THE CAPITAL ART FAIR, APRIL 5TH TO APRIL 7TH, 2024

Print Dealers Bernard Derroitte (Armstrong Fine Art of Chicago) and Ed Pollack (Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts of Portland Maine) will produce the Capital Art Fair again at the University Club of Washington DC on the weekend of April 5-7.

The Capital Art Fair, started more than 40 years ago, is the oldest Fair in America devoted to fine prints and drawings. This year’s Fair will open with a ticketed cocktail party preview on Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm. Saturday hours will be 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday hours 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free on Saturday and Sunday.

The fair will feature 15 exhibitors from across the United States. The fair is devoted to the exhibit and sale of fine works on paper including etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, watercolors, and more. Its exhibitors come from around the US, and the work they show represents 500 years of Art History. Visitors to the show will see, and have the opportunity to purchase original prints and drawings by Old Masters such as Rembrandt and Durer, 19th century masters such as Goya and Whistler, 20th century masters like Picasso and Miro, modern masters such as Warhol and Haring, as well as Japanese Prints from the classical Ukiyo-Yi period to the present day. Materials shown will range in price from very modest to quite expensive, a mix designed to offer real and historic original art work to both new and seasoned collectors and to Museums and similar institutions.

The Capital Art Fair will also have an online component, The Capital Art Fair Online which will be open from April 5 until April 12 at CapitalArtFair.com, providing an opportunity for those who cannot attend in person to see much of the same materials, while allowing its exhibitors to reach an audience beyond those who visit the fair. It will also feature exhibitors who cannot participate in the Fair in person.

You can always browse a large inventory of prints at onpaper.art

Reserve Tickets

The Venue: The University Club

Established in 1904 simply as the University Club, its first president was then Secretary of War and future United States President William Howard Taft. In 1936, it merged with the Racquet Club of Washington, and moved to its current location at 1135 Sixteenth Street NW, approximately three blocks north of the White House.

During these ensuing years, the Club was a favorite residence for many Members of Congress. Tip O'Neill preferred the old card room on the third floor and nothing pleased him more than relieving his House colleague, Richard Nixon, of his monies at the poker table. It was a social gathering place for Justices Warren and Black during the era of the Warren Court.

The University Club attracts members and guests from both the national and international communities. Members' professions range through the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including clergy and foreign nationals. Many members democratically participate in the active committee process and regularly attend the Club social events. With warm fellowship among members, well appointed facilities, and family-friendly ambiance "the mansion on Sixteenth Street" continues as a popular meeting place and retreat for members and guests in our vibrant nation's capital.

Getting There

By Metro

From Farragut West (Orange & Blue Line)
Exit Farragut West Station on the 17th Street end.
Once outside, you will be at the corner of 17th & I Street, head East for two blocks until you get to 16th Street.
Turn Left and go 2 ½ blocks, passing K and L Streets.
The University Club is the 3rd building on your right after L Street

From Farragut North (Red Line)

Exit L Street
You will be on L & 17th Street, head East on L Street.
Once you get to 16th Street, cross the street and head left.
The University Club will be on your right after you pass the Russian Ambassador's Residence.