by Bruce Schaefer
As we all get our shots, things are starting to open up again, including museums and places of interest. Here are a few to check out this month.
Visit the reopened Tudor Place
You can now visit this scenic estate again on weekends. Tudor Place offers self-guided visits to the historic house and its gorgeous gardens with free timed tickets. Make sure to review its health and safety guidelines as you plan your visit.
Saturday & Sunday, 12-4 p.m. | Tickets
Tudor Place, 1644 31st Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
AdMo Art Walk
The Adams Morgan neighborhood turns into your own personal art gallery with this new experience brought to you by the Adams Morgan Partnership BID and the DC Arts Center. Local artists have works on display at 11 Adams Morgan businesses, including Sakuraramen, Copacabana, The Potter’s House, Lost City Books and many more. Embark on the AdMo Art Walk and see each fascinating piece, in addition to exploring the neighborhood’s Heritage Trail and additional murals. Self-guided art walk tours can be enjoyed through May 14.
Renewal 2121
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising concerns over climate change, this installation at ARTECHOUSE transports you 100 years into the future. You’ll be immersed in an industrial city where nature is combating the onslaught of an overreaching metropolis, a stark warning if mankind continues at its current pace. Hope is found through cherry blossoms peeking through neon lights, showing the way for those ready to take action. Renewal 2121 is an original ARTECHOUSE production and was inspired by DC’s illustrious cherry blossom season. Use the ‘Tickets’ link below for a special 10% discount.
Monday – Thursday: 12-8 p.m. | Friday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tickets
Safety guidelines
ARTECHOUSE, 1238 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
WASHINGTON POST
Here is a link to the online Washington Post’s lists of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia photography-related exhibits and museums. I have found that the various photography-related exhibits appear in different parts of the online paper, making a simple search or link unreliable. You can search within:
Photography section: Photography
Going Out Guide: Going Out Guide
Art Section: Art
ONLINE PHOTO SITES:
And for the armchair photographer still housebound by Covid, here are some places on the internet to explore what the rest of the world is doing with their cameras:
7th Fine Art Photography Awards
In a world dominated by a traditional approach to photography, we know how difficult it is to break the great divide between two seemingly polarizing styles, with modern approach on one hand and traditional on the other. But take heart, for this is what Fine Art Photography is all about—it’s about you showing your own vision of the subject. In this competition, everyone is free to use any technique. Obligatory devices and other coercive methods is not how we roll. Only the final effect counts. We break all the rules, and we want you to break them with us by creating new trends in art.
Animal Images That Need To Be Seen
This Facebook Page Is All About Animal Images That Need To Be Seen (50 Pics) | Bored Panda
There’s a Facebook page called Important Animal Images and it’s glorious. As the name suggests, it’s all about pictures every animal lover just has to see. Like a dog coming out of a mud puddle looking like a hippo. Or a frog peeking out from inside a sink. You know, the essentials.
Sony World Photography Awards 2021
2021 Winners and Shortlist Galleries | World Photography Organisation
We are excited to reveal selected works from the 30 finalists and 58 shortlisted photographers celebrated in the 2021 Professional competition. The quality of work and stories being told highlight the diversity of photography today. The finalists go on to the next stage of the competition to compete to be the winner of their category and, if successful, then go on to be considered for the Photographer of the Year, announced 15 April.
Agora’s best animal photos of 2020
Lions, tigers, bears, Oh my!: Agora’s best animal photos of 2020 (newatlas.com)
Photography social network Agora’s latest contest focuses on the most incredible shots of animals from all around the globe. Baby monkeys, ferocious lions and a herd of elephants all feature in this special selection of highlights from the impressive photo contest.
“Photography is a powerful medium to generate empathy and a deeper understanding of the world surrounding us,” says Octavi Royo, founder of Agora. “Only one species living on Earth can choose what the future will look like, and that species is us!”
