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Art and Resistance in Hawaiʻi: A Lecture with Healoha Johnston

Healoha Johnston, Director of Cultural Resources, and Curator for Hawaiʻi and Pacific Arts and Culture at Bishop Museum, located in...

Artists in Conversation: Models Reflecting Life

Experience this lively and informative conversation between three fabulous Washington D.C.-based models, as they talk about how modeling...

First Friday Gallery ArtWalk Dupont Circle

August 4th, 6pm - 8pm Join us for August First Friday ArtWalk Dupont for a night of art and art-making. August 4th, 6pm - 8pm at...

See-and-be-Seen 2023 Kick-off Event!

Sunday, July 9th, Noon - 4pm, All Ages Washington Studio School 2129 S St NW Washington, D.C. 20008 See-and-be-Seen is back!!! A summer...

See-and-be-Seen 2023: Face to Face

July 9th - August 25th, 2023 OPENING CELEBRATION: Sunday, July 9th, Noon - 4pm FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: Friday, August 4th, 6pm - 8pm...

SHARED ENDEAVOR: VSC X WSS

June 22nd - July 7th, 2023 FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: Friday, July 7th, 6pm - 8pm GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 1 PM and BY...

First Friday Gallery ArtWalk Dupont Circle

June 2nd, 6pm - 8pm Join us for June First Friday ArtWalk Dupont for a night of art and art-making. Experience the linocuts, monotypes,...

OPENING RECEPTION: LEE BUTLER Shape Shifts

May 5th - June 9th, 2023 OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, May 12th, 6pm - 8pm GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 1 PM and BY APPOINTMENT...

First Friday Gallery ArtWalk Dupont Circle

May 5th, 6pm - 8pm DUPONT CIRCLE, Washington, DC─ Washington Studio School (WSS) is pleased to present Shape Shifts, a solo exhibition...

LEE BUTLER: Shape Shifts

May 5th - June 9th, 2023 FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: Friday, May 5th & June 2nd, 6pm - 8pm OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, May 12th, 6pm - 8pm...

First Friday Gallery Walk & Public Art Programs with Hillyer and Studio Gallery

April 7th, 6pm - 8pm DUPONT CIRCLE, Washington, DC─WSS is pleased to announce a new First Friday Collaboration with Hillyer and Studio...

ARTIST TALK with Katie Pumphrey

April 15th, Noon - 2pm MONSTERS BELOW: March 16th - April 28th OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 7th, 6pm to 8pm THIRD THURSDAYS: March...

Third Thursday-ArtWalk Dupont April

April Third Thursday-Art Walk Dupont KATIE PUMPHREY: Monsters Below. Join us for Third Thursday-ArtWalk Dupont April, featuring new work...

KATIE PUMPHREY: Monsters Below

March 16th - April 28th, 2023 FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 7th, 6pm to 8pm THIRD THURSDAYS: March 16th, 5pm - 8pm; April...

First Friday: April 7th Opening Reception

Katie Pumphrey's Monsters Below Opening Reception! Friday, April 7th, 6pm - 8pm Join us the First Friday in April to celebrate the newest...

Third Thursday February-ArtWalk Dupont

Mark your Calendars: February Third Thursday-Art Walk Dupont Faculty Exhibition 2023! Join us for February Third Thursday-ArtWalk...

First Friday: Feb. 3rd Opening Reception

Mark your Calendars: Faculty Exhibition 2023 Opening Reception! Friday, February 3rd, 6pm - 8pm Faculty Exhibition 2023 is up and looking...

Faculty Exhibition 2023

January 19th - February 28th, 2023 OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, February 3rd, 6pm to 8pm GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 1 PM and BY...

Third Thursday January-ArtWalk Dupont

Mark your Calendars: Faculty Exhibition Opening and January Third Thursday-Art Walk Dupont Faculty Exhibition Opening! Join us for the...

Third Thursday November-Art Walk Dupont

Mark your Calendars: Its November Third Thursday Art Walk Dupont Join us during Art Walk Dupont for the closing reception of Master...

Artists in Conversation: Viewpoint from the Model Stand

Do not miss this opportunity to hear the lively conversation between D.C. Art Model Collective artist models Jalene, Sheba and Sarah,...

Third Thursday October-Art Walk Dupont

Mark your Calendars: Third Thursdays and Art Walk Dupont returns to WSS! Join us during Art Walk Dupont and immerse yourself in a...

Sharapat Kessler: Flights in Dreams and Reality

The exhibition features the drawings and collages of Master Certificate graduate Sharapat Kessler. Sharapat Kessler: Flights in Dreams...

Painting Demo with Erin Raedeke: Setting up and Embarking on a Still Life Painting

Painting Demo with Erin Raedeke: Setting up and Embarking on a Still Life Painting Artist and WSS faculty member Erin Raedeke provides a...

PAINTING, POWER & PRESENCE: A Recontextualization for Painters, Creatives and Collectors

PAINTING, POWER & PRESENCE: A Recontextualization for Painters, Creatives and Collectors with Jordan Wolfson What is the deeper meaning...

PAINTING, POWER & PRESENCE: A Recontextualization for Painters, Creatives and Collectors

WITH JORDAN WOLFSON THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 7:30 pm EST live via Zoom WSS is pleased to welcome, for the first time, contemporary artist and...

Artists in Conversation: Deborah Kahn and Susan Yanero

On Wednesday, June 9, painters, teachers and long-time friends, Deborah Kahn and Susan Yanero shared their inspirations, life stories,...

Create by the Creek

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 10 am to 4 pm WSS is pleased to partner once again with the Friends of Peirce Mill for this day-long program that...

Artists in Conversation: Susan Yanero and Deborah Kahn

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 6:30 - 8 PM EST LIVE VIA ZOOM WSS is thrilled to announce the next iteration in our Artists in Conversation series,...

Plein Air/Landscape Meet-ups: Information

Draw and paint with a group outdoors at locations across the District All levels welcome. Free and open for all. Bring your own...

Impromptu

January 31 - Date TBD GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 5 PM and BY APPOINTMENT OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 6 to 8 PM...

The Painter must never be the connoisseur: visiting artist talk with Jennifer Pochinski

Thursday, March 31 at 6:00 pm EST - Live-streamed from WSS WSS is thrilled to host Jennifer Pochinski for a live artist talk on Thursday,...

SUSAN YANERO: PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS

The exhibition will feature new paintings and drawings created by the artist during the past two years of pandemic isolation. SUSAN...

Lex Marie and Melvin Nesbitt Jr.: A Sense of Nostalgia

WSS is thrilled to bring together DC-based artists Lex Marie and Melvin Nesbitt Jr. for the next installment of our Artist in...

Kathryn Kailian: Coming Out of the Dark

September 25 - November 19, 2021 RECEPTION: FRIDAYS, OCTOBERS 1 and NOVEMBER 5, 6 to 8 PM GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 AM - 1 PM and...

Art All Night: Made in DC

Washington Studio School is pleased to participate again in Art All Night: Made in DC. Saturday, September 25, 7 pm-midnight **Proof of...

Artists in Conversation: Mojdeh Rezaeipour x Latrelle Rostant

WSS is pleased to bring together two phenomenal artists, Mojdeh Rezaipour and Latrelle Rostant for the next installment of our Artists in...

Free Virtual Drop-In Figure Drawing Session

Monday, May 24, 2021 from 7 to 9 pm EST Out of gratitude for our loyal community, and as a welcome for those who may be newly discovering...

2nd Saturday Model Extravaganza with DC Art Model Collective

WSS is pleased to collaboratively host the DC Art Model Collective's (DCAMC) monthly Model Extravaganza. Saturday, December 11, from 3 to...

Artists in Conversation: Erin Raedeke X Nicole Santiago

WSS is pleased to bring together two phenomenal painters, Erin Raedeke and Nicole Santiago for the next installment of our Artists in...

Bridging Generations: Jack Boul and Brian Kelley in Conversation

Thursday, February 18, 5:30 pm EST live via Zoom Images: Brian Kelley (L) and Jack Boul (R) in their studios. Images courtesy of the...

WSS X DCAMC: Online Figure Drawing Marathon

Saturday, January 23, 12 - 6 pm EST $15 + small Eventbrite processing fee REGISTER HERE Join Washington Studio School and the DC Art...

Artists in Conversation: Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann x Reem Bassous

Watch this engaging conversation between DC-based artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann and Hawaii-based artist Reem Bassous from December 8,...

Conversations About Vibrant Light: David Ibata x Trevor Young

Watch this lively and informal conversation between DC-based artists and WSS faculty, David Ibata and Trevor Young from December 2, 2020....

Artists in Conversation: This December @WSS

Wednesday, December 2, 5:30-7 pm EST: David Ibata and Trevor Young Tuesday, December 8, 5:30-7 pm EST: Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann and Reem...

Free Fall Landscape Meet-Ups

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 10AM-1PM Join WSS and fellow artists of all levels for our Free Plein Air Drawing and Painting Landscape Meet-Up...

Artist Talk w/ Reem Bassous

WSS is honored to welcome back Reem Bassous. Join us on July 10th for a free artist talk with the artist.

Create by The Creek Week: June 13 - 21

Join WSS, Friends of Peirce Mill, National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for Create by the Creek: June 13 - 21, 2020.

Community Profile: Karen Loehr

About Karen Loehr Karen is a painter, graphic designer, a former member of our WSS atelier, and a current board member. As a practicing...

Bolero Juilliard

If there are positives coming out of these difficult past few months, they have to do with both compassion and creativity. In the art...