Artomatic 2009 in Washington, DC

Artomatic is the Washington, DC area's one-of-a-kind art extravaganza, involving hundreds of regional artists, performers and volunteers. The free art festival features a wide variety of paintings, sculpture, photography, music, theater, poetry, dance and workshops. Artomatic is completely open-entry; there are no juries or curators.

The 2009 event will be held May 29 to July 5 at Half Street's 55 M Street, SE in Washington, DC's Capitol Riverfront neighborhood near the Nationals Baseball Stadium. Please note that the location of Artomatic changes every year. The event will be open Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 1 a.m., and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. Artomatic will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission to Artomatic is always free for visitors.

For details about events, see www.artomatic.org

The following pages will give you a glimpse of the annual event.

Image: Artomatic visitors listen to artist Jennifer Beinhacker talk about her work.