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Bourgeon’s mission, through our online publication and community initiatives, is twofold: to increase participation in the arts and to improve access to the arts. Bourgeon is a project of the not-for-profit Day Eight.

Why Artists Should Stop Playing Their Seminal Albums Live By Paula Mejia

This article was selected as a finalist in the 2013 DC Student Arts Journalism Challenge, an annual competition designed to identify and support talented...

We Come Out of the World as Leaves From a Tree by Michele de la Menardiere

My latest series of small square paintings is called Saudade. This is a Brazilian Portuguese word that has no English translation. Saudade describes an...

The Body as Concept and Constant by Judy Byron

As 2011 begins, I find myself re-visiting some professional pleasures of 2010 and realizing that this all seems very far away from being the...

La Belle Arti by Mimi McCormick

This article was selected as a finalist in the 2012 DC Student Arts Journalism Challenge, an annual competition designed to identify and support talented...

Imagery and Symbolism by Matt Sesow

"Since 1994, I have used a unique set of “icons” and imagery to help communicate meaning in my paintings. Below are my explanations.."

[2012 Winner] Leibovitz Journeys from Lennon to Landscapes by Julia Lloyd-George

If there’s one talent photographer Annie Leibovitz is known for, it’s capturing the essence of celebrity. Her daring portraits of famed figures from John...

Open to All: The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation by Andrew Doerr

The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation proves that the amateur music presence in DC is powerful, and all are welcome to become a part...

Tearful Photography at the Katzen by Kendall Breitman

It’s Laurel Nakadate’s party, and she’ll cry if she wants to. In an acknowledgement to loneliness, Nakadate’s photography exhibition “365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears”...

Arias with a Twist by Alex Leidy

Watching Arias with a Twist, I was reminded of nothing so much as the iconic Looney Toons short “Duck Amuck.” For those unfamiliar with...

The Golden Dance Experiment by Lindsey Golden

As an artist I am constantly striving for new ways to express the vast array of swirling emotions within my being, and living in...

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Three Poems by Owen Givens

New Day, New War dawn breaks over dust—jets thunder into IranIsrael’s warning missiles cross at dusk—sirens bloom in BeershebaTel Aviv trembles bunker busters boom—America joins the fraycall...

Two Poems by Joshua Walker

Glass Houses We hide behind glass—thin, trembling breath,shattered silence,each crack a raw wound,a secret bleeding light.Truth fractures us—yet in jagged breaks,strength flickers, trembling,not a mask,...

Two Poems by Bill Ratner

They Send Me to the City to Stay with My Auntie I hang my jacket in the hallwayher apartment is oldmade from shoestring potatoesit smells...
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