Remember: We are ALL in this together.

Over the years BYT has always tried, as best we could, to support the DC art community/scene. Sadly, due to the general nature of the internet and the sheer volume of coverage we do, this usually meant posting exhibit openings in our event calendar and sometimes following them up photos of said openings without much commentary or insight.

Well, since we love you (and art) and would like to be better people than that: all that is about to change.

In 2010, we're making a commitment (a resolution, you may call it) to becoming more of a resource for the (very active) DC art world. Not to just talk about the final product but actually offer coverage that explains the process of both art being created and exhibits coming together. As a result, we have spent the last couple of weeks meeting with some of our favorite DC art spaces to talk about their plans for the upcoming 12 months and develop a strong and focused program of featured coverages and events that would allow us and our readers unique behind-the-scenes access to their artists, the high and low drama of show planning and in general, humanize the sometimes rarefied and intimidating (to an innocent bystander) world of fine art.

While the effort will extend, coverage wise, to all the galleries at any point of their shows, each gallery has selected one show this year to highlight through this process. BYT will work directly and closely with the galleries to either support the opening nights or provide additional programming, as is deemed most beneficial for both the galleries and the artists involved (as well as you fair BYT readers)

We hope you're as excited about it as we are.

Galleries participating in the effort (in no other order but the alphabetical one) are:

Adamson Gallery
http://adamsongallery.com/
Art Whino
http://www.artwhino.com/
Civilian Art Projects
http://www.civilianartprojects.com/
Conner Contemporary
http://www.connercontemporary.com/
Flashpoint
http://www.flashpointdc.org/
The Fridge
http://www.thefridgedc.com/
Govinda Gallery
http://www.govindagallery.com/
Hamiltonian Gallery
http://www.hamiltoniangallery.com/
Honfleur Gallery/Vivid Solutions
http://www.honfleurgallery.com/
Hillyer Art Space
http://www.artsandartists.org/
Industry Gallery
http://industrygallerydc.com/
Long View Gallery
http://www.longviewgallerydc.com/
Project 4 Gallery
http://www.project4gallery.com/
Transformer
http://www.transformergallery.org/
Washington Project for The Arts
http://www.wpadc.org/

The "highlight schedule", which is still forming and ongoingly evolving and growing daily, is currently at this point:

January

Hamiltonian Gallery
"Call & Response" a unique collaboration between 16 writers and 16 visual artists responding to the written word, curated by Kira Wisniewski and William Bert
Opening this Saturday January 23rd, 7-9pm (this Saturday, featured story coming any day now, see you there!)

February

Long View Gallery
Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow - "Til Death Do Us Part"
Opening Reception (& Wedding): February 5th, 2010 6:30-9:30pm

March

Art Whino
Month Long "G40 Art Summit" in collaboration with Crystal City BID
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A across the panel wide effort to highlight female artists in DC as part of the "Women in Art" month

April

Project 4 Gallery
The Fantastical

May

The Fridge
Jeramie Bellmays Solo Show

June

Honfleur Gallery

July

Transformer
Month Long following of The Exercises For Emerging Artists

August

Flashpoint
Mathew Mann: The Cinecitta Chapel (with accompanying film programming)

September

Civilian Art Projects
Erick Jackson & Seth Adelsberger – paintings, installation, prints, antic. Show titles TBD.

October

Hillyer Art Space
Puzzling (a) Space

November
Washington Project for the Arts-The Catalyst

December-TBD

The shows selected have been chosen for a variety of reasons: as a chance to highlight emerging creatives, develop a more defined identity for local artists, showcase the accessibility of collecting art at any price level and point and/or simply because we all thought they were really cool and/or beautiful and should showcase a wide variety of techniques, approaches, and should each have an interesting story to tell in terms of how a show is born. We hope that the program, which will use BYT as a media platform, will gain speed and momentum as the year goes by, and result in a better understanding of everything that goes on around us, so that next time we're at a gallery opening we look at things in front of us in a new way, and learn to not be afraid to ask questions.We'll all laugh, cry together and hopefully learn to love each other a little more.

Get ready to become best friends with the DC Art community.

Watch this space.

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