Kristina Bilonick

Video of the sofiajacob lecture @ Floristree in Batimore

kbilonick — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:19:22 +0000

If you’d like to watch the presentation I gave in Baltimore last month, it is now up on the sofiajacob web site. It’s long, so you can skim through and here me talk about Pleasant Plains Workshop, The Georgia Avenue Window Walk, DC Cheer!, and my thoughts on the DC arts scene in general. Also worthwhile to click through other artists’ talks on the site there..really interesting stuff!

(click image to view video)

sofiajacob lecture series, Monday 9/24 at 8pm

kbilonick — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:57:26 +0000

If you’re in the Baltimore area, come out to this event presented by sofiajacob at Floristree:

sophiajacob lecture series presents
Kristina Bilonick and Molly Colleen O’Connell
Monday, September 24th, 8-10pm, Floristree
405 W Franklin St Baltimore MD 21201

Kristina Bilonick is a Washington, DC based artist and curator. She is the Founder of the Pleasant Plains Workshop, where she also maintains a studio practice. Her curatorial projects include CRTL+P, with Julie Chae, at the Arlington Arts Center. She has performed at the (e)merge Art Fair in DC and will exhibit this October at the DC Arts Center in Signals, curated by J.W. Mahoney.

Molly Colleen O’Connell is a Baltimore based artist and co-founder of Open Space Gallery. She is a member of Closed Caption Comics and curator of Puss Fust in Baltimore. O’Connell’s books, prints, and drawings have been exhibited and distributed nationally. In June, O’Connell exhibited in Fakes, at Tomato House Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.The sophiajacob lecture series invites select members of the artistic community to present on a topic of their choice.

CTRL+P at Arlington Arts Center

kbilonick — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:45:55 +0000

I’m excited to post about this exhibition which I’ve spent the past few months co-curating with my colleague, Julie Chae. CTRL+P is an expansive printmaking exhibition showcasing a wide array of contemporary printmakers. Join us at AAC for the opening reception on Saturday, June 23rd, 6-9pm!

CTRL+P
JUNE 22 – SEPT 16, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 6 – 9 PM
in collaboration with The Studio Visit
Kristina Bilonick and Julie Chae, curators

ARTISTS: Anne Albagli, Jordan Bernier, Melissa Brown, Paul Chan, Kris Chatterson, Brian Chippendale, Billy Colbert, Vince Contarino, Christopher Davison, E.V. Day, Anthony Dihle, Kyle Durrie, Jeremy Flick, Tim Gibbon, Jungil Hong, Gary Kachadourian, Byron Kim, Steve Lambert, Hugh Leeman, Glenn Ligon, Marie Lorenz, Esperanza Mayobre, Serena Perrone, Gretchen Schermerhorn & Franc Rosario, Kelly Sherman, Rob Swainston, and Barbara Takenaga.

More info>>
PHOTO GALLERY

‘The Art of Video Games’ opens at SAAM 3/16-18

kbilonick — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:59:22 +0000

I’ll be joining another team this weekend…SPONTANEOUS ART- a roving performance art troupe that creates event specific performances that engage the arts community.

(not our real costume, we'll save that for those who come out to see us!)

During the opening weekend festivities for The Art of Video Games at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, we’ll be performing live video games in the Kogod Coutyard.

A slew of other video game-themed activities will be taking place all weekend as part of ‘Game Fest‘ opening weekend ceremonies.

Come join in the fun! I’ll be the one in the green robot suit dodging nerf balls that you’re throwing at us!

click through the image below for the full lineup of events:

Sunday 1/29 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum:

kbilonick — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:36:31 +0000

Join me this Sunday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. I’ll be talking about a few pieces in their folk art collection. Afterwards, I’ll be giving a brief technical demonstration and attendees will have the opportunity to print a take-away tote bag!

More info below , or click through the image to get to their site:

Upcoming Exhibition:

kbilonick — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:14:07 +0000

I’m excited to be a part of the upcoming group exhibition, She Got Game, curated by Jeffry Cudlin, opening on January 13th at Arlington Arts Center. My DC Cheer! performance project will be featured, using documentation by photographer, E. Brady Robinson, and I’ll also be hosting a cheer workshop / cultivation event on February 11th.

DC Cheer performs at (e)merge art fair 9.22.11, photograph by E. Brady Robinson

SHE GOT GAME, curated by Jeffry Cudlin
Arlington Arts Center
EXHIBITION DATES: January 13 – March 18, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, January 13, 6 to 9 pm
Performances and workshops will take place all day on February 11th (time for DC Cheer workshop TBA)

In the past, professional sports and the visual arts have both kept women on the sidelines. SHE GOT GAME puts strong women artists and athletes front and center. For this show, curator Jeffry Cudlin has brought together 11 artists—men and women—who explore shifting contemporary perceptions of women’s bodies, gender roles, and identities through the lens of sports spectacle. Some of these artists offer iconic images of strong women athletes; others use the trappings of sport as a framework for performances about competition, objectification, and popular culture. Painted murals, larger-than-life-sized photos, videos, and installations depict women in professional tennis, bodybuilding, cheerleading, and even competitive eating. -Arlington Arts Center

Upcoming events:

kbilonick — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:08:15 +0000

I’m looking forward to two events I’m participating in next week.

I’ll be giving a lunchtime talk at the Hirshhorn Museum on Andy Warhol’s ‘Shadows’ exhibition

Friday, October 14th @ 12:30pm
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
7th and Independence Streets, NW
free & open to the public, meet at lobby
(click image for more info)

And the following day I’ll be presenting at TEDx DC- a TED talk with a focus on creative entrepreneurship in DC.

Saturday, October 15, 9am – 5pm
(click through the image for more info and tickets)

upcoming event:

kbilonick — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:04:51 +0000

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 5-9PM

My latest art project, DC Cheer! is a community-building performance that I’m working on with an amazing team of artists and art enthusiasts. Learn more about the project here>>

Join us at our debut performance at the (e)merge art fair- an international art fair taking place at the Capital Skyline Hotel in SW Washington, DC. We’ll be performing outside of the event on opening night on Thursday, September 22 from 5-9pm. Our performance is free/open to the public but If you’d like to enter the event and see all of the artwork, performances, live music and festivities, you should purchase a ticket for the event on their web site. (click here for tickets)

(e)merge art fair
Capitol Skyline Hotel
10 “I” Street, SW
Washington D.C., DC 20024
(Cross Street is S Capitol Street SE)
www.emergeartfair.com

Upcoming event at The Museum of the Americas:

kbilonick — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:50:33 +0000

I’m creating a site-specific installation for this upcoming event. Last year’s event was sold out so get your tix soon if you want to go! (click image to get to ticket sales page)

Upcoming workshop at The Textile Museum:

kbilonick — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:54:34 +0000

August 6, 2011
2-4 pm
Text in Design
The Textile Museum
2320 S Street NW DC

On Saturday, August 6, I’ll be teaching a screen-printing workshop at the Textile Museum as part of their current exhibition Green- the color and the cause.

Workshop attendees will learn the hand drawn stencil technique of screen printing and will create a pattern using some text of their choice. Participants are encouraged to bring in their favorite quote, lyric, bit of poetry, etc to reproduce.

Attendees can also bring in whatever materials (old curtains, wallpaper, sheets, tees, cardboard, paper) to print on once their stencil is created.

Handouts with detailed instructions will be distributed so the project can be repeated at home.

Cost: $45
To register visit: http://www.textilemuseum.org/green or call (202) 667-0441
Space is limited to register soon to ensure a spot! [THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT]