First Annual Juried Metro Dc Show Offered By Capitol Hill Art League May 8, 2010

The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL), a program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW), will open its first annual Metro DC open, juried exhibit, “Escapes,” on Saturday, May 8th , 2010, 5-7 PM at CHAW, 545 7th Street SE with a reception and gallery talk for the public. The show’s juror is Sheep Jones. All artists (18 and older) residing in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area were eligible to submit works for “Escapes.” Admission to the opening and exhibit is free. The all-media, no-theme show of original art work continues through May 28th. Gallery hours are: 9:30AM-9:00 PM (M-Th), 9:30AM-6:00 PM (F), and 9:00AM-2:00 PM (Sat).

Juror Sheep Jones grew up in Maine and studied art at the University of Maine at Portland/Gorham. Working in oil and wax, she has exhibited her paintings in several solo and group shows and galleries along the East Coast and in Eastern Europe. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area and Belfast, Maine.
For more information about CHAL, the concert, and other CHAW events, visit www.chaw.org or call: 202-547-6839.