2019 Festival | By The People

We can’t wait to see you at By The People 2019

By The People 2019 will take place across Washington, DC June 15-23, 2019. Use the filters below to explore artists, speakers, performers, satellite programming, and daily events. We're adding more events all the time, so keep checking back!

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A Manual by CODES Reading Room

A Manual by CODES Reading Room

June 22, 2:00-4:00pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Ada Pinkston

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Agora Dance

Saturday, June 22, 7:40-8:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Alexis Gomez

June 15- June 16, June 22- June 23 10am - 6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Althea Rao

June 15-June 23, 10:00am - 6:00pm

Anacostia Arts Center

Anacostia Arts Center

June 22, 7:00 PM - 7:35 PM

Anacostia Arts Center

Art & Music @ Fia's Fabulous Finds

Art & Music @ Fia's Fabulous Finds

June 23, 12pm-6pm

Fia's Fabulous Finds

Art @ Loyalty Books

Art @ Loyalty Books

June 23, 10am-6pm

Art Fair Artist Talks

Art Fair Artist Talks

June 14 1:30- 5:30pm, June 15 12:30- 6:30pm, June 16 12:30-5:30pm

By The People x Monochrome Art Fair

Art of Noize

June 23, 10am-6pm

Art of The Rough Diamonds

Art of The Rough Diamonds

June 19-21, 9am-6pm

Art of The Rough Diamonds @ Inter-American Development Bank

Artist Talk: Ada Pinkston

Artist Talk: Ada Pinkston

Workshop: June 15 1:00pm Artist talk: June 23 3:30pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Althea Rao

Artist Talk: Althea Rao

June 23, 1:00-1:45pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: For Freedoms

Artist Talk: For Freedoms

Tuesday, June 18. Doors open 11:00am. Program begins 11:30am.

Artist Talk: Halim Flowers

Artist Talk: Halim Flowers

June 15, 4:00-5:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Jonathan Rosen

Artist Talk: Jonathan Rosen

Saturday, June 15, 2:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Kahlil Joseph

Artist Talk: Kahlil Joseph

Monday, June 17, 7pm

Artist Talk: Kelli Rae Adams

Artist Talk: Kelli Rae Adams

June 16, 1:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Kokayi

Artist Talk: Kokayi

June 20 6:30pm

The Phillips Collection

Artist Talk: Martha Jackson Jarvis

Artist Talk: Martha Jackson Jarvis

Friday, June 21, 2:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Rania Hassan

Artist Talk: Rania Hassan

Saturday, June 22, 2:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Stevie Famulari

Artist Talk: Stevie Famulari

Sunday, June 16, 2:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Artist Talk: Victor Ekpuk

Artist Talk: Victor Ekpuk

Sunday, June 23, 2:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Big Ugly Truck

June 22, 4:00-6:00pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

June 16th 2:00-2:20pm

By The People x Monochrome Art Fair

By The People x Monochrome Art Fair

June 8-23

By The People x Monochrome Art Fair

By The People x WeDC House

By The People x WeDC House

June 20, 2pm-8:30pm

Capitol View Neighborhood Library

Capitol View Neighborhood Library

June 15-23

Capitol View Neighborhood Library

Chalk Art Day @ Willow

Chalk Art Day @ Willow

June 23, 11am-6pm

Charlie Maybee

June 16th 12:30-1:00pm

CODES

June 21, 5:00-5:45pm

River Barge - Capitol Riverfront

Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center

Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center

Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center

Culture House DC

Culture House DC

June 15-16, 22-23: 12pm-5pm

Culture House DC

Culture Shock DC

Culture Shock DC

Saturday, June 15, 3:00-3:30pm

River Barge - Georgetown Waterfront

DC Arts Center

Special Performance June 20, 6:00pm Artist Talk and Closing Reception, June 22, 3:00-6:00pm

Emma G

June 15, 4:00-4:45pm June 16, 2:00-2:45pm

River Barge - Georgetown Waterfront

Engaging Urban Greening Workshop

Engaging Urban Greening Workshop

June 15th and June 16th, 3:00-4:00pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Estefani Mercedes

Estefani Mercedes

June 15, 5-6:00pm

River Barge - Georgetown Waterfront

Experimental Generative Poetry Workshop & VR Experience

Experimental Generative Poetry Workshop & VR Experience

Sunday, June 23 , 11:45am-12:45pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

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June 22, 2pm-3pm

CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery at THEARC

For Freedoms

Freedom Flag Workshop

Freedom Flag Workshop

June 22, 10am-2pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Friday Night Concert featuring Driven to Clarity

Friday Night Concert featuring Driven to Clarity

June 21, 7:00-9:00pm

River Barge - Capitol Riverfront

Gallery 102

June 17- June 21, 9am -5pm

Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GW

Greater Reston Arts Center

Greater Reston Arts Center

June 20, 7:00-8:00pm June 22, 11:00am

Greater Reston Arts Center

Halim Flowers

June 16 3:00-3:45pm, June 21 4:00pm- 4:45pm , June 22 1:00pm- 1:45 pm

Human Essence Popup Workshop

Human Essence Popup Workshop

June 15 1:30- 2:30pm

IA&A at Hillyer

IA&A at Hillyer

IA&A at Hillyer

Jamming Off-site Mural Pop-up with ArtJamz

Jamming Off-site Mural Pop-up with ArtJamz

June 22, 2:00-5:00pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Jessica Mehta

Sunday, June 23, 11:45- 12:45

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

João Pina

June 15 - June 23, 10:00am-6:00pm

Jonathan Rosen

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Justice Arts Coalition's Voices Unbarred @ Ten Tigers Parlour

Justice Arts Coalition's Voices Unbarred @ Ten Tigers Parlour

June 23, 5pm-12am

Ten Tigers Parlour

Kahlil Joseph

June 15-23 from 10am-6pm

Kelli Rae Adams

Kelli Rae Adams

June 13 6-8pm June 15 & 16 1-6pm June 18-21 10am-6pm June 22 & 23 1-6pm

Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GW

Kokayi

June 15-23 from 10am-6pm, June 20 6:30pm-7:30pm

Konshens The MC

Konshens The MC

June 15 3pm-4pm, June 16 2:30-3:00pm

Lee's Barbershop

Lee's Barbershop

June 15, 17-22, 8:00am-7:00pm June 16, 23, 8:00am-5:00pm

Lee's Barbershop

Marjan Moghaddam

Marjan Moghaddam

June 15- June 16, June 21- June 23, 10am- 6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Martha Jackson Jarvis

Martha Jackson Jarvis

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Meditation and Mindfulness Workshop

Meditation and Mindfulness Workshop

June 15-16, 21-23 11am-11:45am

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Naoko Wowsugi

June 21 3pm-4pm, June 22, 8:10 pm-8:50 pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown

Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown

June 22, 2019, 9pm- 11pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Noah Scalin

June 15-June 23, 10:00am - 6:00pm

Petworth Arts Collaborative

Petworth Arts Collaborative

June 23rd 11am-7pm

Photo Noir

June 18-June 22, 12:00-7:00pm June 23, 12:00-4:00pm SUnday, 12pm-4pm

Play, Protection, or Peril

Play, Protection, or Peril

June 15-16 12pm-6pm, June 17 - June 21 5pm - 7pm, June 22- June 23 12pm- 6pm

Prince Georges African American Museum & Cultural Center

Prince Georges African American Museum & Cultural Center

Prince Georges African American Museum & Cultural Center

Rania Hassan

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Recycled Art Workshop

Recycled Art Workshop

June 23

Capital City Hydroponics

River Barge Floating Installation

River Barge Floating Installation

Shanna Lim

June 22, 9pm-11pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Sitar Arts Center Student Performance

Sitar Arts Center Student Performance

June 16, 1:15-1:45pm

Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building

Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Solstice Saturday

Solstice Saturday

Saturday, June 22 until midnight

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Solstice Soundscapes By Les The DJ

Solstice Soundscapes By Les The DJ

June 22 9pm- 11pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

SPAIN Arts & Culture

SPAIN Arts & Culture

SPAIN Arts & Culture

Stevie Famulari

Stevie Famulari

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Tariq Darrell O’Meally

Tariq Darrell O’Meally

June 22nd, 7:00pm- 7:30pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

The Barbershop Project by CulturalDC

The Barbershop Project by CulturalDC

June 18- June 21, 11am -7pm, June 22, 10am - 6pm

CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery at THEARC

The Kreeger Museum

The Kreeger Museum

The Kreeger Museum

The Phillips Collection

The Phillips Collection

Thursday, June 20, 10:00am -8:30pm

The Phillips Collection

Tsedaye Makonnen

Tsedaye Makonnen

June 22, 3:00-4:00pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Union Market

June 15-23 from 10am-6pm

Victor Ekpuk

June 15-16 from 10am-6pm, June 21 from 10am-6pm, June 22 from 10am-midnight, and June 23 from 10am-6pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

VisArts

Washington Project for the Arts

Washington Project for the Arts

June 15 2pm-8pm , June 19- June 21 2pm- 7pm, June 22 2pm-8pm

Washington Project for the Arts Annex

Washington Studio School

Washington Studio School

Washington Studio School

Water Memories Itinerant Office

Water Memories Itinerant Office

June 22, 10am-12pm

Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building

Water Memories Itinerant Office

Water Memories Itinerant Office

June 22nd 2-4pm

River Barge - Anacostia Park

Wheat Pasting @ Petworth Community Wall

Wheat Pasting @ Petworth Community Wall

June 23, 11am-6pm

Petworth Community Wall

2019 Curator

We are thrilled to announce Jessica Stafford Davis will curate By The People 2019.

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