Child's Play

The Party: A slew of talking heads became competitors at Arlington Art Center’s Critique the Critics. The newsmakers slung Play Doh, pipe cleaners and fingerpaint as the area’s biggest collectors sipped Clarentinis and judged them all. The People: Champ Justin Young of ReadySetDC charmed guests, beating DC mag’s own Mary Beth Albright, ABC’s Maureen Bunyan, the Newseum’s Sonya Gavankar McKay, and seven others. Best In Show: Boasting 350 guests and an action-packed auction, the annual art bash doubled last year’s funds in support of local and emerging artists.
Photography by Daniel Schwartz