Author: John Paradiso

Arts District Open Studio Tour

Saturday, May 14 From 12-5 PM
With an After Party at miXt Food Hall from 5-8 PM
Portico Gallery and Studios invite you to visit the Gateway Arts District for an afternoon of Visual, Musical, and Culinary Arts. Tour open artist studios and view art at Portico Gallery and Studios and the Art Annex at Artisan. In addition, the musicians from Just Rock will have live music throughout the day. miXt Food Hall will have Culinary Arts Demonstrations as well as offer coffee, food, and drink specials. Visitors can stroll through the art studios, engage with artists and experience the rich vibe of the Gateway Arts District. There will be something for everyone, young and old, come out for the day and bring a friend! For more information on all the studios participating throughout the Gateway Arts District go to artsbeatseatsdmv.com

The Music Ritual, an Artist Talk with Jodi Beder
February 7, 1:00 – 2:30 PM on Zoom
(Scroll down for Zoom information)Please join the Portico Gallery for an artist talk with our friend and colleague Jodi Beder. We are honored to have Jodi as part of our “All Artists Talk Series” sponsored by Studio 3807 Contemporary Apartments in Brentwood MD.”When I started playing on the porch last March, I had no idea of anything except that I needed to do it every day, at the same time. Playing on the porch regularly, without question, however exhausted or confused or angry, has made this year one large performance piece embracing our street and garden, friends and neighbors, my parents, a crazy procession of composers and performers of the past, celebrating what melody, harmony, and rhythm are, and what they do.Music is itself ritual, serving as inner meditation and communal experience, all beyond words. Especially for the performer, it is muscle and neuron and breath and blood. For a cellist, also wood, metal, and hair, vibrating volumes of space. In performing for an audience, we are constantly dealing with ego and desire, anxiety and love. All the more to talk about in this year’s regime of pandemic and politics.”Jodi Beder
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Please join the Portico Gallery and Studios for our annual Winter Open Studios. Come see what we have been up to, we will be open Dec 7 from 12 – 5 pm. All our artists will be open, Studio 1-Valerie Watson, Studio 2-Jay Davis, Studio 3- Imani Russell, Studio 4-John Paradiso, Studio 5-Tom Hill, and Artist in residence studio 6-Luke Walter. Also in the neighborhood and walking distance from Portico are two craft fairs and other open studio buildings.

Craft Fairs:

Joe’s Movement Emporium: The 2019 Mt. Rainier Craft Fair is the place to start the holiday season. Festive decor, incredible local crafters from all over the DC-MD-VA area, and a gathering of a loving, accepting community. 10-5 pm, 3309 Bunker Hill r]Road, Mount Rainier, MD

Brentwood Arts Exchange: Don’t get stuck at crowded malls–come to and support local artists and small businesses as you shop for beautiful handmade items. Stop by the Maryland Meadworks mead tasting lounge area and sample a different kind of craft while you meet and talk with the artists who made the gifts you’re buying. 

11-5 pm, Gateway Arts Center Artists, 3901 Rhode Island Ave, First floor, Brentwood MD

2 Additional Open Studio Buildings

Gateway Arts Center Artists, 3901 Rhode Island Ave, Second floor, Brentwood MD

Ez Storage Artists, 4301 Rhode Island, Brentwood MD

After Party-Artist Reception 6-8pm, “(The Sound of) The Return” with artist Micah Morgan

Studio SoHy, 4327 Gallatin Street

After the Open Studios and Craft Fairs lets all meet at Micah’s opening, see you there!

All Welcome – Bring a Friend