2007 Schedule of Events
The Schedule of Events for Arts on Foot 2007 is coming soon! For now, please see our 2006 schedule, and check back soon for an updated list.
2006 Schedule of Events
Arts on Foot is a full day of free activities, performances, demonstrations, tours, and more. The Schedule of Events will help guide you to activities at the main festival site at 8th & F and other participating venues. The schedule is organized by site geographically from west to east and then from north to south to help guide those that want a walking tour of all the day has to offer. Whether your interest is film, theater, music, dance, shopping, dining, or culture, Arts on Foot has a little something for you!
1:00-2:30 |
Get Free Artist-Drawn Caricatures from Utrecht Art Supplies |
1:00-3:00 |
Create Your Own Work of Art with Utrecht Art Supplies |
11:00-12:00 |
See Monkeys in the House and meet the Barrymore Eagle at the National Theatre |
11:00-12:00 |
Warner Theatre’s Sidewalk “Walk of Fame” & Behind-the-Scenes Tour |
All Day |
Live Music and Dance at the Old Post Office Pavilion |
3:00-4:15 |
Chapters Literary Bookstore’s Letterpress Demonstration & Book Sale |
1:00-1:30 |
OrOrgan Music by Mozart at St. Patrick’s Church; Visit the Choir Loft |
All Day |
Flashpoint Exhibit - Evan Reed: New and Recent Sculptures |
3:00-3:40 |
DC Washington Improv Theatre Performance in the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint – WIT’s Jackie |
4:00-5:00 |
DC Washington Improv Theatre Performance in the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint |
11:00-11:45 |
Children’s Art Films at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-2:00 |
Chalk for Peace at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Sidewalk Book Sale at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Scavenger Hunt at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Local Quilters Demonstrate Quilting Techniques at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Yo soy catracho Photo Exhibit of Honduran Life and Sustainable Development by Lara Solomon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Anime Art Show at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Embracing Culture Through Art at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Women in the Middle East Photo and Book Display: Memoirs & Biographies at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Banned Book Display at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:15-1:00 |
Art Films Potpourri at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
12:00-2:00 |
Bertell Knox Quintet Jazz Musicians Perform at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
Noon-1pm |
Sign Language Poetry at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
1:30-2:00 |
Stories in Braille & Poetry with Assistive Technology at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
1:30-3:00 |
Artist-Guided Tour of the Exhibit, Embracing Culture Through Art, and Reception at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
1:30-3:05 |
“Juice,” a Film Screening for Teens at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
2:00-3:30 |
Broadway-Style Musical Performance at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
2:30-3:00 |
Ray Razor and the Men of Praise Gospel Ensemble at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
3:00-3:45 |
Art Films for Children at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
3:00-5:00 |
“Barry Gordy’s Last Dragon,” a Film for Teens at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
All Day |
Manon Cleary Retrospective Exhibit by the Washington Arts Museum at the Edison Place Gallery |
11:00-4:00 |
Mexican Voices American Dreams: A Celebration of Mexican Immigration at the American Immigration Law Center |
11:00-4:00 |
Student Projects on Immigration at the American Immigration Law Center |
12:30-1:00 |
Create an Ojo de Dios at the American Immigration Law Center |
12:00-4:00 |
901 E Street Exhibits Presented by Zenith Gallery: Joyce Barker Schwart’ In the Beginning and Rita Siemienski Smith’s Linear Mapping |
11:00-1:00 |
Weschler’s – Jewelry and Fine Arts Auctions |
12:00-12:45 1:30-2:15 |
Guided Tour of the Washington Convention Center Art Collection |
12:00 |
Preview the Interactive Dance “façade” and Chat with Dancers/ Choreographers at Warehouse Theatre |
1:00-2:00 |
BLK w/BEAR: JS Adams: Sound Art at Warehouse Theatre |
2:00-3:00 |
DC Cabaret Network: the Art of Cabaret at Warehouse Theater |
3:00-4:00 |
Excerpts from Gross National Product’s “Son of a Bush” at Warehouse Theater |
All Day |
Exchange: Baltimore @ DC, a Curated Exhibit of Baltimore Artists at Warehouse Gallery |
All Day |
The Best of the 48 Hour Film Project at Warehouse Theater |
All Day |
Chalk for Peace at Warehouse Theater |
12:00-5:00 |
Simplicissimus and the Empire 1896-1914, an Exhibit at Goethe-Institut |
1:00–2:30 |
German Art and Artists: A Goethe-Institut Guided Tour |
2:00-3:45 |
Watch the Film“Emil and the Detectives” at the Goethe-Institut |
11:00-1:00 |
Quick Tips to Turn Plain Jane into stunning Susan at the Aveda Institute at Gallery Place |
1:00-3:00 |
The Art of Relaxation with Caribbean Therapy mini spa treatments at the Aveda Institute at Gallery Place |
3:00-5:00 |
Relax and Renew in Color with Blue Oil and Gel at the Aveda Institute at Gallery Place |
1:00-3:30 |
Live Original Folk, Rock, and Jazz by Blue Judy Band in the Gallery Place Plaza |
12:00-5:00 |
Join in the Presidential Family Fun Day in the National Portrait Gallery |
1:00-4:00 |
Jugar la Lotería: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Scavenger Hunt in the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
All Day |
Visit the Theatre Downtown Pavilion: Flashpoint, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Warehouse Theater, Washington Improv Theater, Washington Stage Guild, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Capital Fringe |
All Day |
Ford’s Theatre Photographs You with Scrooge and Marley at the Theatre Downtown Pavilion |
All Day |
Enter a Raffle To Win 2 Season Tickets to the Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Theatre Downtown Pavilion |
11:00-4:00 |
Create Hamlet, Richard, or Tamora’s Crown with the Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Theatre Downtown Pavilion |
All Day |
Hear about the Capital Fringe Festival 2007 at the Theatre Downtown Pavilion |
All Day |
Create a Mosaic at the National Building Museum Pavilion |
11:00-4:00 |
Create a Papel Picado—a Banner of Cut Paper at the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
1:00-4:00 |
Pick Up a Game Card for Lotería at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Pavilion |
All Day |
Pick up a Presidential Portrait Detective Map at the National Portrait Gallery Pavilion |
All Day |
Create and Decorate Your Own Book at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Pavilion |
All Day |
Extract DNA from a Strawberry at the Koshland Science Museum Pavilion |
All Day |
Surprise Hands-on Activity at the Koshland Science Museum Pavilion |
All Day |
Play the Patent Puzzler Game at the National Archives Pavilion |
All Day |
Take the Presidential Quiz at the National Archives Pavilion |
All Day |
Pick up a Copy of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives Pavilion |
All Day |
Try Shibori, Japanese Tie-Dying, at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Pavilion |
All Day |
Decorate a Cherry Blossom Festival Postcard at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Pavilion |
11:00–1:00 |
Cultural Tourism DC’s Guided Walking Tour of Penn Quarter |
All Day |
Take a Quiz of Downtown Arts and Culture at Cultural Tourism DC’s Pavilion |
All Day |
Take a Fun Quiz about Arts & Culture in Germany and Europe at the Goethe-Institut Pavilion |
All Day |
Paint with Acrylics, Watercolors, and Gouache at the Utrecht Art Supplies Pavilion |
12:00-4:00 |
Try Latin American Instruments at the Washington Performing Arts Society Pavilion |
All Day |
Make an Inukshuk at the Canadian Embassy Pavilion |
11:00-1:00 |
Learn To Integrate Collage Techniques into Abstract Painting at the Touchstone Gallery Pavilion F Street, NW between 8th & 9th Sandy Rossi 202.347.2787 More information |
1:00-2:00 |
Learn To Create Print Monotypes at the Touchstone Gallery Pavilion |
3:00-4:30 |
Learn to Transfer Colored Ink To Paper at the Touchstone Gallery Pavilion |
All Day |
Get a Taste of Penn Quarter at Arts on Foot “Samplings” F Street, NW between 8th & 8th Jo-Ann Neuhaus 202.482.7271 301.704.2587 (Saturday only) More information |
All Day |
Enjoy Live Entertainment on the Arts on Foot Main Stage The intersection of 8th & F streets, NW Aisha Davis 202.508.1045 More information |
All Day |
Cooking As Art Demonstrations by Celebrated Downtown Chefs |
All Day |
Paint and Color at the Arts on Foot Kids Corner 8th & E streets, NW Claire Carlin 202.661.7564 202.494.0287 (Saturday only) More information |
All Day |
Arts on Foot Art Market |
All Day |
Photo Redux Exhibit at Numark Gallery |
All Day |
Art for Humanity’s Redefining the Art of Helping the Poor Exhibit at HNTB Architecture |
All Day |
Ellen Sinel: Spartina—A Myriad of Grasses Exhibit at Zenith Gallery |
All Day |
Margery E. Goldberg: A Lifelong Reverence for Wood Exhibit at Zenith Gallery |
12:00-3:00 |
Take the Theater Quiz to Qualify for a $50 Gift Certificate at TICKETplace |
12:00-3:00 |
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Back Stage Tours |
12:00-3:00 |
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Costume/Prop Sale |
12:00-5:00 |
Visit the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to get 50% off Tickets to the 2006-2007 Season |
1:00-2:00 |
Olsson’s Books & Records Author Event 418 7th Street, NW Alicia Greene 202.638.7610 More information |
12:00-5:00 |
View Three Exhibits at Touchstone Gallery and Meet the Artists |
All Day |
Bring Your Camera to Motophoto and Ask Dr. Digital How to Transform Your Digital Camera into an Art Tool |
All Day |
Stop by Motophoto to see Photographs of DC on Display and For Sale |
11:00-4:00 |
See the Documentary Series “World on a String” at the Bead Museum |
11:30-12:30 |
Children 3 and Older Can Hear Margaret Reid’s, “A String of Beads,” Read Aloud at the Bead Museum at the Bead Museum |
11:30-4:00 |
See the Exhibit, Sacred Beads and Other Symbols of Faith at the Bead Museum |
11:30-4:00 |
See the Permanent Collection, A Bead Timeline: From Prehistory to the Present at the Bead Museum |
11:30-4:00 |
Make “Bead Bugs” at the Bead Museum |
12:00-4:00 |
Tour the Bead Museum’s Permanent Exhibit, A Bead Timeline From Prehistory to the Present |
11:30-4:00 |
Make a Prayer Strand at the Bead Museum |
12:30-4:30 |
Take a Guided Tour of the Bead Museum’s Exhibit, Sacred Beads and Other Symbols of Faith: Religion in Personal Adornment |
All Day |
African Art Appraisals at Artifactory |
All Day |
Tour the Public Vaults To See the Original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights in an Interactive Exhibit at the National Archives |
All Day |
See the Eyewitness—American Originals from the National Archives Exhibit |
11:00-4:00 |
Learn To Use Primary Source Documents at the National Archives |
1:00-4:00 |
Explore New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design and Create Your Own Green House at the National Building Museum |
1:00-2:00 |
Watch Modernism on Film: The Architecture of John Lautner at the National Building Museum |
11:30 12:30 1:30 |
Building Tours of the National Building Museum |
2:30-3:30 |
Take a Guided Tour of the Exhibit, Washington: Symbol and City, at the National Building Museum |
All Day |
The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design Exhibit at the National Building Museum |
All Day |
Prairie Skyscraper: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower Exhibit at the National Building Museum |
All Day |
Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights from |
All Day |
Investigating Where We Live Collection at the National Building Museum |
All Day |
Building Zone at the National Building Museum |
11:00-1:00 |
Take a Photo with McGruff at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
11:00-3:00 |
Call To Reserve a Time To Have an Artist Draw Your Caricature as a Policeman at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
11:00-4:00 |
Face Painting at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
11:00-4:00 |
Make Your Own Police Patch/Badge at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
11:30-12:15 |
Tour the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
1:30-2:00 |
Listen to a Reading of “Police Cat” at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial |
All Day |
Free Popcorn & Balloons at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
All Day |
See the Exhibit, All About Alberta, at the Canadian Embassy |
11:00-1:00 |
DC Shorts Film Festival presents Canadian Short Films at the Canadian Embassy |
11:00-4:30 |
Public Symposium: Rediscovering Venetian Renaissance Painting National Gallery of Art |
11:30-12:30 |
Sculpture Galleries in the National Gallery of Art’s West Building |
11:30 & 3:30 |
1900 to Now: Introductory Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building Collection |
12:00-1:00 |
Italian Language Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s West Building Collection |
12:00-1:00 |
Spanish Language Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s West Building Collection |
12:30 |
Early Italian to Early Modern: Introductory Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s West Building Collection |
1:30-2:30 |
Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s American Collection in the West Building |
2:00-3:00 |
Italian Language Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building Collection |
2:00-3:00 |
Spanish Language Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building Collection |
2:30-3:30 |
Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s Italian Renaissance Collection in the West Building |
2:30-4:30 |
Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art’s 19th-Century French Collection in the West Building |
All Day |
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier 1856– 1909 Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections at the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
The Poetry of Light: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida at the National Gallery of Art |
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