2 New Art Exhibits Open Jan. 22 In Brentwood Arts Exchange

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Starting Jan. 22, art lovers can check out two exhibitions that will be on display at the Brentwood Arts Exchange in the Gateway Arts District.

Chosen Family – Curated by Dr. Lauren Davidson

Chosen Family brings together the work of three sets of emerging African American artists who also are close friends: Omari Jesse, Bria Edwards and Olivia Bruce; Wesley Clark and Rodney “Buck” Herring; Austin “Auz” Miles and Angelique Scott. Through their art, viewers are given an intimate look into their friendships, which have grown and evolved over several years, some from childhood.

Chosen Family runs Jan. 22 - March 9 with an opening reception Jan. 27 and an artist/curator talk Feb. 17.

The Genesis Project: Volume 3 - featuring Erwin Timmers and Ellyn Weiss

The Genesis Project is a year-long collaborative wall exhibition featuring a group of 10 artists selected by visual art stakeholders in the Gateway Arts District. During each "Volume,” selected artists will come together to create an immersive wall piece. Each Volume will allow artists to use previous work as inspiration to work over or alongside the original piece.

Timmers is co-founder of the Washington Glass Studio and Washington Glass School, and incorporates metalwork, innovative lighting and glass design in his work. Weiss is co-founder of ArtWatch, an independent curator, and works with a wide variety of materials in two and three dimensions, including wax, oil bar, dry pigment, wire, plastic dip and tar. The Genesis Project: Volume 3 runs Jan. 22 - March 9 with an opening reception Jan. 27 and artist talk on Feb. 17.