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Now Available from Rare Ink Markets

View and purchase selected pieces from the exhibit “It Won’t All Wash Away by Britnee Scott”.

Prayers Beneath the Noise
2026
52" x 40"
Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Mix Media on Unstretched Canvas

This piece holds a quiet, intimate moment inside a world that feels anything but quiet. At the center, two figures kneel in prayer, hands raised in devotion, their expressions calm and focused despite the chaos surrounding them. Their connection feels grounded—shared faith, shared hope, shared stillness.

Around them, the environment tells a different story. Bright, saturated color collides across the surface, layered with symbols of conflict and contradiction—a tank above, drifting doves, fragments of text, and bursts of pattern that feel both celebratory and disruptive. The phrase “In a field of roses, be a wildflower” sits like a whisper of individuality within the noise.

The tension between peace and unrest is what drives the work. The figures are not removed from the world—they exist within it, choosing prayer, reflection, and inner grounding as an act of resistance. The doves suggest hope and spirit, while the presence of war imagery reminds us of what that hope is up against.

Prayers Beneath the Noise speaks to the power of stillness in turbulent spaces—the idea that faith, love, and connection can remain intact even when everything around them feels uncertain or loud.

Explore the full collection online and bring a selected piece home. View availability, artwork details, and purchase information here: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/britnee-scott/it-wont-all-wash-away.

Private appointments can be scheduled online here: https://calendly.com/rareink/it-won-t-all-wash-away-private-viewing

Learn more about the exhibit, upcoming events, and other featured programming here: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/it-wont-all-wash-away

Special thanks to our program partners and featured vendors:
just.paints

Join us for the Artist Talk: In Conversation with Britnee Scott — an intimate evening of storytelling, creativity, and connection as we dive deeper into the meaning behind the exhibition.

📅 Sunday, July 19, 2026

Artist Talk – 4:00 PM
Sit down with Britnee Scott as she shares the creative process, inspirations, and personal experiences that shaped It Won’t All Wash Away. This conversation invites guests behind the artwork, exploring themes of memory, identity, resilience, and the things that remain despite attempts to erase them.

Q&A Session – Following Artist Talk
Guests will have the opportunity to engage directly with Britnee, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the stories and symbolism woven throughout the exhibition.

Learn more about the exhibit here: https://buff.ly/gzYhL5m or RSVP online at https://buff.ly/0nmAscg.

Special thanks to our artists, partners, and featured vendors:
just.paints

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Now Available from Rare Ink Markets

View and purchase selected pieces from the exhibit “It Won’t All Wash Away by Britnee Scott”.

Seeing Through the Noise
2026
30" x 40"
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Unstretched Canvas

This piece moves with a rhythm you can almost feel—steady, insistent, alive. The figure stands at the center like a heartbeat made visible, surrounded by waves of saturated color that seem to vibrate outward. Pride here isn’t quiet or decorative; it’s foundational. It’s the pulse that keeps everything in motion.

The spray-painted cross stencils over the eyes create a layered tension—part shield, part signal. They suggest both protection and interruption, hinting at the ways identity is shaped under pressure, yet never fully silenced. Even without clear sight, the figure radiates awareness, presence, and control.

The handwritten words across the chest ground the piece in declaration, while the drips and raw textures give it a sense of urgency—like something that had to be said, had to be seen. The surrounding colors—bold yellows, deep blues, electric purples—carry both joy and intensity, echoing a lived experience that is complex, resilient, and expressive.

Pride Is the Pulse speaks to identity as something that cannot be muted or removed. It lives in the body, in the voice, in the way one stands and takes up space. It is constant, sustaining, and undeniable.

Explore the full collection online and bring a selected piece home. View availability, artwork details, and purchase information here: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/britnee-scott/it-wont-all-wash-away.

Private appointments can be scheduled online here: https://calendly.com/rareink/it-won-t-all-wash-away-private-viewing

Learn more about the exhibit, upcoming events, and other featured programming here: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/it-wont-all-wash-away

Special thanks to our program partners and featured vendors:
just.paints

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Now Available from Rare Ink Markets

View and purchase selected pieces from the exhibit “It Won’t All Wash Away by Britnee Scott”.

What Falls Can Still Grow
2026
30" x 40"
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Unstretched Canvas

This piece reimagines descent—not as loss, but as transformation—now grounded in history and legacy. A Tuskegee-inspired aircraft moves across the sky, referencing the Tuskegee Airmen, whose service reshaped what was possible in the face of exclusion and adversity. Here, the plane does not carry destruction. Instead, it releases a cascade of flowers—an offering, a rewriting.

The contrast is intentional: a symbol of war transformed into a vessel of growth. The muted strength of the aircraft gives way to an explosion of color—each bloom representing resilience, dignity, and the power to redefine purpose. What once marked conflict becomes a gesture of renewal.

The open sky creates space for this shift, while the layered florals below feel like history taking root—beauty emerging from struggle, legacy turning into life. The work honors not only the past, but the act of reinterpretation itself: choosing to see power not just in force, but in what can be created afterward.

What Falls Can Still Grow becomes a meditation on legacy—how even within systems built for harm, there exists the potential to carry something forward that heals, expands, and blooms.

Explore the full collection online and bring a selected piece home. View availability, artwork details, and purchase information here: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/britnee-scott/it-wont-all-wash-away.

Private appointments can be scheduled online here: https://calendly.com/rareink/it-won-t-all-wash-away-private-viewing.

Learn more about the exhibit, upcoming events, and other featured programming here: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/it-wont-all-wash-away.

Special thanks to our program partners and featured vendors:
just.paints

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Now Available from Rare Ink Markets

View and purchase selected pieces from the exhibit “It Won’t All Wash Away by Britnee Scott”. Access the collection online at https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/britnee-scott/it-wont-all-wash-away.

Britnee Scott
Fragile Freedom
2026
24" x 36"
Matte Print hand signed (limited) on Canvas
Britnee Scott

Stars Behind the Surface
2026
8" x 11"
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Unstretched Canvas

Britnee Scott
Grow More Than You Were Given
2026
30" x 40"
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Unstretched Canvas

Britnee Scott
Between Peace and Power
2026
11" x 17"
Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Mix Media on unstretched canvas

Experience the exhibit in person: join us for the Opening Reception of It Won't All Wash Away — an evening of art, culture, and community that you don't want to miss.

📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026

Curator’s Preview – 4:00 PM
An exclusive, invitation-only preview for artists, collectors, and members of our Collector’s Board, featuring Texas-style BBQ and curated offerings from our catering partners.

Opening Reception – 6:00 PM
The evening opens to the public at 6:00 PM for the formal reception of It Won’t All Wash Away—an opportunity to experience the exhibition and meet Britnee Scott.

Learn more about the exhibit here: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/it-wont-all-wash-away

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NOW AVAILABLE AT RARE.INK/MARKETS: New additions to our online store from the exhibit Artist? Unknown...

DOES MY HAUGHTINESS OFFEND YOU?
2024
48” x 36"
Acrylic on Canvas

QUIET POWER
2025
36” x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas

THROUGH HER EYES
2025
36” x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas

SOVERIGN LIGHT
2025
36” x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas

SISTAS
2024
48” x 36"
Acrylic on Canvas

SERENE
2024
36” x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas

Available online at: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/artist-unknown

About the Exhibit
Artist? Unknown… brings together works that reflect common obstacles artists face while creating. The exhibition is paired with programming for aspiring creatives focused on business transactions, personal marketing, and responding to grant-funded opportunities in Washington, DC. Featured work is also available for purchase, offering collectors the chance to take home a piece connected to the spirit of the show.

Learn more about the exhibit: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/artist-unkown

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SUBCONSCIOUS #30
2023
48” x 38"
Acrylic on Canvas
Available online at: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/artist-unknown

JUST SAY SOMETHING

Because the help is there.

Artists commonly deal with mental health challenges but may not know how to manage. For some artists, large and complex projects may be overwhelming. That stress can turn into missed deadlines, broken contracts, legal trouble, and weakening reputation.

ART + MENTAL HEALTH (DMV)

Care for Creatives
Care for Creatives is a partnership between the DC Creative Affairs Office and the George Washington University Community Counseling Services Center to provide pay-what-you-can mental health services to area creatives.
https://communitycounseling.gsehd.gwu.edu/services/care-for-creatives


Compass Health Center
Immediate, expert mental health services through virtual (online) partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for residents in the DMV.
https://compasshealthcenter.net/locations/online-therapy-dc/


Catholic Charities - Archdiocese of Washington
A free-standing mental health clinic, which serves as a core service provider for DC Department of Behavioral Health; available to anyone regardless of race, religion, orientation or status.
https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/get-help/health-care-mental-health-services/


About the Exhibit
Artist? Unknown… brings together works that reflect common obstacles artists face while creating. The exhibition is paired with programming for aspiring creatives focused on business transactions, personal marketing, and responding to grant-funded opportunities in Washington, DC. Featured work is also available for purchase, offering collectors the chance to take home a piece connected to the spirit of the show.

Learn more about the exhibit: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/artist-unkown

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Something special is coming during the Juneteenth weekend.

Join us for the Opening Reception of It Won't All Wash Away — an evening of art, culture, and community that you don't want to miss.

📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026

Curator’s Preview – 4:00 PM
An exclusive, invitation-only preview for artists, collectors, and members of our Collector’s Board, featuring Texas-style BBQ and curated offerings from our catering partners.

Opening Reception – 6:00 PM
The evening opens to the public at 6:00 PM for the formal reception of It Won’t All Wash Away—an opportunity to experience the exhibition and meet Britnee Scott.

Learn more about the exhibit here: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/it-wont-all-wash-away

Special thanks to our artists, partners, and featured vendors:
just.paints

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Untitled (One Man's Trash)
2025
39.5” x 31.5”
Acrylic on Canvas

Available online at: https://www.rare.ink/markets/collections/artist-unknown

Join Rare Ink for the closing reception of Artist? Unknown… and experience a collection that explores the real challenges artists face in the creative process. Spend the evening in community, discover work that speaks to ambition and uncertainty, and support the artists behind the exhibit.

📅 Saturday, June 7, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Rare Ink | 52 O Street NW, Washington, DC

RSVP Online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-unknown-closing-reception-tickets-1984639345708?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

About the Exhibit
Artist? Unknown… brings together works that reflect common obstacles artists face while creating. The exhibition is paired with programming for aspiring creatives focused on business transactions, personal marketing, and responding to grant-funded opportunities in Washington, DC. Featured work is also available for purchase, offering collectors the chance to take home a piece connected to the spirit of the show.

Learn more about the exhibit: https://www.rare.ink/schedule/artist-unkown