Blog Category: Five Question Interviews
Conversations with artists, makers, and thinkers. Not ten, only five.
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DC Instrumental Duo, Domingues and Kane, discusses soothing sounds and “magick” with Paul Vodra and Anthony Porecco of Hometown SoundsCategories
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Podcast Release: Music and Conversation with DC Dream Pop Band, Lavender
DC dream pop band, Lavender, discusses writing songs and building friendships with DC's own Hometown SoundsCategories -
Podcast Release: Luce Listening Party with Terracotta Blue
Electronic musician, Terracotta Blue talks inspiration and collaboration with Paul Vodra and Anthony Porecco of Hometown Sounds.Categories -
Luce Listening Party: Lotion Princess
Sasha Snoad shares thoughts on making music and creative life in DC in a conversation hosted by Paul Vodra of Hometown Sounds.Categories -
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Des Demonas
Learn more about Des Demonas in advance of their appearance at Luce Unplugged on February 13, 2020.Categories -
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Washington Social Club
The Luce Foundation Center's interview with the recently reunited indie-rock band, Washington Social Club, in advance of their Luce Unplugged performance on December 5, 2019.Categories -
Black and Latinx Art Activism in Los Angeles, 1968-1984
A closer look at Black and Latinx art spaces and activism in L.A.Categories -
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Bat Fangs
On Thursday, April 26th, the Luce Foundation Center hosts another installment of Luce Unplugged from 6-8 p.m. Thursday shows, presented with D.C. Music Download, are a tribute to a Luce Center artwork selected by the performer. This installment of Luce Unplugged features DC rock duo, Bat Fangs, whose music recalls the rock icons of the 80s with their catchy lyrics and raucous guitar riffs.Categories -
A Suitcase Home: Sarah Newman on Do Ho Suh
Anne Showalter, Digital Interpretation Specialist at SAAM, sat down with Sarah Newman, the James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art at SAAM, to talk about the recently opened exhibition Do Ho Suh: Almost Home.Categories -
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Governess
The Luce Foundation Center interviews the band Governess in advance of their performance on March 23, 2018.Categories -
Movies at SAAM: Five Questions for Pamela Tanner Boll
In honor of Women's History Month, Movies at SAAM will present the 2008 documentary Who Does She Think She Is? on
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Feel the Burn: The Art of Burning Man comes to the Renwick in March
Eye Level spoke with Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, to learn more about her upcoming exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opening at t
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Ella Fitzgerald Turns 100: Five Questions with Vocalist Sharón Clark
On April 25, 1917, one of the most iconic vocalists of our time was born—Ella Fitzgerald. This year, the world celebrates the centennial of the "First Lady of Song" and the legacy Ella left behind. For the eighth year in a row, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will fill its Kogod Courtyard with a celebration of her music on Saturday, April 29.Categories -
Luce Unplugged Community Showcase: Five Questions with Coup Sauvage & the Snips
As the warm weather rolls into DC, so does our Spring Luce Unplugged Community Showcase. This Friday, April 28, get ready to dance with performances by Coup Sauvage & the Snips and Janel Leppin.Categories -
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions (+2) with The Galaxy Electric
On March 9 from 5:30-7 p.m, The Galaxy Electric, a psychedelic pop band filled with bossa nova and tribal rhythms, will play at the Luce Foundation Center's Luce Unplugged. In partnership with D.C. Music Download, this free, monthly concert series features the best of D.C.'s local music scene.Categories -
Luce Artist Talk: Five Questions with Kathryn Thibault
Each month, we partner with our neighbors up the street at Flashpoint Gallery to present our local artist talk series. This month, Kathryn Lynch Thibault joins us to talk about her most recent exhibition and works that inspire her in our Luce Foundation Center. Thibault works across media forms, creating pieces that are not only personal to her, but also challenge how the viewer thinks about common, everyday objects and gestures. Luce Artist Talks are presented in collaboration with CulturalDC.