# Event Details - **Event Name**: Research + Practice: Bella Varela - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Please join us for an artist lecture and conversation with Bella Varela on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 from 6:30-8:00pm at the Flagg Building!About this Event is an Assistant Professor and International Arts and Culture Program Leader for the Women’s Leadership Program at George Washington University’s Mount Vernon Campus. She is also faculty at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, where she teaches time-based media courses.Her work integrates photography, video, performance, and fleece blankets to weave together personal experiences with American history and popular culture. Through her multimedia practice, Bella has developed a hybrid visual language to represent her family’s journey from Guatemala, across the U.S.–Mexico border, to Washington, D.C.Before joining GW, she taught in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of Missouri and served as Early Career Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin as part of the Expanding Approaches to American Art initiative. She earned her MFA in Photo, Video, and Imaging from the University of Arizona School of Art in 2021.Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture (Riverside, CA), Blaffer Art Museum (Houston, TX), Arts Fort Worth (Fort Worth, TX), Centro de Artes Gallery (San Antonio, TX), Visual Arts Center (Austin, TX), MASS Gallery (Austin, TX), Border Arts Residency (El Paso, TX), CAV Gallery (Las Cruces, NM), Stop Gap (Columbia, MO), Cohen New Works Festival (Austin, TX), 1415 Gallery (Albuquerque, NM), Troost Gardens (Kansas City, MO) and Pidgin Palace Arts (Tucson, AZ).She is a current member of MASS Gallery in Austin, TX, and co-organizer of the inaugural residency program Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá in Jilotepec, MX.This talk is a part of the Studio Arts and Design Research + Practice lecture and conversation series, occurring on Wednesdays. This event was rescheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2026. **This event takes place in the Hammer auditorium.**All events will be Wednesday nights, 6:30pm-8:00pm.*1/21/2026: Mary Calvert2/11/2026: Margaret Boozer2/18/2026: Kiel Mutschelknaus3/25/2026: Artur Galocha4/1/2026: Bella Varela - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/research-practice-bella-varela/100001984572914009 - **Event Categories**: art, festivals, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door - **lat**: 38.9031201 - **long**: -77.0214051 - **full address**: Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door, 500 17th Street Northwest, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Research + Practice: Bella Varela - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/626f9a119d5490093427dedea58f5adcee851eab600c5421cadc2288eae59228-rimg-w1200-h875-dcc3b9ab-gmir.jpg?v=1773274551 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Research + Practice: Bella Varela being held? - **A:** Research + Practice: Bella Varela takes place on Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door, 500 17th Street Northwest, Washington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Research + Practice: Bella Varela? - **A:** Research + Practice: Bella Varela is organized by The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at The George Washington University. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Research + Practice: Bella Varela is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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