artconnexDC is a collective of diverse women-identifying and non-binary visual arts professionals. We are dedicated to fostering kinship and enhancing the vibrant DC metro arts ecosystem. artconnexDC offers a network to share information, encourage dialogue, and provide multigenerational opportunities for collaboration and mentorship.
We are pleased to present TWO focus events and two pop-ups (on WhatsApp) in March!
artconnexDC is thrilled to collaborate with Transformer as they continue their insightful, artist-centered FRAMEWORK Panel Series with FRAMEWORK 39: Women Shaping Contemporary Practice, highlighting women in the arts who are emerging into the contemporary arts field, creating dynamic new trajectories with their visual arts practices.
DC based artists Genie Ghim, Xenia Gray, Rose Jaffe, Katherine Sable, and Sarah Bell Wilson will each discuss their experiences as women artists navigating the current cultural climate with moderators Victoria Reis, Transformer’s co-Founder, Executive & Artistic Director and Tiffany Williams, contemporary art curator and artconnexDC member.
Thursday, March 12
6—7:30 pm
Reception to Follow
The LINE DC - Carina Room
2468 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Attendance is Free & Open to the Public/Advanced registration is required
Please join us for a tour of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, at National Museum of Women in the Arts, with assistant curator Hannah Shambroom.
This exhibition illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, the exhibition considers historical contributions, formal and material breakthroughs, and intergenerational relationships among women artists over the last eight decades.
Friday, March 20
1 pm
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC. 20005
Hannah Shambroom is the assistant curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. At NMWA, she has worked on exhibitions featuring the art of Tawny Chatmon, Suchitra Mattai, and Mary Ellen Mark, among others. Hannah holds a master's degree in International & Intercultural Communication with a focus on cultural diplomacy, and a graduate certificate in International Arts Management, both from American University. She holds a bachelor's degree in art history and French language from Connecticut College
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artconnexDC thanks you for your support during the past two years as we continue to grow and develop the group. We are launching new programming categories, as described below, and look forward to seeing you soon!
Focus
Focus events offer participants special access to current area exhibitions, public art installations and artists’ studios for a presentation and conversation with curators, artists, and other visual arts professionals.
Pathways
Pathways is a career development series that brings local arts professionals into conversation with the artconnexDC community. Each session features a guest speaker—from emerging practitioners to established leaders—who shares candid stories about their path, the challenges they’ve faced, and the opportunities that have shaped their work. Designed to be interactive, Pathways invites questions, discussion, and connection among arts workers at every stage of their careers.
Circle
Circle is an informal social gathering that gives the artconnexDC community space to meet, connect, and converse without a formal program agenda. Hosted in flexible venues—such as bars, restaurants, galleries, or other community spaces—Circle events include light refreshments and snacks.
Pop-Ups and Opportunities
Hosted on What’s App
What’s App Guidelines: This is a space for sharing information and creating opportunities to connect, network, and build community through informal gatherings and career support. Please avoid promotional and marketing messages.
Pop-Ups – Would you like to invite members to meet together informally to attend an exhibition, talk or opening? Post here and gather your peeps for a get-together.
Opportunities – The space is also available for posts if you are seeking or hiring for a position in the visual arts.