$5000 Award for EotR Artists, LUMEN8Updates & Anacostia Community Museum Event

The first Annual East of the River Distinguished Artist Award recognizes a current East of the Anacostia River artist for artistic excellence as well as significant impact on the DC cultural life. One EotR artist is honored with this $5,000 award this year and the award will take place annually. DEADLINE: June 15, 2012 at 5pm Who is eligible? Artists who currently live East of the Anacostia River neighborhoods in all disciplines-including dance, film, literature, music, theater, photography and visual arts-whose careers have made a substantial impact on the arts in the District of Columbia may apply. Artists must have lived East of Anacostia River for at least one year and worked in District of Columbia for more than five years. No one may receive the award more than once. No posthumous awards will be made. Application must include at least two pieces of work that have been completed or are in progress from the current year of application. APPLY HERE: www.honfleurgallery.com/gallery/calls-to-artists/ Presented by Honfleur Gallery with funding from the Gautier Family. Featured LUMEN8Artist: Brian Evans This Saturday, June 9th! from 1-5pm Anacostia in Fashion Festival Artist/Designer Brian Evans will expand his Lumen8Anacostia pop up shop to a full blown shopping experience. Located in the Anacostia Design Center, the AIF exhibit chronicles key moments in Anacostia's history with fashion as the medium. Read the Washington Post article on Brian Evans and the AIF by clicking here Address: 1231 Good Hope Road SE WDC 20020 Tuesday, June 12 at 7pm      a collaboration between Anacostia Community Museum & Honfleur Gallery Join ACM's historian Gail Lowe and Director of Education Robert Hall for an illustrated presentation on the history of the Anacostia and many other locations east of the river. Free! For registration,  please call 202-633-4844 Location: Honfleur Gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE WDC 20020 More details here photo credit: David Y. Lee / ARCH Development Corporation    LUMEN8Anacostia Closing Party!  June 16th, from 6pm - 11pm  Live performances at Honfleur Gallery DJ Eskimo at The Gallery at Vivid Solutions Open Studios featuring two Artists-in-Residences Theatrical Performances at 2020 Shannon Place SE Food Trucks After party at Big Chair Bar and Grill LUMEN8Anacostia t-shirts, only $10!

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