Category Archives: Ink & links

 WashingtonCityPaper By: Sudip Bhattacharya May. 16, 2012 From the start, art doyenne Philippa Hughes has said she’s all about making art accessible. The only problem with making arts accessible via art party, of course, is that people still must elect … Continue reading →

DCentric By: Elahe Izadi April 24, 2012 But Hughes didn’t throw Cherry Blast in order to put Anacostia on the map. ”That’s one thing, and an important thing,” she said. “But what it’s about for me is showing that D.C. … Continue reading →

ReadySetDC By: Ramsay Lanier April 17, 2012 Not only was the LUMEN8 festival successful at driving economic  growth, it was also a great moment in which people could get together  and share ideas. “We were thrilled to be part of … Continue reading →

Washington City Paper By: Jonathan L.  Fischer April 13, 2012 Hughes, while acknowledging that many factors contribute to economic development, subscribes to the tenet that undergirds most temporary-urbanism initiatives: “Nobody’s going to invest in the neighborhood unless they think that people … Continue reading →

TBD.com By: Josh Yospyn April 11, 2012 Philippa Hughes, Founder of the Pink Line Project, at the Lightbox, a former police evidence warehouse that will be a major part of Lumen8Anacostia. Pink Line, together with Alliance Française, is hosting dozens … Continue reading →

The Washington Examiner By Courtney Zott January 26, 2012 You call yourself “Chief Creative Contrarian” of the project. What is it about the mainstream culture in D.C. that you oppose? Well, I have two ideas. One is that I am … Continue reading →

The Washington Post By Katie Rogers January 3, 2012 “Washington is home to some of the most plugged-in, powerful people in the nation, and The Washington Post follows those influencers closely. But not all of the limelight should fall on … Continue reading →

Refinery 29 By Holly E. Thomas December 22, 2011 Holiday traditions, whether they’re silly or sentimental, are our favorite all-natural upper — they make you feel all warm and fuzzy, brighten your spirits, and create the feeling of connection, even … Continue reading →

The Washington Post By Maura Judkis December 21, 2011 Philippa Hughes, the founder of the Washington-based art company Pink Line Project, saw the wheatpaste depiction of Parsons at 14th Street and Swann, Northwest, Wednesday morning and snapped a photo of … Continue reading →

Capitol File December 6, 2011                                                                       … Continue reading →