Celebrate Earth Day By Learning How to Home Compost!
Composting at home helps to protect the climate, cut garbage, and enhance your local soil by wasting less food. If you’d like to give it a try, the Institute for […]
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Wine and Design Virtual Handi-hour: The Stamp Edition
Online“Errors,” “Freaks,” and “Oddities” are all terms for postage with printing mistakes that can make stamps exceptionally valuable. Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Postal Museum for […]
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Photography with Intention: Documenting Your Life, Community, and Spaces
Dumbarton House 2715 Q Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesIf you want to create with intention, and level up your photography skills, this workshop is for you! You don’t need the fanciest, newest equipment to create impactful images for posterity. This 90-minute, hands-on workshop will break down some of the myths and barriers to photography and give you the knowledge and confidence to document […]
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Language & Wine
VirtualJoin Planet Word for an open-ended tasting exercise and explore the relationship between Language & Wine in a virtual workshop with wine critic Esther Mobley and sommelier Nadine Brown as they discuss how the language used to describe wine can impact diversity issues.
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Monoprint on Plexiglass – Printmaking Workshop with Nina Muys
Washington Printmakers Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesMonoprint on Plexiglass with Nina Muys Saturday, September 30 from 10: 00 am to 1:00 pm In this workshop, you will learn how to create an exciting monoprint using plexiglass […]
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Collagraph Printing – Level 2 with Nina Muys
Washington Printmakers Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesSunday, March 3 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Sunday, March 10 from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. This 2 day workshop will be a continuation of the collagraph offered […]
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Collagraph Printing – Level 2 with Nina Muys
Washington Printmakers Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesSunday, March 3 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Sunday, March 10 from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. This 2 day workshop will be a continuation of the collagraph offered […]
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Beginning Printmaking with a Press for Kids and Teens with Etai Rogers-Fett – Weekly – 8 Weeks
1675 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, DC 1675 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United StatesPrintmaking is magic! Well, kind of - sometimes it can feel like magic when you have the ability to take your original drawings and designs and reproduce them in infinite […]
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Printmaking with a Press for Kids , Teens with Etai – Weekly – 8 Weeks
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Join Etai for a hands-on printmaking experience using a print press, specially designed for kids and teens, and unleash your creativity! Printmaking is magic! Well, kind of - sometimes it […]
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Asian Festival on Main
Main Street Fairfax City Main Street, Fairfax City, VA, United StatesJoin us for a one-day, outdoor, family event on Main Street located in Historic Old Town Fairfax City. We will be highlighting Asian heritage through food, arts & craft, education, and performances. Our message is about creating togetherness, love, and the celebration of diversity.
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Spring Botanical Dye Printmaking with Christine Harrison – ONLINE
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007In this introduction to botanical dye printing, learn how to extract nature’s textures and colors to print on paper. Working with fresh leaves participants will learn how to make bundles to dye by boiling and steaming. During the workshop participants can work along with instructor and make several pieces. The class starts with simple and […]
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Watercolor Techniques Workshop with Etai Rogers-Fett – 3 Sessions
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Come join us for 3 fun watercolor sessions with Etai to learn new techniques and unleash your creativity! Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20 2024 6:30-9:00 P.M. 6/13 - PART ONE […]
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Upgrading Ikea Frames with William Demaria (Adults)—Session 1
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Framing on a budget and not looking to make a frame by hand from scratch? This class will show you how to turn a cheap frame from a box store […]
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Art Bites Gallery Talk
Renwick GalleryJoin SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one […]
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Art Bites Gallery Talk
Smithsonian American Art Museum G Street Northwest &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Phillippa Pitts, the Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Albert Bierstadt’s “Among the Sierra Nevada, California”. […]
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Drawing I – Fundamentals of Drawing and Composition with William Demaria
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007This 8-week course will teach adults interested in art the fundamentals of drawing. Beginning with traditional forms of drawing, this class will start by teaching comparative measurement and drawing from direct observation. Next this class will teach students how to work with photographs and use cameras as a means of augmenting their creativity instead of […]
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Finding your voice – Art Healing and Life Coaching Workshop
Gallery 16TEN 1610 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, USAJoin me for this painting workshop: An evening for healing through expression and creativity. Finding your voice - Art Healing and Life Coaching Workshop with Summer Roshni Bhullar Have you […]
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Therapeutic Artistic Expression with Ajoure Di Amzi – Weekly – 4 Weeks on Sundays
Washington Print Makers Gallery 1641 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJune 8, 15, 22, 29 - 4 Weeks Sundays, 4 P.M. - 6 P.M . Unlock your inner world with the healing power of creativity. Participants will explore printmaking by […]
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Creating cards with Japanese sumi (black ink) marbling and Origami with Naoko Kamioka
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Origami (paper-folding) is the Japanese traditional art still practiced in Japan commonly. Explore using Origami for your artwork! Naoko Kamioka, originally from Japan and an Origami Instructor shows an example. […]
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Clothed Figure Drawing with a Live Model
Washington Printmakers Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesArtists traditionally spend a lot of time drawing the nude human form because it’s the fastest way to develop an understanding of human anatomy. Problematically, a lot more goes into […]
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Neurographic Art: Painting Your Inner Landscape with Uyen Nguyen
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Join us for a transformative two-hour creative experience where art meets mindfulness through the practice of neurographic art. Using vibrant acrylic paint markers, participants will be guided to create abstract, flowing patterns that reflect their inner thoughts, emotions, and subconscious mind after being led through a brief meditation. Neurographic art is a meditative drawing technique […]
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Neurographic Art: Painting Your Inner Landscape with Uyen Nguyen
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Join us for a transformative two-hour creative experience where art meets mindfulness through the practice of neurographic art. Using vibrant acrylic paint markers, participants will be guided to create abstract, […]
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Dry Point Monoprint – 2 Day Workshop – with Bridget Murphy
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. and Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 10:00 A.M.– 2:00 P.M. Explore dry point technique to create your monoprint artwork. In this class we will discuss image composition and combining drawing, texture, and form to create a monoprint of your image. Students should to bring their […]
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Sip and Fold with Valentine Origami with Naoko Kamioka
1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007Thursday, February 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. Join a heart-filled and joyful origami workshop where art & craft meet connection with others. Sip drink while learning how to fold origami hearts — a simple heart plus a few fun variations. This year, make Valentine’s extra special by giving a handmade heart to someone you […]
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