Events

Second Saturdays

On the second Saturday of every month, Hillyer features artist talks, workshops, and performances by featured artists as well as guest artists and curators.

Bloomberg Connects: A Guide to Our New Mobile Platform

April 11, 2026

12:00 pm

– 5:00 pm

As part of our new digital integration strategy, visitors are invited to learn more about the Modern Movements exhibitions by using Bloomberg Connects, a mobile experience that enhances your understanding of the exhibition and individual works of art on view. Please remember to bring your mobile phone.

Selected Past Events

Artist Talk with Esha Sadr

March 14, 2026

1:00 pm

– 2:00 pm

Second Saturday

Our featured solo artist Esha Sadr will lead an artist talk about her exhibition Absence of Us. Sadr’s exhibition is an interdisciplinary, long-term project that transforms used garments into narratives of memory, identity, and resilience. Participants are welcome to bring used garments which the artist will include in her installation as a performative act.

Free to the public (A suggested donation of $10)

Artist Talk with Jun Lee

February 14, 2026

1:00 pm

– 2:00 pm

Inspired by her exhibition Unbreakable Elements, Jun Lee will lead an artist talk that explores printmaking through materials such as wood, paper, and glass – each chosen for its ability to withstand pressure. She will also address the visual representations in her work which explore the duality of fear and desire.

Free to the public (a donation of $10 is suggested)

Curator Talk with Dr. Jung-Sil Lee

October 11, 2025

1:00 pm

Free to the public ($10 suggested donation)

Curator Dr. Jung-Sil Lee will continue the discussion about the topics covered in the exhibition Écriture (Writing) with the Body: Contemporary Korean Women’s Art by focusing specifically on the perspectives of local artists and diasporic issues in the exhibition who are based in Washington DC. Jean Kim, Minsun Oh Mun, and Hyun Jung Kim will present their works.