An occasional column by Karen Finkleman
The Meeting House Gallery
5885 Robert Oliver Place
Columbia, MD 21045
www.themeetinghouse.org
Mon-Fri 8am – 5pm
The Art of the Silver Spring Camera Club Exhibit
January 13 – April 13, 2024
Opening Reception – Feb. 25, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A not-to-be-missed photography exhibit showcasing sixty juried photographs from thirty fellow club members. All are invited to the opening reception on Feb. 25th. If you can’t make it to the opening celebration, please consider visiting the gallery on another occasion.
Multiple Exposures Gallery
The Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 312
105 Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.multipleexposuresgallery.com
Mon-Sun 11 am – 5 pm
Recollections, by Soomin Ham Jan. 30 – Mar. 10, 2024
Previous photographic exhibits may be viewed online at www.multipleexposuresgallery.com under Exhibitions – Virtual Galleries.
National Gallery of Art
6th & Constitution Ave., NW
www.nga.gov
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sun 10 am- 5 pm
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
Gallery Hours: Saturday 1-4 PM
Marvin Tupper Jones: Building a Mixed Race Community – Current through March 31
An acclaimed photojournalist and historian, the exhibit spans 1851 to 1973 and takes the viewer from the antebellum time through the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the modern Civil Rights eras.
Past Exhibits may also be viewed online under Galleries
Library of Congress
10 First St. SE
Washington, DC. 20540
https://www.loc.gov
Tues-Sat. 10 am – 5 pm
Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library, through Fall 2024
“Four hundred images from 1839 to the present day, selected from the library’s collection of 14 million photographs, trace the medium’s evolution from daguerreotypes to digital images with an emphasis on the range of subjects in the collection and moments in history described as glorious, gut-wrenching and more.”
Free-timed tickets are required to visit the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. Visit the website to obtain tickets.
National Portrait Gallery
Eighth & G Streets
Washington, DC 20001
www.npg.si.edu
Mon-Sun. 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Orchids: Amazing Adaptations – Current through April 28
28th annual orchid exhibition featuring 350 orchids on display at the Kogod Courtyard which is located between the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age, by George Hurrell –
March 1 – January 5, 2025
The preeminent photographer created timeless images of Hollywood’s most glamorous icons of the 1930s and 1940s.
Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers, through June 9, 2024
Showcases pre-Civil War photographs depicting notable people who trained at West Pont, including Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and “Stonewall” Jackson.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC
Mon-Sun. 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
https://www.si.edu/museums/sackler-gallery
Park Chan-Kyong: Gathering – Oct. 7, 2023 – Oct. 13, 2024
Seoul-based artist, Park Chan-Kyong explores the complex history of modern Korea, tracing tradition, history, and disaster in contemporary society through his photographs.
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
- Sailing Through the Winter Solstice – The winter light display of sailboats on Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick continues through March 2024 www.visitfrederick.org
- Alexandria Saint Patrick’s Day Parade – March 2 @ 12:PM. Festivities include a Classic Car Show at 9:00 and Fun Dog Show at 11:00. For the parade route and more info visit: ballyshanners.org/parade
- Awesome Con and Cosplay – potential for some great portraits of your favorite comic book superheroes – March 8-10; Cosplay Competition on March 9. Walter E. Convention Center, Washington DC. https://awesome-con.com
- Washington DC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 12:00 PM. info: https://dcstpatsparade.com
- Cars N Coffee Bethesda – March 16 through end of October; photograph classic cars every Saturday 8:00 am – 10 am Corner Bakery parking lot 10327 Westlake Dr., Bethesda https://carsandcoffeeevents.com/event/cars-n-coffee-bethesda/2024-03-16/
- National Cherry Blossom Festival – March 20 – April 14. for a complete schedule of events visit: https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
- Annual Blossom Kite Festival – March 30 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Washington Monument Grounds https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-festival/