The District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) serves the Washington , DC area by presenting high-caliber, challenging works, encouraging professionalism among artists, and by providing a forum for education and cultural exchange. DCAC was founded in 1989 as an alternative arts center for local artists in response to eroding support for local artists. Since then, our 800 square foot gallery and 42 seat black box theater have been a hub of creativity in the visual and performing arts; receiving local, national, and international attention for its programming. Artists of all types, including poets, painters, actors, storytellers, sculptors, and performance artists, have been drawn to DCAC from as close as around the corner and as far as other continents.

Our gallery promotes emerging and under-recognized artists by exhibiting their work and aims to inspire fresh approaches to artistic development by showing work that other galleries might shun. Gallery applications are reviewed on an on-going basis. Our theater encourages work at all levels, of all types, and is open to all forms of presentation. One night shows, readings, screenings, concerts, and long running plays are all welcome. Theater applications are accepted year-round. Our Sparkplug artists' collective and Curatorial Initiative programs have individual application processes. All of our programs are open to all; DCAC does not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

We invite and encourage participation at every level whether your interest is as an artist, a patron, and intern, a volunteer, a committee member, or member of the board of directors, DCAC has a place for you to be involved.

Our gallery hours are: Wednesdays - Sundays, 2:00 - 7:00 pm

Listen to our director explain all about the DC Arts Center:

STAFF

Executive/Artistic Director:
B. Stanley

Managing Director:
Blair Murphy

Office Manager:
Becky Lallande

Gallery Manager:
Michael Matason

Program Manager:
Carolyn Law

Box Office Managers:
Jaron Bowman & Stephen Gregory

Intern:
Linda Ryan

Accountant:
Howard Verp

Web Graphic Designer:
Stuart Greenwell

RESIDENT PROGRAMS

SPARKPLUG

CURATORIAL INITIATIVE

BOARD

CHAIR: Philip Barlow; Collector, Actuary
PRESIDENT: Buck Downs; Poet, Writer
SECRETARY: Rebecca Montesi; LSM Design
Kristen Barden; Executive Director, Adams Morgan BID
Jay Bothwell; Development Consultant
Lisa Gilotty; Scientist, Collector
Michael Horsley; Artist
John K. Hoskinson
Joette James; Child Psychologist
Chandi Kelley; Artist
Kathryn McDonnell; Artist
Melissa Robison; E-Commerce Director, Time Life

ADVISORY BOARD

John Dreyfuss
George Hemphill
Bruce Kogod; President, CEO Maurice Electric
Spence Spencer; Human Rights Organization Director

OUR SPONSORS

DCAC is supported in part by the Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Adams Morgan Business and Professional Association, The Morris and Clark Construction Group LLC, Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation, The Temple Foundation, Artery Capital, Kogod Family Foundation, Bridge Street Books, Safeway, PEPCO, Davis Construction, Washington Gas, PN Hoffman, and by the members of the DC Arts Center. Thank you.