audience. Held directly after Dupont Art Walk, this event creates space for meaningful dialogue, creative feedback and new connections. This after-party is happening directly after ArtWalk ends at 8PM, and Ipade is located at 1734 20^th Street NW.

The Korean Cultural Center invites everyone into a space shaped by memory, displacement, and provisional belonging. Patchwork of Elsewhere gathers the works of Gina Bae, Timothy Hyunsoo Lee, Sookkyung Park, and Yu-Ching Wang, each navigating personal and cultural histories through painting, sculpture, and video. Visitors are invited to explore the exhibition at their own pace and join for a Curator’s Tour at 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM, offering extensive insights into the artworks and the themes behind Patchwork of Elsewhere. Location: Korean Cultural Center Washington D.C. 2370 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20008.

Lūneh Yoga, a serene and tranquil studio, is excited to be joining ArtWalk for the first time! They are transforming their space into an art gallery, and are hosting two amazing artists for public view. First is Kaitlin Engesser, founder of “In The House Of Studio”, is an East Coast artist with a background in interior design. Her ceramics live at the intersection of art and function—merging the structured sensibility of interior design with the expressive freedom of sculptural form. Second is Aida Ebrahimi, who is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator. Her creative process includes experimenting with art forms of photography, illustration, painting, ceramic sculpture, and calligraphy to convey her own journey of existentialism, immigrant trauma, sexual trauma, and gender politics through sarcasm and a touch of whimsy.

The MEI Art Gallery presents “Maximal Miniatures,” which showcases 13 leading contemporary Iranian artists who draw from the classical genre of Persian miniature painting to create new interpretations of this rich visual tradition in color, scale, and form. Curated by Donna Honarpisheh, associate curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, the exhibition references Persian history, poetry, and stories from the Book of Kings (Shahnameh) to explore questions of identity, gender, diaspora, and the mythologies that form past and present lives. This is MEI’s final First Friday showing of this current exhibition, so make sure you see it before it’s gone! MEI Art Gallery is located at 1763 N Street, NW.

The Museum of the Palestinian People is proud to present “Sa’deyyah” by Ismail Shammout (1993) as part of its "Gaza Remains the Story" Exhibit in cooperation with the Palestinian Museum in BirZeit, West Bank. Shammout experienced the 1948 Nakba when his family was forced to leave Lyda for Khan Younis. Throughout his career he used light and imagery to craft a portrait representative of his (and many other Palestinians') longing to return home.

“Sa’deyyah” is part of our current exhibit, “Gaza Remains the Story”, which aims to inform, educate, and bear witness to Gaza’s reality, while offering a glimpse into the art, aspirations, and enduring spirit of its people. Through overwhelming tragedy, Palestinians continue to write a new chapter in human history, defined by unwavering love, spirit, and resilience. The Museum of the Palestinian People is located at 1900 18^th St. NW.

Q Street Fine Art and Barbara Bennett are pleased to continue to show the artwork of Rafael Gallardo and to introduce the new 3 D sculpture artwork of William Perry and also to introduce the Cuban "Divine Orishas" mythology and colorful mixed media paintings of Reina Maria Valdes. Please join us for a reception from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM this First Friday! Q Street Fine Art is located at 1 St. Matthew’s Court, NW.

Studio Gallery presents “My Heart Leaps Up” curated by Suzanne Goldberg. In this show, Studio Gallery members reveal what brings each of them great joy or a sense of wonder. Their inspirations are deeply personal and diverse: landscapes, urban scenes, water, trees, flowers, architecture, people, animals, bursts of color, and more. Our artists express their joy through paint, ink, photography, sculpture, collage, and other media. In their lower gallery, Studio Gallery presents “Still Life,” a student photography exhibition curated by Iwan Bagus. Visit Studio Gallery this First Friday at 2108 R Street, NW!

Synergy and Serenity will be hosting artist JayStylesWithASmile, who is a proud Washingtonian with a boundless passion for creativity. Whether it’s through bold strokes of color or finding beauty in the unexpected, he’s always seeking, always creating, and always smiling. For JayStylesWithASmile, life and art are inseparable, and his journey is a testament to the power of imagination and positivity. Follow along as he turns everyday moments into extraordinary works of art, one smile at a time. Synergy and Serenity is located at 1803 Connecticut Avenue, NW, on the second floor.

The Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery, presents ECHOES OF LIGHT, by Anice Hoachlander, a noted DC architectural photographer whose work is widely published. Driven by a desire to observe the natural world more closely, Anice explores the intricate patterns found in trees, fungi, flowers, vegetables, leaves, and even building materials. Her fascination with the miniature complex allows her to magnify overlooked objects, allowing viewers to experience their hidden complexity. You can learn more about the artist at EdithGraves.com. You can find the Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery at 1627 21st Street, NW on Gallery Row. 

Join us at Washington Studio School for a Teen Takeover during First Friday on August 1st from 6 to 8 PM in our gallery as we showcase the culmination of creative work of students from our annual Summer Teen Art Intensive. This special show highlights the talent and vision of young artists through a range of media including drawing, painting, printmaking, and more. Come experience the energy and inspiration of the next generation of artists! The Washington Studio School is located at 2129 S Street, NW.