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May 18 to 24, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
May 18 Sunday top
10:00 a.m.
Shadows First: An Alternative Approach to Drawing Portraits
Session 4 of 4
Sunday, ​May 18, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Figure Drawing - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Sunday, ​May 18, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 5 of 6
Sunday, ​May 18, 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 3 of 3
Sunday, ​May 18, 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 4 of 4
Sunday, ​May 18, 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 4 of 4
Sunday, ​May 18, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Masterworks in the Midwest
Sunday, ​May 18, ​2025 - 6:00 p.m., ​to Thursday, ​May 22, ​2025 - 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
May 19 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Color and Illusion in Modern Quilts
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
England's Historic Royal Palaces: A Step Inside
Session 4 of 4
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
Church and Museum of San Lorenzo
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Make Your Mark
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
The Neuroscience of Choice and Change
Monday, ​May 19, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 20 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
African American Artists and the Federal Art Project
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
From Bach and Beethoven to Balanchine and Baryshnikov: First the Music, Then the Dance
Session 3 of 5
Tuesday, ​May 20, 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 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 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 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 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 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 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 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​May 20, 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 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Playing with Pulp - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Changing Face of Television: YouTube, Bingeing, Streaming, and Beyond
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Films of Bette Davis
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
Major Discoveries in Rome and Pompeii
Tuesday, ​May 20, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 21 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
The Fragmented Image: Pointillism from Georges Seurat to Chuck Close
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:15 p.m.
Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette
Session 5 of 5
Wednesday, ​May 21, 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 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Olmec Culture: Monuments, Masterpieces, and Mysteries
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism
Wednesday, ​May 21, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 22 Thursday top
10:00 a.m.
The Mark of van Gogh
Session 5 of 5
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:30 p.m.
Abstract Watercolor for Beginners
Session 3 of 4
Thursday, ​May 22, 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 2 of 2
Thursday, ​May 22, 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 5 of 5
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 10 of 13
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the Civil War
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Little Goddesses and Burial Mounds: Earthly Religions in Early India
Thursday, ​May 22, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 23 Friday top
10:00 a.m.
The National Zoo’s Bird House: Close-up on Avian Conservation
Friday, ​May 23, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
From Shepherd to Hero: The Artistic Evolution of David
Friday, ​May 23, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
May 24 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.