{"id":13331,"date":"2024-06-19T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=13331"},"modified":"2024-06-27T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:46:04","slug":"a-toast-to-the-boogie-art-in-the-name-of-funkadelic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2024\/06\/19\/a-toast-to-the-boogie-art-in-the-name-of-funkadelic\/","title":{"rendered":"A Toast to the Boogie: Art in the Name of Funkadelic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/features\/dc-thing\/george-clinton-launches-new-funk-art-exhibit-in-dc\/65-ab16c2b5-a332-4d12-b219-69d637b8ee26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from WUSA 9<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founding father of funk George Clinton to launch new art exhibit in DC<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The summer exhibition celebrates funk, and its impact on D.C.&#8217;s music scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parliament-Funkadelic - Full Concert - 11\/06\/78 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZOvM9LWRmOA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go-Go may be D.C.&#8217;s official music, but the District has gotta have that funk, too. Parliament-Funkadelic Founder George Clinton is in D.C. Tuesday to kickoff a new funk-centric art exhibit celebrating the genre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new exhibit, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcarts.dc.gov\/page\/toast-boogie-art-name-funkadelic-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Toast to the Boogie: Art in the Name of Funkadelic<\/a>,&#8221; opens Tuesday at the I Street Gallery. It will feature works of art from 50 artists, including 16-year-old Sophia Sterling. The exhibition focuses on Clinton&#8217;s funk group Parliament-Funkadelic and the group&#8217;s influence on Washington D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/opening-reception-a-toast-to-the-boogie-art-in-the-name-of-funkadelic-tickets-912240815837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opening reception<\/a>&nbsp;is happening Tuesday night. Clinton will also be part of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/business-of-the-arts-presents-a-toast-to-the-boogie-protecting-our-legacy-tickets-932664152587?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a panel discussion<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday at the Rubel Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to artwork, there will also be never-before-seen memorabilia from the Clinton family on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a professional musician, this project is near and dear to my heart,\u201d said DC Commission on the Arts &amp; Humanities Executive Director Aaron Myers. \u201cSeeing all these beautiful and vibrant paintings, the creative sculptures, the original photos of Parliament-Funkadelic from the Terrell family and the memorabilia from the Clinton family takes me back to the days of my childhood hearing the lyrics of the song \u2018One Nation Under a Groove\u2019 on the radio,\u201d Myers added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/features\/dc-thing\/george-clinton-launches-new-funk-art-exhibit-in-dc\/65-ab16c2b5-a332-4d12-b219-69d637b8ee26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at WUSA 9<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from WUSA 9 Founding father of funk George Clinton to launch new art exhibit in DC The summer exhibition celebrates funk, and its impact on D.C.&#8217;s music scene. Go-Go may be D.C.&#8217;s official music, but the District has gotta have that funk, too. Parliament-Funkadelic Founder George Clinton is in D.C. 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