ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRESS RELEASE \\ september 21, 2023

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, DC PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE NICHOLSON PROJECT ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL COLLABORATIVE ARTS RESOURCE DISTRICT FELLOWS

The Phillips Collection, DC Public Library, and The Nicholson Project announce the inaugural cohort of Collaborative Arts Resource District (CARD) Fellows. Washington, DC-based artists Tina Villadolid, Anne C. Smith, and Paloma Vianey will participate in a cross-organizational, collaborative 12-week program, piloted to create sustainable arts careers and bolster the local contemporary art community. Representing the diverse scope of artists practicing in the Washington, DC, region, the fellows receive tangible support to advance their craft through workshops, consultations, and studio visits and exhibit at one of the partnering organizations’ spaces, accompanied by a commissioned writing about their work. The fellowship runs until December 15.

PRESS RELEASE \\ AUGUST 7, 2023

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS “The Pleasure of Wasted Time”, a solo exhibition by artist Stephanie J. Williams, and “Nourish: Storytelling with Saris” by Monica Jahan Bose. OPENING SEPTEMBER 10, 2023.

The Nicholson Project presents two exhibitions: The Pleasure of Wasted Time, a solo exhibition by artist Stephanie J. Williams, and Nourish: Storytelling with Saris by Monica Jahan Bose. The exhibitions will open on September 10, 2023, and run through November 4, 2023. The gallery will be open to the public Wednesdays from 2-6 pm and Saturdays from 12-4 pm. The artists will be present at the opening reception on Sunday, September 10th from 4-6 pm. A poetry performance will take place at 5 pm in conjunction with Bose’s exhibition.

PRESS RELEASE \\ May 17, 2023

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS “Mythic Futures,” a series of four Afrofuturist public artworks, one in each quadrant of Washington, DC, created by artist Antoine Williams.

The Nicholson Project is proud to present Mythic Futures, a series of four Afrofuturist public artworks, one in each quadrant of Washington, DC, created by artist Antoine Williams. Mythic Futures is an Afrofuturist and surrealist mural series that brings to life contemporary Black folklore in a moment of social, racial, and economic upheaval. These four murals serve as a site for radical Black imagining in public space as a liberated act, one that is meant to subvert an untenable status quo. Each mural features a Mythic Being, a mythological deity the artist has created that reflects contemporary Black life.

PRESS RELEASE \\ March 20, 2023

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS “mourning stutter” a solo exhibition by zachary Fabri. OPENING May 6, 2023.

The Nicholson Project presents Mourning Stutter, a solo exhibition by NY-based artist Zachary Fabri, informed by the successive murders of Black people by police officers in public space. In his first solo exhibition in Washington, DC, Fabri explores the ways in which trauma is stored in the body—how it is remembered or forgotten. Through video, photographs, sound, text, and sculpture, he reclaims the freedom to access and hold public space without fear but also asserts the necessity to imagine, build, and experience joy freely in the public sphere. On view from May 6th through August 12th, 2023, visitors can meet the artist at the public opening on May 6th from 4-6pm.

PRESS RELEASE \\ OCTOBER 10, 2022

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS “LIMINALITY: A STORY OF REMEMBRANCE” BY PHYLICIA GHEE. OPENING NOVEMBER 6, 2022.

The Nicholson Project is proud to present Liminality: A Story of Remembrance, a solo exhibition by Phylicia Ghee. An immersive installation created during Ghee’s time in residence at The Nicholson Project, Liminality: A Story of Remembrance is an ode to the self-taught herbalists, midwives, and root women whose stories are shrouded in the mysteries of Ghee’s personal family history and the history of this country. Incorporating sound, texture, and an apothecary cabinet that “feels like walking into the living space of a Grandmother, Great Aunt, or family matriarch,” Ghee has transformed The Nicholson Project’s gallery into a place that feels sacred, where herbs are hanging and herbal remedies are cultivated, where recipes are handwritten on napkins and torn pieces of paper and found objects are woven together with family stories. On view from November 6, 2022 through January 28, 2023, the visitors can meet the artist at the public opening on November 6th from 4-6pm.

PRESS RELEASE \\ August 29, 2022

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT UNVEILS “ELEVATE (FREEDOM IS A PLACE)”, A NEW PUBLIC ART WORK BY ARTIST APRIL BANKS. OPENING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022.

The Nicholson Project celebrates their third anniversary with the unveiling of Elevate (Freedom is a Place), a new public artwork by LA-based artist April Banks. Taking inspiration from the stoop, a common architectural feature in Southeast DC and throughout other parts of the City, Elevate serves as a pedestal, a functional piece of public art, as stage or seating, for performance or for rest. The work will be installed in The Nicholson Project’s garden under a beautiful old oak tree, to be unveiled on Saturday, September 17th, 2022 and will remain on view through December 2023. Throughout the duration of the exhibition, other artists will be invited to create works in response to Elevate, including a special movement-based performance at the opening event by Jessica Valoris. Elevate was curated by Dashboard and supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities through a Public Art Building Communities grant.

PRESS RELEASE \\ AUGUST 9, 2022

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT AWARDS RESIDENCIES TO BEVERLY PRICE + SHAUNTÉ GATES, PETER J. HARRIS, STEPHANIE J. WILLIAMS, AND STEPHANIE MERCEDES.

The Nicholson Project is proud to announce our newly selected 2023 Artists-in-Residence, BEVERLY PRICE + SHAUNTÉ GATES, PETER J. HARRIS, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, AND STEPHANIE MERCEDES. Each artist has been awarded a 10-week, fully supported residency and will live and work on-site at The Nicholson Project in Washington, DC.

PRESS RELEASE \\ April 7, 2022

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS “BLACKNESS AND THE INFINITE POTENTIAL WELL”, A SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING NEW WORK BY KOKAYI, CURATED BY JARVIS DUBOIS.

The Nicholson Project is proud to present Blackness and the Infinite Potential Well, a solo exhibition by Kokayi, curated by Jarvis Dubois. Exhausted and frustrated by the ever-present images of black death and trauma, multimedia artist and musician Kokayii offers a new way of seeing and being seen. Blackness and the Infinite Potential Well brings together sculpture, film, sound, and digital collage to create an immersive experience of varied and nuanced Black critique, joy, and resilience. On view from April 21 through June 18, 2022, the exhibition will debut new work created during the artist’s residency at The Nicholson Project.

PRESS RELEASE \\ January 3, 2022

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTS WAYFARING, A SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING NEW WORK BY HOESY CORONA

The Nicholson Project presents WAYFARING, a solo exhibition by Hoesy Corona. On view from January 20th through March 12th, 2022, the exhibition will debut new large scale prints on fabric and a series of mixed media sculptures created during the artist’s residency at The Nicholson Project in 2021.

PRESS RELEASE \\ AUGUST 13, 2021

THE NICHOLSON PROJECT AWARDS RESIDENCIES TO
HOESY CORONA, KOKAYI, TAYLOR JOHNSON, AND PHYLICIA GHEE.

The Nicholson Project is proud to announce our newly selected Artists-in-Residence, HOESY CORONA, KOKAYI, TAYLOR JOHNSON, AND PHYLICIA GHEE. Each artist has been awarded a 3-month, fully supported residency and will live and work on-site at The Nicholson Project in Washington, DC, and work closely with a guest curator to develop their residency project.

PRESS RELEASE \\ MAY 15, 2021

Stan squirewell arrives in Washington, dc for a three-month residency at The Nicholson project.

The Nicholson Project is proud to welcome Stan Squirewell for a three-month residency from May 15 - August 15, 2021. Squirewell (b. 1978) is a painter, photographer, installation, collage, and performance artist. Born and raised in Washington, DC in the Barry Farm neighborhood, just a few blocks away from The Nicholson Project, Squirewell established a serious art practice while working from his Harlem-based studio before moving to Louisville, KY where he currently lives and works. 

PRESS RELEASE \\ MARCH 29, 2021

Exhibition Announcement: ‘Notes from VEGA,’ new work by Nicholson’s Artist-in-Residence, A.J. McCLenon.

The Nicholson Project is proud to present Notes from VEGA, new work by Nicholson’s Artist-in-Residence, A.J. McCLenon. The exhibition features work derived from McClenon’s ongoing VEGA series that imagines a dystopian future and parallel universes. In Notes from VEGA, the viewers are invited to take a glimpse at the resilience of Black people and their ability to adapt and evolve in any circumstance. When the earth is no longer able to sustain their livelihoods and options are limited, they return to water—the source of life. In tandem with the exhibition, on Saturday, April 24th, McClenon will create a one-day participatory Black Hole performance and activation where visitors are invited to help predict DC's future and the role that generations of DC natives will play in VEGA. 

PRESS RELEASE \\ MARCH 3, 2021

The Nicholson Project announces our new 2021 Artists-in-Residence, A.J. McClenon and Stan Squirewell

The Nicholson Project is proud to announce our new 2021 Artists-in-Residence, A.J. McClenon and Stan Squirewell. Both artists were born and raised in DC, and will return for their three-month residencies. McClenon began her residency on February 1, 2021 from her Chicago-based studio and is now living and working onsite at The Nicholson Project from March 1 - April 30, 2021. Squirewell will live and work onsite from May 15 - August 15, 2021.

press release \\ September 14, 2019

The Nicholson Project opens in Southeast D.C.

The Nicholson Project proudly announces its grand opening as an artist residency and neighborhood garden in Southeast D.C. In an effort to explore the positive roles art and design play in strengthening community, 2310 Nicholson Street, a former single family row house, has been restored as a safe, equitable residency for artists. Additionally, to further amplify its commitment to artists, the Nicholson Project has already commissioned permanent art interventions by D.C. natives Jefferson Pinder and Beverly Price, and artist Heather Theresa Clark. The neighborhood garden was designed in partnership with Love & Carrots and aims to serve as a gathering place for the neighborhood, and provide fresh produce to local residents & businesses.