Exhibits this Week at 4 Neighborhood Galleries

Four of 10 galleries in the neighborhood have exhibitions:

• Victoria F. Gaitan & Cecilia Paredes: “Foto Baroque” is at The Curator’s Office through Saturday, January 8 (at 1515 14th Street NW).
• At the Hamiltonian Gallery through Saturday, January 15: Magnolia Laurie: “holding up” and Jon Bobby Benjamin: “going home” (at 1353 U Street NW).
• “New Work” by Paula Craford is at the Long View through Thursday, January 6 (at 1234 9th Street NW).
• “ALPTRAUM!” is at the Transformer through Saturday, January 15 (at 1404 P Street NW).

Plus, find out what’s opening in January. Check out the listings for exhibitions at 10 galleries in the Logan-Shaw-U Street area below.

Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery DC Jewish Community Center 1529 16th St. NW 202.518.940	“OFF THE WALL: Mike Schreiber” on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 pm. “OFF THE WALL” is a series of artist talks as a way of showcasing contemporary Jewish and/or local artists. New York-based photographer Mike Schreiber who will talk about and sign his book True Hip-Hop, a collection of his work over the past thirteen years. Gallery Hours: Sunday-Thursday 10 am to 10 pm, Friday 10 am to 4 pm
Curator’s Office 1515 14th St. NW 202.387.1008	Victoria F. Gaitan & Cecilia Paredes: “Foto Baroque” Through Saturday, Jan. 8 Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday – 12 pm to 6pm
gallery plan b 1530 14th St. NW 202.234.2711	Opening Saturday, Jan. 15: “Paintings by Paula Amt and Sculpture by Rod Glover;” reception at 6 pm on the 15th. Second reception on Feb. 14. Through March 6Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday – 12 pm to 7 pm, Sunday – 1pm to 5pm
Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202.332.1116	Magnolia Laurie: “holding up” and Jon Bobby Benjamin: “going home” Through Saturday, Jan. 15 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday – 12 pm to 6 pm
Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202.234.5601	Viewing Rm. opens Saturday, Jan. 15 with reception at 6:30 pm Through Saturday, March 26 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday – 10 am to 5pm
Irvine Contemporary 1412 14th Street NW 202.332.8767	“Saturnalia: New Work by Gallery Artists” opens Saturday, Jan. 8. Through Saturday, Feb. 12 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday – 11am to 6pm
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U St. NW 202.483.8600	The gallery is temporarily closed. Gallery will reopen when expansion work is finished; however, the Center has invited artists to take over their window display. The In-Flux Window Peep Show is on display 24 hours during construction starting in January 2011.
Long View Gallery 1234 9th St. NW 202.232.4788	Paula Crawford: New Work Through Thursday, Jan. 6Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday – 11am to 6 pm, Sunday – 12 pm to 5pm
Project 4 Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202.232.4340	Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday – noon to 6pm
Transformer Gallery 1404 P St. NW 202.483.1102	“ALPTRAUM!” Trough Saturday, Jan. 15 Gallery Hours:Wednesday-Saturday – 1 pm to 7 pm