Art

Over 80,000 comic book fans will come together for D.C.'s seventh annual Awesome Con at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from April 26 through April 28.

The West End Library and the Cleveland Park Library have won American Institute of Architects (AIA)'s D.C. Chapter Design and Urban Catalyst awards.

An exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures by Enrico David will be on display at Hirshhorn Museum through September 2.

"Freedom: Art as the Messenger" showcasing works by artists from around the country on the meanings of freedom will remain on display at the Cato Institute through June 14.

Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has been making his D.C. debut with "Pulse Series" exhibit since November 1, 2018, through April 28, as part of the Hirshhorn’s largest interactive technology exhibition so far. Lozano-Hemmer is known for his works that combine art, technology, and design.

An exhibit of American painter, printmaker and sculptor Oliver Lee Jackson’s "Recent Paintings" bringing together 18 of his works made over the past 15 years will be on display at National Gallery of Art between April 14 and September 15.

The largest U.S. exhibit of pioneering artist Charline von Heyl’s "Snake Eyes" featuring over 30 large-scale paintings that showcase her influence on contemporary art will be on display at Hirshhorn Museum through April 21.

The first-ever in-depth exhibition, "Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644–1912", which honors the 260-year Qing dynasty empresses, is on display at the Freer/Sackler Galleries from March 30 through June 23.