Spring 2018 Artist Run Gateway Arts District Open Studio Tour

Artists of The Gateway Arts District 

Spring 2018

Open Studio Tour

Saturday May 12

Noon-5:00

In the towns of Mount Rainier, Brentwood, and Hyattsville, MD

Participating Studios:

Otis Street Arts Project

3706 Otis Street MOUNT RAINIER

- Sean Hennessey

- David Mordini

- Gloria Vasquez Chapa

- Ceci Cole Mcinturff

- Beth Curren

- Chris Bohner

- Kirsty Little

- Liz Lescault

- Eric Gordon

- Nick Alberti

- A. Drauglis | Furnituremaker and Woodworker

- Shelley Lowenstein

-Melissa Allen

Red Dirt Studio

4051 34th St, Mt Rainier

- Margaret Boozer-Strother

- Tim McLoraine

- Carolyn Cardinet

- JJ McCracken

-Leslie Holt

-Amy Hughes Braden

-Jessica Burnam

-Lorenzo Cardim

-Mike Corigliano

-Big D  

-Rex Delafkaran

-Nehemiah Dixon, III

-Jeremy Flick

-Gayle Friedman

-Claire Huschle

-Mariko Iwata

-Liz Lessner

-Emily Liddle

-Raina Martens

-Scot McKenzie 

-Philip Mecham  

-Diana N'Diaye

-Lara Payne

-Andre Pellerin

- Siobhan Rigg

-Rafael Rodriguez

-Marita Roos

-Robin Schaefer

-Peter Sprung 

-Juliana Vallejo

-Julia Walther

Washington Glass School

3700 Otis Street Mount Rainier

- Tim Tate

- Michael Janis

- Erwin Timmers

- Laura Beth Konopinski

- John Henderson

- Patricia Kent

- Patricia De Poel Wilberg

-Laurie Brown

-Debbie LoCicero

-Max DeMulder

-Nancy Kronstadt

-April Shelford

White Point Studios

3708 Wells Avenue Mt Rainier

- Laurel Lukaszewski

- Kate Kretz

- Jo Ellen Walker

- Tamara Laird

Orange Door Studios

3706 Wells Avenue Mount Rainier

- Ellyn Weiss

- Ellen Sinel

- Jassie Rios

Tanglewood Works

5132 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville

Blue Door Studios

3704 Otis St, Mt Rainier

- Alonzo Davis

- Alec Simpson

Art Works Now

4800 Rhode Island Ave, Hyattsville

Gateway Arts Center

3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood

-Laurie Breen

-Leila Holtsman

-Ann Stoddard 

Brentwood Arts Exchange

3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood

EZ Storage Studios

4301-4303 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood

- Wayson R. Jones

- Wamalingo Studio

- Suzanne Koch and Colin O'Brien

-Susan Crane

Studio 3807 & Portico Gallery and Studios

3807 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood 

Art Enables

2204 Rhode Island Ave DC

3613 Oak Lane

-Peter Bain McClintock

-Veronica Szalus

- Tanglewood Studios

Blue Fire Ceramics Studio

3700 Wells Ave, Mount Rainier

-Margaret Flaherty

-Robert Devers

3706 Otis Street REAR Mount Rainier

- Valerie Theberge

- Shahin Shikhaliyev

- Sharon Robinson

Pyramid Atlantic

4318 Gallatin St, Hyattsville

- Jenny Walton

DC Glassworks

5346 46th Ave Hyattsville 

-David D'Orio

3702 Otis St Mt Rainier

- Janis Goodman 

- Anne Smith

3804 38th St Brentwood

- J. Coleman

Robinson Forged Metals

5530 Tuxedo Rd, Hyattsville

3403 Windom Road Mt Rainier

- Megan Van Wagoner

- Steven R Jones

- Alma Selimovic

- RozArt

Fleishers of Maryland Hosting HCAA

5200 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville

-Denise Brown

-Nancy V. Sims

4021 35th St. Mount Rainier

-Steve Wanna

3700 Wells Ave Mount Rainier

-Arlette Jassel

Brewers Arcade

4015 35th St Mt Rainier

There will be a beer festival going on at Pizzeria Paradiso Hyattsville

The Brentwood Arts Exchange will be hosting the

“Inaugural Reception for the new Lab Gallery.” from 5-8PM

Otis Street Arts Project

3706 Otis Street

Mount Rainier, MD

Facebook Event Page

More Information to come

Saturday Night at Otis Street Arts Project

Scott Pennington

at Otis Street Arts Project

March 24- April 21st

Opening Reception

Saturday March 24th

5-8 PM

Facebook Event Page

Bio

Scott Pennington is a Baltimore-based artist specializing in large-scale participatory installation and sculptural assemblage works. Drawing upon his background as a furniture and cabinet-maker, Pennington utilizes woodworking and construction techniques to create colorful, detailed works of art that engage varied audiences and invigorate public spaces. Pennington’s work suggests a tangible, yet illusory reality that examines labor, consumer culture, and the pursuit of simple pleasures, and the construction of nostalgic human connections both genuine and fictitious.

Artist Statement

My work is about creating social spaces with a significant architectural presence. I am primarily a sculptor and installation artist focusing heavily on social interaction and engaging the public through participatory, interactive work often with a performance component. As a builder and fabricator my skills lie in construction of large objects and structures. This often translates into public environments which viewers enter and become an active participant.

I am drawn to the social and evocative nature of public spaces that naturally create opportunities for interaction on different levels not only between the viewer and the art but between the viewers themselves as well. This experience is commonly found in situations like traveling carnivals, amusement parks, playgrounds and public festivals. These are spaces designed to excite and stimulate the senses and also provide visitors with relief and release from their daily life.

My work is also informed by folk art or visionary environments. I see visionary and folk environments as an artist or creative person's pure expression of creativity free from the political or marketing aspects of our world.

http://www.scottpenningtonart.com/