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Alper Initiative for Washington Art
A home for Washington art at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University Museum, established 2016.
The Alper Initiative for Washington Art is dedicated to preserving, presenting, and creating Washington’s art history through three annual exhibitions, a salon-style gallery talk series, a library of 200+ Washington art books, and a database of Washington artist proposals made available to guest curators.
The Alper Initiative for Washington Art was made possible through a generous endowment from °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University alumna, artist, and art advocate,ÌýCarolyn Small AlperÌý(1927-2020). According to her vision, the Alper provides the space and resources to fulfill one of the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ University Museum's primary objectives and the region's greatest needs: promote an understanding and appreciation of our region's art and artists from our past, present, and future. The Alper is an exhibition space and a center for study and research, but primarily a meeting place for people and ideas.
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Fall ’24 Exhibition - Joseph Holston: Call and Response
View our current Alper exhibition
Joseph Holston: Call and Response, September 7 – December 8
Joseph Holston, Grand Finale, 2013. Oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Past exhibitions
Browse
- Dickson Carroll, Retrospective, 1973 to 2023
- A Drawing Like No Other: Marilyn Brought Back to Life in 9,000,000 Marks
- Gail Rebhan: About Time
- Haunted Koreas:ÌýMina Cheon with Kim Il Soon
- Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz
- Paper Light: Works by Claudia Smigrod
- Reveal: The Art of Reimagining Scientific Discovery
- Raya Bodnarchuk: This is a True Picture of How it Was
- Border Wall | Allan Gerson
- Yuri Schwebler: The Spiritual Plane
- Behind the Scenes: Preparators and their Art
- Communicating Vessels: Ed Bisese, Elyse Harrison, Wayne Paige
- Christine Neill: Observations from the Valley Floor
- Prints & Artists: WD Printmaking Workshop 1970-Present
- Crossing Boundaries & Breaking Borders: DMV Printmaking
- Kenneth Victor Young: Continuum
- Michael B. Platt + Carol A. Beane: Influences and Connections
- Ian Jehle: Dynamical Systems
- D'Arista Legacy
- Latitude: The Washington Women's Arts Center
- Michael Clark: Washington Artist
- Frank DiPerna Retrospective
- The Trawick Prize
- Making a Scene: Jefferson Place
- Performing the Border
- Summerford Legacy
- Joe Cameron: Touching Air
- Melissa Ichiuji: Make You Love Me
- It Takes a Nation: Art for Social Justice
- The Looking Glass: Artist Immigrants of Washington
- Twisted Teenage Plot
- Circle of Friends
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Art Project
We review submissions from Washington-area artists for Alper exhibitions on a rolling basis. Learn more about the Alper Initiative and make a submission.