NBC4 Washington presented the Anacostia Arts Center with a “Working 4 The Community”Award. The award recognizes the Arts Center for its contribution to African American culture and arts in the community. Last year alone, the Arts Center brought 26,500 people into the Anacostia neighborhood, provided 2197 hours of free programing to the community, provided space...read more

Exhibition: May 4 – June 9 Opening Reception: May 4, 6-9 PM Call and Response by sculptor Liz Lessner focuses on the embodied and multi-narrative qualities of gesture, sensorial experience and affect. Gesture is the focal point, leading to sculptures and installations that are relational and responsive. By incorporating interactive components of responding to viewers’...read more

SELF-ISH by Katty Huertas March, 2018 (Washington, DC) Multidisciplinary artist Katty Huertas, brings SELF-ISH to the Creative Entrepreneur Galley of the Hive 2.0. Born in Bogota, Columbia, she received her Bachelor of Arts, with a minor in Arts History from Florida International University in 2016. Additionally, she studied visual arts at the Universidad Javeriana, Colombia for...read more

Consider becoming an annual member of the Anacostia Arts Center and receive great free gifts: Free Event Tickets – VIP only events – Discounted art – Theatre performances and more. We are a small nonprofit neighborhood-based organization, with its entire focus on the economic regeneration of Washington DC’s Historic Community of Anacostia, using arts, culture and...read more