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April 13 to 19, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
April 13 Sunday top
6:30 p.m.
Masterworks of Five Centuries (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​April 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 14 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 2 of 6
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
La Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
How to Read a Poem
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 2 of 4
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 15 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Art Journaling for Self-Expression - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 3 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​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 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Art of Colonial India
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Exploring Artist Icons - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
99% Perspiration: Does America’s Work Culture Still Work?
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Turning Points of the American Civil War
Session 2 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
The Lure of Orchids
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
April 16 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 3 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
The Genius of Pablo Picasso
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:00 p.m.
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 3 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Language of Symmetry: Linking Theoretical Physics and the Everyday World
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Ancient Thebes
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Elements of Fiction Writing
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Where Harry Met Sally: The Cuisine and Culture of the Jewish Deli
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 17 Thursday top
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 3 of 8
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 3 of 8
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
60 Ways to Look at Color: Dissecting the Impressionists
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Eve as Artist, Part II: Women Artists From 1950 to Today
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Eve as Artist, Part II: Women Artists From 1950 to Today
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 17, ​2025 - 6:30 p.m., ​to Friday, ​April 18, ​2025 - 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
How the Mexican War Transformed America
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
How to Read a Poem Group Discussion
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Photography 101
Session 3 of 5
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 5 of 13
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
7:00 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Session 2 of 4
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 18 Friday top
7:30 a.m.
A Day at SERC
Friday, ​April 18, 2025 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
6:00 p.m.
The Caucasus Caucus: The Wines of Georgia
Friday, ​April 18, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 19 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime Sketching in the Smithsonian Gardens - In Person
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 3 of 7
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 3 of 7
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course