The Arts : Development News

The investment proves that the library isn't just about books anymore; these tools give people new ways to interact with information, library associate Joseph Koivisto says.

Artists can submit their proposals for bike racks, bicycle repair station, seating, whirly gig (defined as “interactive, playable public sculpture with moveable parts”), and a sprinkler.

The STC is planning a building where actors and artists can live, with rehearsal space and a black-box theatre to boot.

The Heurich House Museum has opened an arts and humanities center in the historic carriage house, where artists, nonprofits and artisans can work.

It’s a little delayed but it is coming.

The D.C. Fashion Foundation Incubator opens in June, welcoming eight designers--most from the DMV.

The Fillmore School, most recently owned by George Washington University, which took it over from the Corcoran, has been purchased by the S&R Foundation. The nonprofit will turn it into an incubator for the arts.

The exhibition by the Historical Society of Washington D.C., opening April 22, features 75 artworks depicting historic buildings appearing on the D.C. Preservation League’s list of “Most Endangered Places” in D.C.

(Re)Creative Spaces is taking over a vacant building on Rhode Island Ave NE, with a "choose your own art adventure" coming in May.

An alley between Dance Place and Brookland Artspace Lofts will become an arts park.

Pigmental Studios, which announced earlier this year it was relocating from Los Angeles to D.C., is in negotiations for space at the Boilermaker building in Capitol Riverfront/Navy Yard.

Nomad Yard Collectiv aims to elevate vintage, help out local artists, artisans, and business owners, and make D.C. more stylish.

The Menkiti Group, responsible for many projects in and around Brookland, will restore three historic buildings just outside D.C. in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

Five local businesses along Georgia Avenue in Park View and Pleasant Plains will display art to brighten up the streetscape and engage residents.

"Fontana's Forge," the passion project of a former WMATA project manager, opens Saturday and will offer blacksmithing demonstrations and classes, and sell furniture and home decor.