June 13 | 5th Annual Politics and Art: District Vox - Free event!

Now in its fifth year, Politics & Art: District Vox is an annual “Made in D.C.” performing arts showcase presented by Councilmember David Grosso and Mars Arts D.C. Politics & Art is celebration of D.C.’s vibrant arts community, featuring 20+ performances by over 100 artists from all eight wards, ranging from spirituals and hip hop to spoken word and folk/bluegrass. Lifelong Washingtonian and “High Priestess of Love” Rayceen Pendarvis, the host of The Ask Rayceen Show, will emcee the Washington Gas Main Stage. This year’s event spotlights several D.C.-based Native American, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ artists who will share artistic representations of their lives in our community.

Complimentary light bites are provided by the Washington Performing Arts Junior Board, in conjunction with the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School Small Business Program.

Performer Lineup: ACHORD, Afi Soul, DC Seniors Cameo Club, Filiblaster, Flo Anito & Seth Kibel, Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways, Heritage Signature Chorale, Konshens The MC/Classically Dope, Meraki, Mikva Challenge DC's Project Soapbox, Nelwat Ishkamewe, Purify Love, Reverb, SongRise, Students from Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Uptown Boyz

Community Partners: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Cathedral Choral Society, Dance Place, The Folklore Society of Greater Washington, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Humanities DC, IA&A at Hillyer, The MusicianShip, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, Team Rayceen/The Ask Rayceen Show,Zenith Community Arts Foundation, Zine Making with Meg Metcalf

Visual Art Exhibit: Works from the Latino GLBT History Project’s “La Plática: Elevando Arte, Poesía, & Palabra” group show, as well as works by Héctor J. Torres, Nataliya Andreyeva, and Students from the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School

Event attendees are subject to building security procedures. Please review policies here.