Let’s Talk Murals In DC

Please join us to discuss “Capital Colors”

Saturday, Sept. 14
Site: Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave., NW Washington, DC

Time: 3:00-5:00 pm

DC muralists step up to offer interpretation and insight on a panel discussing public art in upper northwest Washington. Presentations showcase diverse styles and themes in a basket of color stretching from Dupont Circle (ToyTheater, Peter Waddel, 2012) 

up Connecticut Avenue (73 Cents, Regina Holliday, 2009) 

to Takoma Park (From a Model to a Rainbow, Sam Gilliam and Steve Frietch , 2011). 

Caitlin Carroll previews her documentary film on the murals of DC.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

In 1997 Perry Frank, Ph.D., initiated a project to document and showcase the outdoor murals created throughout the city beginning in the early 1970s. With a team of associates and advisors, she has photographed the murals; conducted oral histories of the artists and sponsors; authored text explaining the art; led mural tours; and organized public programs. In 2010 she created a mural website, which currently displays 35 of the city’s greatest pieces (www.dcmurals.info). Dr. Frank is president of her own small business, American Dreams & Associates, Inc. The project is partially funded by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, and the DC Commission on the Arts and the Humanities.