December Events To Check Out In Your City!
Are you in a creative drought? Get inspired with these events in D.C., Atlanta, L..A. and NYC!
D.C.
Live Dangerously
On view through January 20, 2020 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
This intensely beautiful exhibition features images from 12 photographers, all detailing women integrated into natural landscapes. It is dramatic, dreamy, and extremely cool.
Cost: Tickets are $10
Reforestation of the Imagination
On view through January 5, 2020 at Renwick Gallery
A combination of glass sculpture and Augmented Reality, this unique interactive exhibit features a series of six different islands with glass depictions of nature, which take on a different perspective when seen through the AR lens. The bleak landscape of the physical installation turns into a vibrant and colorful environment with the technology.
Cost: Free
Historically Speaking: Obama -- An Intimate Portrait featuring Pete Souza
Pete Souza, Chief Official White House photographer during President Obama’s two terms in office returns to NMAAHC to discuss his renowned collection of images entitled Obama: An Intimate Portrait. Copies of this title as well as Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents will be available for sale courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises. Tickets
NYC
29 Rooms
A HERO’S JOURNEY In Partnership with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Throughout time and across cultures, stories of heroes provide inspiration and aspiration. Our greatest stories have been etched on the walls of caves, whispered around fires under the stars, and inscribed in the pages of epic novels. But for the generation that gathers around the glow of a screen, Star Wars is the preeminent tale of our time. While the saga may end, your (Instagram) story lives forever… or at least for 24 hours. Here Refinery29 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker invite you to a galaxy far, far away to reflect upon your own journey as a hero, remembering that the Force will be with you. Always. @StarWarsMovies #TheRiseOfSkywalker
WHAT IS 29ROOMS?
It's an array of one-of-a-kind experiences under one roof. It's a space for interaction and exploration: a place to dance, paint, think, make new friends, give a damn, it's a tasting menu of contemporary culture built by voices in art, style, culture, creativity, and your community...it's a visually stunning stage for creative expressionists, an invitation to dream bigger. Each year, the makers behind Refinery29 collaborate with visionaries, brands, and nonprofit organizations to create an interactive experience that will surprise and delight.
Color Factory
Color Factory, a massive interactive art space, began in August 2017 in San Francisco. Wildly popular, the project has set up shop in Soho as of last summer. Designed by a wide spectrum of artists, Color Factory walks visitors through 16 rooms devoted to the wonder of color. You’re invited to compliment someone using color words, discover your signature color, and read wishes for the world written by NYC school children on varicolored balloons. Each room is equipped with a camera that can take a picture of you and send it to your phone: the better to post with! 251 Spring St., support@colorfactory.co, colorfactory.co, @colorfactoryco
Rose Mansion
Get ready to #RoséAllDay at the new Rosé Mansion. Taste and learn about rosé from around the world as the mansion transports you to magical places filled with endless fun and interactive experiences. Visit Cleopatra’s Palace, try a 1960s acid test, toss confetti in a giant cake, dance in a disco ball pit, and more!
Then experience RoséLand, a wine-themed playground with games, chandelier swings, tacos, photo ops, frosé, and the largest rosé wine list in the country. Tickets
Atlanta
Unforgettable is a musical drama about the life and times of Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie, filled with their legendary music at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur. Tickets
African American Nutcracker
Set on Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn Avenue in the 1940s, the Urban Nutcracker features “professional dancers and urban minority youth, dancing to the traditional Tchaikovsky score and newly adapted music” at Morehouse College.
Garden Lights Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden
The lush acreage at Midtown's Atlanta Botanical Garden takes on a magical quality come winter time courtesy of the annual Garden Lights Holiday Nights. Pack up the kids or just bring your beloved, and explore the grounds draped millions lights. Featuring numerous light displays utilizing the various blooms among the garden's 30 acres, as well as the giant topiary from the Imaginary Worlds exhibit, take in the scene as carolers sing holiday tunes. While you're there, you can partake in additional holiday activities like roasting s'mores and sipping hot cider. New this year, be sure to stroll the massive Tunnel of Light.
L.A.
The Flutter Experience is LA's new interactive art exhibit featuring 6000+ square feet of playful art that's meant to be touched. Tickets
L.A. Illusions
Step into Hollywood’s famous Museum of Illusions and Upside Down House and you’ll be sure to baffle your friends with our optical illusions! A unique experience that will transport you to a world of fantasy and imagination! Tickets
Moonlight Forrest
Moonlight Forest is a fantasy of lights that takes you to new places. Dive under the seas with exotic fish and a giant shark in our new Ocean Visions exhibit. Next step into a winter wonderland with our new Polar Dreams experience. Tickets