Honfluer Hosts Artists "East of the River"

Anacostia's gallery for contemporary art, Honfleur Gallery, celebrates its Second Annual *East of the River* Exhibition, opening 7 pm on August 9th 2008. Site specific installation, photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, collage, prints, drawings, written & spoken-word and functional craft demonstrate the broad range of the works in the show. Exhibitors range from emerging to seasoned professional artists. The collection depicts both a look through the artist's lens at this region, and expressions emanating from experiences living in Anacostia.

Vibrant hues and energetic abstractions from painters Wesley Clark, Lance Wiggs and Stephen Terrell reflect an upbeat and positive vibe. More somber topics and probing issues, such as youth violence, racism, and gender issues are explored by Howard Fleming, and Gilbert Trent.

Other artists reference the dichotomy of African heritage and modern American culture, reflected in digital images by Bruce McNeil, mixed media collage by Beatrice Martin, sculpture by Anne Bouie and pencil drawings by Malik Lloyd. Dominic Bracco seeks to uncover the day to day lives of youth in the area in a collection of documentary photographs.

The artwork in *East of the River* exposes a fascinating, insightful cross section of thoughts, feelings and concerns. Artists in* East of the River * include: Randall C. Holloway, Stephen James Terrell, Kamala Subramanian, Douglas Eatmon, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Matthew Mann, Dominic Bracco, Sherry Ways, Anne Bouie, Marcia Greene, Fred Joiner, Malik Lloyd, Bruce McNeil, Lance Wiggs, Wesley Clark, Brian Martin, Kerry Richardson, Amber Robles-Gordon, Beatrice Martin, Craig Vaughn, Howard Fleming, and Gilbert Trent.

The exhibit was juried by Carl Cole (Ward 8 Commissioner, DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities), Kim Ward (Director, Washington Project for the Arts), Juanita Britton (Anacostia Art Gallery), Andrea Hope (ARCH) and Briony Evans (Honfleur Gallery). This exhibition was made possible through the generosity and support of the Morris and Gwendolyn Caftritz Foundation.

Honfleur Gallery
1241 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC

The *East of the River* opening reception is on August 9th at 7 pm.

The exhibition is on view from August 12th to September 19th, Tuesday through Friday from 12-5 pm and Saturday 11-5pm.