Songs That Make Us Move Exhibition and Reception
The exhibition committee is excited to announce this year's first in-person member show at Friendship Heights Community Center!
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2022, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Friendship Heights Community Center, 4433 S Park Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
About the Event
Theme: Songs That Make Us Move
"Songs That Make Us Move, explores the ways music, sound, and noise permeate our daily lives to elicit deep, personal emotions in us all that can inspire new modes of expression. From the faint rustle of a fallen leaf crushed under a shoe to the melodic melodies of a songstress singing the blues, music has the power to move us in ways that are often best articulated through art. The artists included in this exhibition found courage, meditation, and strength from personally selected pieces of music and poems to illustrate how they celebrate life, ruminate on loss, and move to the groove."
— Martina Dodd, Exhibition Juror
*****MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED AS PER THE VENUE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY PROTOCOL *****
Exhibition dates: August 1 - 27, 2022
Reception: August 7, 2022 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Exhibition Location: The Gallery at Friendship Heights Village Community Center
4433 S Park Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
For more information: Contact wcadc@wcadc.org
The Juror for this exhibit is Martina Dodd, an Atlanta-based art historian and curator. Her concept-driven shows have touched on topics relating to race, gender, and power dynamics. Dodd holds an M.A. in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and a B.A. in Anthropology and International Studies from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. She is currently the Program Director of Curation and Object-Based Learning at the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center and a founding editor of DIRT (https://www.dirtdmv.com/), an online independent platform and resource for accessible critical arts discourse within the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.
Ms. Dodd has presented research, spoken on panels, and curated exhibitions at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, American Studies Association, Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center, DC Arts Center, Transformer, Flux Factory, and Common Field Convening. She has published articles, exhibition reviews, and catalog essays with DIRT, BmoreArts, Common Field?s Field Perspectives, and Morton Fine Art.