The Closer: Hughes The Boss

Modern Luxury

November 1, 2011

 

Philippa Hughes, founder of DC’s go-to-art-events Database, The Pinkline Project, chats about her artistic role at DCWEEK’S closing party.

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Bucking The Trend:Four Galleries Break New Ground

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 the everyday and offers solace in every climate.

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Embassies Are a Rich Source of Arts and Culture in D.C.

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 events, they are filled with people who are from those respective countries. Don’t get me wrong! I love meeting people from other countries. I seek them out. But I think embassies produce this kind of programming because they want to share their culture with Americans. Cultural diplomacy at its best! I’ll highlight a few cultural programs I know about right now and I encourage you to check these out. Many embassies have mailing lists, which is a great way to learn about future programs. No passport required. 

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Emerging Visual Artists Elect DC

VanderBilt

By Paula Cleggett

October 12, 2011

Philippa Hughes, one of 17 volunteer DC Arts Commissioners, says that, “it’s not just the Smithsonian . . . it’s the Capitol, its K Street, I mean, that’s our industry here and its powerful and overwhelming and it really does pervade everything. So, it is really hard for a creative class to really thrive, when this city actually is built on something that is not creative at all.”

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Meet Philippa Hughes, the Art Outsider Behind the Pink Line Project

Scout Mob

By Marissa Payne

September 27, 2011

Don’t confuse Philippa Hughes, the creator of The Pink Line Project, with an art insider. “I’m not,” she said. “And I don’t want to be. I hope people don’t view me that way!” This may sound ironic coming from a woman whose name is recognizable to just about everyone in DC’s creative community, but it makes sense when you realize what it is Philippa does.

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An Avalanche of Arts

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 galleries to participate and enticed numerous non-D.C. galleries to exhibit, including many international galleries. The fair seemed well-organized and contained all the elements of a typical art fair: panel discussions, VIP section, performance art, and lots of other fun fair fanfare. Nonetheless, most in the D.C. art scene proclaimed it a failure for various reasons. For me, it felt sterile (maybe having been organized by non-D.C. art fair corporate organizer types) and there didn’t seem to be any buzz around it at all. It came and went and was quickly forgotten.

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An Ex-Lawyer Learns To Dance

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 about 10 years ago. After I’d been here a little while, I started feeling a little antsy and boxed in by my desk job so I looked around to see if there was anything else going on beyond the Smithsonians and the Kennedy Center. I discovered a thriving arts scene beyond the National Mall filled with amazing creative people that even D.C. residents didn’t know about, much less tourists. I wanted to tell the world about what I’d found!

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Twice is Nice: PM @ the TM

Twice is Nice
Location: The Textile Museum
September 7, 2011

At PM @ the TM: Twice as Nice, The ladies (and some men) were out and about, donning vintage clothing and celebrating the Textile Museum’s current exhibit: “Second Lives: the Age-Old Art of Recycling Textiles,” which is on view until January 8, 2012. The sporadic downpour of the day didn’t stop the fun especially with entertainment for the night from the band Laughing Man and DJ Baby Alcatraz brought to use by Sasha Lord Productions.  Deliciously scrumptious treats were served by Whisked! and Pinkberry, and drinks were sponsored by Nude Vodka and Honest Tea.

With so many fashionistas it was a tough competition for “Best Dressed,” but in the end judges, Rachel Cothran, Jordan Culberson, and Eric Brewer made the final call and awarded their selected guests with prizes that had been generously donated by local vintage stores including:

Rock it Again, Treasury, Founding Farmers, Smith Commons, Mint Condition, Pretty People, Ginger Root/Revamp Design, Junction Vintage, Freshfarm Market

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Washington DC Contributor Art Enthusiast Philippa Talks About Street Art

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. That is the ephemeral nature of street art and that’s what makes it so appealing to me. I feel it’s the perfect temporary public art that takes the art of galleries and museums into the streets and reminds us of what it means to have beauty in the world.

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For photographer E. Brady Robinson, the stuff on desks is the stuff of portraits

The Washington Post

by Katherine Boyle
September 2, 2011

She contacted self-described arts connector Philippa Hughes shortly after photographing Miller’s desk. Hughes, the founder of the Pink Line Project, helped Robinson make a list of Washington arts notables, and within 24 hours, Robinson had invitations to photograph the desks of Anne Goodyear at the National Portrait Gallery, arts collector James Alefantis and Andy Grundberg at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. The immediate, positive response stunned Robinson.

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