IG: @badcandyshopdc

Bad Candy, a new art gallery, will be opening its doors two blocks from the Brookland Metro station. Come spend an evening featuring bodies of work produced by the co-founders, Bruce Allen and Henry Dotson over the course of the past year during the pandemic shutdowns. This event will feature works of custom sneakers, pop-art, street-art, and photography. This private event will be ticketed at $10 entry

ABOUT BAD CANDY:

Emerging out of a year of lockdowns that put a vibrant art show scene on hold, Bad Candy was founded with the goal of bringing quality custom sneakers, art, music, and apparel to the public in an inclusive and community-oriented space. Bad Candy will offer a wide variety of programming open to all, including bi-monthly art group-shows highlighting the creators and artists that inspire us, live music events, and collaborative retail pop-ups for startups and artists. Large receptions and “Sweet Saturday” events will be held on a monthly basis, with affordable prints, paintings, and apparel available for purchase on weekdays between events. An application process will open in July to all artists and creators looking to collaborate.

ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTISTS:

Bruce Allen is a Fine Art Photographer based in Washington, DC. and a native of the DMV. To him, concept is everything. Bruce Allen has been producing art shows in DC since 2018 which inevitably led to the opening of Bad Candy. Now the art show can have a place to live and the public can interact with the art in a traditional art gallery setting as well.

thebruceallen.com and Instagram (@thebruceallen)

Henry F. Dotson also known as (henryd) is a visual artist working in traditional and digital media. Henry captures the “here and now” by producing daily art in a collection of work known as the “Year of Art”, now in its third consecutive year. Using bright colors and bold lines, he borrows styles and techniques from pop-art and street-art imagery to create a bold and unique style. His work can be found just about anywhere: on the streets, in art galleries, and in the coffeeshops of Washington D.C. By keeping art accessible, Henry’s work blurs the line between what is considered street art and fine art, the simple and the complex. To learn more visit henryfdotson.com and Instagram (@henrydotson)