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Thursday, September 19, 1991 The Uptown Citizen Page 21 Drawing On The Arts Scene [[image]] "RISK-2" may be viewed in the exhibit by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Volunteer At NBM The National Building Museum, 401 F Street, N.W., has volunteer positions available in administration, public affairs, development, exhibitions, archives, visitor information, and the museum shop. Training is provided. Required introductory sessions and orientation will be held. September 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Information (202) 272-7759. "A Life At The Movies" The Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum, 701 Third Street, N.W., will have on exhibit "A Life at the Movies" September 22 through Spring 1992. On exhibit are early photos and mementos from fifty years of Jewish movie theatre owners and their movie houses. Museum hours: Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (202) 789-0900. Nat'l Archives Announces Winter Hours The National Archives' Exhibition Hall, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, N.W., is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week through March 31. On permanent display in the rotunda of the Exhibition Hall are the original, signed Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the 1927 version of the Magna Carta. (202) 501-5525. Sport In Art "Sport In Art From American Museums" opens at the Corcoran Gallery of art in September 21 and remains through December 8. (202) 638-3211. [[image]] you can make a difference the United way campaign Klutznick Names New Director The B'nai B'rith Museum Board has announced the appointment of Professor Ori Z. Soltes to the position of director of the Museum. The Museum, located at 1640 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., is open Sunday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information (202) 857-6583. Seven From Manhattan The Susan Conway Carroll Gallery, 1058 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., has on exhibit September 17 - October the work of Seven From Manhattan: Benny Andrews, Will Barnet, Francis Cunningham, John Dobbs, Morton Kaish, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Daniel Schwartz. Call for Gallery hours: (202) 333-4082. High School Design Winners Announce The winners of the 2nd Annual High School Design Competition, sponsored by Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., were announced recently. First place winner was a joint entry by James Melzer and Mavyn McAuliffe, both seniors at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School; second place went to Omar Teitelbaum, a junior at B-CC; and an honorable mention was awarded to Heather Byer, a student at Walt Whitman High School. (301) 229-4600. Making Paper With Plants Valerie Dearing will give a workshop "Making Paper with Plants" at the Lee Arts Center, 5722 Lee Highway, Arlington, on Friday, September 27 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. and on Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fee. Information (703) 739-2900. Foundry Exhibits Foundry Gallery, 9 Hillyer Court, N.W., has on exhibit September 10-29 the paintings of Betty Murchison. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (202) 387-0203. "The Fragmented Image" "The Fragmented Image", an exhibition that addresses contemporary artists' use of fragmentation, following the precedent set by the Cubists, opens September 25 and can be seen through January 3 at The National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Exhibition hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Weekend viewing call (202) 334-2436. Wall & Floor Paintings An exhibit of Wall and Floor paintings entitled "Night Falls on Waterlily & Rain Forest" by Kit Schwartz will be on display at the National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, N.E., October 17 through November 25. Exhibit hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Information (202) 475-4815. Artisans' Day The artists at the Old Mill Craft Gallery in McLean, Virginia, on the grounds of the Evans Farm Inn on route 123, will host their annual "Artisans' Day" on Saturday, September 21 from 1-5 p.m. "Demonstrations, refreshments. Free. (703) 893-2786. [[image]] "Tropical Heat Wave" Spectrum Gallery Inc., 1132 29th Street, N.W., has on exhibit September 6-19 the recent monotypes and oils by Betsy Anderson. Pictured is "Sunrise on Tortola". Gallery hours: 11-6 Tuesday - Saturday; noon - 5 p.m. Sunday. (202) 653-0954. American Art League Fall Exhibit The American Art League 1991 Fall Exhibit can be seen at the Sumner School Museum and Archives, 1201 17th Street, N.W. through October 29. Museum hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (202)727-3419. [[image]] "Duke and Me" by Betty Murchison is on exhibit at the Foundry Gallery. Photo G. Garrison Corcoran Exhibits The Corcoran Gallery has on exhibit through November 10 The 42nd Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In conjunction with the series is "Five Weeks on the 20th Century", side talks on American art from the 1950s, October 7, 21, 28, and November 4 and 18, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Information, registration (202) 638-3211, ext. 321. * A Look At The Music Of Lou Rawls Parish Gallery, 1054 31st Street, N.W., has on exhibit through October 18 "A Visual Artistic Interpretation of the Music of Lou Rawls." Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (301) 258-1728. GUH Hosts September Artist The watercolor and acrylic paintings of Betty Collins Jessup will be on display through the month of September in the main corridor, Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W. (202)784-3040. NGA Acquired 17th-C Still Life The National Gallery of Art recently required Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635, by William Claesz Heda, one of the foremost still-life painters of the seventeenth century. The painting is on display in the West Building in Gallery 47. (202) 842-6353. Mesmerizing Murals That Fool The Eye MayCenters, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, owner of Montgomery Mall, has announced the start of a trompe l'oiel painting on the view in the Food Court for Montgomery Mall customers. Local artists have been painting a "true to life" wall mural depicting a Maryland country landscape. The term "trompe l'oiel" is french for 'fool the eye' and is a realist style of painting. This unique art form involves the use of extremely accurate values of darker colors to lighter colors in order to achieve a sense of depth and the illusion of reality. The local artists are Bill Cochran, Phil Snyder and Keith Weaver from The Signworks of Frederick, Maryland. In September, Signworks will begin another large trompe l'oiel landscape at the entrance to Montgomery Mall between Sears and Burger King. (301) 469-6000. "Hidden Dimensions" A group of black and white photographs — all of insects — will be among a photographic exhibit by Dr. Thomas Eisner and his wife, Maria Eisner, from September 25 - January 3 at the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Exhibition hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For a weekend viewing call (202) 334-2436. Arts Commission Appoints The D.C. Commission on the Arts is pleased to formally announce the appointment of Ms. Pamela G. Holt to the position of Executive Director and the Mayor's Advisor for Cultural Affairs. The D.C. Commission on the Arts, the "official arts agency of the District of Columbia," currently has a budget of $3.5 million dollars. (202) 724-5613. Exhibition Of Inca Costumes The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, N.W. has on exhibit "Fabric of the Inca Empire: Traditions Suppressed by the European Invasion" through January 5, 1992. Gallery hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Free. Contribution. (202)667-0441.
