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September 26 Shop Small Shop Fall

Capitol Hill Art League artists will be showing and selling our ART and artful inspired gifts as part of a neighborhood fall shopping weekend with other local businesses throughout Capitol Hill. This event is called Shop Small Shop Fall, presented by CHAMPS.

Where: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Front LAWN, 545 7th St SE, DC and Frame of Mine Gallery outdoors, 545 8th St SE, DC

When: Sat Sep 26, 2020 from 11am-5pm Participating artists: Anne Albright, Nancy Arbuthnot, Karen Cohen, Felicia Reed, Elin Whitney Smith, and Allison Stettler.

CHAW is a member of CHAMPS – Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals. CHAMPS has organized a fall shopping weekend to remind/encourage Capitol Hill residents to shop local, shop handmade, and shop early. Holidays are right around the corner for gifts! Masks required at outdoor tables and artists will maintain 6 feet distancing at tables.

September’s Art Challenge: Circular

Elin Whitney-Smith’s Circular Ripples won the top votes from Hill Center. Elin will receive $20 gift certificate from Hill Center.

Like everyone, artists sometime need a little push, an inspiring message, a change of thought patterns. Each month we challenge our members with a central theme to be interpreted artistically in a new work of art.

This month’s theme is CIRCULAR and we received submissions from 37 of our members. Deadline: Sept. 30.

By offering a theme, we encourage our members to start a NEW work of art every month, that’s the challenge. Most of the artwork is for sale, please contact Capitol Hill Art League for purchase info.

Our DC neighbor, Hill Center, will pick their ONE favorite art image at the end of every month and award that artist with a $20 gift certificate.

September 15th Tuesday Art Critique Group

CHAL Tuesday Art Critique Group meets twice a month. September 1 and September 15 from 10am-12noon on ZOOM.

CHAL Members bring 1-2 artworks in progress WIP to a virtual peer group session on ZOOM for comments and positive critiques. Artists take turns showing and telling. 10am-12pm. Please have your artwork images ready to screen share. Email Carolyn R., our moderator, for your invite to zoom!

September Making New Connections Frame of Mine Live exhibit

Making New Connections Art Show is our first, (unjuried), group exhibit for NEW members who have joined CHAL since Jan. 2020

Where: Frame of Mine Gallery 545 8th St NE, DC

Exhibit Runs- September 8- October 3, 2020

Visitors/Artists are welcome to view the artwork exhibit in person. For hours of operation, please visit: https://www.frameofminedc.com

Groups of 4-5 people at a time in the gallery are allowed, masks are required. Hand sanitizer will be stationed throughout.

NOTE: There will be a 20% discount given on custom framing from anything purchased in the gallery CHAL exhibit.

Our exhibit features the following new members in various art mediums, acrylic painting, oil painting, pastels, encaustics, watercolor, archival inks, and photography: Mary E. Gosselink, Lori Niland Rounds, Martina Sestakova, Sarah Burford, Steve Kunin, Anne Albright, E. Lynn Coates, Nan Raphael, Kim DiDonato-Murrell, Ellen Yahuda, KB Kessler, Jeffery Miller, and Louise Holland.

August 18 Tuesday Art Critique Group on Zoom

CHAL Members bring 1-2 artworks in progress WIP to a virtual peer group session on ZOOM for comments and positive critiques. Artists find this useful input in a friendly group setting, virtually on Zoom. 10am-12pm. Please email Carolyn R., our moderator, for your invite to zoom!