Create a 2D, contemporary mixed-media mosaic artwork while you learn the basics of mosaics, experience working with a variety of materials, and enjoy the company of others in the studio. Everything you need to create a small home décor artwork in this workshop is provided.
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Drop‑In Artmaking (East Building Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on art activities in the gallery’s atrium.
Artist Rain Young leads a hands‑on workshop where participants design cartoon‑style Washington Spirit player sports cards to take home, at Anacostia Community Museum’s Program Room, all ages.
National Portrait Gallery leads a themed sketching tour of three portraits, then offers a hands‑on artmaking activity in the Education Center, all materials provided, for all ages.
Hands‑on art‑making projects at Moonshot Studio, The REACH, Kennedy Center, celebrate creativity, for all ages.
Design and color personal mandalas using supplied supplies while exploring color meanings at the Arts Club of Washington, $10 members, $15 non‑members.
Bison Bead Workshop at the National Gallery of Art offers hands‑on bead crafting featuring bison designs.
Create personal photomontages from magazine images, exploring surrealism, political commentary, or any chosen subjects, at the S. Dillon Ripley Center.
Outdoor docent-led tour of the Smithsonian Castle and Arts & Industries Building begins at the north doors on Jefferson Drive SW, weather permitting.
Six donated Jim Henson objects are examined by archives director Karen Falk, biographer Brian Jay Jones, and curator Ryan Lintelman, revealing his creative evolution, all ages.
Stitching group meets in Meeting Room #1 for knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross‑stitch and conversation, open to ages 13–19 and 55 and up.
Docent-led tour of Chinese ritual bronzes, calligraphy, brush paintings, and Ming porcelain at Asian Art Museum, meeting at West Building Information Desk.
Research fellows present a lunchtime gallery talk on Martha Rosler’s Semiotics of the Kitchen at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
