Arts and Culture  to run in conjunction with the Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the legacy of a “kind act” that occurred over 100 years ago and lives on through annual events and programs. As part of the annual festivities we invite students from DC public and public charter schools in grades K through 12 to participate in the Youth Art Contest. Schools in every DC Ward participate; with an overwhelming majority of those schools being considered Title 1 schools, or schools serving high numbers of economically disadvantaged children. Students create artwork that tells their story based on the theme—via symbols, murals, physical trees and icons.  As a culmination of the Youth Art Contest, the students artwork submitted are showcased publicly throughout the Festival at Pepco Edison Place Gallery Exhibit in Washington, DC. 

The High Tea Society will be holding its Sixth Annual Civili-Tea Citywide Creative Expression Contest this spring, in collaboration with PEPCO, and the Council of Churches of Greater Washington. The winners will be announced at a reception here at the PEPG. monetary prizes and certificates will be awarded. Winning artwork will be displayed on a DC Metrobus. The 2019 Theme has not been determined as of yet.

Pour Your ART Out  (PYAO) transforms talented teens into Apprentice Artists to learn about art and develop job skills that can be used in any career.  Apprentices work in teams on artwork for commissioned by an array of clients, as well as individual projects.  In the process, they learn about teamwork, professionalism, entrepreneurship, and countless other transferable skills.

PYAO-DC apprentices are recruited through the DC Summer Youth Employment Program. They represent an array of neighborhoods and schools throughout the District. Apprentice Artists receive professional training from our teaching artists, visiting arts, and design professionals.

Arts on the Block is the only organization in the Washington, DC area offering youth the opportunity to learn about the intersection of art, design and business by engaging them in real-world art projects. Today, hundreds of individual artworks—from park benches to large-scale murals—grace public and private spaces throughout the area. These commissions transform neighborhoods and youth in their pursuit of creativity, collaboration and community

The mission of the Black Artists of DC is to educate and enrich the local, regional and global community to the cultural heritage and contemporary practices of artists of African descent. This is achieved by sponsoring public exhibitions, educational programs and community events that increase the awareness and documents of the various forms of visual expression.

The purpose of Black Artists of DC is to create a Black artists’ community to promote, develop and validate the culture, artistic expressions and aspirations of past and present artists of Black-Afrikan ancestry in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. BADC will accomplish this by governing and organizing ourselves to:

Courage on Canvas is Life Pieces to Masterpieces annual art exhibition and fundraiser.

This exhibit will feature a 50-piece collection from Art by Life Pieces. Come connect with their families and friends, engage with the Apprentices, contribute to the vibrant tapestry of Washington, DC’s art community, and celebrate Life Pieces to Masterpieces’ impact and success of our boys and young men.

Word origin and history for chroma: Origin: C19: from Greek khrōma colour. (noun) "quality or intensity of color," 1889, from Latinized form of Greek khrōma "surface of the body, skin, color of the skin," also used generically for "color" and, in plural, "ornaments, embellishments," related to khros "surface of the body, skin," khrozein "to touch the surface of the body, to tinge, to color. The artists are asked to visually communicate and express their ideas through their unique use of color, chroma.