Triangle Artists Group (TAG), an organization of more than 100 lesbian and gay artists from the D.C. Metro/Baltimore region, will be conducting an Artomatic tour of this year’s members. Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3, the tour led by Mark Osele will give a rundown of the best queer art at this year’s [...]

Last night I stopped by Artomatic and while I was heading into an elevator a nice gentleman told me in passing his favorite piece of art was on the 4th floor by Joseph Hale. A photo was snapped, but it doesn’t really do the piece justice: Is there an exhibit you found especially moving? Just [...]

This year at Artomatic Samuel Scharf is taking a new approach to nature with “The Great Unwashed”. He’s recreated a tree outside of nature – a large scale installation of a sketch Scharf says he has wanted to realize for about a year now. Scharf is essentially “trying to place the trees into an art [...]

No plans yet this weekend? Looking for something cheap and fun to do? Then look no further as Artomatic Manual sums up the weekend happenings at Artomatic. (And as always, if we’ve forgotten something please share it with us and the rest of the Artomatic Manual readers below in the comments.)

Christie Otvos is trying something different at this year’s Artomatic and not showing her usual glass art. Instead she is showing an upcycled creation made from boxes she found on Craigslist and the newspaper. Otvos says: “I wondered if I would be able to create a piece of art with items around the house or [...]

Most people, both in and out of the D.C. region are familiar with Frank Warren’s project known as PostSecret. The project could be better described as an ongoing experience for anyone who wishes to take part — as Warren accepts anonymous secrets mailed to him on postcards. These secrets later get posted online. PostSecret made [...]

In addition to the regularly scheduled Artomatic exhibits and the events you see in our calendar at the left, there are two especially exciting events at Artomatic this weekend. First of all, there is “Meet The Artists Night” on Saturday, June 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Make sure to swing by Artomatic to meet [...]

John Sawyer and Victor Rortvedt are presenting a project called reDISTRICTing at the 10th Anniversary of Artomatic. Sawyer and Rortvedt use photo overlays of modern DC scenes with black and white Library of Congress images of the same location from another time. Of the project, they say, “We were inspired by the cultural signals sent [...]

Every artist at the 10th Anniversary of Artomatic has in their own unique way created something to show in their space. For this Artomatic Manual Tour, we focus on those who have created handcrafted artwork — the crafters. From those who create via fabric, stitchery, jewelry or decorative painting we’ve highlighted our favorites.

For Jamie Wimberly‘s first Artomatic show, he is showing five pieces which represent part of a series called “Provocations.” Wimberly explains: “I make constructions using found objects and an iconic treatment of a central figure (the red-headed woman.) The work increasingly references art itself (thus, the whole provocations thing), almost as a reliquary to the [...]