Anoushka Shankar

October 10, 2023

Since making her professional debut at 13, sitarist Anoushka Shankar is the youngest and first female recipient of a British House of Commons Shield and the first Indian woman nominated […]

“The View Through my Window” – A Plein-Air Watercolor Class – Online Class at VisArts

March 26, 2021

“Plein Air” is the French term for drawing and painting outside, usually at an easel. Painter Claude Monet is probably the most well-known artist to work this way, Pictured here […]

Painting with the Pros – Yayoi Kusama – Online Class with VisArts


This class is part of our free class series in honor of Women’s History Month. Yayoi Kusama is a contemporary artist known for her brightly colored work and use of polka […]

Teaching Online Is a Challenge

May 20, 2020

It’s been eight weeks since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools in D.C. and teachers were told they had to teach all their classes online. On March 16, when the order […]