Saturday Openings at Transformer, Project 4 Gallery

Two new exhibitions open this Saturday in the neighborhood:

“Heirlooms” opens at Transformer, 1404 P Street NW, with an open house from 1 to 7 pm (artist talk at 2 pm): “Transformer is proud to present the installation work of Detroit-based artist Lauren Rice in her first DC solo exhibition. Similar to set designs for theatrical events, the landscapes Rice creates in her sculptural work are fantastical — elements appear to collapse, levitate, burst and grow within the gallery space. With Heirlooms, Rice references gardens and flowers, while simultaneously vulgarizing their traditional preconceptions as feminine and romantic.”

“drive by” opens with a 6:30 pm reception at Project 4 Gallery, 1353 U Street NW: “The show Drive By at Project 4 Gallery features six artists, whose drawings, paintings, collages and video art offer unexpected insight into the common scenes we observe while moving through the structures of an urban and suburban landscape.  People play a periphery role in the artwork and are frequently absent altogether.”

Find out what’s showing at 11 galleries in the Logan-Shaw-U Street area below the fold.

Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery DC Jewish Community Center 1529 16th Street NW 202.518.940	“What Was There to be Seen” through April 24. Gallery Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 10 am to 10 pm; Friday, 10 am to 4 pm.
Adamson Gallery 1515 14th Street NW 202.232.0707	“New Editions 2011: Chuck Close, Robert Longo, Iona Rozeal Brown” through February 20. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11:30 am to 5 pm; Saturday, noon to 5 pm.
Curator’s Office 1515 14th Street NW 202.387.1008	“DEBT: Simon Gouverneur and Andy Moon Wilson” through February 12. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm.
gallery plan b 1530 14th Street NW 202.234.2711	“Paintings by Paula Amt and Sculpture by Rod Glover” through March 6. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 7 pm; Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm.
Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U Street NW 202.332.1116	“Bound: Selin Balci & Katherine Mann” through March 5. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm.
Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th Street NW 202.234.5601	“Viewing Rm.” through March 26. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Irvine Contemporary 1412 14th Street NW 202.332.8767	“Saturnalia: New Work by Gallery Artists“ through February 12. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm.
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street NW 202.483.8600	IN-Flux window peek show. The In-Flux Window Peep Show is on display 24-7 during construction at the gallery.
Long View Gallery 1234 9th Street NW 202.232.4788	Ernesto Santalla: “Symmetries” through February 13. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, noon to 5 pm.
Project 4 Gallery 1353 U Street NW 202.232.4340	“drive by” opens Saturday, March 5, with reception (6:30 to 9:30 pm). Runs through March 5. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm.
Transformer Gallery 1404 P Street NW 202.483.1102	Lauren Rice: “Heirlooms” opens February 5 with an open house from 1 to 7 pm (artist talk at 2 pm). Runs through March 12. Gallery Hours:Wednesday through Saturday, 1 pm to 7 pm.