Booking and details
Dates Wed, Apr 24 - Mon, Sep 9, 2024
Venue Multiple locations in Washington, DC
Tickets Free
Come hear stories from and see art created by the Mt. Pleasant community as part of DC & Me. This interactive sculptural installation will be on display at the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library (April 24 – May 29) and the Folger Shakespeare Library (May 31 – September 10).
About DC & Me
Developed by Folger Artist-in-Residence Katherine Harroff, DC & Me is the first part of the three-part DC Amplified project which seeks to gather and uplift community stories within Washington, DC. In this phase, stories have been gathered through workshops and individual interviews with members of the Anacostia, Mt. Pleasant, and Penn Quarter communities.
These stories will be shared out through interactive sculptural installations at three DC Public Library locations (Anacostia, Mt. Pleasant, and MLK; April 4, 2023 – February 8, 2024) featuring visual artistic interpretations of these neighborhoods as well as QR code-accessible short films and an interactive hotline wherein people can listen to community reflections and record their own.
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
3160 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
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- April 24 – May 29: Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
- Sunday: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
- Monday – Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
- Thursday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
- Friday – Saturday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol St SE
Washington, DC 20003
- May 31 – June 20
- Available to view during event opening hours; for a list of events please see our calendar
- June 21 – September 10
- Sundays: 11am – 6pm*
- Mondays: Closed
- Tuesday and Wednesday: 11am – 6pm*
- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: 11am – 9pm*Extended evening hours on performance days.
Special Thanks
Angel Rose Collective, Jason Anderson, Duane Gautier, Honfleur Gallery, National Building Museum, Lost Origins Gallery, Jason Hamacher, Tamainia Davis, John Davis, Gina Francis, Reneesha Francis, the MLK Library Teen Advisory Board, Tenisha Shelly, Malia Brown, Trisha Brown, Michelle Christianson, Jackie Torrance, Natasha Richardson, Kenneth Carroll Sr., Susan James, Leila Kelly, James Monson, Rena Marie, Malik Jeffers and Christian Campo.
DC & Me: Community Stories from Anacostia
DC & Me: Community Stories from Penn Quarter
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
On display through partnership with the DC Public Library.
