Image: Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
Foundry Gallery will open its '2026 Regional Juried Group Show' with a reception on August 8, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Washington, DC. The exhibition is on view from August 7 to 30 and brings together contemporary work in photography, painting and mixed media selected through an open call. According to the gallery’s announcement, the show is curated by Emma Steinberger.
The event is being organized by Foundry Gallery, a Washington, DC gallery at 2118 8th Street Northwest. The gallery’s notice describes the exhibition as a celebration of contemporary visual art and invites visitors to attend the opening reception to meet participating artists and view the works in person. The listed gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The juried format is central to the presentation. Foundry Gallery says Steinberger’s selection emphasizes originality, technical excellence and compelling visual storytelling, shaping a collection drawn from both emerging and established artists. The gallery presents the show as a broad survey of current practice rather than a single-theme project, with the participating works selected from an open call rather than by invitation.
The source material also outlines the kinds of work visitors can expect to see. The exhibition includes photography, painting and mixed media, and the gallery describes the resulting group as ranging across abstract, figurative and contemporary approaches. The artists’ work is said to explore identity, place, memory, emotion and visual expression, providing a snapshot of the concerns animating the regional scene.
Foundry Gallery’s announcement places equal emphasis on diversity of medium and range of artistic perspective. The gallery says the exhibition will bring together artists whose practices reflect a variety of creative viewpoints, with the collection intended to demonstrate both the breadth and vitality of today’s artistic community. The wording in the notice suggests an exhibition designed to foreground individual voices while also creating a coherent group presentation.
The opening reception itself is set for Saturday, August 8, and the exhibition’s run extends through August 30, 2026. The event listing on Eventbrite gives the location as 2118 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, matching the gallery’s own address in the email announcement. Visitors who attend the reception will be able to view the exhibition and, according to the gallery, meet the participating artists during the three-hour event.
