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Public Programs

Upcoming Events

Our programming is supported in-part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 

Past Events

  • Fri, Nov 21
    Washington Studio School
    Nov 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington Studio School, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Bring in your artwork to receive a critique, or just attend as a spectator.
  • Thu, Nov 20
    Washington
    Nov 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
  • Fri, Oct 31
    Washington
    Oct 31, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
  • Fri, Oct 24
    Washington Studio School
    Oct 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington Studio School, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Bring in your artwork to receive a critique, or just attend as a spectator.
  • Thu, Oct 16
    Washington
    Oct 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
  • Fri, Oct 03
    Washington
    Oct 03, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Join us for our annual community exhibition, Confab 2025!
  • Fri, Oct 03
    Washington
    Oct 03, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    We're back with our annual community exhibition, CONFAB 2025!
  • Sat, Sep 20
    Washington
    Sep 20, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Join us for a lively 80's themed dance afterparty with sounds by Dj Geena Marie in celebration of 40 years of WSS!
  • Sat, Sep 20
    Washington
    Sep 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Join us and party like is 1985 in celebrating 40 years of Washington Studio School!
  • Sat, Sep 13
    Washington
    Sep 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Washington, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Join us for the year's Art All Night Dupont!
  • Sat, Sep 13
    Washington Studio School
    Sep 13, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Washington Studio School, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Join us for a private preview of our upcoming exhibition "Civic Tongue"!
  • Fri, Aug 29
    Washington Studio School
    Aug 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Washington Studio School, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Bring in your artwork to receive a critique, or just attend as a spectator.
  • Multiple Dates
    Mon, Aug 25
    Via Zoom
    Aug 25, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Via Zoom
    Free for August Free-for-All! Join us for 2-hours of online figure drawing with short and long poses.
  • Fri, Aug 22
    Glenstone Museum
    Aug 22, 2025, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Glenstone Museum , 12100 Glen Rd, Potomac, MD 20854, USA
    Join Washington Studio School for an exclusive 1 hour curatorial tour at Glenstone, where art, architecture, and nature come together in a stunning, contemplative landscape.
  • Wed, Aug 20
    NOMA | 1222 First St NE
    Aug 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    NOMA | 1222 First St NE, 1222 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
    20+ murals in 2 hours! On this tour with local Jason Bowers, you'll weave through the streets of the ever-changing NoMa and Union Market neighborhoods.
  • Mon, Aug 18
    Washington Studio School
    Aug 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Washington Studio School, 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Experience Style Wars (1983) at Washington Studio School—a groundbreaking documentary that captures the raw energy, rebellion, and creativity of early graffiti and hip-hop culture in 1980s New York.
  • Sat, Aug 16
    La Casa de Benito - Foggy Bottom
    Aug 16, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    La Casa de Benito - Foggy Bottom, 842 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    Join WSS instructor, Courtney Applequist, for a discussion and creative activity around her artist collective’s recently acclaimed installation, ‘La Casa de Benito’, included in the 2025 Arts in Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial.
  • Thu, Aug 14
    Portrait Gallery (Online)
    Aug 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Portrait Gallery (Online)
    Portrait Signs is a Deaf-led virtual tour in American Sign Language. Tours explore a variety of topics related to portraiture, history and biography, from special exhibitions to the permanent collection at the Portrait Gallery.
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