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Discover a wide range of art classes in Washington, D.C. that will inspire your creativity and teach you new skills. From painting and drawing to ceramics and photography, these classes offer hands-on instruction and the opportunity to unleash your artistic potential.

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Electro Etching

Jewelryclassdc LLC @ 1502 Massachusetts Ave SE, Washington, DC

In this one-day workshop you will learn how to electro-etch silver using safe low-voltage electricity and a solution of silver nitrate. You will learn three resist methods for applying your image to the silver prior to etching. After taking the workshop you will be able to create your image directly on the metal or use any black and white image on your computer. You will also learn how to easily set up the electro-etching system in your studio....

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$225
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Natl Cathedral

Digital Photo Academy @ 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC

Undoubtedly the National Cathedral in all its grandeur has been photographed millions of times over the years, from locals to international travelers. Why not, it is an amazing structure both inside and outside and resulting photographs likely hang on walls and grace portfolios of favorite images. However, these images herein clearly convey that some photos are stronger and more powerful than others. Join our DPA instructor at the Incubus, for...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Union Station

Digital Photo Academy @ 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC

One of the main transportation hubs of Washington D.C. and one of the busiest in the whole country, Union Station offers an abundance of photographic opportunities. Your DPA instructor will show you how to photograph the beautiful architecture, how to approach people for a quick photo during their daily routine, and how to find the best angle in any situation. Each person in the group of no more than 12 people will walk away with photos that are...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Wire Sculpting

Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing @ 1776 E Jefferson St, Rockville, MD

We will be sculpting animals and humans out of 18- or 20-gauge wire, a perfect medium for small to medium size sculptures. We will mostly concentrate on the technique of making three-dimensional wire figures that can stand alone as sculptures

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Getting Started In Studio Lighting

Capital Photography Center @ 218 N Lee St, Washington, DC

Learn how to create stunning portraits in this hands-on class at Capital Photography Center. Join instructor Laura Hatcher in her Old Town, Alexandria studio as she guides you through the process of controlling and shaping light to achieve the desired results. Enhance your photography skills and come away with a solid foundation for creating your studio lighting setup.

(10) All levels 16 and older
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$185
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Weekly Life Drawing

IA&A at Hillyer @ 9 Hillyer Ct NW, Washington, DC

Our weekly Life Drawing series is an independent figure drawing class that allows students to work from a live model in your choice of mediums. While skill level is varied, there is no immediate instruction allowing each student to practice their drawing skills at their own pace. While easels, chairs and artistic ambiance are provided by Hillyer, artists are required to bring their own drawing materials.

(4) All levels 18 and older
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$45

5 sessions

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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field: Cherry Blossoms

Digital Photo Academy

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, magnificent interiors, farmers markets, zoos, landscapes, and more, photos of which are included within. These photos are a mix of student and instructor images in many different...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Scott Key Park

Digital Photo Academy @ 34th & M Streets, Washington, DC

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, magnificent interiors, farmers markets, zoos, landscapes, and more, photos of which are included within. These photos are a mix of student and instructor images in many different...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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Enameling Basics Workshop

Wear Ever Jewelry Studio School @ 1112 King St, Alexandria, VA

Create a colorful pendant and/or pair of earrings by enameling on copper. Learn metal preparation and cleaning methods, as well as proper techniques for applying enamel, including sifting, stenciling, sgraffito, and painting.  Experiment with leaf and foils. We will discuss holding agents, safety considerations, firing procedures, finishing edges, and surface etching. All levels welcome. All materials included.

(11) All levels 16 and older
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$135
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Peirce Mill

Digital Photo Academy @ 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC

This old world historical site offers a photographer everything from shutter speed priority exercises at the site of the waterfall remains from any of 3 pairs of millstones. Take a close up perspective of velvety smooth flow of the water or a stop action showing the water in a stop action split second depiction. Your instructor will work with you to capture all gradations of various stages of water movement and then go wider to create a tranquil...

(146) All levels 15 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Franciscan

Digital Photo Academy @ 1400 Quincy Street N.E., Washington, DC

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Franciscan Monastery A photo workshop at the Washington DC’s Franciscan Monastery offers a myriad of lessons from capturing streaming interior light in the majestic sanctuary, rich with golden interior flourishes as well as photo ops of silhouetted figures against stained glass windows. Your photo instructor will also demonstrate a variety of photo perspectives of the exterior which dates back to the 1830s,...

(146) All levels 15 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Great Falls Park

Digital Photo Academy @ 9200 Old Dominion Dr, Virginia, VA

Both sides of the Potomac offer great photo ops but McLean, Virginia, 12 miles from the DC area, offers 3 overlooks of a lovely waterfall and the Maryland side only offers one overhang. Shutter Speed Priority lessons are part of your instructor’s lesson plan, rendering various sensibilities such as the velvety flow from a slow shutter speed as well as a, “split second,” capture, frozen in time for clear water. Panning will also be an option...

(146) All levels 15 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Natl Mall West

Digital Photo Academy @ 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field Workshop @ The National Mall West Shoot This sunrise shoot at the west end of the mall has some great places to visit and to photograph. The Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge, the Vietnam Memorial and the Korean War Memorial are within a short walk of each other. Take a walk with your Digital Photo Academy instructor, Vincent Knaus and visit these memorials and learn how to create great images of these iconic...

(146) All levels 15 and older
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Hand Lettering

Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing @ 1776 E Jefferson St, Rockville, MD

What is “Brush Lettering?” Brush lettering is beautiful hand lettering that looks like calligraphy, but is created with a brush pen rather than a dip pen and ink. Brush pens provide a great way to get started with brush/hand lettering without the messy cleanup of traditional calligraphy.  Heather will teach you how to create beautiful and elegant brush lettering that’s perfect for bullet journaling, invitations, stationery and more. You...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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3-Day Metal I Intensive: Introduction to Jewelry Making

Jewelryclassdc LLC @ 1502 Massachusetts Ave SE, Washington, DC

This exciting three day class teaches proper jewelry making techniques for beginners. Students will learn the correct way to file, saw, form, forge, solder Sterling Silver as well as make a stone setting and set stones, in an intensive workshop held in our beautiful studio, each student will create a minimum of (5) pieces of Sterling jewelry seated at a professionally equipped bench. Correct tool usage and bench set up are emphasized. All materials...

(13) Beginner 14 and older
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$645

3 sessions

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Smartphone Photography

Capital Photography Center @ 4th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC

Smartphone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art Learn to use the camera that’s always with you and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to create a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and tap into your creative side through mobile photography. Using our phone cameras, we’ll explore the Museum's offerings from abstract sculptures, colorful...

(10) All levels 16 and older
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Phone Photography - Covered Bridges Field Shoot

Capital Photography Center

See the world in a new way with your phone's camera and learn how to photograph historic landmarks with artistic vision! We’ll explore all the photographic possibilities at two historic covered bridges in Frederick County, MD. We’ll go beyond the tourist snapshot and turn the mobile camera’s constraints (such as limited lenses, fixed aperture, no zoom, and a small sensor) to advantages using creative techniques of focus, exposure and composition....

(10) All levels 16 and older
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Phone Photography - Chinatown/Penn Quarter

Capital Photography Center @ 8th St NW & F St NW, Washington, DC

See the world in a new way with the camera that’s always with you, your phone.  Enjoy capturing images on your phone on a photo walk that’s designed to spark creativity!  We begin outdoors at the National Portrait Gallery and then explore the surrounding Chinatown/Penn Quarter area with its quirky architecture and street scenes.  The class will start with basic instruction on the operation of the native mobile phone’s camera....

(10) All levels 16 and older
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Street Photography & the Art of Seeing: Nat'l Gallery

Washington Photo Safari @ 8th St NW & F St NW, Washington, DC

Street Photography & the Art of Seeing at the National Gallery of Art If you would rather learn in the comfort of an air-conditioned space, yet still get a lifetime’s worth of Street Photo know-how, this is the safari for you! Washington Photo Safari is pleased to present this safari in street photography taught indoors at the National Gallery of Art by two time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Essdras Suarez. The goal of this photo...

(7) All levels 18 and older
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$129
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Moving to Mirrorless

Capital Photography Center @ 1616 H St NW, Washington, DC

Designed for multiple skill levels from mirrorless users just getting off auto or seasoned professionals who just made the switch. This class is designed to leverage new features only found on mirrorless cameras. Topics Covered Mirrorless metering: Leveraging live histograms to preview the edit in Lightroom reducing editing time zebras to get perfect exposure every time steady shutter speeds with IBIS and doubling down with OSS debunking...

(10) All levels 16 and older
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