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D.C.'s vibrant contemporary art scene is one of the city's best-kept secrets; a tourist who never left the Mall might never discover Dance Place, Christylez Bacon, Artisphere, or any number of galleries, theatres, and music venues. There's something for the arts lover on almost every night, whether your interests tend towards hip-hop or Tchaikovsky.

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The art of development: how theaters can catalyze growth

Studio. Atlas. The Howard. And more. Theaters, which lure a combination of commercial and artistic interests to struggling areas, may be just what a neighborhood needs. 

Giant murals have outsized effects on local neighborhoods

Albus Cavus's Open Walls Project makes a vibrant case for the benefits of legal street art.

Art Enables celebrates 11 years

Local arts nonprofit Art Enables, which works with D.C. artists with intellectual or developmental disabilities, just celebrated its 11th anniversary. To celebrate, we put together our favorite pieces from some of Art Enables' artists.

Why they've stayed: despite barriers to success, DC's music scene is alive and well

The five musicians interviewed for this piece say that though the music scene might not be as vibrant as elsewhere, it does exist -- and it has its own unique advantages.

Writers Room DC quietly aims to fill a void

Think of it as quiet, distraction-free coworking. The new space for writers in Tenleytown is a blessing for D.C.'s booming numbers of creatives who crave a space of their own.
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DC Arts Advocacy Day Editorial: Cuts in mayor's arts funding jeopardize neighborhood revitalization

On Arts Advocacy Day, ARCH Development Corporation COO Phil Hutinet argues that D.C.'s arts organizations depend on arts grants to produce their festivals and events, which in turn transform neighborhoods.
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