Touchstone Gallery

Touchstone Gallery An award-winning contemporary art gallery located in Washington, DC since 1976 Touchstone Gallery has been an artist-owned gallery since 1976.

The gallery maintains an active membership of approximately 50 diverse local artists, and sells paintings, sculpture, ceramics, fine art photography, mixed media and more. Every month, we feature two artists in solo shows, along with new works by our member artists. Come to our free opening receptions. The gallery space, accessible at street level at 901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20001 i

s flooded with natural light and available for rental for your next meeting, reception, celebration or event.

We had so much fun with the  at our Funk Art & Sound Salon. Celebrating 50 years Touchstone the past few weeks has been ...
06/07/2026

We had so much fun with the at our Funk Art & Sound Salon. Celebrating 50 years Touchstone the past few weeks has been incredible. And the celebrations continue all year! Applications for our open call show Fifty: A Community Memoir close tomorrow, a new 50 for 50 visual spotlight series starts on Wednesday, and today is our Neighborhood Party!!! Donโ€™t miss out on any of the fun ๐Ÿฅณ

Hernan Murno () will be demonstrating metallic leaf in the gallery today from 11 am - 1 pm and Sufie Berger () will be d...
06/06/2026

Hernan Murno () will be demonstrating metallic leaf in the gallery today from 11 am - 1 pm and Sufie Berger () will be doing another artist demo from 2-4 pm! Stop by, see some art, explore our materials touch table, and support local artists! Busy today? Join us tomorrow (Sunday, June 7) from 12-5 pm for art making and demos all day!

Explore 50 years of Touchstone Gallery in our gallery history exhibition! Learn about an exhibition featuring the artwor...
06/04/2026

Explore 50 years of Touchstone Gallery in our gallery history exhibition! Learn about an exhibition featuring the artwork of Sam Gilliam, see sketches from Washington National Cathedral stained glass artist Brenda Belfield (an early Touchstone member artist) on loan from the , and more!

Thomas and Julius are first in line for todayโ€™s sculpture demo by Jonathan Fuentes () ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ Drop by today (Wednesday, June 3...
06/03/2026

Thomas and Julius are first in line for todayโ€™s sculpture demo by Jonathan Fuentes () ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ 

Drop by today (Wednesday, June 3) from 1-3 pm to learn more about how Jonathan works! A full list of demos is online.

We had so much fun with the  trio at last nightโ€™s Art & Sound Salon! There are two salons remaining. Support Touchstone ...
06/01/2026

We had so much fun with the trio at last nightโ€™s Art & Sound Salon! There are two salons remaining. Support Touchstone Galley and enjoy live music, an artist demonstration, and snacks and drinks! Tickets on sale at touchstonegallery.com/event-tickets (also linked in bio ๐Ÿ”—)

Celebrate 50 years of Touchstone with a community party on June 7 from@12-5 pm! Join us for artist demonstrations, art m...
06/01/2026

Celebrate 50 years of Touchstone with a community party on June 7 from@12-5 pm! Join us for artist demonstrations, art making, a live DJ, and endless creative family fun ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿชจ๐Ÿฅณ

Special thanks to for their support!

Some of our artists at last nightโ€™s reception for Medium Material Method, an exhibition highlighting all of the differen...
05/29/2026

Some of our artists at last nightโ€™s reception for Medium Material Method, an exhibition highlighting all of the different art making methods by Touchstone artists in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Touchstone Gallery! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽจ

To continue the fun, we have artist demonstrations every day the gallery is open, the Art & Sound Salons (๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ), an art raffle, and our big family friendly Community Celebration on June 7! Visit touchstonegallery.com/fifty to check out all of the fun!

Donโ€™t miss our dance party on Thursday, June 4 from 8-10 pm. Sip on a rickey while you groove to the Too Much Talent Ban...
05/26/2026

Donโ€™t miss our dance party on Thursday, June 4 from 8-10 pm. Sip on a rickey while you groove to the Too Much Talent Band () See a demonstration of sculptural tools and materials by artist Tory Cowles (), enjoy selections from our dessert bar as the night unfolds with great music, energy, and atmosphere.

๐ŸŽป Tickets are going fast for the Art & Sound Salon: Classical! Enjoy arepas, tequeรฑos, and la tizana while listening to ...
05/25/2026

๐ŸŽป Tickets are going fast for the Art & Sound Salon: Classical! Enjoy arepas, tequeรฑos, and la tizana while listening to a live string duo in an intimate, immersive setting. Explore the gallery in a relaxed, inviting atmosphere. Sip, listen, and engage with creativity in motion. Tickets on sale now at touchstonegallery.com/fifty ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

Musicians:
Andrew Schwartz Crane, viola
Taka Ariga, cello

Metallic leaf demonstration by artist Hernan Murno ()

Donโ€™t miss the 50 for 50 Interactive piece ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, on view through May 25. This work is an interactive video ar...
05/23/2026

Donโ€™t miss the 50 for 50 Interactive piece ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, on view through May 25. This work is an interactive video art piece created by Rick Gonzalez. It is a collection of voicemails from strangers set to video footage collected.ย ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ is played on loop, allowing the viewer to listen in on voicemails left by strangersโ€“ranging from silly jokes, compelling stories, to private confessions. The project explores memory, anonymity, and human connection.ย 

Rick Gonzalez () is a video artist and mixed media artist who lives and works in Washington, D.C. With a minor in cinema from McDaniel College, Rick has always been drawn to artistic expression that tells a story. Through collaging and, most recently, an interactive video project, he has continued to experiment with different ways to create connections between unexpected images and visuals

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Washington D.C., DC

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12026824125

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