Category Archives: Philippa’s Writings

Huffington Post By Philippa Hughes February 3, 2012 Last January, the most incredible thing happened: I received an apology letter from a guy who tried to mug me the previous fall. He wrote the letter on lined notebook paper with … Continue reading →

Huffington Post By Philippa P.B. Hughes November 23, 2011 Descriptions of the D.C. art scene used to begin like this: “It’s not New York, but…” I don’t hear that very often anymore. Lately, it seems like the arts in D.C. … Continue reading →

Huffington Post By Philippa P.B. Hughes November 9, 2011 I attended the Transculturel Forum of contemporary art in Haiti a little over a month ago. This program brought artists from around the world (Madagascar, Cameroon, Canada, Guadeloupe, Togo, Benin, France, … Continue reading →

Home and Design by Philippa P.B. Hughes November 1, 2011 Despite the sluggish economy, four visionaries have opened galleries in the DC area over the past year. Though their offerings are diverse, these curators share a conviction that art transcends … Continue reading →

Huffington Post By Philippa P.B. Hughes October 13, 2011    D.C. has lots of embassies, and lots of embassies host cultural events that showcase arts and culture from their countries. The thing is, whenever I go to any of these … Continue reading →

Huffington Post By Philippa P.B Hughes September 23, 2011 What’s the state of visual arts in D.C.? Four years ago, a contemporary art fair called ArtDC took place at the convention center. Fair organizers convinced all the D.C. contemporary art … Continue reading →

Huffington Post By Philippa P.B. Hughes September 15, 2011 When you think of Washington, D.C., you generally think of politics, bureaucracies, and grand monuments. At least that’s what I thought when I first moved to D.C. to be a lobbyist … Continue reading →

Przman by Philippa P.B. Hughes September 4, 2011 It’s such a delight to walk down the street and suddenly stumble on a little artistic gem that pops up out of nowhere and then disappears the next time you walk by. … Continue reading →

FotoDC by Philippa Hughes March 12, 2011 It was an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday in February when we reviewed the portfolios from which we would select work for the Flash exhibit. I woke up that morning feeling resentful about … Continue reading →

Jones New York by Philippa PB Hughes December 13, 2010 Some of the best career advice I have ever received came from “Letters to a Young Poet” in which the great German poet Rainer Maria Rilke advised: “Go inside yourself. … Continue reading →