Art and Culture

News4’s Erika Gonzalez visits the Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago to learn how their culture celebrates the holiday season.  

A new take on Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” is playing at D.C.’s Arena Stage. The playwright and a great-grandson of Christie talk with News4’s Jummy Olabanji about Christie’s legacy and what audiences can expect. 

With a simple pencil, paper and a dash of color, he took the public to places that cameras could not go. Bill Hennessy was a courtroom sketch artist for more than 40 years.

Pantone announced Mocha Mousse as its 2025 Color of the Year. Here are the colors that were selected for the honor over the last 10 years.

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry died 10 years ago. To honor his life and legacy, the District is unveiling a new mural in the lobby of the Marion S. Barry Jr. Building. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A scene of water lilies by French impressionist painter Claude Monet sold for $65.5 million earlier this week.

A banana duct-taped to a wall, a conceptual piece of art titled “Comedian” by Maurizio Cattelan, fetched $6.24 million at auction at Sotheby’s Wednesday.

After debuting to much fanfare in 2019, a piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York City.

Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.

A nonprofit whose goal is to develop the creative arts workforce in Prince George’s County just received a multimillion dollar federal grant. For Otto Hernandez, working for CreativeWorks is a dream he didn’t know he had until he joined the program at Joe’s Movement Emporium. “Ever since little I’ve had a passion about cameras,” he said. “I just didn’t...

A nonprofit whose goal is to develop the creative arts workforce in Prince George’s County just received a multimillion-dollar federal grant. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A free festival at Union Market will showcase more than 100 local, national and global artists this weekend. News4’s Eun Yang has a preview.

Five Norman Rockwell works of art go up for auction Friday with the proceeds going to compensate thousands of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

“Above all, you are the masters of your craft that have made us a better America with all of you have done,” Biden said at the White House ceremony.

Galleries don’t always display prices, making the art world mysterious, or possibly even “shady,” according to some insiders.

News4’s Arielle Hixson heads to the Folger Shakespeare Library to take a look at a modern twist on an iconic classic.

Hispanic Heritage Month is a period of time to highlight the cultural richness of the entire Latino community. News4’s Erika Gonzalez and Telemundo 44’s Alberto Pimienta host the 2024 special.

It’s a rare chance to see the influential paintings by two of the world’s most legendary street artists.

What might be thought of as today’s graffiti could be tomorrow’s main event at a museum. News4’s Tommy McFly explains.

Some new additions include touch grass, nepo baby, burrata and MAGA.