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November 10 to 16, 2024 - Programs

Day Week Month
November 10 Sunday top
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 4 of 8
Sunday, ​November 10, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
En Plein Air Landscape Drawing and Painting in the United States Botanic Garden - In Person
Session 1 of 2
Sunday, ​November 10, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:45 p.m.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 6
Sunday, ​November 10, 2024 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
November 11 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
November 12 Tuesday top
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Verdi and the Transformation of Bel Canto Opera
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Hues in Harmony: Mixing Color and Maximizing Your Palette
Session 2 of 5
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Landscape Elements in Watercolor
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Beginning Tapestry Weaving
Session 5 of 7
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Impressions of Giverny in Watercolor
Session 1 of 2
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The 10 Greatest Photographs of All Time
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Joy of Photography
Session 5 of 6
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
The 2024 Election in Review
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Philosophical Counseling: Philosophy as Psychotherapy
Tuesday, ​November 12, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 13 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere in Watercolor
Session 3 of 5
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Abstract Embroidery
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Make a Labyrinth Quilt
Session 2 of 3
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It in Color
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Curating A Life: Art as Memoir
Session 5 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Impressions of Giverny in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Digital Drawing: Advanced Techniques
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Handel's Messiah: A Musical Expression of Hope
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Music Theory with Conductor Ernest Johnson
Session 5 of 8
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Beyond the “New Hollywood” Directors of the 1970s
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Churchill at Chartwell: Gatherings Before the Storm
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 5 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Railroads in Wartime
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 13, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
November 14 Thursday top
10:00 a.m.
Landscape Elements in Watercolor
Session 5 of 8
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Mark of van Gogh
Session 3 of 5
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 6 of 8
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Artwork on Toned Paper
Session 1 of 2
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It
Session 3 of 6
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Ethan Frome
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 7:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Creative Mind Mapping
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 5 of 8
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Eve as Artist: A History of Women Artists in the Western World
Session 2 of 5
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Night Photography in Washington, D.C.
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Noël Coward, Master of All
Thursday, ​November 14, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 15 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
The Artist's Palette: Insights into Painterly Genius
Friday, ​November 15, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:00 p.m.
California's Central Coast
Friday, ​November 15, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 16 Saturday top
7:30 a.m.
Ancient Wonders at the Penn Museum
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 7:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
The Arts and Crafts Movement: Humanity, Simplicity, Beauty
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:15 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 5 of 6
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Wirework Intensive: Creative Chains
Session 2 of 3
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Visual Journaling: Creativity Workout
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:30 p.m.
The Art of Black-and-White Photography
Session 4 of 4
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 5 of 6
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
4:00 p.m.
Christina Tosi's Bake Club
Saturday, ​November 16, 2024 - ​4:00 p.m. ​to 5:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture