2023 Events
Every fall, Hickok Cole and Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) partner to host Art Night, an annual exhibition and fundraiser that's raised almost $2 million in support of WPA’s mission and the local arts community. In 2023, they're celebrating the power of art to make space for diverse voices and experiences—and the positive impact making space for art has on our lives.
Art Night brings artists, collectors, and the DC real estate community together in a unique celebration of art. Patrons can show their support in THREE ways: joining our Heavenly Host as a sponsor, engaging with and promoting artists through the social campaign, and—most importantly—BUYING ART. As always, 100% of sales proceeds are shared equally between the artist and Washington Project for The Arts. This year’s virtual gallery, hosted here, will be open for one week and features 220+ works at various price points, offering compelling and affordable pieces for experienced and emerging collectors alike.
Artwork will be available to view when our sale opens at 6:30 PM on October 19th. Until then, you can catch a sneak peek of this year's collection by following Hickok Cole on Instagram. Once the sale is open, you are encouraged to claim your favorites while you can. Learn more about our buying process here.
Collectors’ Night 2023 takes place on Saturday, April 29 in downtown Washington, DC. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception and dinner featuring an exclusive performance by Armando Lopez-Bircann. A lively after-party will follow, including music by DJ Geena Marie, dancing, and plenty of art viewing and bidding!
This event will be the closing of our benefit auction, hosted online by Artsy from April 17–29, with over 140 artworks by some of the most exciting artists working in the region. The artworks will be installed on-site, so guests can bid on artworks they see.
Collectors’ Night is not only an opportunity to celebrate with our community, but also provides essential support for the powerful, artist-driven contemporary art programs that WPA produces right here in DC. Proceeds from the auction directly benefit participating artists, as well as WPA.
Address: 800 9th Street SW (just off of Maine Ave SW near the Wharf)
Link to the sale: artsy.net/wpabenefit
2022 Exhibitions
Hand Crafted
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD
March 5 - April 15, 2022. Artist Reception March 19, 5pm - 7pm
BlackRock Center for the Arts announces Hand Crafted, a group exhibition that explores the role of craftsmanship in contemporary art and across a variety of media including wool, ceramic, glass, paper, fiber, porcelain, etc. This group exhibition features over 55 multimedia works by 23 artists from the Mid-Atlantic United States region.
Artists included in the exhibition are: Lisa Battle, Helen Blumen, Karin Birch, Mei Mei Chang, Ceci Cole McInturff, Linda Colsh, Barbara Joann Combs, Andrea Finch, Felisa Federman, Sarah J. Hull, Noelani Jones, Shana Kohnstamm, Rebecca Murtaugh,Phyllis Mayes, Mitchell Noah, Sara Parent-Ramos, Sookkyung Park, Margaret Polcawich, Paulette Privott, Allan Rosenbaum, Kanika Sircar, Erwin Timmers, Patricia de Poel Wilberg.
A virtual catalog is available to the public at the following link.
~ Hand Crafted reviewed by F. Lennox Campello for Old Town Crier here.
2021 Exhibitions
Whimsy
Gallery 115 • Frederick, MD
September 26, 2021 - January 9, 2022
Whimsy presents the whimsical yet poignant works of Heather Harvey and Shana Kohnstamm, two Maryland based artists. Each artist created a semi-immersive installation in the gallery. Additionally, Harvey will be showing a collection of new paintings in the Foyer Gallery.
Harvey utilizes an eclectic range of litter she finds on her walks and transforms it into an intriguing, surprising cascading chandelier of objects. Her work transforms the discarded into treasure while evoking the specter of stranger’s pasts.
Kohnstamm’s work utilizes the ancient medium of hand dyed wool, an ecologically sustainable choice to create a variety of colorful biomorphic forms, at once playful, comedic and eerie. Sculptures are placed on unevenly placed platforms protruding from the wall or suspended from the ceiling evoking a theatrical and other-worldly communion.
Harvey’s collection of new paintings in the Foyer Gallery explore the phenomena of shadow boxes and the illusion of childhood memory.
Garden Party
Latela Curatorial presents:
Garden Party is a digital group exhibition celebrating the conceptual nature of blossoming as we collectively welcome Spring/Summer 2021. Artworks featured represent art across multiple media by artists living anywhere on the East Coast. This 6-week online exhibition includes artworks available for purchase across all art media plus online programming, including artist talks, studio visits, and more!
Participating Artists:
Anne Hanger • Ashley Sauder Miller • Barbara Januskiewicz • Beatrice Wolert • CASIMIRA • Ceci Cole McInturff • CHRISTINA MASSEY • Christina Blake • Christine Buckton Tillman • Danni O’Brien • Dany Green • Delna Dastur • Elaine Fisher • Fanni Somogyi • Heather Lynn • Heather Jones • Heidi Lanino • James Greco • Jessica Dame • Jill Slaymaker • Joyce McCarten • Julie Miles • julie zirlin • Kasey OBoyle • Kay Fuller • Lina Alattar • Lou Haney • Marti Pates • Marissa Long • Michele Montalbano • Mills Brown • MK Bailey • Pamela Keravuori • Phaan Howng • Rosa Ines Vera • Sally Veach • Shana Kohnstamm • Stefanie Stark • Stephanie McNutt • Susan J Goldman • Susan Hostetler