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Oct 23, 20231 min read
Yumiko Glover: Off the Clock
Follow California-based artist Yumiko Glover through NYC as she creates a new mural: NYC 2023. Video courtesy of the Artist. You can view...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read
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...
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Aug 25, 20231 min read
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...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
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,...
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Sep 17, 20221 min read
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...
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WSS Communications
Jun 27, 20221 min read
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...
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WSS Communications
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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,...
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WSS Communications
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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...
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May 27, 20212 min read
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...
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
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...
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
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,...
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
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....
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May 22, 20202 min read
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...
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May 22, 20201 min read
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...
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May 6, 20201 min read
Watercolor Techniques in Practice with Paul Pietsch
Join WSS faculty Paul Pietsch at home as he demonstrates a watercolor composition.
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May 2, 20201 min read
Are you a flower person or a flour person?: How flowers and baked goods can inspire your work
Images by: Lois Dodd, Piet Mondrian, Wayne Thiebaud, Chardin. Can we challenge you to a month of drawing, painting, or collage from the...
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May 1, 20201 min read
Printmaking at home with Brian Kelley
Learn how to do printmaking from home with WSS faculty member Brian Kelley. We'll be working with collagraphy, a media that you can make...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
WSS IGTV Channel
Get to Know WSS Faculty on our IGTV Channel We just launched our IGTV Channel and are highlighting our incredible faculty through artist...
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Apr 26, 20202 min read
Values, gestures, and reality: art prompts inspired by Caravaggio and Bernini
The Drama of Light and Value Contrast This is a good one to do at night. In very low light, and against a dark background if possible,...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
Caravaggio and Bernini
Longtime WSS faculty member Diane Wilson sent several videos that she discovered about Baroque era painter Michelangelo Caravaggio and...
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Marie Gauthiez
Interview: 6 + 1 Questions with Marie B. Gauthiez Click here to read the interview between WSS faculty Marie Gauthiez and Lauren Rice of...


Madeleine Sargent
Small and Strange - A Lil House Art Show & Spring Cleaning Art Market @ Peabody Heights Brewing. View Madeleine’s newest miniature works...


Courtney Applequist
(M)other solo exhibition at Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Center View the original works of Courtney Applequist in which she explores one’s...


Cheryl Edwards in Eternal Paper Exhibition at Paper Academy in Denmark & Artist Talk
The works of Cheryl Edwards will be featured in the group show: Eternal Paper, which explores hand formed art in and out of paper,...

Milena Spasic
Mash-Up: Annual Members Exhibition @ Pyramid Atlantic Works by Milena Spasic will be featured in an annual member group exhibition,...

Trevor Young
Artists Sustaining Artists by Transformer DC at TTR Sotheby’s Realty Explore the works of Trevor Young in a group exhibition featuring...

Marie Gauthiez in AU Master of Fine Arts In Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition: Surface Tension
View the works of WSS faculty member Marie Gauthiez, along with five other American University MFA candidates who will be featured in the...


Sheba Amante Life Drawing @ Jackson Art Center
WSS Staff member and long-time art model, Sheba, would like to invite the WSS community to an afternoon of life drawing at Jackson Art...


Cheryl Edwards
Eternal Paper Exhibition at Paper Academy in Denmark & Artist Talk The works of Cheryl Edwards will be featured in the group show:...


Carol Rubin's Talia and the Spring Solo Exhibition at Garden Gallery at Studio Gallery
Carol Rubin’s newest works will be featured in her solo exhibition Talia and the Spring at Garden Gallery at Studio Gallery. Experience...


Rachael Bohlander @ Annmarie Sculpture Garden Artist in Action Residency
Rachael will be an Artist In Residency at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden, where there will also be an ongoing exhibition of participating art


Yumiko Glover: Off the Clock
Follow California-based artist Yumiko Glover through NYC as she creates a new mural: NYC 2023. Video courtesy of the Artist. You can view...
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Zoom You will be given access to Zoom through your email to the WSS account. If you receive an email from Zoom, please accept this access...
Staff Contact Info (Fall Term)
Brian Kelley 703-965-7201 bpkell@gmail.com Carol Rubin 301-996-7162 caroldrubin@gmail.com Chinedu Osuchukwu 202-209-0278...
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WSS COVID Health and Safety Measures: As of May 11, 2023, with the expiration of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19,...
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LOCKERS & STORAGE OF ART SUPPLIES: If you need a Locker, contact Admin, we can assign lockers to you and reserve them for year round...
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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Teaching and serving as an advisor to certificate students: $55/hr. Attending open house events and faculty...
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Late / Sick / Make-up Classes
Unavoidable Absences Immediately notify your students and the Administrative Staff. Student Notification Process Prepare a group email...
Model Protocol
Requesting a Model Admin will send a model request Google form to instructors before the term starts. LINK: Model Request Form You MUST...


Rachael Bohlander in Martha Spak Gallery's Symphony of Color
WSS faculty member Rachael Bohlander is included in this group show at the Martha Spak Gallery at the Wharf. Where: Martha Spak Gallery,...


Rachael Bohlander in Annmarie Sculpture Garden's Warm & Cozy
WSS faculty member Rachael Bohlander is included in this group show at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center Where: Annmarie...


Rachael Bohlander in LCU Fund for Women's Education Scholar & Alumna Artworks 2023 Online Auction
WSS faculty member Rachael Bohlander is included in this online auction exhibition through the New York-based LCU Fund for Women's...
Trevor Young in Transformer's 2023 Auction Exhibition: The Invincible Visible
WSS faculty member Trevor Young is included in this auction exhibition at American University, Katzen Arts Center. Where: American...
Trevor Young in IA&A at Hillyer's The Oracle Said "Be Still"
WSS faculty member Trevor Young is included in this group show at IA&A at Hillyer. Where: IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, D.C. Show Title:...
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,...
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