ARTECHOUSE, the gallery in Southwest DC known for its visually stunning and immersive digital art, just announced that its current exhibition, Crystalline, has been extended through February. Even better, you have a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of tickets to experience it!
Crystalline has transformed the gallery into a blue-hued haven intended to evoke calm and peace during a turbulent time. Large scale projections on the walls of the main gallery and smaller ones in side areas engage and enchant as they encourage play. Just about all of it is interactive, as the images change with viewers’ motions. Immersing into the depths of the color, even just for a little while, is a dazzling and delightful escape from the bizarre Covid world outside.
ARTECHOUSE is taking extra measures to ensure safety in response to Covid-19. Capacity is limited, guests must wear masks, directional signage helps social distancing, there are hand sanitizing stations, and cleaning and disinfecting takes place hourly. You can read more about their safety policies here.
Crystalline is running at ARTECHOUSE through February 28, 2021. Tickets are $19-24/adult, $12-15/child, $17-20/students, seniors, military & first responders (the lower price for online advance tickets, higher at the door). Children under 4 are free.
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Giveaway: For a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of tickets to Crystalline at ARTECHOUSE, simply leave a comment below telling me your favorite holiday activity that you learned about from the KFDC holiday guide. Get an extra chance to win by entering on the KidFriendly DC Facebook Page, too. This giveaway will run through Sunday, December 20, 2020, then a winner will be drawn at random and notified shortly thereafter. Good luck!
Bull Run Festival of Lights! Thanks for all you do for the Kid Friendly community!
Favorite Holiday activity is the grinch grotto at Tysons Corner. Will plan to check this out!
https://www.grinchgrotto.com/
I loved Bull run light display
Bull Run lights!!! It was amazing.
Back in the day I learned about the trains at the National botanic gardens and we used to love going when the kids were younger
We enjoyed visiting the light display at the yards!
You have been my go-to for info on where to go! My daughter and I will be going ice skating this weekend thanks to you! 🙂
We loved doing dinner out at All-Purpose Pizzeria and then the Light Yards! Thanks for all the amazing recommendations!!
We are so excited to do a tour at Mt Vernon this Saturday, which we learned about on KFDC. Thank you!
I consider you my go to for all local activities! I love that you updated about Covid protocols at places! We learned about all of the local light options from you! But my fav from the past was the Union Station holiday displays!
The drive in movies!!!
Drive in movies & Sugarloaf hike
Pre-COVID, ice skating at the Sculpture Garden followed by the Chinatown holiday market, and lights at Brookside Gardens!
Bull Run lights, wow!
Hillwood house Homiday tree display was lovely!
Mount Vernon Glow and all the great ice rinks that are open
Went to the holiday mart at The Reach a few weeks ago. Super cute and bought some great stuff. #shoplocal
The yards!
Bull Run lights!
We have made plans to attend to Ice and Lights at Cameron Run with friends during the school break. Looking forward to some festive fun this season!
Last year, the Christmas displays at the Botanical Gardens. This year, the light display at Watkins Park.
We LOVED checking out the holiday market at the REACH last weekend based on your post! And we finally checked out the National Arboretum (I have always wanted to go there based on your raves about it) and it did not disappoint! Thank you, KidFriendlyDC!
We like the Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek Park
My favorite holiday activity is the lights at Meadowlark!
Nightly treeighting at national harbour. Thanks!
I’m excited to watch Step Africa tomorrow night!
Stars at The Yards
We’re going to try to go to a couple of the drive and walk through light displays on your list.
Definitely the Botanic Garden state-by-state Christmas display. What great memories.
We did the Grinch’s Grotto at Tysons Corner Mall and the Winter Lights at Seneca Creek State Park. Thank you for all the great ideas!
This year, learned about the Wharf films for the h0lidays! We tried to sign up, but alas, it was fully sold out for the rest of December!
We loved(d) the train display at the Botanical Gardens! Will miss it on Christmas Eve this year!
Zoo lights!
Watkins Xmas Lights
The lights at Meadowlark Gardens. It wasn’t on our radar until we read about it here and now it’s one of our favorites.
Drive-in movies
I would never have known about the Color Burst ice rink in Columbia without your posts! Thank you!!
Love the list of ice skating rinks in the area! Thank you!
Festival of Lights at Watkins Regional Park
Bull Run Festival of Light
One, from a couple of years ago and that I will never forget was ICE! Christmas on the Potomac. We loved all the decorations at National Harbor and the kids absolutely LOVED ICE,. That time we were lucky enough to meet one of the Chinese ice sculptors. What an unforgettable experience. Thank you 🙂
❤️😃❤️😃❤️ Festival of lights in a Mormon temple was a blast! We areoving out of the country soon so can’t see our family and friends this year. It was the perfect option to feel the festivity. Thank you Kids friendly DC!! ❤️😃❤️😃❤️
No question it’s the trains at the botanical garden. Not this year though. Outside lights do we will try Bull Run.
Some of our family’s happiest holiday memories were the annual trips to see the trains at Union Station and Botanical Gardens.