What's On May—Opening of The Outwin 2022, Virtual and On-Site Hung Liu Programs, and More! | National Portrait Gallery
Strike a Prose: Time, Memory, and History
Friday, May 6
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
G Street Lobby
In this creative writing workshop, we will draw inspiration from "Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands" to develop stories that explore the themes of time, memory, and history. Participants may write nonfiction, fiction, or poetry in response to the guided writing prompts. Open to writers of all levels, ages 18+.
Fee: $12—Registration required
Drawing in the Galleries
Strike a Prose: Time, Memory, and History
Friday, May 13
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
G Street Lobby
In this creative writing workshop, we will draw inspiration from "Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands" to develop stories that explore the themes of time, memory, and history. Participants may write nonfiction, fiction, or poetry in response to the guided writing prompts. Open to writers of all levels, ages 18+.
Fee: $12—Registration required
El Muro/The Wall
by Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Tuesday, May 17
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
6:00–6:30 p.m.
Kogod Courtyard
The newest work by the Portrait Gallery’s Choreographer-in-Residence, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, “El Muro/The Wall,”
explores the universal themes of acceptance and the quest for a place to call home. This 30-minute modern dance performance featuring eleven members from the acclaimed D.C.-based company will be accompanied by live music from Martin Zarzar, formerly of Pink Martini.
Free—Registration required.
Virtual Programs
Art AfterWords: A Book Discussion
Tuesday, May 17, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
The National Portrait Gallery, the 1882 Foundation, and the DC Public Library invite you to an encore virtual conversation about displacement and the power of amplifying overlooked stories. Join us as we analyze a portrait from the exhibition “Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands” and discuss the related book “The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts” by Maxine Hong Kingston. Participants are encouraged to learn more about the exhibition before the event. DCPL cardholders can access “The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts” here.
Free—Registration required.
Hung Liu: Art, Practice,
and Legacy
Wednesday, May 18, 5:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
In partnership with US-China Education Trust (USCET), the National Portrait Gallery presents a virtual program on artist Hung Liu’s life, art, and legacy. The discussion will feature artists Mel Chin, Lenore Chinn, and American University Art History Professor Ying-chen Peng. It will be moderated by Dorothy Moss, the Portrait Gallery's curator of painting and sculpture. The panel will discuss Liu’s working process, her conceptual approach to portraiture, and her work in the context of contemporary art in the United States and China.
Free—Registration required.
On View
Visit Us at Home
Let's meet up remotely! Join the National Portrait Gallery for a variety of digital offerings, ranging from artist-led drawing workshops and writing workshops to docent-led group tours for adults. All tours and workshops require registration. Reservations for docent-led group tours must be made three weeks in advance of the desired tour date. To receive a tour request form, e-mail NPGAdultTours@si.edu or click here.
Not ready to come back quite yet? Enjoy several online adaptations of National Portrait Gallery exhibitions and collection highlights, including "Russell Means: A Complex Portrait" and "Witness to History: The Old Patent Office Building,"through our collaboration with Google Arts & Culture.
Migrant Mother: Mealtime (detail) by Hung Liu, 2016. Collection of Michael Klein. © Hung Liu. Hung Liu with Family (detail) by an unidentified photographer. Collection of Hung Liu and Jeff Kelley. El Muro/The Wall (detail) by Jeff Malet. Courtesy Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Co. Resident Alien (detail)by Hung Liu, 1988. Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art. © Hung Liu. Father's Day by Hung Liu, 1994. Entrust for Ariel Steinbaum. © Hung Liu. Malcolm X (detail) by an unidentified photographer, 1967. Louis Armstrong (detail) by Philippe Halsman, 1966 (printed 1998). Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Betsy Karel). © Philippe Halsman Archive. Cotton Picker (detail) by Hung Liu, 2015. Collection of Sig Anderman. © Hung Liu. Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning (detail) by Alison Elizabeth Taylor, 2020. Collection of the artist. Docent Tours at the National Portrait Gallery (detail) by an unidentified photographer. Russell Means (detail)byBob Coronato, 2012. © 2009 Bob Coronato. Portrait Gallery Mother's Day Sale. Courtesy of Event Network
All images belong to the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, unless otherwise noted.
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