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A WORD FROMWELCOME!

OUR PLANNERS:When I was a teaching assistant a few years ago in the

suburbs of Paris (thanks to a generous grant from The French Embassy), I experienced an extraor-

dinary celebration of contemporary art in the public sphere; open air, night skies, the city redefined through its most in-novative thinkers & artists. I wanted to bring the concept to its sister city & my hometown, Washington, DC. A small city with enormous cultural, intellectual, & international capital seemed uniquely fitted for a petit version of Nuit Blanche. I am thrilled that Art All Night DC has become a dream realized!

This night would not be possible without the support of my mother, Joy Austin, Gloria Nauden & Roland Celette-all of whom generously shared their time, advice & action plans to see this project through.

I am grateful to Alexander Padro of Shaw Main Streets, Inc. who attended Nuit Blanche Paris, had a vision for his neighborhood, & provided an absolutely indispendable non-profit partner.

Special thanks to Dr. B.W. Austin, Eyoel Makonnen, Jackie Cantwell of Curating for a Cause, & my colleagues at Meridian International Center.

Ultimately, this night is all about You & the City. I hope you will leisurely wander from space to space or excitedly dash from one destination to another. Hear a poetry slam at midnight, see a library transform into a fashion show, watch a short film in a church, or dance in an old Wonderbread factory. Go to every venue. Talk to the artists. Taste the music & feel the art. Stay until 3am, then wander the streets until sunrise...

My partner, Pleasant Mann, decided two years ago that we should schedule our vacation trip to Paris to coincide with an arts festival he had seen on France 24, the English language

French news cable channel. In preparation for the trip, I perused the extensive program booklet that was posted online by the Parisian government, choosing a number of video projections & other contem-porary art installations in the City of Light’s Marais & Latin Quarter neighborhoods. The 12 hour festival ran from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, but after about nine hours, we jumped in a cab & headed back to our hotel, agreeing that Nuit Blanche was something we would love to see brought to Washington, DC.

Less than a year later, Joy Ford Austin, executive director of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, called me asking if I would take a call from her daughter, who was interested in bringing a Parisian arts festival to DC & needed a nonprofit partner to apply for funding. In a matter of weeks, Ariana Austin & I had successfully applied for & received a Festivals DC grant from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities. In the months that followed, an outstanding core team

of volunteers rolled up their sleeves & created the framework that became Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC & enlisted the assistance of a diverse group of cultural partners that ensured that the festival would offer vibrant & exciting options for all visitors, regardless of their interests.

Shaw Main Streets, the commercial revitalization & historic preser-vation nonprofit that serves the 7th & 9th Street, NW commercial corridors north of Chinatown, has successfully supported the introduc-tion & expansion of a number of art galleries & performance venues in the area over the past eight years, not to mention over 80 new retail businesses. The neighborhood’s outstanding arts heritage made Shaw a natural place to host Art All Night DC.

So two years later, instead of reading the program brochure for an overnight arts festival, I’m writing the introduction to one, after having spent months helping to select the artists & make the preparations to host this festival. & I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to help bring Nuit Blanche from Paris to the Potomac.

Founder & Creative DirectorArt All Night : Nuit Blanche DC

Executive DirectorShaw Main Streets, Inc

ARIANA AUSTINALEXANDER M. PADRO

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HUMANITINI. FASHION SHOW. POETRY SLAM. LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES. INTERNATIONAL BLOCK PARTY.

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WELCOME

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PROCLAMATION

A WORD FROM OUR PLANNERS

WHAT’S GOING ON BETWEEN 7TH & 9TH STS, NW

BIOS, DESCRIPTIONS, & WHAT YOU’LL BE SEEING

BARS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS & MORE OPEN LATE

THANKING OUR SPONSORS, STAFF & CULTURAL PARTNERS

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Vivace (2010) by Craig Kraft This painted aluminum & neon sculpture evokes the spirit of Jazz, for which the Shaw neighbor-hood is known. In front of the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW.

Shaw Community Mural (2009) by Byron Peck & City Arts This colorful mural blends local historic figures & architecture with African motifs. North side of 1507 9th St. NW.

Acrobatic Troupe (1986), mixed media sculpture by Joan Danziger In the vestibule of the Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th Street, NW.

Portraits DC 2009 Winners A photographic exhibit on the windows of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center facade on the 700 & 800 blocks of N Street, NW.

Unintentional Drawing #4, #5 (2010) by Craig Kraft In the windows of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Southeast corner of 9th & N Streets, NW.

Shaw Racing Team (2010), a mural by Words Beats & Life On the north wall of 1208 9th Street, NW, at the entrance to Blagden Alley.

Windows on DC A series of backpainted windows & window installations on the facades of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, on the south side of the 700 & 800 blocks of M Street, NW.

Transit (2007) by Wendy Ross An aluminum sculpture hanging above the Mount Vernon Square/7th St—Convention Center Metro station entrance at the southwest corner of 7th & M Streets, NW.

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SOUTH WALL1713 7th Street NW

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WATHA T. DANIEL/SHAW LIBRARY1630 7th Street NW

CRAIG KRAFT STUDIO931 R Street NW

POCKET PARKRhode Island Ave & 9th Street NW

KENNEDY RECREATION CENTER1401 7th Street NW

CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AUDITORIUM711 N Street NW

LAMONT BISHOP GALLERY1314 9th Street NW

ROW HOUSES:1216 9th Street NW 1218 9th Street NW 1226 9th Street NW

INSOMNIAC DESIGN1219 Blagden Alley NW

WAREHOUSE THEATER 1021 7th Street NW, Rear

CIVILIAN ART PROJECTS1019 7th Street NW

JEMAL’S ACME STOVE BUILDING1005 7th Street

TOUCHSTONE GALLERY901 New York Avenue NW

TECHWORLD PLAZA & I ST. NW900 Block of 8th Street NW

GOETHE-INSTITUT812 7th Street NW

PEPCO’S EDISON PLACE GALLERY701 9th Street NW

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL LIBRARY 901 G Street NW

CAOS ON F GALLERY923 F Street NW

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SCHEDULE OF VENUESWONDERBREAD FACTORYART SOIREE/ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Alliance Française de Washington & Art Soiree present numerous artistic performances in the old Wonderbread factory, where several Djs, live performances, graffiti art, video screenings & light happenings will take place. Two cash bars will be available in this massive space, transformed on this unique occasion into an artistic scene & dance floor.

7:00pm Darren Smith ExhibitionInspired by the annual La Nuit Blanche celebrations he attended in Paris, Darren Smith created a new body of work capturing the mystery & drama of the evening. The handmade photo mosaics take fire as the central element, showing the creative potential of a destructive force. Each mosaic is made from many small pieces cut from his photographs & glued together on illustration board. The international photo & design editor for National Geographic Magazine, Smith’s work has been featured in solo & group shows in Washington, D.C., New York, & Paris, France.

Mark Rosera, Mounir Afranji, Carrie Smith

Sebastien ReaniLive Graffiti

Ritu MagheraLive Henna Painting

9:00pm Walker RoadPerformance

11:00pm DIGITAL 21 Embassy of SpainDigital 21 is Miguel López Mora. Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, director of video, visual designer & producer of the ‘90s has since worked tirelessly as Spain’s pioneer in live electronic music, using real instruments & incorporating the strength of the guitar, bass, drums, etc. In his four albums to date he has composed, arranged & played all the instruments in each of the songs, remaining true to his artistic concept of total independence & coherence of all audio-visual creation. Since he released his debut LP: “The Sound Station” in 2000, DIGITAL 21 has toured extensively around the world in Spain & Germany, Belgium, Holland, Morocco, Hungary, Mexico, etc. He is also a professor of Conducting at the Music School of Art & Technology of Madrid (Artenet), where he also teaches Ableton Live. Digital 21 is, along with artists such as Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails, Richie Hawtin, Mogwai, Sasha (DJ), John Digweed, DJ Krush, & Hot Chip, one of the artists included in Ableton Live. SND+VSN SouND&ViSioNDJ MACAULAY, MASRAE, LULU & EILEEN DANIELSKI w/a special guest DJ. SND+VSN is a collaborative force of music, film, & art photography.

SOUTH WALL Streaming Projection

POCKET PARK 7th & R Street NW

Melinda Merinksy Glowing Orbs in Trees

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9:00PM Dana Greaves Fashion PresentationWe’re pleased to invite you to “ARTAYA at Night” in partnership with Shaw Library. Inspired by the Crimson Rosella & an unorthodox foreign romance, designer Dana Ayanna Greaves will present her latest ARTAYA collection during an all night fashion presentation that features ornately-dressed mannequins, video projections, & live models. Brooke Kao, our wardrobe mixtress for the night, will tell the collection’s story through styling & pattern mixing. Global tunes from iWah the ‘BeatPriest’. Live Fashion Show 9pm – 11pm. The party continues 11pm - 3am

CRAIG KRAFT STUDIO Sculpture Installation

Over the past 30 years Craig Kraft has gained national recognition in creating original works of art that advance the techniques he has developed working with neon and, more recently, rolled aluminum. He is one of only a handful of light artists in the world who bends his own glass & is respected for his ability to precisely manipulate the figure & light to capture his own artistic vision. His sculptures have been featured in over 110 exhibits throughout the U.S.A. & he has been a leader of the International Sculpture Conference twice. Recently, Kraft has been commissioned to create monumental rolled aluminum light sculptures for both Montgomery County Maryland & P.F.A. for the Downtown Silver Spring Development as well as for The Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, Virginia. He was invited to exhibit at both The Busan Biennale Art Festival 2004 & Hermandades Escultoricas 2005 in Merida Yucatan Mexico. His work can be seen at his home gallery & studio. A historic firehouse will open this evening, featuring an original Front of House neon sculpture.

POCKET PARK Rhode Island Ave & 9th St NW

Melinda Merinksy Glowing Orbs in Trees

KENNEDY RECREATION CENTER: RAIN PLAN FOR TECH SPACE/I STREET PROGRAMMING IN CASE OF RAIN, TECHWORLD PLAZA & I ST. PROGRAMMING WILL RELOCATE HERE

CENTER CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

BloomBars is proud to present Sunrise Cinema: A Celebration of Local Independent Film & Filmmakers. Sunrise Cinema is a monthly program at BloomBars conceived to prevent impaired drivers taking to the streets & let night owls enjoy their evening for a bit longer so they don’t have to risk being on the road during the most dangerous time of the week. We’ve combined Sunrise Cinema with some of our favorite films screened at our weekly BloomScreen Indie Film Night for the perfect Art All Night DC Film Festival! Filmmakers will be on hand to introduce their films and/or answer questions following the screenings.

7:00pm Wednesday Afternoons A game of chess between a lonely widower & his only friend takes an unexpected turn. (15 min). Director: Nora Alsharif (UK).

7:20pm 9500 Liberty Details the turmoil that ensues when anti-immigration groups in VA’s Prince William County pressure officials into enacting controversial measures requiring police to detain any suspected illegal aliens. (81 min). Directors: Eric Byler & Annabel Park.

9:00pm The Capital Buzz Amateur beekeepers are setting out to propagate bees all over DC. These hives are the hidden armies pollinating the city’s flowers & helping to sustain a honeybee population that is dwindling all around the world. The Capital Buzz follows Washingtonian Jeff Miller as he advances the growing urban beekeeping movement. (15 min). Principal contacts: producer Diana El-Osta. Also, cast star - Jeff Miller.

9:30pm Chocolate City In 2003, over 400 low-income families were forced from their homes at the Arthur Capper housing project in SE Washington DC, as part of a massive redevelopment program. Chocolate City explores the rapid gentrification of DC through the eyes of a group of local women fighting to return to their homes. Their story celebrates the strength of communities & the capacity of art to inspire change. (45 min). Directors: Ellie Walton & Sam Wild.

10:30pm The New Grind Short film profiles local DC skateboarder, Darren Harper. (6 min, 20 sec). Director: Mr. Mark Shelton.

10:45pm Life Out Loud: Joy, Tears & Passion A documentary featuring Grammy® nominated performer Wayna Wondwossen, where this Ethiopian-born, DC-bred singer talks candidly about her life as an independent artist. (21 min). Director: Renee McSwain.

11:15pm 9500 Liberty Details the turmoil that ensues when anti-immigration groups in VA’s Prince William County pressure officials into enacting controversial measures requiring police to detain any suspected illegal aliens. (81 min). Directors: Eric Byler & Annabel Park.

1:00am A Weigh With Words Explores how the words we use invoke conflict & compassion in our community. With interviews from political figures, professors, high school students & entertainers, this documentary presents a blunt, no-holds-barred investigation of the power of language. (60 min). Directors: Various HS students. Mediator: HawaH Everlutionary.

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Skypelapse Multimedia Contemporary Dance Installation Skypelapse reaches far beyond the stage, the scene, the theatre, the here & now, through a multimedia contemporary dance installation. In this duet between dance artists Ilana Faye Silverstein in Washington, DC & Lotta Lundgren in Stockholm, they use their physical distance as an opportunity & technology as a creative tool. Skypelapse is a continuous play on communication through movement while celebrating physical distance. The structure of the piece strings together live dance, projected dance, skype interaction between a live dancer & a dancers image, live performance, duets, & solos. Developing dance long-distance raises questions about our external worlds; can they let other people into this process? Can they let themselves into this process? Or is their process only a digitalized crutch, a substitute for real truths?

Alayna Rasile-Digrindakis Window InstallationIntersections are about timing, compromise, & about a creation of a very specific space & place. This piece explores what transforms a space into something much larger than just a physical intersection; material culture & memory. The warp & weft of this installation are scavenged materials & musings of the neighborhood. Through constructing this site-specific piece intentionally for this specific evening, the artist hopes to bring attention to what a sense of place can be, & to offer a reflection of the place this particular intersection is on this night.

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DARREN SMITHPhotographer/Artist7:00pm @ Wonder Bread Factory


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Mood Lounge, 1318 9th Street, NW

Nellie’s Sports Bar, 900 U Street, NW American & Italian

1905 Restaurant, 1905 9th Street, NW; Bistro

Old Dominion Brewhouse, 1219 9th Street, NW Burgers, Wings, Sushi

The Passenger, 1021 7th Street, NW Small Plates

Pizza D’Oro, 717 T Street, NW; Pizza, Italian

Queen Makeda Restaurant, 1917 9th Street, NW Ethiopian

Queen of Sheba Restaurant, 1903 9th Street, NW Ethiopian, Italian, Smoothies, ENTERTAINMENT

Rouge 24, 929 N Street, NW [Blagden Alley] Gourmet Cuisine

Salina Restaurant, 1936 9th Street, NW Ethiopian & Italian

Seasonal Pantry, 1314-1/2 9th Street, NW Gourmet Snacks

7-11, 1622 7th Street, NW Snacks

Shashamene Restaurant, 1909 9th Street, NW Ethiopian

Subway, 1127 7th Street, NW Sandwiches

Sundevich, 1314 9th Street, NW, Rear [Naylor Court]; Sandwiches, Salads

Tropicana Restaurant, 725 Florida Avenue, NW Caribbean

Velvet Lounge, 915 U Street, NW

Yetenbi Restaurant, 1915 9th Street, NW Ethiopian, Pastries

Zula Café, 1933 9th Street, NW Ethiopian

Ambassador Restaurant, 1907 9th Street, NW Eritrean & Italian

Axum/Level X Lounge, 1934 9th Street, NW Ethiopian, Light Fare

Azi’s Café, 1336 9th Street, NW Sandwiches, Salads

Bar Portico, 1914 9th Street, NW Eritrean

Bar 7, 1015-1/2 7th Street, NW

Bella Café & Restaurant, 900 Florida Ave NW Eritrean & Italian

Café Eagle, 1414 9th Street, NW; Mexican

Chatman’s D’Vine Bakery & Café, 1239 9th Street, NW; Sandwiches, Cupcakes, Pies

DC Eagle, 639 New York Avenue, NW

DC 9, 1940 9th Street, NW; Burgers

Dickson Wine Bar, 903 U Street, NW Gourmet Cuisine

Etete Ethiopian Cuisine, 1942 9th Street, NW Ethiopian

Fasil Ethiopian Restaurant, 1608 7th Street, NW Ethiopian

Habesha Market & Carryout, 1919 9th Street, NW Ethiopian

Italy Pizza, 634 Florida Avenue, NW Italian, Pizza

Little Ethiopia Restaurant, 1924 9th Street, NW Ethiopian, ENTERTAINMENT

Lux Lounge, 649 New York Avenue, NW

Marrakesh Restaurant, 617 New York Avenue, NW Morrocan

Martin’s Lounge, 1919 9th Street, NW ENTERTAINMENT

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BARS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHT CLUBS, COFFEE SHOPS, & OTHER BUSINESSES OPEN IN SHAW DURING ART ALL NIGHT DC*

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1216 9TH ST. NW & 1218 9TH ST. NWRodney Herring, Robin Childers, Chris Kidboy, Helen Metaferia Exhibition

1226 9TH ST. NWRosina Teri Memolo Photography Exhibition Images of & by Words Beats & Life students from Edgewood Terrace & Lincoln Heights. Contributing students were led by Rosina Teri Memolo, in conjunction with an “Inside Out Project Group Action.” INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work.

INSOMNIAC DESIGN

Rachel Hynes & Ethan Foote Collaborative Performance‘Lit’ is a collaboration between performance artist, Rachel Hynes & bassist/composer Ethan Foote with an ensemble of 15-20 performers. Staged on the first & second floors, & rooftop deck of Insomniac Design, this immersive piece is a cross between a show & an installation. Audiences will be invited into the building & encouraged to follow the performance through the house or, they may choose to wander as they please. Sumptuous, visceral, wild & transcendent, ‘Lit’ explores moments of ‘Illumination,’ through the use of different light sources (candles, flashlights, Christmas lights, lanterns, sparklers) & the contrasts & tensions of darkness. Combining music, text, movement & imagery, the actors will perform small scenes & sequences for the audience to observe or participate in—a rock concert, an interrogation by flashlight, characters in business suits… the evening will end with a short opera on the roof deck.

WAREHOUSE THEATRE

HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC Entrances on New York Ave, NW & 7th Street, NW

7:00pm Thomas Sayers Ellis Photography Demonstration Presenting his photo collection from his (UN) Lock it: The Percussive People in the GoGo Pocket exhibition at The Gallery at Vivid Solutions.

8:00pm If Not For Grace Hand Dance party

9:00pm “From Clubs to Pubs” HUMANITINI A special Art All Night DC edition of our popular Humanitini Program. Panelists will discuss the changing nature of how nocturnal Washingtonians consume their culture. The event will be moderated by Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC & include panelists Kate Michael from the K Street Kate Blog, DJ Adrian Loving, & Mood Bacho, managing partner at Opera Ultra Lounge.

10:30pm — 1:30am Poetry Slam & Open Mic In partnership with the National Underground Spokenword Poetry Association where poets will compete for a $200 price.

1:30am Christylez Bacon Performance by Grammy Nominated Hip-Hop Artist

CIVILIAN ART PROJECTS

Pan’s Pipes Exhibition Artists Ryan Hill, Erick Jackson & George Jenne investigate the counterculture vocabulary they grew up with to create the exhibition Pan’s Pipes. With a goal to create the psychological feel of a headshop, or other illicit spaces where teens go to escape the realities of family & school, the artists create new works on paper, sculpture, & a unique installation. The exhibition encompasses two galleries in Civilian, including a “black light” store space & a large back room filled with dozens of images, works on paper, sculpture, & found objects. While

the artists do not literally create a headshop, their work explores a visual culture that once embraced otherness & a kind of subjectivity rejected by mainstream culture. The work is both surrealist & psychedelic, combining imagery & objects to create psychological moods, dream states & poetic thinking.

Site/Schema: Nikki Painter ExhibitionIn her second solo exhibition, Painter’s works continue to develop & expand a set of images, bright colors & patterns to investigate the ways in which chaos & order interact & coexist. She will exhibit new works on paper & two site-specific installations, one in the project space & one in “The Entrance,” our new foyer space made available for experiments & artist-directed projects.

JEMAL’S ACME STOVE BUILDING

No Kings Collective presents Submerge:Kelly TowlesTim ConlonAsad WalkerBrandon HillPeter ChangExhibition/Installation

TOUCHSTONE GALLERY

Lou Gagnon “The Nature of Joy”Simple yet sophisticated color arrangements in pastel, inspired by his families’ farm, that move both visually & emotionally.

Mary Lynch “OFF the SQUARE”Canvas wall reliefs translate the landscape of ordinary objects into abstract patterns & geometric grids.

Touchstone Gallery 50 Member’s Group Show Our current group show says farewell to summer & hello to autumn. Come & enjoy our fall colors in our exuberant all media show:

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Steve AldertonDavid AlfuthLinda BankerdGary BergelHarmon BiddleMarcia CoppelCharlie DaleMari DeMarisAnthony Dortch Jr.Susan FellerBetsy ForsterLou Gagnon, Timothy JohnsonLeslie A. JohnstonCarol Kanga

TECHWORLD PLAZA & I ST. NWIN CASE OF RAIN, TECHWORLD PLAZA & I ST. PROGRAMMING WILL RELOCATE TO KENNEDY RECREATION CENTER

7:00 — 11:00PM INTERNATIONAL BLOCK PARTY

Embassy of France & Art All Night DC present an exciting series of live musical performers in the techworld plaza.

Batala, Serge Krichenko, Juana Sky, Caravane Live Music David Camero Street Performer

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Brian Davis Interactive Light InstallationWashington, D.C. is a city full of complex, interdependent systems powered by bureaucracy, networks, and connections. This site-specific sculpture embodies this idea - exposing the way systems function on a human level. The work will consist of a variety of vintage and contemporary chairs loosely arranged in an outward facing circle. Directly above each chair is a distinct light, also selected from a variety of styles. The chairs and lights are connected by a complicated structure of boards, bolts and wires. The asymmetric nature of the construction combined with the hodgepodge of furniture is intended to indicate a lack of planning. As the first viewer approaches the structure, all the lights will be weakly illuminated, casting a glow on their respective chairs. When this first viewer sits in a chair, the light immediately overhead is extinguished. Similarly, if any viewer sits in any one of the remaining empty seats, those lights flare out as well. However the situation changes if all 5 seats are occupied at the same time. As the last viewer sits, all five of the lights come on to glow brightly. Like one of the district’s many memorials, this work can function as both a sculpture and social architecture. It provides a place to relax while being a part of the Art All Night festival.

JORDIN’S PARADISE & SHAW MAIN STREETS PRESENT “Got that Swing Flash Mob: A Tribute to Duke Ellington”

. ART WHINO, URBAN ARTISTRY, GOETHE-INSTITUT join forces with artists from around the world for a collaboration of live art, dance & music. Beginning at 7:00pm this creative city street will transform into a live production featuring seasoned German graffiti artist, Scotty 76 on one side parallel to an impressive list of both local & international artists sponsored by Art Whino. Scattered along I street between the spectrum of international visual artists & graffiti writers that will line the sidewalk that evening, performers from Urban Artistry along with students, local dance crews & other movement specialists will cypher the night away to the funky, soulful sounds played by a local favorite, DJ Baronhawk Poitier.

Blaze One, Eric B. AKA Viceversa, Gregg Deal, HKS181, Lightup, Jazirock, Pore, Sebastian Lorenzo Reani Live Painting

Scotty76 Performance & Graffiti Exhibition German graffiti & hip-hop artist Scotty76 will present a graffiti art street performance on the sidewalk outside the Goethe-Institut. Scotty76’s airbrush & paintbrush art has been seen on t-shirts of stars including Timbaland, Naomi

Campbell, Justin Timberlake, Cypress Hill & Sean Paul. Scotty76’s graffiti art appears throughout the world & in notable graffiti art magazines. He recently launched his highly anticiapted line Artyllerie March 2011

DJ BaronhawkIn 2005, , DJ Baronhawk became an artistic director, sound engineer, & DJ for Urban Artistry. He performed, engineered music, & choreographed productions at venues including The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Theater, The Lansburgh Theater, The Atlas, & The Shakespeare Theater.

GOETHE-INSTITUT

“Left Behind” (Zurückgelassen) Photography Exhibition Friederike Brandenburg The roof of a light-blue car, nestled among the spreading fronds of wild ferns & protected by lush green branches. A run-down wooden shack in a snowy landscape, its once brightly colored paint now dull & peeling. This exhibit follows the isolated traces of civilization in places otherwise presumed to represent a pristine, untouched state of nature. Beyond the well-traveled roads, in shady clearings & wide-open fields, lie objects discarded by human society, with singular aesthetic qualities & sometimes an almost absurd presence. Brandenburg’s photographs visualize the paradoxical relationship between beauty & decay. Works by Friederike Brandenburg (b. 1983) have been exhibited in group shows around Germany. Her photobook “Waidwerk” was one of the top entries at the International Photobook Festival in Kassel. This series was selected for inclusion in the “Talents” series by C|O Berlin, the International Forum for Visual Dialogues.

24 Hours Berlin— A Day in the Life (24h Berlin—Ein Tag im Leben) Film ScreeningGermany, 2008, Director: Volker Heise; Producer: Thomas Kufus; Editors: Wolfram Kohler, Annette Muff, Christina Preussker, Valérie Smith & Rudi Zieglmeier A day in the life of a city & its inhabitants was filmed by 80 different camera teams on a single day, Friday, September 5, 2008, then edited & broadcast one year later, for 24 hours, without interruption, starting at 6 am on Saturday, September 5, 2009. We’ll be showing the 7 pm – 3 am portion of this amazing 24-hour portrait of the city of Berlin. Come to find out what’s different about Berlin at 2 am from the city’s vibe at 7 pm or 11 pm. Bring your sleeping bag & pillow. Shown by special arrangement with zero one 24 Film & Rundfunk Radio Berlin-Brandenburg.

Truth Among LiarsJames KernsPaul MericleAyodamola OkunseindeTara Kocourek

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Ai-Wen Wu KratzHarvey KupferbergMichael LangPaula B. LantzEmery J. LewisCarol LopatinShelley LowensteinRosemary LuckettMary H. LynchKate McConnellPete McCutchenJoAnn McInnisNewton S. MoreBill MouldAina Nergaard-Nammack

Leslie NolanMary D. OttHarriet Rosenbaum Colleen SaboRhona L.K. SchonwaldRima SchulkindJanathel ShawCharles St. CharlesElena TchernomazovaTre, Mary Trent ScottDina VolkovaGale WallarJanet WheelerCynthia Young

SCOTTY 76Performance & Graffiti Exhibition

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VENUE PARTNERS

Caos on F Gallery

Civilian Art Projects

Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development

District of Columbia Public Library

District of Columbia Dept. of Parks & Recreation

Douglas Development Corporation

PEPCO’S Edison Place Gallery

Goethe-Institut Washington

Immaculate Conception Parish, Archdiocese of Washington, DC

Insomniac Design

Lamont Bishop Gallery

Touchstone Gallery

Warehouse Theater

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Ariana Austin (Founder & Creative Director)

Alexander M. Padro (Executive Director of Shaw Main Streets)

Alissa Greer (Logistics Director)

Munch Joseph (Cultural Programming Director)

Eric Shutt (Marketing Director)

Erika Gutierrez & Howard Lee (Public Relations)

Latesha Smith & Nafisa Isa (Logistics Co-Chairs)

Elizabeth Ganshert (Volunteer Coordinator)

Brooke Kao (Graphic Designer) brookekao.com

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DJ BARONHAWKDirector, Sound Engineer, DJ

International Block Party @ Techworld Plaza & Eye Street

PEPCO’S EDISON PLACE GALLERY

“Ten Years After 9/11” Exhibition Ccommemorates the 10th anniversary of September 11th & features the work of 39 international artists. Co-curators Helen Frederick & William Dunlap recruited the artists, not specific artwork, which allows “Ten Years After 9/11” to give voice to artists from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Ireland, Germany & the United States. Saadi Al Kaabi, Ahmed Alkarkhi, Shahla Arbabi, Ken Ashton, Billy Colbert, CombatPapermakers/Drew Cameron, Brian Counihan, Frank Hallam Day, Joan Danziger, Alexander Djikia, Bill Dunlap, William Dunlap, Michael D. Fay, Helen Frederick, Chawky Frenn, Ann Glover, Alison Hall, Pinkney Herbert, Victor Juhasz, Jeffrey Kent, Bridget Sue Lambert, Adam Lister, Despina Meimaroglou, Michael Pestel, Matt Pinney, Michael B. Platt, Phyllis Plattner, Annette Polan, Raoul Middleman, David Richardson, Patrick Sargent, Brian Sentman, Peterr Sowiski, Kurt Steger, Erwin Thamm, Leonid Tishkov, Sean Watkins, Sue Wrbican & Workingman’s Collective.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL LIBRARYChristie Malvin InstallationScene Unseen is a large scale installation that incorporates both video & public participation to create a piece inspired by the rich cultural diversity of D.C. The piece is existentialist in nature, suggesting that the superficial world that oftentimes controls our view is non-important relative to the experiences we have & our interactios with others. All the people featured in the video are stripped down to a mere silhouette reflecting one clear truth; we are all human & regardless of social construction, we co-exist together to shape the city that we share.

CAOS ON F GALLERY

THE MUSE COLLECTIVEJati Lindsay ExhibitionJati Lindsay is a Washington, D.C. based photographer. He has been shooting professionally for 8 years & has been featured in exhibitions at the Leica Gallery in New York City & the Code Gallery in Amsterdam. In addition, he shoots for a diverse range of clients that includes the National Academy of Sciences, the United Nations Foundation, The Washington Post, The Southern Poverty Law Center, URB magazine, & Atlantic Records. Here, he turns his lens to iconic images of Washington Life-in black & white.

Exhibition:

Matthew Falls Furniture

David Harp Photography

Tanja North Paintings

Chul Beom Park Mixed Media

Carole Greenwood Mixed Media

Artist Spaces:

Mimi Masse

Analya Cespedes, 3rd floor (mixed media sculptures & jewelry art)

Stuart Gosswein

Caroline Armijo, 2nd floor, (paintings & book art)

JATI LINDSAYPhotographer

Caos Gallery: Muse Collective

CHRISTIE MALVINInstallation Artist

MLK Jr. Public Library

RACHEL HYNES & ETHAN FOOTE

Performance Artist & ComposerInsomniac Design

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THANK YOU!THE DC COMMISSION ON THE ARTS & HUMANITIES, an open, encouraging & innovative government agency, provided us with a Festival Grant.

DOUGLAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, without whose generous contributions of venues & resources this festival would have not been possible.

OUR CULTURAL PARTNERS who shared their expertise & resources to produce eight hours of programming.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SHAW MAIN STREETS, for agreeing to help bring Paris’ Nuit Blanche to Washington, DC.

THE MANY ARTISTS who so graciously agreed to present their creative talents during Art All Night DC, without compensation.

THE VENUES who made their spaces available to the festival at no charge.

ALL THE VOLUNTEERS who gave their time & efforts to make this dream a reality.

SPECIAL THANKS TOJoy Austin, Gloria Nauden, Roland Celette & Swann De Gouvello of The Embassy of France, Dr. B.W. Austin, Eyoel Makonnen, Jackie Cantwell of Curating for a Cause, The Staff of Meridian International Center, Rob & Sushama Connor, Julian Austin, Holly Ford, Sandro Kereselidze & Tatiana Pastukhova of Art Soiree, Sylvain Cornevaux of Alliance Française, Erica Cosgrove, Philippa Hughes of The Pink Line Project, Ayris Scales of DCCAH, Cristina Amoruso & Gladys Kamau of the DC Depart-ment of Small & Local Business Development, Carolyn Rudd of CRP, Inc, Pat Elwood, Director, District of Columbia Office of Protocol & Inter-national Affairs, Cynthia Brock-Smith, Secretary of the District of Columbia.

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CULTURAL PARTNERS

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Shaw Main Streets is a designated DC Main Streets program & is funded in part by the DC Department of Small & Local Business Development, Vincent C. Gray, Mayor.

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