Events and Exhibits December 2023

An occasional column by Karen Finkleman

Multiple Exposures Gallery


The Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 312
105 N. Union St.
Alexandria, Va. 22314
www.multipleexposuresgallery.com
Mon-Sun 11 am – 5 pm

No current showings at this time. Previous photographic exhibits may be viewed online at www.multipleexposuresgallery.com under Exhibitions – Virtual Galleries.

National Gallery of Art


6th and Constitutional Ave., NW
Hours: Mon. – Sun. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection 1840-1940
West Building, Ground Floor – Gallery 22
October 15, 2023 – Feb. 4, 2024

In the 19th and 20th centuries innovative practitioners searched for and perfected a method to produce identical photographic prints in ink. The process came to be called photogravure. These yielded some of the most beautiful photographs ever made—featuring delicate highlights, lush blacks, a remarkably rich tonal range, and a velvety matte surface. Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840–1940 tells the story of the first 100 years of this process.

Dorothea Lange: Seeing People
West Building, Ground Floor
November 5, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Featuring some 100 photographs, the exhibition addresses her innovative approaches to picturing people, emphasizing her work on social issues including economic disparity, migration, poverty, and racism.

Glen Echo Photoworks


7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, MD.
www. glenechophotoworks.org

Timeless: A Contemporary Look at Handmade Photographic Processes
Oct. 20, 2023 – December 10, 2023
Hours: Sat. 1-4; Sun. 1-7 pm

Features historic photographic processes brought into the 21st century. Ten photographers will present work utilizing historic processes such as cyanotype, platinum-palladium, salt printing, tintypes and more.

Past Exhibits may also be viewed online under Galleries

Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden


Independence Ave and 7th St.
Washington, DC
Hours: Mon. – Sun. 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

A Window Opens: Contemporary Photography in China
Nov. 4, 2023 – Jan. 7, 2024

Chronicling over three decades, the exhibit showcases 186 print and digital artworks representing an unprecedented shift away from the collective to a revived focus on the self.

The Mansion at Strathmore

10701 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

Perspective: Coriolana Simon – Nov. 18, 2023 – January 13, 2024

Silver Spring Artist, Cariolana Simon, re-creates still lifes resembling paintings of the Dutch Masters with her camera. Known as “history photography,” the artist uses objects that would have been appropriate in the 17th century and re-interprets historical themes in a contemporary fashion.

Washington Post

Here is a link to the online Washington Post’s lists of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia photography-related exhibits and museums. The various photography-related exhibits appear in different parts of the online paper, making a simple search or link unreliable. You can search within:

Photography section: Photography
Going Out Guide: Going Out Guide
Art Section: Art

Events

  • If you love food photography and chocolate, check out: Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival – Dec. 3rd. 11 am – 4 pm. Tickets $5 www.innerstreetannapolis.com.
  • 52nd Annual Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade – Dec. 2nd 11 am- 1pm. Old Town Alexandria www.visitalexandria.com
  • The District’s Holiday Boat Parade – Dec. 2nd. District Pier 6pm-9pm. www.wharfdc.com
  • Sailing Through the Winter Solstice – Winter light display of sailboats on Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick – Nov. 18 – March 2024 www.visitfrederick.org