Where to Go This First Thursday: June 2017

Hiroko Yamada, Yawn (2000)
Image: Courtesy Davidson Galleries
Contemporary Japanese Printmakers
Davidson Galleries
After months of artist research, outreach, and submissions, Davidson Galleries debuts its second collection of imported prints from contemporary Japanese artists. Featuring 35 names and over 70 prints, the collection showcases the artists' uniformly impressive technical ability in handling the various printing processes, including etchings, lithographs, and wood block. Opening reception at 6pm
Doug Jeck: Body
Traver Gallery

Doug Jeck, Pilate (2015)
Image: Courtesy Traver Gallery
Doug Jeck's work with ceramics often distorts and mutilates the human body into forms that can feel at once beautiful and profane. His new collection of work, Body, features twelve terracotta busts, each with its own soundtrack of a humming human voice. The busts range from the more recognizable and accessible—faces created by the artist, not portraits—to misshapen monstrosities. Opening reception at 5pm
Mini Mart City Park
goCstudio
Coming soon: A former gas station in Georgetown transformed into a community-focused art space and cultural center. But before the official groundbreaking this summer, come celebrate the SuttonBeresCuller project with drinks, view some of the architectural mock ups, and buy a $25 can of dirt from the derelict site. Reception at 5pm

Jennifer Ament, Portal to the Cosmos (2017)
Image: Courtesy Jennifer Ament
Jennifer Ament: Future Prophesies
The Piranha Shop
Jennifer Ament's first solo exhibition highlights her series of striking encaustics—paintings using pigmented wax. With textures that swirl as if painted on the surface of water, the colors and forms coalesce as planetary bodies and ghostly landscapes. Opening reception at 6pm