Just days away from Rated ART, and after hounding our restaurant partners (and resident artists) for details, details, details we’re back to share another sneak peek of the evening with you!
To give you a better idea of what the gala will be like, follow us as we present the next Rated ART couple: AAC Resident Artist Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi and Erik Foxx-Nettnin, Chef de cuisine Mussel Bar and Grille Arlington
Credentials: MFA from American University and her BFA from the Corcoran College of Art + Design
Sublime Rupture, 2015, acrylic and watercolor on panel, 11 x 14″, $2000 – Hedieh’s work that Erik used as the inspiration for his Rated ART dish
Hedieh Ilchi was born in Tehran, Iran and lives and works in the Washington DC area. Her paintings function as metaphors for the complexities that emanate from her polarized cultural. She earned her MFA at American University and her BFA at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Ilchi has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Washington DC, Baltimore MD, New York City, Los Angeles CA, Birmingham AL, and Winston-Salem NC.
Chef Erik Foxx-Nettnin____________________________________
What made you decide to enter the culinary world?
Erik: From an early age I understood how cooking and eating together allows for raw expression and release of negative energy.
What gets your creative juices flowing for your next plate?
Seasonal availability, old favorites, stated wants
What’s your culinary superpower?
Having no ego
What are your culinary turn-ons?
Impossibly fresh seafoods
What are you most looking forward to at Rated ART?
Exposure to other mediums, networking, sharing
What’s the most extraordinary meal you’ve ever eaten?
A dessert course pairing of Virginia chevre panicotta, candied orange, spiced pistachios…and absinthe service
rambutanFinally, give us a hint about your creation for Rated ART!
Experimental and Truland
Global Spotlight: Video Art from Ukraine introduces audiences to four of Ukraine’s leading contemporary artists, with a focus on recent video work.
Wyatt Resident Artists Gallery
Grey View is MoCA Arlington resident artist Rebecca Rivas Rogers‘ exuberant love letter to the color gray, a record of the abstractions, colors and textures found in America’s constructed spaces and a snapshot of the artist’s creative process.
Front Lawn
Bright and eye-catching, Adam Henry’s Make Your Mark celebrates the Museum’s recent rebranding and brings energy and life to the lawn space in front of MoCA Arlington’s building.
Erik: From an early age I understood how cooking and eating together allows for raw expression and release of negative energy.
