Travelin’ Light Illuminates Renee Butler’s Ongoing Artistic Evolution
The Washington Color School is, understandably, a point of pride in the creative history of D.C., and there has been fresh interest in the work of many of its artists in recent years. Aside from the most famous entities who now command millions of dollars at auction, the community around the movement was a rich…
Indigenous Cultures Is the Only Theme for This Year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival
For many years the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, founded in 1967, often had three to four cultural themes with craftspeople and musicians in multiple areas across the grassy middle section of the National Mall over two weekends, including Independence Day. But this year, the annual event only has one theme—Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the…
Workers at Glenstone Faced Union-Busting Tactics Before NLRB Vote
Two days after hourly employees at the private, billionaire-owned Glenstone art museum voted to unionize, a member of the leadership team felt compelled to share his thoughts. In particular, Director of Regional Partnerships Paul Tukey had some choice words for the employees “who don’t feel lucky to work here.” “Glenstone is great because of the…
Visual Artist Roderick Turner Shines Light on D.C.’s Past for the Future to Remember
Painting is so integral to local artist Roderick Turner’s life that you’ll hardly ever find him not working on his art. Even in mid-conversation, it’s likely he’ll pull out his supplies and begin a new project—something he did while speaking with City Paper for this article. Sitting on a bench inside Foundry Gallery, where staff…
Glenstone Employees Move to Unionize
Local unionization efforts, taking place at restaurants, bookstores, and health centers, have officially spread to D.C.-area museums. On Wednesday, May 8, hourly staff at the Glenstone museum in Potomac announced their intent to unionize. As of last week, a supermajority of the bargaining unit had signed union authorization cards to join the International Brotherhood of…