Arty4ever Blog

  THIS WEEKEND: (see below for events this Saturday and Sunday) Dig Dug Dig Music Festival Live music from the local, Washington DC music (indie-rock, emo, dark-wave, synth-pop, post-punk, go-go, alt-rock, etc., ya dig?)   $25 advance tickets  or $30 the day of the show Vendors of Records, Art, and more....  including me! (free admission to shop the vendors) Saturday, July 19th Doors open at 12-noon PENN SOCIAL 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004 But wait, there's more... Metaphysical Marketplace Explore a diverse range of vendors showcasing their metaphysical products including crystals, tarot cards, gemstones, essential oils, and more. Tarot Readings by experts in the field....  including me! Free Admission ($1 donation appreciated) Come for the metaphysical and stay for the beer. Sunday, July 20th 11am - 5pm Milkhouse Brewery 8253 Dollyhyde Rd • Frederick, MD 21771

  Join Michael J. Auger at: Art on the Avenue!  Art on the Avenue, the region's top multicultural arts festival, takes place Saturday, October 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Located on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues, featuring over 350 local and regional artists, live music, international food, children's activities, a pie baking contest, and more! Art on the Avenue is free and open to all. Free trolley transportation is available from both Potomac Yard and Braddock Road Metros. For more information, visit  artontheavenue.org. This year I will be in a new spot... Find me in space W-63. This is my biggest festival of the year and I'll have lots of new artwork available!! Hope to see you there!  ~ Michael Auger  

  It's been a while, but I'm back! Join me at Art on the Avenue! Saturday, October 2nd, 10am - 6pm Art on the Avenue, the region's top multicultural arts festival, will return to an in-person festival for its 26th year. The event takes place the first Saturday in October, rain or shine, in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Find Michael Auger's offbeat art in booth #E-102 300 local and regional artists, live music, international food, children's activities, a pie baking contest, and more! Hope to see you there!

ARTOMATIC 2017 IS HERE! Artomatic 2017 is happening now in Crystal City, Virginia. This event, that is “by artists, for everyone” is like no other and is absolutely free to the public. This year’s event features over 600 artists: Visual arts, music, performance, film, and more. Workshops, tours, seminars, and other events are held throughout the duration of the show. No matter what kind of creative events you like, there is something for you at Artomatic. For additional details, visit the AOM website . When? Happening NOW through May 6th! Wednesdays:   Noon to ...

This Saturday, Oct. 1st , is my last big, outdoor arts festival of the year: Art on the Avenue!! The weather looks good but join me (rain or shine) in the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. There will be over 300 artists, plus music, food, and fun! ( click here for details .) If you can't make it... you can still order my offbeat artwork online at my website:  Arty4ever.com   If you can dream it, I can draw it!

This Saturday (Sept. 17th) is: Clarendon Day ! Join Michael Auger on Clarendon Blvd. (east of N. Highland St) in downtown Clarendon Virginia for a festival of art, music, food, and fun!

2016 Downtown Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival! (click for details) This Saturday! Sept. 10th 12 noon- 6pm Find  Michael Auger on Gallatin Street (Space I-23)

Creator Con
 Saturday, April 23 at 2 PM - 8 PM
 James Hubert Blake High
 300 Norwood Rd Silver Spring, MD 20905 
See my latest offbeat artwork on sale... 
...along with over 100+ artists, plus live music, robotics, virtual reality, interactive games, shows and contests, food trucks, face painting, comics, video gaming arcades, and more! *The First 200 in Attendance receive Limited Edition Swag Bags by Third Eye Comics and Comic Cupcakes! Adult Admission (19 years and up):  $8.00 Student Admission (6 to 18 years):  $5.00 (Kids 5 years and under are free)

Roger Cutler has curated an unusual exhibit at the artdc gallery which I'm proud to be included in. Check it out this Saturday, Oct 11th 7pm 5710 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20781

Exclusive Solo Exhibit! Friday, April 4th, 8pm at the Ritz-Carlton, in Georgetown! Celebrate the return of Spring in a blacklight-reactive glow garden of my offbeat fine art with live musical performances and  signature cocktails. Attire is Cocktail or Fashionable. Open to all and FREE to attend with registration:  (click here) And, here's other events you can see my artwork at... AMAZING MARVELS! Music, Art, Amazing Circus Acts, and Hotdogs...lots and lots of hotdogs! Reception:   SAT. MARCH 29, 7pm Amazing Marvels exhibit thru 4/19/14. The Off-Rhode Gallery / Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, DC 20018 Art Hop Takoma The Art Hop Arts Fest will transform Old Takoma into a neighborhood arts district!  Reception:   Friday Evening, May 2nd   Sat./Sun. May 3-4 Trohv 232 Carroll Street NW Washington, DC 20012

SMUDGE is this Saturday! March 8th, from 12 noon to 6pm at Artisphere! Believe it or not... when I was a kid I drew comics of creatures I called Smudges. ( Click here  for an interview in which I speak more about that.) I'm looking forward to participating in the SMUDGE comic expo this Saturday. I'll have some of my vintage comics with me as well as my most recent cartoon paintings! For all the details,  click here ! And, here's other arty events you can see my offbeat artwork at... AMAZING MARVELS! An exhibit featuring art inspired by sideshow, circus and the carnival thru 4/19/14. Reception:   Sat. March 8, 1-4pm The Off-Rhode Gallery / Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, DC 20018 #WeTweetArt A social media connected exhibit featuring local DC area artists thru 4/6/14. Reception:  Sat. March 22, 7-10 pm The artdc Gallery / Lustine Center 5710 Baltimore Avenue Hyatt...

The ArtDC gallery's next group exhibit opens this Saturday and this show is going to be a lot of fun.  The basic theme is a "Whodunit" challenge for viewers to try and figure out who did what. The artwork on display will feature the styles of artists you know but may have been created by different artists you know. I have created four new pieces for this exhibit. One of the pieces I painted in my own style and three other pieces I created in the style of other artists. See if you can figure out which ones!  Artists include: Erin Antognoli, Michael Auger, Chris Bransome, Roger Cutler, Steve Dobbin, Dana Ellyn, Frank Fishburne, Todd Gardner, Sherill Anne Gross, David Hagen, Tracy Lee, Barry Schmetter, Matt Sesow, Paul Sikora, Scott Speck, Roy Utley, and more!!  Whodunit - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!   Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9th 7:30pm - 10pm at the ArtDC gallery 5710 Baltimore Ave. Hyattsville,  MD 20781

There is an upcoming gallery event at the  Delaplaine Arts Center  that will feature glass artwork from three talented artists who I know personally from the local DC art scene...  Erin Antognoli ,  Sean Hennessey , and Erwin Timmers .  This is a show that is worth a trip up to Frederick!   Constructing Content Saturday, December 1st  3-5pm Delaplaine Arts Center 40 S Carroll Street Frederick, MD 21701   Here's some other events around town I've been asked to help promote:  Abstract Art by Lisa Marie Jakab Tuesday, November 27th  6-8pm Tonic Restaurant 2036 G St NW Washington, DC 20006 Photography by Mark Parascandola Tuesday, November 29th 6-8pm TTR Sotheby's International Realty 1506 14th St NW Washington, DC 20005

Join me this Saturday, October 6th, from 10am to 6pm at the... Art on the Avenue Festival Mount Vernon Avenue,  Del Ray,  Alexandria ,  VA   22301 You'll find my 'Arty4ever' tent near Howell Ave. on Mt. Vernon along with over 300 other artists!! Plus there will be music, food, and k ids activities!   I'll have a bunch of new paintings for sale, including this one... 

This Saturday  is the 3rd Annual  17th Street Festival September 22, 2012 12pm-6pm The 17th Street Festival is a free community event that celebrates the 17th Street Corridor from Riggs Place to P Street. Festival Includes: - Art Show - Business Specials sponsored by HDCMS - Entertainment Stage - Kids Zone (Ross Elementary School) - Local Vendors - Pet Zone sponsored by City Dogs Rescue Details at: www.17thstreetfestival.org

The   Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery  at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts , is a nonprofit arts space in Washington, DC dedicated to exhibiting fine art that explores the innate connection between healing and creativity. Gallery Director Brooke Seidelmann asked me to spread the word about their upcoming  Happy, Shiny Things Workshop. Unleash your inner visionary and share your "uncooked reality" in 2 special workshops! Join Bob Benson, the creator of the Blinged-Out Universal Tree of Life at the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore, for a morning or afternoon workshop where you will learn to make your own FLASHIES: dynamic, sparkling decorations made from mirrors, marbles, etc. Each participant will leave with 2 finished FLASHIES to keep, to dangle or to adorn your house or garden. No artistic talent or experience required. All materials included.  This program is open to everyone. Registration is required.   Saturday, July 14, 10am-1pm O...

I'll have lots of fun blacklight-reactive paintings on sale at Spellbound's 4th Annual Holiday Freak Bazaar! Saturday, November 27th Recessions (below the Quincy Hotel) 1823 L Street NW, Washington, DC Doors open at 5 pm , and all those who purchase something from one of the many vendors get discounts and drink specials through the evening.  The lights go down and the music (goth/darkwave/industrial) gets cranked up at 9pm so come early to shop and stay late to dance! For details, visit:  http://www.spellbound-dc.com

The Greater Washington Indie Arts Festival A youth-friendly alternative arts fest! SATURDAY NIGHT! June 19, 2010 • 7 to 11 pm Arlington Arts Center 3550 North Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201 I'll have lots of fun art on display including a bunch of new blacklight-reactive paintings!  Stop by my Arty4ever table and say hello!   Get Directions

Paw-casso Charity Art Auction Saturday, April 24, 2010, 6 – 11pm Council on Foreign Relations 1777 F St. NW, Washington, DC $50 per person (Cocktail Attire) includes a complimentary drink and hors d’oeuvres

Pottery, jewelry, fine art, and more!  Saturday, April 10th 9am - 4pm Oakdale Emory Church 3425 Emory Church Rd Olney, MD $2 admission will go directly to fund the development of House of Hope 's program for at-risk adolescents, and toward off-setting the cost of individual and group Christian counseling services and parenting classes now being offered to families.