Isabella Bulkeley

creating digital content @ngadc
~all views are my own~

[Teen Vogue @TeenVogue]

“I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.” Read more from @ngadc on a lesser-known cultural movement centered on beauty. https://t.co/pnubrI4hUQ

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

You may have seen this John Singleton Copley painting before. But there is one pivotal character in "Watson and the Shark" who has often been overlooked: the Black sailor.

Read more to uncover a remarkable, untold history 🔎👉🏽 https://t.co/UVLjFwZbbR

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

Why does art matter?

Artist Christopher Myers considers what it really means to matter. The idea for his tapestry “What Does It Mean to Matter” came to him while discussing the Black Lives Matter movement. It struck him that, too often, “we matter in our pain.”

[Writers of Color @WritersofColor]

digital editorial director at national gallery of art in washington dc, $132K-$172K, 5/19 deadline https://t.co/gOlo3r4aIi

[Isabella Bulkeley @iBulkeley]

We're hiring a digital editorial director @ngadc! Come work with me on developing digital content designed to connect the nation with art and creativity.

Apply by May 5:
https://t.co/oXyNx3AWin

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

We are beyond thrilled to share this incredible news today! We have just been given a $500,000 grant as part of Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM) to create and support a new position for an associate curator of Latinx art.

Read more 🔎👉🏽 https://t.co/uOHjAyiEeJ

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

2023 predictions. Museum edition 🖌️

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

We're not sure how, but it looks like one is hiding in this Vittore Carpaccio painting 👀 (Bottom left)

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A painting in Washington’s National Gallery of Art that was attributed to Vermeer is an imitation, the museum said.
https://t.co/KTlDxiIkw6

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Vermeer paintings are rare. Now there’s one fewer: The National Gallery confirmed one of its own was painted by someone else. https://t.co/XkAIAa9yGc

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

The wait is over.

After two years, the Alexander Calder mobile has returned to its rightful place in our East Building Atrium.✨

[Isabella Bulkeley @iBulkeley]

When you’re so caught up in your reflection you don’t even realize there’s a person carrying the mirror…

A performance of Josiah McElheny’s “Two Walking Mirrors” at @ngadc as part of “The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900.”

[Isabella Bulkeley @iBulkeley]

New Vermeer just dropped.

[Eat DC @eat_dc]

Construction has started at The Vermeer (113 Potomac Ave SW), now a 520 unit apartment building with nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space scheduled to deliver in spring 2024.

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

The show 'Vermeer’s Secrets' at the @ngadc will present all four of its paintings by or attributed to Vermeer, plus two definite fakes—and reveal what was found beneath the paint during scientific testing. https://t.co/KAGY06qTiO

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

Repetition can be the best way to say something new. Repetition can be the best way to say something new. This is proven by a new art show at the National Gallery. Our critic calls it “brilliant” — twice. https://t.co/BpQfaKbMHj

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

Welcome to a world where everything has a double meaning. 🔀👥

[Mellon Foundation @MellonFdn]

"For visitors coming in, [diversity] increases our relevance with more people," says @ngadc's Damon Reaves. "It really benefits the institution when you think about expanding who has access and who feels welcomed and engaged in the spaces.” https://t.co/mp8jiveXu1 #museums

[Washingtonian 🌸 @washingtonian]

This is the last weekend to see the National Gallery’s “Afro-Atlantic Histories” exhibit.
https://t.co/9cJFe6SHQU

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

Discover more than 130 works of art in “Afro-Atlantic Histories”✨ Stop by before the show closes this Sunday, July 17 ➡️ https://t.co/Rwynew8Q7J