Arts

At Arena Stage, Theatre Week Invites Visitors to Take Part

October 8, 2026

The alarm goes off. Snooze. Coffee. A rush to catch the Metro before another day of work that may go unrecognized. Kayla A. Warren asked the adults in Arena Stage’s Molly Smith…

African American Civil War Museum Reopens With Expanded Spaces and New Exhibits

October 4, 2026

From Ma Rainey to AI: New Technology Amplifies an Old Fight Over Artist Control

September 28, 2026

Filmmaker Celebrates ‘Sinners’ and Its Southern Gothic Roots

March 1, 2026

Bad Bunny Dances Into History at Grammy Awards and Super Bowl

February 1, 2026

Arts·Community·Music·Off-campus·State & Local·Washington D.C.

Local Creatives Shine in the ‘Art All Night’ Festival

September 17, 2025

by Kevin Vaughn Jr.

WASHINGTON (HUNS) – More than 100 artists transformed several neighborhoods into free public art galleries on…

Arts·Black Women·Business·Community·Economic Development·State & Local·Variety·Ward 6

10 Years on the Wall: NoMa’s Mural Festival Paints a Decade of Color and Community

September 14, 2025

by Belaynesh Shiferaw

WASHINGTON (HUNS) — A wall was just a wall in Ward 6’s NoMa 10 years ago. Blank…

Arts·Entertainment·Film·Lifestyle·Music·Washington D.C.

Where to Celebrate MLK Day in D.C.

January 18, 2025

by Tait Manning

By Tait Manning Howard University News Service Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20.…

Arts·Lifestyle

The Snowball Effect of Decreasing Art Education

December 16, 2024

by Kayla Smernoff

By Kayla Smernoff Howard University News Service Snowy Sabel, an art and psychology student at the…

Arts·Entertainment·Film·Howard University

From Bison to Blockbuster: The Rise of Alana I. Smith

May 12, 2024

by Azaria Jackson

It’s graduation week at Howard University. Many students have to complete major projects in order to…

Arts

Accessible D.C. art exhibitions are down the street from where you live

April 18, 2024

by Avery Harrison

Washington, D.C., is home to 21 Smithsonian museums, national monuments, and historic buildings that date back…

Arts·Entertainment

Women artists added to the National Gallery of Art collection

April 14, 2024

by Avery Harrison

If you take the train to the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarters metro stop and come up the…

Arts·Entertainment

Smithsonian book editors hold panel discussion on Afrofuturism

April 14, 2024

by Kalahari Deprez

Busboys and Poets, located on 14th and V Street, hosted a book presentation on Afrofuturism with…

Arts·Entertainment

Anacostia community addresses gun violence through art

April 13, 2024

by Kalahari Deprez

Red and white letters spelling ‘Laundromat’ are on the outside of the building, and graffiti and…

Arts

Black ‘image-maker’ SHAN Wallace selected for the NMWA’s “Women to Watch”

April 4, 2024

by Omari Foote

The National Museum of Women in the Arts will debut its Women to Watch collection on…

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Arts

At Arena Stage, Theatre Week Invites Visitors to Take Part

African American Civil War Museum Reopens With Expanded Spaces and New Exhibits

From Ma Rainey to AI: New Technology Amplifies an Old Fight Over Artist Control

Filmmaker Celebrates ‘Sinners’ and Its Southern Gothic Roots

Bad Bunny Dances Into History at Grammy Awards and Super Bowl

Local Creatives Shine in the ‘Art All Night’ Festival

10 Years on the Wall: NoMa’s Mural Festival Paints a Decade of Color and Community

Where to Celebrate MLK Day in D.C.

The Snowball Effect of Decreasing Art Education

From Bison to Blockbuster: The Rise of Alana I. Smith

Accessible D.C. art exhibitions are down the street from where you live

Women artists added to the National Gallery of Art collection

Smithsonian book editors hold panel discussion on Afrofuturism

Anacostia community addresses gun violence through art

Black ‘image-maker’ SHAN Wallace selected for the NMWA’s “Women to Watch”

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