October at the National Portrait Gallery – Hispanic Heritage Month continues, The Outwin 2019 exhibition opens, Writing workshops and more

 

Strike a Prose

Writing Workshops
G Street Lobby 

Writing for Justice (nonfiction)
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Crafting Dialogue (fiction)
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Write from Your Soul (cross-genre)
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 25, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

 

Access Programs

See Me at the Portrait Gallery

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
G Street Lobby

Experience an interactive and multisensory tour of the museum tailored to individuals with dementia and their care partners.

Registration required. Please contact Ashley Grady at access@si.edu.

 

Community Days with Activities for All Ages

Portrait Signs

Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26, noon* 
G Street Lobby

Join a deaf gallery educator for a lively gallery talk in ASL. *Saturday’s tour also includes voice interpretation.

 

Spotlight Series

Women of Color: The Power of Protest

Native American Women Activists: Resistance, Resilience, and Passing the Torch
Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
McEvoy Auditorium
Join the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, and the National Museum of the American Indian for a series of lectures and panel discussions addressing activism and social justice through the lens of women of color–past and present. This program is part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, "Because of Her Story."

 

Upcoming Events

Portraiture 101

Saturday, Nov. 23, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
G Street Lobby

Brownie, Junior, and Cadette troops are invited to learn more about women who paved the way. Participants will look at portraits, hear stories, and create artwork while earning points toward Girl Scout Legacy badges and Girl Scout Journey completions.

 

In Focus: The Four Justices

Thursday, Oct. 3
12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
G Street Lobby 

Join an interactive discussion about Sonia Sotomayor and the women of the Supreme Court portrayed in "The Four Justices" by Nelson Shanks.

 

Curator Tour—The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today

Sunday, Oct. 27, 3:00 p.m. 
Second Floor near the Portrait Competition

Join Portrait Gallery curators Taína Caragol and Dorothy Moss for a tour of "The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today." The exhibition features work by nearly 50 artists selected from the fifth iteration of the museum's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, a triennial event founded to support the next wave of portraiture by artists across the U.S.

 

In the neighborhood? Check out our drop-in programs!

Conversation Circles

Fridays, 10:00 a.m.–noon
G Street Lobby
 

Practice English in small groups while learning more about American history through portraiture.

 

Open Studio

Fridays, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Education Center, E151

Discover your inner artist. Create an original artwork inspired by the Portrait Gallery’s collection while exploring a different technique or tool each week.

 

Podcast

The first season of the museum’s new podcast is in full swing! Join Director Kim Sajet as she chats with artists, historians, and thought leaders about the big and small ways that portraits shape our world. Guest speakers include historian Jill Lepore; Georgetown Law professor and author Sheryll Cashin; illustrator Wendy MacNaughton; artist Hope Gangloff; Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Julie Packard; and curator Paul Chaat Smith.
Journalist and author Cokie Roberts recently stopped by to share her thoughts on four portraits of influential First Ladies. In our latest episode, Portrait Gallery curator Leslie Ureña discusses the life and music of classical singer Marian Anderson, who is featured in the Portrait Gallery's exhibition One Life: Marian Anderson, on view through May 17, 2020.
Find episodes on: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PRX, Radio Public, Spotify, Stitcher, and on our website:
https://npg.si.edu/podcasts

 

History Plunge

HistoryPlunge

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

LearningPlunge Inc., a non-profit educational organization, and the National Portrait Gallery introduce HistoryPlunge™!  The card game covers U.S. history from 1492 through today in an exciting and engaging way, incorporating more than 200 portraits of U.S. Presidents and other notable persons featured in the Portrait Gallery’s collection. It’s the perfect gift for the classroom or home and is available now at LearningPlunge.org.
 
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, LearningPlunge will also hold its first major multi-school HistoryPlunge tournaments (with levels for grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12) at the Portrait Gallery from 9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The event will coincide with the anniversary of President Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address. 

Four teams maximum per school. For more information, please contact Robin Hayutin at hayutin@learningplunge.org.