Artist Talks

Artist talks are part of Hillyer’s ongoing program offerings that occur on a monthly basis in conjunction with its featured solo artist exhibitions.

Artist Talk with Joan Cox

Saturday, August 24, 1 pm

Hillyer’s featured solo artist, Joan Cox, will lead a gallery talk about her exhibition Sapphic Gaze. In her exhibition, Cox crafts visual narratives that champion intense, celebratory, and nuanced relationships among lesbian couples.

This program is free to the public ($10 suggested donation)

A Salon Talk with Renée Stout

Organized by the Millennium Arts Salon in partnership with IA&A

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 6:30 pm

Organized by Juanita Hardy, co-founder of the Millennium Arts Salon and Board Chair of International Arts and Artists, the program will feature Mel Hardy, MAS Co-Founder and Peace/Art Activist, in conversation with Renée Stout, a renowned DC-based artist. Stout will discuss her work “The American Way,” which is currently featured in the exhibition Democracy in the Crossfire: Art, Identity, and Resilience, her views on the exhibition, and activism through her art.

The program is free to the public; reservations are encouraged.