Classes Washington, DC

In this beginning level jewelry making class, learn the basic techniques of metalsmithing. During the eight week course you will create a minimum of four professionally finished projects (for example, rings, earrings, pendants or bracelets) in sterling silver while learning layout, sawing, forging, texturing, filing, polishing, soldering, and basic...

This workshop will offer instruction for people who want to learn the ins and outs of their cameras. Improve your skills no matter which camera model you own! Take this Course if you: Just purchased a Digital SLR Camera/Point and shoot camera Want to learn to make simple and creative changes to your pictures using the functions of your camera...

This a very exciting tour that brings you back to the days when America the “Greatest Nation on Earth”, was coming to life. You will experience first hand where George Washington, America’s Founding Father lived, walked, and dined. On your way back you will experience Old Town Alexandria, once occupied by British forces and a part of the original...

Need some bench time? Register for this open studio with access to tools and equipment (no instruction). Proficiency in metalsmithing skills required. Please note: Due to Covid 19, please bring any hand tools that you own. Shared tools and equipment are sanitized between uses. Workstations are separated by plexiglass.

Are you required to be certified for the EPA RRP Lead Renovator Initial Certification? Are you a contractor working in houses or child-occupied facilities built prior to 1978? If so, you must have at least one certified renovator, and a firm certification. Who Should Attend Contractors, repair businesses, and real estate professionals working in houses...

We offer Fairfax EPA Lead Renovator Refresher Training twice month on Wednesday. As a result of the EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule. The EPA is requiring Lead Renovator Refresher Training. Therefore, EPA Lead Renovator Refresher Training is required for contractors working in homes and commercial buildings built prior to 1978. Consequently,...

Georgetown is a prestigious neighborhood in DC well known for being home to some of the city’s most notable residents, embassies, local commerce, and culinary gems. This is the perfect neighborhood to eat your way through! Your local expert guide will take you off of the main M Street drag where you will be surprised to learn about the significant...

Appropriate for DSLRs and Mirrorless cameras with manual exposure settings. Today’s cameras offer the photographer a wealth of tools that can lead to beautiful photographs. Capturing the perfect portrait of a loved one, a fleeting moment leading to the winning goal, or a stunning travel photo takes practice and know-how. Learn how YOU, not the...

The ArchiMate® 3 Enterprise Architecture modeling language provides a uniform representation for diagrams that describe Enterprise Architectures. It includes concepts for specifying inter-related architectures, specifying viewpoints for selected stakeholders, and language customization mechanisms. It describes and brings different architecture domains...

Are you looking to experience something new and refreshing! Spend two and a half to three hours in our professional jewelry studio making a textured or hammered band ring for yourself or for your special person. Guests will texture, bend, hammer, and solder silver to create a unique ring. This workshop registration includes two people with all materials...

Enjoy some time preparing for your special “birth” day with a fun, informative, Lamaze Class!  You and your support person will learn: Anatomy Signs of labor Helpful hints for the support person including lots of hands-on practice Comfort measures such as breathing, massage and relaxation techniques Various positions to help reverse...

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field Workshop @ National Mall Central Shoot Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk with one of our experienced instructors, and then you and your fellow students take a stroll through one of a variety of photogenic locales (in any of the 20+ cities the DPA encapsulates).  There is street photography,...

National Building Museum: An Architectural Photography Workshop One of Washington’s least known but most beautiful attractions is the National Building Museum, formerly known as the Pension Building. Built in the late 19th century as a workplace for the hundreds of clerks who wrote out pension checks for the Civil War veterans, the National Building...

Learn tips for architectural photography - both interior and exterior! If you have not been to the Franciscan Monastery, you are in for a treat! A little bit of Europe right here in DC, it is one of the great hidden treasures for architectural photography, a 93- year old Byzantine-style church modeled after Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia. Outdoors we’ll...

Designed by the Frenchman Pierre L’Enfant (who loved our city so much he changed his name to Peter!), Washington DC offers many sights that rival those of the French capital: They’ve got classic Gothic-style Notre Dame? So what? We’ve got Washington National Cathedral. They’ve got the Pantheon? Big deal! We’ve got the US Capitol (whose...