BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Smith Center for Healing and the Arts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Smith Center for Healing and the Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://smithcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20260312T132109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T141858Z UID:10001198-1776520800-1776528000@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Canceled - The Struggle Continues...: Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled. \n\n\n\nThe Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is pleased to host the exhibition “The Struggle Continues…” This solo show features the works of Tim Davis\, a multidisciplinary artist born in Chicago\, IL and based in Washington\, DC. \n\n\n\nArtist Tim A. Davis presents The Struggle Continues…\, a powerful exhibition featuring works from his ongoing Power Room Series and his immersive Black Box Installation. Through painting and sculptural assemblage\, Davis confronts urgent social realities while inviting viewers into a space of reflection\, reckoning\, and dialogue. At the heart of the exhibition is the Black Box Installation\, a narrative environment grounded in the idea of being “in between.” Davis reflects on the current state of the United States as a nation suspended between extremes—political\, social\, and moral—resulting in uncertainty and fractured growth. \n\n\n\nUsing repurposed drawers and cabinets\, he constructs symbolic containers that hold the layered truths of housing inequality\, discrimination\, racism\, mass incarceration\, migration\, and other defining issues that shape America. Through carefully chosen symbols\, Davis encourages viewers to engage in meaningful dialogue\, seeking collective healing and forward movement. \n\n\n\nThe Power Room Series\, begun in 2020\, reflects Davis’s internal responses to social upheaval and lived experience. In these rooms\, viewers encounter layered narratives rooted in the human experience and\, more specifically\, the Black experience as it relates to truth\, memory\, and identity.The exhibition’s title\, The Struggle Continues….\, echoes a phrase that has resonated throughout Davis’s life and within liberation movements worldwide. Repeated across generations\, these words function as prayer\, protest\, and promise. The exhibition invites viewers not only to witness but to participate in the ongoing dialogue required to heal communities and address the challenges facing the nation. \n\n\n\nThe Struggle Continues…. underscores Davis’s commitment to using art as a catalyst for awareness\, reflection\, and transformation. Tim Davis was born in Chicago\, Illinois and is recognized as an artist\, a curator\, and an educator. He is a mixed-media painter working primarily with narratives on social justice\, activism\, identity\, and the Black experience. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad\, including the American University Museum—Katzen Arts Center\, the New Orleans African American Museum\, the ARWI International Art Fair in San Juan\, Puerto Rico\,and the Spectrum Miami Fair at Art Basel in Miami. His work has been on loan at the United States Embassy in Lilongwe\, Malawi\, and Abuja Nigeria (2020-2024). Davis’ work is included in many private and corporate collections such as: the Freddie Mac Corporation\, the Commission on the Arts and Humanities—Washington DC\, the Hampton University Museum\, the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland\, Stellar Communications\, Martha’s Table Head Quarters\, the Community of Hope Marie Reed Health Center in Washington DC\, the University of Maryland Global Campus\, and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Davis received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois where he studied art education and fine art. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow\, Davis has worked extensively with public school education\, DC\, Arts Works and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He is also the founder of International Visions Gallery and Consultancy\, where he encourages cross-cultural engagement with diverse collections of artists from the Washington area and underrepresented parts of the world. As an artist\, educator\, and curator\, Davis believes art can be used to make statements\, engage\, inspire\, and to take action for the growth\, history and identity of peopleeverywhere. \n\n\n\nFor press inquiries\, images\, and additional information\, please contact: Sara Khambalia\, Gallery Director\, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, sara@smithcenter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/the-struggle-continues-artist-talk/ CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20260217T192422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T122830Z UID:10001124-1774029600-1774040400@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:The Struggle Continues...: Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is pleased to host the exhibition “The Struggle Continues…” This solo show features the works of Tim Davis\, a multidisciplinary artist born in Chicago\, IL and based in Washington\, DC. This exhibition will open on Friday\, March 20th\, with an Opening Reception from 6-9 pm. \n\n\n\nArtist Tim A. Davis presents The Struggle Continues…\, a powerful exhibition featuring works from his ongoing Power Room Series and his immersive Black Box Installation. Through painting and sculptural assemblage\, Davis confronts urgent social realities while inviting viewers into a space of reflection\, reckoning\, and dialogue. At the heart of the exhibition is the Black Box Installation\, a narrative environment grounded in the idea of being “in between.” Davis reflects on the current state of the United States as a nation suspended between extremes—political\, social\, and moral—resulting in uncertainty and fractured growth. \n\n\n\nUsing repurposed drawers and cabinets\, he constructs symbolic containers that hold the layered truths of housing inequality\, discrimination\, racism\, mass incarceration\, migration\, and other defining issues that shape America. Through carefully chosen symbols\, Davis encourages viewers to engage in meaningful dialogue\, seeking collective healing and forward movement. \n\n\n\nThe Power Room Series\, begun in 2020\, reflects Davis’s internal responses to social upheaval and lived experience. In these rooms\, viewers encounter layered narratives rooted in the human experience and\, more specifically\, the Black experience as it relates to truth\, memory\, and identity.The exhibition’s title\, The Struggle Continues….\, echoes a phrase that has resonated throughout Davis’s life and within liberation movements worldwide. Repeated across generations\, these words function as prayer\, protest\, and promise. The exhibition invites viewers not only to witness but to participate in the ongoing dialogue required to heal communities and address the challenges facing the nation. \n\n\n\nThe Struggle Continues…. underscores Davis’s commitment to using art as a catalyst for awareness\, reflection\, and transformation. Tim Davis was born in Chicago\, Illinois and is recognized as an artist\, a curator\, and an educator. He is a mixed-media painter working primarily with narratives on social justice\, activism\, identity\, and the Black experience. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad\, including the American University Museum—Katzen Arts Center\, the New Orleans African American Museum\, the ARWI International Art Fair in San Juan\, Puerto Rico\,and the Spectrum Miami Fair at Art Basel in Miami. His work has been on loan at the United States Embassy in Lilongwe\, Malawi\, and Abuja Nigeria (2020-2024). Davis’ work is included in many private and corporate collections such as: the Freddie Mac Corporation\, the Commission on the Arts and Humanities—Washington DC\, the Hampton University Museum\, the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland\, Stellar Communications\, Martha’s Table Head Quarters\, the Community of Hope Marie Reed Health Center in Washington DC\, the University of Maryland Global Campus\, and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Davis received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois where he studied art education and fine art. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow\, Davis has worked extensively with public school education\, DC\, Arts Works and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He is also the founder of International Visions Gallery and Consultancy\, where he encourages cross-cultural engagement with diverse collections of artists from the Washington area and underrepresented parts of the world. As an artist\, educator\, and curator\, Davis believes art can be used to make statements\, engage\, inspire\, and to take action for the growth\, history and identity of peopleeverywhere. \n\n\n\nFor press inquiries\, images\, and additional information\, please contact: Sara Khambalia\, Gallery Director\, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, sara@smithcenter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/the-struggle-continues-opening-reception/ CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20260217T193633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T204133Z UID:10001125-1771689600-1771693200@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Community Arts: John Sonnier's Senses Discussion DESCRIPTION:Experience the senses of John’s life-long dedication to fostering a legacy of cultural exchange through the harmony of the natural environment. Internationally acclaimed Horticulturist and Sculptor. \n\n\n\nAs an awardee of The Elizabeth Medal of Honor from the Royal Horticultural Society in London\, John’s personal experiences shed light on his path to his horticultural pursuits benefiting all generations which encompasses his classical sculptor masterpieces. \n\n\n\nJoin the John and AnnMarie Halterman (Uniting US) discussion about a journey inspired by disappointment resulting in a living legacy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Register Now\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/collaborative-community-arts-john-sonniers-senses-discussion/ CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20260217T164916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T204342Z UID:10001122-1771682400-1771693200@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Allies in Healing: Closing Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Collaborative Community Arts\n\n\n\nCommunity members are invited to participate in placing and arranging personal and donated military uniform items on the backing material for incorporation into a symbolic\, visual message showcasing our nation’s proud military history and service commitment to support and defend our nation. While military uniform designs have changed over our 250-year history\, unique uniform flags\, badges\, ribbons\, rank insignia and other uniform pieces represent our commitment to defend our nation through service and personal sacrifice. Bring uniform items from your service\, or friends and family member’s service to create a large-scale\, inspirational message of hope and resilience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Register Now\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/allies-in-healing-collaborative-community-arts/ CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20260217T161823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T204335Z UID:10001121-1771682400-1771689600@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Community Arts: Treasures Transformation Activity DESCRIPTION:A class of participants will each pick a wood box to upcycle into a personal treasure chest. All supplies and materials are onsite with Uniting US facilitators\, Vietnam Navy Veteran Michael Higgs and War on Terror Army Veteran Christinia Helferich-Polosky. Early registration is recommended as spots fill up quickly. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Register Now\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/collaborative-community-arts-treasures-transformation-activity/ CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T063749 CREATED:20251114T170434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T191343Z UID:10000903-1763301600-1763308800@smithcenter.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Allies in Healing: Collaborative Community Arts DESCRIPTION:The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is pleased to exhibit Allies in Healing. This exhibition will open on Sunday\, November 16th\, with an Opening Reception from 2-4 pm. This event is free and open to the public\, with light refreshments served. \n\n\n\nAllies in Healing\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Exhibit Details\n \n\n\n\n\nCollaborative Community Arts\, a project of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in partnership with Uniting US\, commemorates the end of the Vietnam War and explores its lasting impact on the veterans who served and faced life-changing challenges. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition Allies in Healing will honor the power of art as a pathway to healing\, wellness\, and community for Vietnam veterans. It will be hosted at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, whose mission is to promote physical\, emotional\, and mental well-being through life-affirming creative practices. The project is presented in collaboration with Uniting US\, an organization dedicated to empowering veterans\, service members\, and their families to heal and connect through art. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we aim to elevate the creative voices of veterans and invite audiences to find inspiration in their powerful artistic expressions and stories of resilience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/opening-reception-for-allies-in-healing-collaborative-community-arts/ LOCATION:Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, 1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20009\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR