Figure Sculpture - In Person

Tue · Sep 22·11 AM – 12:30 PM·Georgetown Neighborhood Library · Washington

In this course, participants will explore a variety of mixed-media approaches to art! Mixed media can unlock a variety of textures, styles, and imaginative avenues. Applying techniques such as perspective, shading, and color theory, participants will have the opportunity to work from reference imagery as well as from l…

Tue · Sep 22·2 PM – 5 PM·S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, S. Dillon Ripley Center · Washington

This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.

Tue · Sep 22·5 PM – 6:30 PM·Palisades Neighborhood Library · Washington

Come create collages using found materials. All you need is your imagination! Everything you need will be provided.

Tue · Sep 22·6 PM – 8 PM·Washington Printmakers Gallery (1675 Wisconsin Ave NW), DC

This workshop series invites participants to engage with a variety of materials through guided, hands-on exercises. — Every session starts with a meditation journey to emerge in our creative mind. This workshop series invites participants to engage with a variety of materials through guided, hands-on exercises. The ser…

Tue · Sep 22·6 PM – 7:30 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Learning how to properly yield a knife is key to cooking great meals safely. Do you want to learn how to chop vegetables like a pro or learn the proper uses for certain knives? Join Chef Wendi James in Hill Center’s kitchen as she teaches the essentials of knife skills for beginners! Learn the techniques of proper knif…

Tue · Sep 22·6:30 PM – 9 PM·S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, S. Dillon Ripley Center · Washington

Learn to understand design and composition in nonobjective art using mixed-media materials and techniques . Examine works by various artists to discern the elements of composition, how they have been used, and how they are expressed in different styles. In turn, apply what you learn to your practice.

Fri · Sep 4·5:30 PM – 7 PM·Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon, Renwick Gallery · Washington

Kickoff the final weekend of State Fairs: Growing American Craft with a little line dancing! Pull on your finest dancing boots and western wares for a short lesson followed by an hour of classic country line dances surrounded by artist Justin Favela ’s stunning corn piñatas. This closing program for State Fairs and Cap…

Sat · Sep 5·Washington, D.C., American History Museum, Arts and Industries Building

As the nation looks back on 250 years of history, the story of the circus runs right alongside it. The circus traveled the rails and the two-lane roads, raised its canvas in towns that had no theater, and brought spectacle within reach of anyone who could pay the price of a ticket. It has always been a shared culture,…

Sat · Sep 5·9 AM – 10 AM·Smithsonian Castle · Washington

Join us for an outdoor tour of the first two buildings in the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Castle and the Arts & Industries Building! Meet one of our volunteer docents by the sign outside of the north doors of the Castle, on Jefferson Drive, SW. Tours subject to volunteer availability and weather conditions…