Free Events: Art Galleries
Find out where to buy art in the DC Metro area. Check below for free gallery events showcasing local, national and international artists selling paintings, photography, glass, sculptures and more.
35 performances · 44 ongoing events
Performances
Opening Reception: Painted in Light: Digital Media Artist HyeGyung Kim Exhibits a Virtual Canvas in The Culture of Time and Space
Korean Cultural Center DCFri. Feb 22
Artist Talk: Muriel Hasbun's Documented: The Community Blackboard
Brentwood Arts ExchangeSat. Feb 23
Exhibition Opening Reception: Flora/Fauna; Surfacing
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Feb 28
Opening Reception: For The Artist Art Exhibit
Del Ray ArtisansFri. Mar 1
Opening Reception: Unstuck in Space and Time: An Annotated Exhibit by Jeffrey Human
Waverly Street GalleryFri. Mar 8
A Singular Vision of Outer Cape Cod: Catherine Hess Opening Reception
Park View Gallery at Glen Echo ParkSat. Mar 9
Landscape and Memory, An Elemental Journey: Robert Devers Opening Reception
Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo ParkSat. Mar 9
Seventh Annual Artists on the Rise: Juried Teen Exhibition. Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSat. Mar 9
Voyages: Travel Photography by Michael Horan Opening Reception
Glen Echo ParkSat. Mar 9
50th Annual Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Mar 10
Artist's Talk: Unstuck in Space and Time: An Annotated Exhibit by Jeffrey Human
Waverly Street GallerySun. Mar 24
Still Life To Portraiture: Reception
Publick PlayhouseFri. Mar 29
(IN)Justice Systems: Reception
Brentwood Arts ExchangeSat. Mar 30
Contemplating Our Waters: Nicole Salimbene: Reception
Harmony Hall Regional CenterSat. Mar 30
Opening Reception: Roman Holiday
Brentwood Arts ExchangeSat. Mar 30
Closing Reception: Lush: Reinvention
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Sun. Apr 7
Incommunicado
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Apr 7
Jill Tanenbaum and Cathy Abramson - Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Apr 7
Patricia Bowden: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Apr 7
Opening Reception: Kristina Penhoet : Indeterminate Identities
Waverly Street GalleryFri. Apr 12
Contemplating Our Waters: Nicole Salimbene (Public Reception)
Harmony Hall Regional CenterSat. Apr 13
Exhibition Opening Reception: Lis Zadravic
The Mansion at StrathmoreSun. Apr 14
Artist Talk: Kristina Penhoet : Indeterminate Identities
Waverly Street GallerySat. Apr 27
Julie Polt: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. May 5
Cristian Ianculescu - Diaglogues
Waverly Street GalleryFri. May 10
Curator's Tour for Adults
The Mansion at StrathmoreMar. 9 – May. 26
Cristian Ianculescu - Diaglogues
Waverly Street GallerySat. Jun 1
Cristian Ianculescu - Diaglogues - Artist Talk
Waverly Street GallerySun. Jun 2
Exhibition Opening Reception: Creative Crafts Council biennial
The Mansion at StrathmoreThu. Jun 6
Lori Ulmer-Hanson - Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 7
Marcia Wolfson Ray: archiTERRA
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 7
Sculpture Exhibition: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterFri. Jun 7
Opening Reception: Mechanical Reproduction
Brentwood Arts ExchangeSat. Jun 8
Color-Full: Reception
Publick PlayhouseThu. Jun 13
Montpelier Instructors Showcase: Opening Reception
Montpelier Arts CenterSun. Jul 7
Ongoing Events
Listen to Her
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV)Thru Feb. 21
Tradition Transformed: Bojagi, the Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloth
Korean Cultural Center DCThru Feb. 22
Shades of Red Art Exhibit
Gallery UndergroundThru Feb. 22
Persona Practice: Melanie Ruston
Park View Gallery at Glen Echo ParkThru Feb. 23
New Beginnings Art Exhibit
Del Ray ArtisansThru Feb. 24
Out of the Woods: Julia Purinton
Glen Echo ParkThru Feb. 24
What Words Can’t Say: Irene Clouthier
Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo ParkThru Feb. 24
Black History Month Exhibition: Moving Out, Moving In, Moving Up
Montpelier Arts CenterThru Feb. 28
Places Real and Imagined Art Exhibit
Gallery ClarendonThru Feb. 28
Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition
Hill Center at the Old Naval HospitalThru Mar. 2
Waverly Street Gallery Invitational Exhibition
Waverly Street GalleryThru Mar. 2
The Beauty of Decay Art Exhibition
Takoma Park Community CenterThru Mar. 6
Front Window Feature: Akemi Maegawa
Brentwood Arts ExchangeThru Mar. 9
Live Sculpture Now 2019
Brentwood Arts ExchangeThru Mar. 9
Muriel Hasbun's Documented: The Community Blackboard
Brentwood Arts ExchangeThru Mar. 9
Jowita Wyszomirska: The Distance Of Blue
gallery neptune & brownThru Mar. 9
Mixed Media Collage Quilt Paintings By Curtis Woody
Publick PlayhouseThru Mar. 16
Love in all Mediums
Zenith GalleryThru Mar. 23
The Norman and Jane Rosenthal Collection
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV)Feb. 22 – Mar. 27
From Architect to Artist: Public Art by Charles Bergen, AIA
District Architecture CenterThru Mar. 29
A Singular Vision of Outer Cape Cod: Catherine Hess
Glen Echo ParkMar. 2 – 30
Spectacularly Solid
Studio 3700Thru Mar. 31
For The Artist Art Exhibit
Del Ray ArtisansMar. 1 – 31
Landscape and Memory, An Elemental Journey: Robert Devers
Glen Echo ParkMar. 2 – 31
Voyages: Travel Photography by Michael Horan
Glen Echo ParkMar. 2 – 31
Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition
Montpelier Arts CenterMar. 9 – 31
Seventh Annual Artists on the Rise: Juried Teen Exhibition
Montpelier Arts CenterMar. 9 – 31
Unstuck in Space and Time: An Annotated Exhibit by Jeffrey Human
Waverly Street GalleryMar. 3 – Apr. 6
Lush: Reinvention Wayson R. Jones
DC Arts Center (DCAC)Thru Apr. 7
Women who Work, Care, and Create
Zenith Sculpture SpaceThru Apr. 13
Painted in Light: Digital Media Artist HyeGyung Kim Exhibits a Virtual Canvas in The Culture of Time and Space
Korean Cultural Center DCFeb. 22 – Apr. 22
Patricia Bowden
Montpelier Arts CenterApr. 6 – 28
Kristina Penhoet : Indeterminate Identities
Waverly Street GalleryApr. 7 – May. 4
Meaning Making Through Art Making
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV)Mar. 29 – May. 10
(IN)Justice Systems
Brentwood Arts ExchangeMar. 25 – May. 18
Contemplating Our Waters: Nicole Salimbene
Harmony Hall Regional CenterMar. 25 – May. 18
Roman Holiday
Brentwood Arts ExchangeMar. 25 – May. 18
Incommunicado
Montpelier Arts CenterApr. 6 – May. 26
Jill Tanenbaum and Cathy Abramson
Montpelier Arts CenterApr. 7 – May. 26
Julie Polt
Montpelier Arts CenterMay. 5 – 26
Still Life To Portraiture
Publick PlayhouseMar. 21 – Jun. 1
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
Montpelier Arts CenterJun. 7 – Jul. 28
Color-Full
Publick PlayhouseJun. 6 – Aug. 3
Mechanical Reproduction
Brentwood Arts ExchangeJun. 3 – Aug. 10
