I am currently very excited for this exhibition to start: The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image Part I: Dreams from February 14, 2008 - May 11, 2008 and Part II: Realisms June 19, 2008 - September 7, 2008. Obviously the basis for this show epitomizes one strong tangent of the sub-dialogue that is going on at Uarts. I am curious to see Washington, DC's reaction. My experience, now that I have spent a little time away form my city is that DC gets and plans fantastic cutting edge 'special' exhibitions. On the other hand permanent installations and institutions presenting cutting edge, challenging exhibitions do not exist on the same level and caliber as other cities. This city really does feel beat down on a cultural level, why?