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What influences Juan Sánchez?Juan Sánchez's work is colorful, expressive, and experimental, and draws from many differen...
10/15/2026

What influences Juan Sánchez?

Juan Sánchez's work is colorful, expressive, and experimental, and draws from many different traditions, including graffitti and gestural abstraction, and is rooted in Taíno, African, and Christian spirituality. He often pays homage to Puerto Rico independence activists and civil rights icons, religious figures, family members, and his Nuyorican community (New York and Puerto Rican).

Juan Sánchez: States of Liberation will open at the Phillips in June 2027. The exhibition will feature approximately 75 works including paintings, works on paper, photography, and video, offering a comprehensive look at Sánchez’s powerful and thought-provoking art.

We can't wait to share the exhibition with you in June 2027!

🎨 Juan Sánchez, For Malcolm (Cries and Wounded Whispers series), 2003, Oil and mixed media collage on wood panel, 74 x 72 in., Courtesy of the Artist and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, NYC. Photo: Arturo Sánchez.

Celebrate curiosity, creativity, resilience, and joy with our community exhibition Creative Aging: Art is Essential.The ...
10/13/2026

Celebrate curiosity, creativity, resilience, and joy with our community exhibition Creative Aging: Art is Essential.

The works in this exhibition were made by Creative Aging participants, which includes older adults with memory loss and their care partners. Each session begins in the galleries, where participants share observations, explore emotions, and connect with works of art. These conversations continue through hands-on artmaking, resulting in the artworks currently on view through November 8.

See you there!

📷 Creative Aging participants, photos courtesy of The Phillips Collection.

An exciting new acquisition for The Phillips Collection—George Morrison's Untitled (1961), gifted by Reid Walker!Morriso...
10/12/2026

An exciting new acquisition for The Phillips Collection—George Morrison's Untitled (1961), gifted by Reid Walker!

Morrison (Ojibwe, 1919–2000) was a pioneering Native American modernist whose paintings, works on paper, and sculptural collages contributed significantly to the development of American abstraction. Born in Chippewa City, a remote Ojibwe community on the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, Morrison began drawing and carving at an early age. Untitled (1961) exemplifies George Morrison’s approach to abstraction in the early 1960s, with distinct fields of color and a thick application of paint that give the work a dynamic, gestural quality.

The work expands the collection and establishs a genealogy through which Native American art can be understood as an integral part of the broader history of American abstraction.



🎨 George Morrison, Untitled, 1961, Oil on canvas board, 16 x 20 in., Gift of Reid Walker, 2026.

Should you plan on seeing Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea at The Phillips Collection?*Artistic exchange, summers by...
10/06/2026

Should you plan on seeing Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea at The Phillips Collection?*

Artistic exchange, summers by the sea, and works that have never been on public view—this exhibition tells the story of the enduring friendship between three towering figures in American art: Milton Avery (1885–1965), Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974), and Mark Rothko (1903–1970).

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Attention DMV educators—we want to celebrate you!After voting on November 3, spend your evening with fellow teachers at ...
10/05/2026

Attention DMV educators—we want to celebrate you!

After voting on November 3, spend your evening with fellow teachers at The Phillips Collection exploring another way your community—and your students—may find and use their voice: through art. Visit the museum after hours and enjoy tours, artmaking activities, interactive workshops, complimentary beverages and light refreshments, and a discount in the Museum Shop. Register >> https://bit.ly/4jkj7Ef



📷 Teacher workshop during Evening for Educators. Photo: Ryan Maxwell Photography.

This weekend is Bank of America's Museums on Us weekend! Show your Bank of America debit or credit card and a photo ID t...
10/02/2026

This weekend is Bank of America's Museums on Us weekend! Show your Bank of America debit or credit card and a photo ID to get free admission to the Phillips. Learn more ▶️ https://t.co/79Ujeq1KpB

📷 Guest in the galleries with Vincent van Gogh's The Road Menders and Andre Derain's Mano, the Dancer. Photo: AK Blythe.

Who is Juan Sánchez?Sánchez was born in 1954 and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to working-class Afro-Puerto Rican parent...
10/01/2026

Who is Juan Sánchez?

Sánchez was born in 1954 and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to working-class Afro-Puerto Rican parents. Known for his expressive visual language, Sánchez developed a politically charged body of work drawing from his experiences and his roles as an activist, professor, and a central figure in the Latinx art world. Working across painting, printmaking, video, public art, and photography, Sánchez practice reflects his commitment to both political engagement and aesthetic experimentation.

In June 2027, Juan Sánchez: States of Liberation, the artist's first traveling retrospective will open at The Phillips Collection!

🎨 Juan Sánchez, Confused Paradise, 1995. Oil, gold leaf, mixed media on wood panel, 78 x 66 in. Courtesy of the artist and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, NYC. Photo: Arturo Sánchez. Juan Sánchez, Confused Paradise, 1996. Lithograph and mixed media print, 41 ¼ x 30 in. diptych. Courtesy of the artist and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, NYC. Photo: Arturo Sánchez.

We're looking for a Director of Events! Apply ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbwThe Director of Events is a leader within the Adv...
09/29/2026

We're looking for a Director of Events! Apply ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw

The Director of Events is a leader within the Advancement Team who carries primary responsibility for The Phillips Collections’ special events that generate revenue; steward and cultivate current and prospective donors, patrons, and members; and enhance the museum’s activities as well as the organization’s institutional brand. They work closely with the Chief Advancement Officer to set strategic goals for internal events including fundraising, budgets, and relationship building.

🎨 John D. Graham, Blue Still Life, 1931, Oil on canvas, Acquired 1942.

Nobody tell our boss...Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea tells the story of the enduring friendship between three tow...
09/29/2026

Nobody tell our boss...

Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea tells the story of the enduring friendship between three towering figures in American art: Milton Avery (1885–1965), Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974), and Mark Rothko (1903–1970), and highlight the inspiration they derived from summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann. Through approximately 90 paintings, drawings, and watercolors from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, this exhibition will for the first time reflect in depth on the artistic exchange between these three artists, the experiences they shared, and the support that they provided to each other.

See Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea at the Phillips beginning on October 24.

Ride into fall at Phillips after 5! Join us for an Oktoberfest with a twist, bringing together art, music, cycling, and ...
09/23/2026

Ride into fall at Phillips after 5! Join us for an Oktoberfest with a twist, bringing together art, music, cycling, and good b**r. Tickets ▶️ https://bit.ly/3TedKf7

🎵 Keep the evening moving with a live performance by Wicked Sycamore.
🛎️ Customize bike tassels and bells and transform b**r tops into playful accessories.
🚲 Jeff Miller, founder and principal guide of DC Cycling Concierge, shares the best bike paths in DC, featuring tips for exploring the city on two wheels.
🍻 Jon Mitchell of Odd Provisions talks about the world of b**r, including the basics of different b**r styles, DC’s brewing history and local brewery scene, and a behind-the-scenes look at how Odd Provisions selects its b**r offerings.
🔧 Learn about essential bike maintenance and repair skills at a hands-on workshop with Conte’s Bike Shop.
🎶 Groove to a DJ set from Lady Changa.
💬Join a Spotlight Talk with a Phillips Educator.
🍷 Sample liqueurs from exclusive tasting partner Spirits & Spice.

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