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May 11 to 17, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
May 11 Sunday top
10:00 a.m.
Shadows First: An Alternative Approach to Drawing Portraits
Session 3 of 4
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Figure Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 4 of 6
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Georgia O'Keeffe's Artistic Vision: Artwork Inspired by the Environment - In Person
Session 2 of 3
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​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 4
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Sunday, ​May 11, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
May 12 Monday top
7:00 a.m.
Delaware Bay: Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs
Monday, ​May 12, ​2025 - 7:00 a.m., ​to Tuesday, ​May 13, ​2025 - 7:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 6 of 6
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Color and Illusion in Modern Quilts
Session 2 of 3
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
England's Historic Royal Palaces: A Step Inside
Session 3 of 4
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, and the Dawn of Professional Female Artists
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Make Your Mark
Session 2 of 3
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Andy Warhol and Pop Art
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Unique Memorials of Washington
Monday, ​May 12, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 13 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Give Sorrow Words: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Lecture
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
From Bach and Beethoven to Balanchine and Baryshnikov: First the Music, Then the Dance
Session 2 of 5
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Essence Over Detail: Expression and Sketching in Watercolor
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 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 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 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 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Contemporary Mosaics: Ancient Motifs, Modern Materials
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
On-Location Photography with Neutral Density Filters - In Person
Session 2 of 3
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Playing with Pulp - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Films of Joan Crawford
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
Adventures in the Louvre
Tuesday, ​May 13, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 14 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 7 of 8
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:30 p.m.
Botanical Illustration in Redwork
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:15 p.m.
Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette
Session 4 of 5
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​1:15 p.m. ​to 4:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Birds and Nature in Collage
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Changing Perspective on the Portrait: From the Renaissance to the Modern Era
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 7 of 8
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Easter Island
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:15 p.m.
Fundamentals of Digital Printing
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​May 14, 2025 - ​7:15 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
May 15 Thursday top
8:00 a.m.
Spring at Longwood Gardens
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​8:00 a.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
History of Western Architecture
Session 1 of 2
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
The Mark of van Gogh
Session 4 of 5
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:30 p.m.
Abstract Watercolor for Beginners
Session 2 of 4
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
A Journey in Artistic Practice
Session 1 of 2
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​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 4 of 5
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Eve as Artist, Part II: Women Artists From 1950 to Today
Session 5 of 5
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 9 of 13
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
A History of Catalan Cuisine: From the Middle Ages to Molecular Gastronomy
Thursday, ​May 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 16 Friday top
10:00 a.m.
History of Western Architecture
Session 2 of 2
Friday, ​May 16, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
The National Zoo’s Bird House: Close-up on Avian Conservation
Friday, ​May 16, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
6:00 p.m.
Give 'Em the Boot: Wines from the Foot of Italy
Friday, ​May 16, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 17 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime Sketching in the Smithsonian Gardens - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Tracing Jewish History: From Yemen to Yorkshire
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:30 a.m.
Crepe Paper Flower Posy
Session 3 of 3
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 7 of 7
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Painted Embroidery Workshop
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:30 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 7 of 7
Saturday, ​May 17, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course