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April 1 to 30, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
April 1 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 1 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Art of Colonial India
Session 2 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Exploring Artist Icons - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 1 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Enough is Enuf: Why Isn’t English Easier To Spell?
Tuesday, ​April 1, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 2 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 1 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Mesopotamian Riddle: Cracking the Code of Cuneiform
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
12:30 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 1 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:15 p.m.
Digital Drawing Fundamentals
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​6:15 p.m. ​to 9:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
6:30 p.m.
“And Now, a Word From Our Sponsor”: The Early Days of TV Advertising
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 1 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Napoleon's Complicated Legacy
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 1 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 1 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 2, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 3 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 1 of 8
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 1 of 8
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Los Angeles Years
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Photography 101
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 4 of 13
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
The Complex Legacy of Oskar Schindler
Thursday, ​April 3, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 4 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Friday, ​April 4, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Friday, ​April 4, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health
Friday, ​April 4, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 5 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Jane Austen at 250: Celebrating the Writer and Her World
Saturday, ​April 5, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:30 a.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 1 of 7
Saturday, ​April 5, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Making Quilts with Your Sewing Machine
Session 1 of 4
Saturday, ​April 5, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 1 of 7
Saturday, ​April 5, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 6 Sunday top
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 1 of 6
Sunday, ​April 6, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Jazz at the Cotton Club
Sunday, ​April 6, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 7 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 1 of 6
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 2 of 8
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Rebels at the Gates: The Confederacy's Final Gamble
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
A Geologic Tour of Iceland
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 1 of 4
Monday, ​April 7, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 8 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
"The Americas": Behind the Lens with Executive Producer Mike Gunton
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Members Only
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 2 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Art of Colonial India
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Exploring Artist Icons - In Person
Session 2 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Turning Points of the American Civil War
Session 1 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 8, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
April 9 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 2 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
The Genius of Pablo Picasso
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:00 p.m.
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 2 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 2 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Easter Rising: Dublin, 1916
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
A Toast to the Cocktail’s Ultimate Guide
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
Elements of Fiction Writing
Session 1 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
“Move Over, Sir!”: Women Working on the Railroad
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 2 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 2 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 9, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 10 Thursday top
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 2 of 8
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 2 of 8
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
How Europe Reckons With Its Wartime Past
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
60 Ways to Look at Color: Dissecting the Impressionists
Session 1 of 2
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Photography 101
Session 2 of 5
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 5 of 13
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
The Caravaggio Case: An Art History Whodunnit
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
The Aerobiome: An Invisible Ecosystem
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Session 1 of 4
Thursday, ​April 10, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 11 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
Botticelli: Money, Beauty, and Repentance
Friday, ​April 11, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 12 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
“Take the Cannoli”: Understanding the Godfather Films
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
Museum Discoveries: Drawing Sculptures at the Hirshhorn - In Person
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
10:30 a.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 2 of 7
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Making Quilts with Your Sewing Machine
Session 2 of 4
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Embroidery on Paper and Photographs
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:00 p.m.
Gel Print Journal and More - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 2 of 7
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
Masterworks of Five Centuries (Saturday series)
Saturday, ​April 12, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 13 Sunday top
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 2 of 6
Sunday, ​April 13, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Masterworks of Five Centuries (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​April 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 14 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 2 of 6
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
La Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
How to Read a Poem
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 2 of 4
Monday, ​April 14, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 15 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Art Journaling for Self-Expression - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 3 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Art of Colonial India
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Exploring Artist Icons - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
99% Perspiration: Does America’s Work Culture Still Work?
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Turning Points of the American Civil War
Session 2 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
The Lure of Orchids
Tuesday, ​April 15, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
April 16 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 3 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
The Genius of Pablo Picasso
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:00 p.m.
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 3 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Language of Symmetry: Linking Theoretical Physics and the Everyday World
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Ancient Thebes
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Elements of Fiction Writing
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Where Harry Met Sally: The Cuisine and Culture of the Jewish Deli
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 16, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 17 Thursday top
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 3 of 8
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 3 of 8
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
60 Ways to Look at Color: Dissecting the Impressionists
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Eve as Artist, Part II: Women Artists From 1950 to Today
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
How the Mexican War Transformed America
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Photography 101
Session 3 of 5
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Session 2 of 4
Thursday, ​April 17, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 18 Friday top
7:30 a.m.
A Day at SERC
Friday, ​April 18, 2025 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
6:00 p.m.
The Caucasus Caucus: The Wines of Georgia
Friday, ​April 18, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 19 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime Sketching in the Smithsonian Gardens - In Person
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 3 of 7
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Photographing People
Session 1 of 4
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gel Print Journal and More - In Person
Session 2 of 4
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 3 of 7
Saturday, ​April 19, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 20 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
April 21 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 3 of 6
Monday, ​April 21, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
How the Sixties Shaped Today’s Politics
Monday, ​April 21, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 4 of 8
Monday, ​April 21, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 3 of 4
Monday, ​April 21, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 22 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Art Journaling for Self-Expression - In Person
Session 2 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 4 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Exploring Artist Icons - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 4 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Turning Points of the American Civil War
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
George Washington and the Origins of Executive Power
Tuesday, ​April 22, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 23 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 4 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
The Genius of Pablo Picasso
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
11:30 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:15 p.m.
Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette
Session 1 of 5
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​1:15 p.m. ​to 4:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 3 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Changing Perspective on the Portrait: From the Renaissance to the Modern Era
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 4 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Composition Studies
Session 1 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Enduring Legacy of the Bayeux Tapestry
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 4 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:15 p.m.
Fundamentals of Digital Printing
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​7:15 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 4 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 23, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 24 Thursday top
10:00 a.m.
The Mark of van Gogh
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing
Session 4 of 8
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 4 of 8
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It
Session 1 of 5
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Eve as Artist, Part II: Women Artists From 1950 to Today
Session 2 of 5
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Photography 101
Session 4 of 5
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 6 of 13
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
7:00 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Session 3 of 4
Thursday, ​April 24, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 25 Friday top
7:30 a.m.
Two of Virginia's Historic Gardens: Oak Spring and Blandy Experimental Farm
Friday, ​April 25, 2025 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Friday, ​April 25, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Friday, ​April 25, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Sacred Serenity: The Paintings of Giovanni Bellini
Friday, ​April 25, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 26 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Painters in Provence: From van Gogh to Matisse
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
White-Line Woodblock Printing II
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
10:15 a.m.
An Introduction to Watercolor: Loose and Beautiful - In Person
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 4:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 4 of 7
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Making Quilts with Your Sewing Machine
Session 3 of 4
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Photographing People
Session 2 of 4
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Gel Print Journal and More - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 4 of 7
Saturday, ​April 26, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Outdoor Arizona: Geology, Architecture, and Natural Beauty
Saturday, ​April 26, ​2025 - 6:00 p.m., ​to Thursday, ​May 1, ​2025 - 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
April 27 Sunday top
7:00 a.m.
Chincoteague and Assateague
Sunday, ​April 27, ​2025 - 7:00 a.m., ​to Monday, ​April 28, ​2025 - 9:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:00 a.m.
Shadows First: An Alternative Approach to Drawing Portraits
Session 1 of 4
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
An Introduction to Watercolor: Loose and Beautiful - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 4:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Figure Drawing - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 3 of 6
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:45 p.m.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Sunday, ​April 27, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 28 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 4 of 6
Monday, ​April 28, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
England's Historic Royal Palaces: A Step Inside
Session 1 of 4
Monday, ​April 28, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 5 of 8
Monday, ​April 28, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
The Great American Road Trip
Monday, ​April 28, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 4 of 4
Monday, ​April 28, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 29 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Art Journaling for Self-Expression - In Person
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
1:00 p.m.
Gargoyles, Grotesques, and Caryatids: Portrait Painting without Angst
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Essence Over Detail: Expression and Sketching in Watercolor
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:15 p.m.
Depicting the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms in Watercolor
Session 1 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:15 p.m. ​to 9:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Contemporary Mosaics: Ancient Motifs, Modern Materials
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 8
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Playing with Pulp - In Person
Session 1 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Sherman's March to the Sea: A Journey Towards Freedom
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
A History of Freedom in Modern Life: The Age of Choice
Tuesday, ​April 29, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 30 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
The Art of Illustrated Journaling
Session 5 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
The Genius of Pablo Picasso
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth and Me
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Botanical Illustration in Redwork
Session 1 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:15 p.m.
Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette
Session 2 of 5
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​1:15 p.m. ​to 4:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Birds and Nature in Collage
Session 1 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
3:30 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 4 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 6:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:15 p.m.
Depicting the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​6:15 p.m. ​to 9:15 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Changing Perspective on the Portrait: From the Renaissance to the Modern Era
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 5 of 8
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Composition Studies
Session 2 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Thomas Paine: Revolutions of a Founding Father
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 5 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:15 p.m.
Fundamentals of Digital Printing
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​7:15 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 5 of 6
Wednesday, ​April 30, 2025 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course