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Transformer Presents our  Fall 2015  Programming Schedule


Exploring Social Practice
September 24 - October 22, 2015
American University's Katzen Art Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 200016

Opening Reception:  September 24, 6-8pm

Exploring Social Practice at American University's Katzen Art Center Rotunda furthers current contemporary art dialogue on how to approach and pursue social interventions and social practice work, by sharing outcomes from Transformer's summer exhibition series E12: Social Practice Labs.
 
The 12th year of Transformer's  Exercises for Emerging Artists program - a peer critique & mentorship program created to support DC based emerging artists at critical points or crossroads in their professional growth and creative development ­- E12: Social Practice supported DC based artists Amy Hughes Braden, Kunj, Joseph Orzal, and Margo Elsayd in pursuing social change and social engagement through their individual artistic disciplines. 
 
Beginning in late May 2015, the E12: Social Practice artists worked with Design Studio for Social Intervention Co-Founder Kenneth Bailey, to expand their understanding of cultural tactics used in social interventions, learn methodologies for exploring cultural contexts, develop relevant cultural symbols, and generate ideas that build on these symbols to create powerful social interventions. With this mentorship, and the additional mentorship support of E12 DC Lead Mentor artist Patrick McDonough, as well as Transformer curatorial staff, the E12: Social Practice artists developed artistic actions through a variety of design elements.
 
Through an ambitious series of comprehensive, ten-day long Social Practice Labs at Transformer, the E12: Social Practice artists creatively engaged community in critical thinking on topics of femininity, visibility, critical pedagogy, and urban planning.

For further information, click here.


 
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The Temporary Art Repair Shop
at Transformer
with Tobias Sternberg
October 3 - 31, 2015

Opening Reception: October 3, 6-8pm

Framework Panel #22: Practice as Product
Wednesday, October 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Goethe Institute
812 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20001

Transformer is pleased to host The Temporary Art Repair Shop, an art  project conceived of and run by Berlin-based artist Tobias Sternberg. Exploring new ideas around public sculpture, arts ownership, and the value of art, Sternberg invites the public to drop off objects that are broken, faulty, disproportionate, ugly, unsuccessful, or in some way not suitable for their intended purpose, to be turned into sculpture.

The Temporary Art Repair Shop is supported by American  University Department of Art, in collaboration with Andy Holtin,  Associate Professor of Art and Director of AU's MFA Studio Berlin program.

For further information, click here.

 
Image credit: Time Is Up!, Tobias Sternberg


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FlatFile at Fringe
October 1 - December 31, 2015
Logan Fringe Art Space
1358 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002

Opening Reception:  October 1, 6-8pm

Transformer is pleased to partner with Capital Fringe to present, FlatFile at Fringe, a monthly rotating exhibition of 2D works from Transformer's FlatFile program October 1 - December 31, 2015 at the new Logan Fringe Arts Space
With works priced between $50 and $500, Transformer's FlatFile program is a fantastic way to start or expand your art collection and build relationships with some of DC's best emerging visual artists. FlatFile works are available for purchase at Transformer's online
FlatFile Store , and at Transformer's 1404 P Street, NW location an on-going basis.
Launched in spring 2007, Transformer's FlatFile Program consists of works in a variety of two-dimensional mediums including photography, painting, drawing and printmaking, approximately 16"x20" in size and smaller. Created to support a broad range of emerging DC based artists in tandem with Transformer's Exhibition Series, Transformer's evolving FlatFile collection features more than 200 original artworks and limited print editions and have been presented in art fairs and international exhibitions.
FlatFile at Fringe Happy Hour Events
 
Please join us for FlatFile happy-hour receptions at Capital Fringe's Logan Fringe Arts Space with artists from Transformer's FlatFile program on the first Thursday of each month!
 
Thursday, October 1st, 6:30 - 8:00
 
Thursday, November 5th, 6:30 - 8:00
 
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30 - 8:00


For further information, click here.
 
 
Image banner credits:  (top row, left to right) Big Daddy's Package, Cynthia Connolly; In with the Tide, Amy Bonne McCreesh;  Alchemy #32, Joan Belmar; Untitled (BOOK), Tang; Tiny Heads Present Themselves, Amy Hughes Braden; (bottom row, left to right) Seven Red Curtains, Yar Koporulin; Untitled 2, Mei Mei Chang; David, Hannah Spector; studies on becoming a closet formalist (water), Ding Ren; Stifled Infidel, Jessika Dene Tarr


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12 th  Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party 
American University's Katzen Arts Center
November 21, 2015, 8-11pm


Transformer's  Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party  is our primary fundraising event, providing essential support for year-round programming, exhibitions, and services. The auction will feature 150+ artworks by DC emerging and established artists, as well as national and international artists. 

Transformer is honored to have Ambassador Gérard Araud  of the Embassy of France as our Diplomatic Chair for this year's Auction, and to be featuring a selection of artworks by French artists.  Tickets will go on sale mid-October. Visit transformerdc.org for on-going updates. 

For Host Committee & Sponsor information, please contact Kate Ham, Transformer's Development Coordinator at 202.483.1102 or via email at kate@transformerdc.org.  

Images of selected artwork from the 2015 Auction (l to r)
Joshua Yospyn, Darth Vader, 2013, Chromira print of digital photograph; Hedieh Ilchi, Invade Me, 2013;  acrylic and watercolor on panel; Jonathan Monaghan, Roy, 2015, 3D printed porcelain, 3D printed 18K gold plated brass;   Kelly Towles, Pearls, 2015, spray paint and marker; Zach Storm, Untitled, 2015, pen on paper; DanDan Luo, Harvest  Orbs, .2014, oil and acrylic on canvas.

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t r a n s f o r m e r is a Washington, DC based 501 (c) 3 artist-centered non-profit visual arts organization, providing a consistent, supportive, and professional platform for emerging artists to explore and present experimental artistic concepts, build audiences for their work, and advance their careers. A catalyst and advocate for contemporary artists and emergent expression in the visual arts, Transformer connects and promotes emerging visual artists within regional, national and international contexts through exhibition and programs partnerships with artists, curators, commercial galleries, museums and other cultural institutions.

 

Transformer's 2015/16 Exhibition Series and programs are supported by: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The CrossCurrents Foundation, The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities/NEA, The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The JBG Companies, The Bernstein Family Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts' Access to Artistic Excellence Award, The Robert Lehman Foundation, SunTrust, and The Visionary Friends of Transformer.

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