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Head For Art (Aleid Ford)
May 14, 2010
Aleid Ford interviews Leah Frankel, Lina Vargas de la Hoz, and Magnolia Laurie at the opening reception of their exhibition at Hamiltonian Gallery.
Topics discussed include the artists' inspiration, what brings their pieces to life, and insight into their creative thought processes.
Be sure to check out her blog!
Brightest Young Things (Ryma Chikhoune)
April 19, 2010
This is where, as part of our ongoing Year in Art effort we introduce you to some of the women working in some of our favorite galleries around town.
ReadysetDC (Tracy)
April 13, 2010
Katherine Mann, So Hamiltonian Fellow, invited us into her studio to talk art, science, and inspiration. You can hear Katherine in her own words tomorrow April 14th at 7:30 PM at the Hamilton Gallery Artist Talk, along with Michael Enn Sirvet and Christian Benefiel.
Washington City Paper (Maura Judkis)
March 12, 2010
Part Snow White, part science fair project, Linda Hesh’s “In the Garden” takes a wry look at the original sin.
Roll Call (Jeremy B. White)
March 1, 2010
Tucked into a block of U Street alongside bustling cafes and bars, the Hamiltonian opened in 2008 with the goal of supporting emerging artists through it nonprofit fellowship program.
ReadysetDC (Allicia)
February 17, 2010
Following the “Call + Response” exhibition at Hamiltonian Gallery, I had the opportunity to speak to one of the participating artists from the show. Going on to the second year of his fellowship with Hamiltonian Gallery, Bryan Rojsuontikul and I discussed the local art scene and his future outlook at his live in work space.
Washington City Paper (Maura Judkis)
February 3, 2010
Anyone who talks about a picture being worth a thousand words can stuff it. For “Call + Response,” Hamiltonian Gallery asked 16 visual artists to create responses to the poetry and prose of 16 writers.
Roll Call (Daniel Newhauser)
February 3, 2010
Written word and visual art have been inextricably linked since early Mesopotamian scribes etched pictographs on clay tablets and Egyptians decorated their temple walls with hieroglyphs. So the latest installation at the Hamiltonian Gallery (1353 U St. NW) really plays into a long-standing artistic norm. Still, “Call + Response” has an air of freshness about it.
The Washington Post (Jessica Dawson)
January 29, 2010
The sweaty masses packed last weekend's "Call + Response," a collaborative exhibition that asked 16 artists to respond to stories by 16 writers, transforming the gallery into a giant, disjointed picture book.
Brightest Young Things (Svetlana)
January 22, 2010
When you hear Kira Wisniewski and William Bert talk about how they came to curate one of the most talked about art shows this weekend, they make it sound, well, (almost) easy.
Daily Candy
January 21, 2010
In a visual take on — you guessed it — call and response, writers pick themes for artists.
The Washington Post (Lavanya Ramanathan )
January 22, 2010
To create its new show, "Call + Response," opening Saturday night, Hamiltonian Gallery and curators William Bert and Kira Wisniewski enlisted 16 local writers to create short works (the call) and then asked 16 artists to pick one writing and issue the response through visual art.
Bisnow
January 20, 2010
We visited Hamiltonian Gallery for DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Art Salon: Gratitude, where its 2010 grantees were announced. DCCAH will distribute $7.25 million in 515 grants to DC artists and organizations.
DCist (Heather Goss)
January 20, 2010
Hamiltonian Gallery opens Call and Response, an exhibit that paired 16 writers and 16 visual artists to create work together.
WAMU 88.5 (Stephanie Kaye)
January 20, 2010
SWEET SIXTEEN It's a sweet 16 party at Hamiltonian Gallery on U Street in D.C., as 16 writers team up with 16 visual artists for an exhibition titled Call + Response, opening Saturday night and running through February 13th.
DC Fine Arts Examiner (Sharon Burton)
January 20, 2010
Sixteen writers and sixteen visual artists from Washington, D.C., and beyond have paired to create artworks that resonate with each other for a new exhibition, Call + Response.
HTMLGIANT (Ryan Call)
January 22, 2010
Opening tomorrow at the Hamiltonian Gallery in Washington D.C. is Call + Response, a show consisting of the paired work of sixteen D.C. writers and sixteen D.C. artists.
The Washington Post (Blake Gopnik)
January 3, 2010
Imagine that all around you are images of physical beauty you can never live up to. This isn't just the kind of daily disappointment suffered by all non-supermodels...
The Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
January 1, 2010
One work in "Bilateral Engagement" stands out for its immateriality. That's the "For and Against Bench Project," by Alexandria conceptual artist Linda Hesh...
Washington City Paper (Maura Judkis)
2009
Jackie Ionita, of Hamiltonian Gallery, attended Art Basel for the second time this year. Because of that, all she really knows is the down days...
The Washington Post (Jessica Dawson)
2009
Hamiltonian Gallery offers new work by two recipients of its modest fellowship program. Michael Dax Iacovone's video and photography document the action -- and lack thereof -- at Washington intersections using strategically placed mirrors to gain additional views...
asianfortune.com
2009
Ms. Chan meticulously and obsessively assembles installations using office products to reference the minutia of corporate culture, daily commutes, and mundane tasks...
The Washington Post (Alex Baldinger)
2009
Finish the week by posing in front of the camera for Linda Hesh's reprise of last year's interactive "FOR and AGAINST Bench Project."
dcmud.blogspot.com (by Shaun)
2009
So wants his new buildings - a mixture of housing, office and studio spaces - to serve the burgeoning artist community in the U Street neighborhood...
dcist.com (by Kelly Rand)
2009
Michael Dax Iacovone also presents new work in an installation of his four-month-long journey throughout the District. Each walk Iacovone took is plotted on a map with either red or blue yarn...
SoulCulture.co.uk (by SoulCulture)
2009
Small galleries like Transformer (1404 P Street, NW), Hamiltonian (1353 U Street, NW) and the Hillyer Art Space (9 Hillyer Court, NW) have exhibitions that are highly conceptual with showcases of up and coming talent in the art world...
UZIK (by Nao Matsumoto)
2009
毎日新しい知識を得られ、生涯勉強という心構えを全う出来たらどんなに豊な人生なのだろうと思います。最近、一度社会に出た人が自分の為に学校に戻ったり、独学で新しい教養を身につける事を良く耳にします。...
City Paper (by Martin L. Johnson)
August 5, 2009
There are a dozen reasons to see Sink/Float, a large and diverse collection of works at Area 405, but just one work--Christian Benefiel's tellingly untitled piece from 2008-2009--captures the show, not just thematically, but also experientially...
WAMU Metro Connection (by Sabri Ben-Achour)
July 17, 2009
Green Roofs are increasing in popularity across the U.S., especially in cities where there's not a lot of space for gardens. They're environmentally friendly and just plain pretty. DC is second in the U.S. in terms of square feet of green rooftops...
Washington Post (by Michael O'Sullivan)
June 5, 2009
Ten years ago, it was almost impossible to imagine much of a future for Artomatic, a non-juried hodgepodge of art that was spawned in an empty industrial space that once housed a laundry. At the time, it seemed wildly optimistic -- maybe even a little crazy... Yet fill it they did...Vision or not, Artomatic resurfaced, again and again, in one or another empty building around town...
The Mason Gazette (by Catherine Ferraro )
May 14, 2009
The idea of a physics professor becoming an arts entrepreneur may seem odd. But Paul So's interest in the arts dates back to his college days at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., where he received a studio art degree while pursuing a bachelor of science in physics at Harvey Mudd College.
Today, So, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, is the founder of the Hamiltonian Gallery and Hamiltonian Artists, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emerging artists by providing professional development opportunities...
Gazette.net (by Karen Schafer)
May 6, 2009
Tom Block once suffered what he likes to call the "ultimate humiliation."
Just shy of his 30th birthday, the Vassar College alumnus was waiting tables in Boston when a college buddy sat in his section. As Block served and his customer supped, the former English major learned that his friend was working in finance, "probably making well over $100,000 a year." If that wasn't enough to make a grown man green, said friend was accompanied by a "beautiful woman and drinking good wine."...
Gazette.net (by Jeremy Arias)
April 29, 2009
A dazzling array of colors sprang out from the canvasses lining the walls of the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday evening. Bright, vibrant reds and oranges mingled to create deeply textured, haunting portraits of human rights activists from all over the world...
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Fifteen Before Fifteen: Featured Galleries (by Chris Davis)
April 15, 2009
"It's like any gallery." She says it. I've taken it completely out of context. The statement was offered by Kristi Mathews, the Development Coordinator for Hamiltonian Artists, in reference to the gallery touch-ups that are always necessary post installation. As soon as she said those words, I realize that's the point I'm trying to vocalize to the two before me. The spectacular thing to me about the Hamiltonian Gallery is that the casual viewer has no clue about the extraordinary project that has been hatched inside. "Who are these Hamiltonian Artists?" you ask. Read on...
Gazette.net (by Claudia Rousseau)
April 8, 2009
The work of Montgomery County artists Tom Block and Michael Enn Sirvet is at the District's Hamiltonian Gallery as part of the fifth of its series of exhibits of Hamiltonian Fellowship winners, along with paintings by their "mentor artist" Lisa Montag Brotman of Bethesda...
NBC Washington: Around Town (by Carissa Diamargo)
March 13, 2009
Ever watched sleep-deprived artists function on nothing but coffee, paint and whatever ginkgo-biloba products they have lying around the studio?
Well, if you went to a liberal arts college, the chances are actually probably pretty good. Either way, we've got an activity for you this weekend.
Starting at 9 a.m. Friday, six artists are holing themselves up in the Hamiltonian Gallery...
Prince of Pentworth
November 12, 2008
This week I paid a visit to the newest addition to the U Street art scene, the Hamiltonian Gallery at 1353 U Street. As described on their website (www.hamiltoniangallery.com), the gallery is dedicated to showing the work of the So Hamiltonian Fellows and focuses on innovative works by emerging and mid-career artists...
Washington Post (by Michael O'Sullivan)
November 14, 2008
At least in the Washington area they have, where neighborhoods such as Dupont Circle and Seventh Street NW were not that long ago known for their tightly concentrated pockets of art...
Today, those two areas are on the wane, with the gallery district of 14th Street NW... in ascendancy.
Here, we profile 10 art spaces that — whether by virtue of geography or philosophy—have separated themselves from the herd...
It's a little hard getting a handle on exactly what Hamiltonian Gallery is.
Yes, it looks like a traditional art gallery.
But it's also part of an innovative educational program created by founder Paul So to foster professional career development for a rotating roster of 10 artist "fellows"...
DCist: Arts and Events (by Lynne Venart)
October 23, 2008
U Street’s new Hamiltonian Gallery opened on October 11 to a bustling crowd of curious onlookers.
Those who were there to see how the space had been transformed after its twenty years of vacancy were in for a treat right from the start, and greeted at the front door by Nao Matsumoto’s Whore, an oversized but functioning quarter-fed vibrator...
Washington Examiner (by Chris Klimek)
October 16, 2008
The latest gallery to appear on the bustling U Street corridor is more than just another handsome room where artists can peddle their wares...
DCist (by Kelly Rand)
October 10, 2008
This Saturday is a milestone in the life of both the Hamiltonian Gallery and Hamiltonian Artists.
Not only is it the grand opening of the venue itself, but it marks the first show by So Hamiltonian Fellows.
Amid the clatter of last minute construction, DCist got a preview of the space -- which will also be the new home to Project 4 -- and a refresher on the So Hamiltonian Fellowship program that will be showcased Saturday night...
Washingtonpost.com Going Out Gurus (by Stephanie Merry)
October 8, 2008
The gallery scene on U Street continues to expand this weekend when Hamiltonian Gallery makes its debut on Saturday with a three-artist exhibition and music by DJ Gavin Holland...
NBC4 News at 5 (Going Green)
August, 2008
Property owners or builders who want to construct green roofs can apply for grants from D.C. Greenworks to help finance their projects ...
Patriot Entrepreneur
April 2008
Hamiltonian Artists, a new artist-centric fellowship program for aspiring innovative artists in Washington, DC, has named 10 local talented artists to anchor its inaugural year of exhibitions through 2009 ...
Washington City Paper
November 22, 2008
Physics professor and gallerist Paul So has a sweet deal for local artists: two years of representation, exhibitions at the U Street space he plans to open next year, career-development training, and a $2,000 stipend.
Now all he needs is applicants. But So hasn’t received the avalanche of interest one might expect from such an enticing offer.
To date, only five artists have applied to be one of 10 “So Hamiltonian Fellows,” and the program’s Jan. 15 application deadline is fast approaching.
Apparently, gaining a foothold in D.C.’s close-knit arts community can be challenging, even for people with deep pockets...
Patriot Entrepreneur
October 2007
We recently sat down with Paul So, Physics Professor at George Mason University in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study. Dr. So has just started Hamiltonian Artists in Washington DC ...
dcist
August 3, 2007
At the end of August, young folks throughout D.C. will have the opportunity to apply for the Hamiltonian Fellowship, a two year program that offers emerging artists further professional development and exposure of their work in the Hamiltonian Gallery ...
Washington Post
May 28, 2007
Picture it: The abandoned building at 14th and U turned into an art gallery where graduate art students can learn how to sell and market their art. This idea brought to you by Paul So, physics professor at George Mason University ...
Washington Business Journal
April 30, 2007
Artful teacher: Paul So teaches physics at George Mason University by day and paints abstracts in his free time. Now he plans to build an art gallery on U Street NW ...
