See this message from Bloomingdale resident Monier Barakat who is participating in this weekend’s 52 O Street Open Studios:
Subject: Fwd: Artist Open Studios: 52 O Street NW : MONIER BARAKAT STUDIO LL1
Hello, Everyone!
I am very pleased to announce that this year’s Annual Open Studios will be free to the public on Mother’s Day weekend May 10th – 11th from noon until 6 pm at:
52 O St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20001
Among all of the featured artists within this great community, please drop by to see my most recent work at studio LL1 (building front lower level) that incorporates various mediums and themes and which I’ve created over the past year – and beyond… including from the latest series:
“emerge”
It will also give me great pleasure to introduce the captivating work of my good friend, Kirie Muldoon. A stunning Japanese American Artist who is well-known for her portraiture and still life using oil paint as her chosen medium and muse.
I hope to see you there!
All the best,
ABOUT 52 O STREET:
The four-story warehouse at 52 O Street NW in Washington, DC was built in 1914 in what was then a remote, industrial part of town. It was designed by architect Clement Didden, who’d previously assisted Richard Morris Hunt in the design of landmarks including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the years, the building has housed a meat-packing company, a plumbing company, a Hecht’s furniture factory, and Decca Records. (More on the building’s history here.)
52 O Street was converted into artist studios in 1978 by Eric Rudd, who felt there was a shortage of affordable space for Washington-based artists. It was simple to convert the warehouse into art studios, because of its open, flexible spaces and high ceilings. Marty Youmans purchased the building in 2003 and continues to maintain it as a community for DC’s working artists.
52 O Street is celebrating the buildings centennial this year with it’s annual spring open studio’s. The warehouse has housed many different enterprises over its long history, but has remained a bustling artist community for the past 39 years. This year’s open studio will showcase the diverse richness of DC’s growing creative class featuring: Fine Artist’s, Designer’s, Fashion Houses, Printmaker’s, Woodworker’s, and Boutique Retail experiences.
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