The CHAW gallery features a range of professional and student artists in shows and residencies throughout the year. The gallery showcases work by community members, as well as established and emerging local visual artists. 

CHAW’s gallery is home to the Capitol Hill Art League, a consortium of emerging and professional artists who showcase, and sell member work, offer professional development and outside showing opportunities. 

GALLERY HOURS

Monday-Thursday: 10am-3pm

Monday-Thursday Evening Hours: 6pm-9pm

Friday: 10am-6pm

Saturday: 10am-3pm

CHAW is closed on Sundays, and on all Federal/DC holidays

THE CHAW GALLERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TED COLTMAN IN MEMORY OF J. WADE CAREY

Past Residencies:

Pink Cycle- Life of a Fly by Carolina Mayorga (2016)

Botanica Magnifica by Pam Rogers (2017)

Shadow and Light by Kate Fleming (2018)

Circle Story by Lenora Yerkes (2019)

Fever Dream by MK Bailey (2020)

Inversion/Submersion by Billy Friebele (2022)

Atelier Noir by Selena Jackson (2023)

Cotton Flower by Paula Mans (2024)

Feels Like Summer by Yewande Kotun Davis (2025)

In Plain Sight by Khadija Jahmila (2026)

To learn more:

The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) invites local artists of all mediums and levels to join our membership at: www.caphillartleague.org. Our season runs Jan 1st – Dec 31.

CHAL is a visual arts program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

The Capitol Hill Art League Presents a Juried Exhibition Themed

“ABSTRACT”

Capitol Hill Art League members delve into the “abstract” in artwork that may not represent

external reality, but seeks to achieve its effects using shapes, forms, lines, and colors in an exhibition

juried by Kelly MacConomy.

Kelly MacConomy is a working artist, arts advocate, and arts writer around the DMV. A

graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in fine arts and psychology, she has done

graduate study in fine art, art history, and art education at New York University, George

Washington University, and Harvard. Accomplished in painting, drawing, photography,

sculpture, and fiber art, her award-winning artwork can be found in collections from the DMV to

Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Berlin.

Ms. MacConomy will announce the awards at the opening reception on Saturday, July 18 from

5:30-7:00 pm at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, located at 545 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC.

20003. The Exhibit will be on display at the Arts Workshop from July 13- August 22.

The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) is a program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).

Located in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, DC. For information on

CHAW hours of operation check: https://chaw.org/

For information about the Art League:

Website: https://www.caphillartleague.org

Email: caphillartleagueofdc@gmail.com

Featured Artwork: Memory of Heat, watercolor, by Ebru Karayigit (cropped image)