Just last week, our Mobile Art Gallery opened its doors for MIGHTY MIGHTY: The Barbershop Project by artist @devanshimoyama. Presented in partnership with @dcpubliclibrary, this immersive installation reimagines the barbershop as a space for transformation, healing, and radical self-expression—especially for Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Originally launched in 2019, the project returns with renewed urgency for World Pride 2025, offering a powerful reflection on beauty, identity, and care. We’ve already welcomed so many through the gallery, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Now more than ever, this work reminds us how vital it is to create spaces where community, culture, and creativity converge. Stay tuned for more information about our free haircut activations, taking place on select dates and times outside of regular exhibition hours. A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, partners, barbers, and host committee for making this all possible! MIGHTY MIGHTY: The Barbershop Project is on view through July 27 Mobile Art Gallery | Outside MLK Library | 901 G Street NW Gallery Hours: Wed–Sun, 12–5 PM Photo Credit: Vivian Marie Doering  #MightyMightyBarbershopProject #DevanShimoyama #CulturalDC #WorldPride2025 (fb)

In just 9 days, CulturalDC presents MIGHTY MIGHTY: The Barbershop Project by acclaimed artist @devanshimoyama. Presented in partnership with @dcpubliclibrary, this immersive, fully functioning barbershop opens May 22 in CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery outside the MLK Library (901 G Street NW). The installation reimagines the barbershop as a space for transformation, healing, and radical self-expression for Black and queer communities. Originally launched in 2019, this iteration of The Barbershop Project features new works by Shimoyama that reflect the evolution of his practice and continued engagement with themes of beauty, identity, and care. Join us for the Opening Celebration
Wednesday, May 22 | 5–8 PM
CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery
Outside the MLK Memorial Library
901 G Street NW, Washington, DC Guests will enjoy music, light refreshments, and an early look inside this powerful installation. Free and open to the public. Our partners at @ushelpingus — a local nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ communities through HIV/STI prevention, care, mental health services, and more — will be on hand providing free STD/HIV screenings, resources, and giveaways throughout the event. The link to register is in the bio. Special thanks to our barbers who will be donating their time to provide free haircuts to the community: 
Brixton Milner @brix.thebarber
The Lady Clipper @ladyclipper led by Lesley “Lady Clipper” Bryant
Akil Wilson of Wilson’s on 18th @wilsonon18th
Eric Jackson @jackson_studio_1987 Exhibition runs May 22–July 27
Gallery Hours: Wednesdays–Sundays, 12–5 PM #MightyMightyDC #DevanShimoyama #TheBarbershopProject #CulturalDC #ArtInDC #BlackQueerArt #MobileArtGallery #MLKLibrary #WorldPrideDC2025 #PublicArtDC #DCEvents #FreeHaircuts #ArtAndWellness #UsHelpingUs (fb)