FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Do The Loop
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON — American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, The Kreeger Museum, Dumbarton Oaks, Jackson Art Center, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, and Klagsbrun Studios collaborate for Do The Loop, a free day of indoor and outdoor art programming complete with shuttle service provided between locations. Do the loop on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Stay up to date on the day’s events by visiting dotheloopdc.org and following @dotheloopdc.
Each location will host unique programming throughout the day for visitors to choose their own adventure as they are shuttled through Northwest DC to explore various art institutions all at free entry. Shuttle service will begin at the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, where parking will be available. With additional shuttle stops at The Kreeger Museum (where parking will also be available next door at The Field School), and at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and R Street NW (across from the Georgetown Public Library), visitors can hop on a shuttle departing approximately every 45 minutes to explore the next location.
AU Museum at the Katzen Art Center has a variety of exhibits on view including Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala; The Barlow Gilotty Collection; Gail Rebhan: About Time; Still, Moving featuring works from the Corcoran Legacy Collection and curated by Master in Art History Curatorial Practice Students; and End Quote, a Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition. There will be recurring docent-led tours, hands-on crafts, and scavenger hunt activities available throughout the day– perfect for kids and families.
Explore the galleries of The Kreeger Museum and view works by Picasso, Miro, Monet, Frankenthaler, Gilliam, Stella, and Mitchell as well as outstanding African and Asian works. Access a QR code or use the Bloomberg Connects app to learn more about specific works in the permanent collection, including outdoor sculpture, as well as the history of the museum. Washington, DC jazz vocalist Lena Seikaly performs in the Sculpture Garden at 2:00 p.m. Food trucks will offer lunch options and sweet treats in the parking lot beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Dumbarton Oaks will be offering a workshop Playing With Your Food: Herbs and Edible Plants, where participants will learn about the role edible plants play in our lives and ecosystems and create their own work of art with paint made from fruits, vegetables, and spices. DO will also offer a 45-minute tour of the Garden and Nature exhibition at 1:00 p.m., introducing visitors to select artworks in Dumbarton Oaks’ collections across different cultures: Byzantine, Mesoamerican, and Western European. They will host a 30-minute Garden Highlights Tour at 2:10 p.m., weather permitting, inviting visitors to contemplate the art of garden design, landscape architecture, and the history of the gardens. Limited space is available.
Jackson Art Center will be offering a free Children’s Art Workshop from 1:00-3:00pm where participants will celebrate Earth Day and the beauty of the naturalistic gardens that are Dumbarton Oaks Park as we paint murals in our side courtyard. All ages are welcome.
Join Addison/Ripley Fine Art for opening day of their exhibition Wastelands by Trevor Young, a Washington-area artist who teaches at the Washington Studio School. Do The Loop participants will be able to catch a preview of that exhibition, opening at 5:00 p.m.
Cast in Shadow, a group exhibition featuring new works by Micheline Klagsbrun, Beverly Ress, and Andy Yoder will be on view at Klagsbrun Studios. Curated by Vesela Sretenovic, Senior Curator and Director of Contemporary Art Initiatives at the Phillips Collection, Cast in Shadow invites the artists to engage the manifold implications of shadows, both aesthetically and conceptually. Klagsbrun’s working studio will also be open for those interested in taking a look behind the scenes of the creative process. Various artists from the studio’s DRAWN FROM LIFE exhibition will be present to discuss their work. Complimentary refreshments will be served on the Studio’s spacious back patio.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Museum and gallery exhibitions open
All Locations
12:00-4:00 p.m.
Food Trucks
The Kreeger Museum
12:00 p.m.
Garden Highlights Tour
Dumbarton Oaks
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Children’s Art Workshop
Jackson Art Center
1:00 p.m.
Museum Tour
Dumbarton Oaks
2:00 p.m.
Jazz performance by Lena Seikaly
The Kreeger Museum
2:10 p.m.
Garden Highlights Tour
Dumbarton Oaks
4:00 p.m.
Artist's Reception for Cast in Shadow
Klagsbrun Studios
5:00 p.m.
Opening of Wastelands
Addison/Ripley Fine Arts
HOW TO VISIT
American University Museum at The Katzen Art Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
american.edu/cas/museum
*Shuttle Stop
**Parking Available
The Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
kreegermuseum.org
*Shuttle Stop
**Parking Available (The Field School: 2301 Foxhall Road NW)
***Food Available for purchase from 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
doaks.org
Closest Shuttle Stop: Wisconsin Avenue and R Street NW
Jackson Art Center
3050 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
jacksonartcenter.com
Closest Shuttle Stop: Wisconsin Avenue and R Street NW
Addison/Ripley Fine Art
1670 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007
addisonripleyfineart.com
Closest Shuttle Stop: Wisconsin Avenue and R Street NW
Klagsbrun Studios
1662 33rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
klagsbrunstudios.com
Closest Shuttle Stop: Wisconsin Avenue and R Street NW
***Refreshments Served
For press inquiries and additional information, please contact:
The Kreeger Museum
Anna Savino
Head of Communications
202-337-3050 x315
communications@kreegermuseum.org
Dumbarton Oaks
Elizabeth Panox-Leach
Communications Manager
202-339-6400 x8978
press@doaks.org