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ONLINE: Mon., April 17–May 22, 12 p.m.; Sushmita Mazumdar; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V00SG; Members $95; Nonmembers $125

By Sushmita Mazumdar

Collage and MixedMedia: Animals and Nature

Experiment with hand-printing on fabrics using colorful Akua waterbased printmaking ink and natural materials. Practice printmaking techniques on muslin and cotton or cotton-blend fabric.

ONLINE: Sat., April 29, 10 a.m.; Sue Fierston; details and supply list on website; Members $55; Nonmembers $65

New Classes

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Adult Art Camp: Working in Two Dimensions

By Marcie Wolf-Hubbard

With an emphasis on imagery from the natural world, learn to sketch animals and objects found in nature, then combine your drawings with painting and additional elements and textures to create whimsical or serious mixed-media art.

ONLINE: Wed., April 19–June 7, 1:30 p.m.; Marcie WolfHubbard; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V00SH; Members $245; Nonmembers $275

Collage and Mixed-Media

Collage is a highly versatile and accessible art technique that results in the playful combination of different and sometimes unlikely materials. Get an introduction to the materials, tools, and technologies used in collage and assemblage. Find inspiration in artists who worked in collage, including Joseph Cornell, Romare Bearden, and Gertrude Greene. Then, develop your own collage, mixed-media, or assemblage projects.

By Marcie Wolf-Hubbard

ONLINE: Wed., April 19–June 7, 6:30 p.m.; Marcie WolfHubbard; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V00SJ; Members $245; Nonmembers $275

By Susan Vitali

This course is a no-judgment zone to let you recapture your yearning to explore different media and let loose. Work with watercolor, pencil, pastel, collage, and printmaking, and learn the elements of art and principles of design. Easy projects with handouts and samples are provided.

ONLINE: Thurs., May 4–June 8, 6:30 p.m.; Susan Vitali; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UH; Members $185; Nonmembers $215

Creating with Pressed Botanicals

Use pressed botanicals, such as flower petals, grasses, and leaves, along with watercolors and colored pencils to make uniquely seasonal artworks. Learn how to select and press plant materials and create successful compositions with organic and rigid shapes in a no-stress environment. Designed around playfulness and working with “mistakes”, the lessons learned can be useful when creating future artworks in any chosen medium.

By Lori VanKirk Schue

ONLINE: Mon., June 5, 1 p.m.; Lori VanKirk Schue; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0TV; Members $55; Nonmembers $65

Image Transfers and Altered Photos

Discover a variety of methods for making and using image transfers and expanding your creative horizons with photo alteration. Both techniques can offer new dimensions and interest to your artworks.

ONLINE: Mon., May 1–22, 6:30 p.m.; Sharon Robinson; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0TT; Members $155; Nonmembers $175

By Sharon Robinson

Let’s Tell Our Tales: Personal Storybooks

By Sushmita Mazumdar

Tell your story as you fill three handmade books with original art and writing. Each book presents an opportunity to work with different techniques and media, from paper-cutting and 3D structures to colored pencils on pastel paper; Chinese ink and brush; and collage.

ONLINE: Fri., May 5–19, 12 p.m.; Sushmita Mazumdar; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0TU; Members $95; Nonmembers $115

Mixed-Media Art Warmups

Art warmups enable students to jump right into their projects knowing there are no wrong answers. Students work with positive and negative space, do quick sketches, go beyond the color wheel, and use mixedmedia techniques to build layers and texture.

ONLINE: Fri., June 9–23, 1 p.m.; Marcie Wolf-Hubbard; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V00UP; Members $165; Nonmembers $185

By Marcie Wolf-Hubbard

Online

Introduction to White-Line Woodblock Printing

White-line woodcuts are multicolor images printed from a single block of wood. Learn to create your own by cutting a nature print or simple line drawing into a single wood block with a knife or gouge, creating the “white lines” when printed.

By Sue Fierston

ONLINE: Sat., June 24, 10 a.m.; Sue Fierston; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UQ; Members $75; Nonmembers $85

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Introduction to Bobbin Lace

Handmade bobbin lace has been around since the 16th century. All bobbin lace is made with two moves, with four bobbins at a time. Learn the basics of the craft, from winding the bobbins to making four small lace projects, in this introductory class.

By Karen Thompson

Tapestry Weaving

ONLINE: Thurs., April 27–May 18, 12 p.m.; Karen Thompson; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0TG; Members $205; Nonmembers $225

Learn basic tapestry weaving techniques and design. Then, create a miniature woven tapestry on a small frame loom. Techniques covered include warping the loom; color mixing and hatching; creating stripes and irregular shapes; and shading and contour.

ONLINE: Thurs., April 20–June 8, 10:30 a.m.; Tea Okropiridze; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0SN; Members $225; Nonmembers $255

By Tea Okropiridze

Read more about programs in this guide on our website. Search by code or date. Expanded program descriptions, presenters’ information, and more at SmithsonianAssociates.org.

NEW CLASSES

Wet Felting Workshops

Small Vessels with Fitted Stoppers

Learn the basic techniques of wet felting over small-scale resists to create small vessels, topped with lids or stoppers. Also taught is color blending. This workshop is an ideal challenge for both beginning and experienced felters.

Written in Fabric

Memory Messages Through Quilts

Preserve precious memories for future generations and express current feelings and emotions through memory quilts. Learn hand piecing, machine and hand appliqué, managing repurposed fabrics, freestyle embroidery, and creating text using needle and thread.

By Lauren Kingsland

By Renate Maile-Moskowitz

ONLINE: Sat., May 6 and 13, 1 p.m.; Renate Maile-Moskowitz; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UK; Members $115; Nonmembers $135

Resist and Unite

ONLINE: Wed., April 26–June 14, 1 p.m.; Lauren Kingsland and Heather Kerley; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0SP; Members $245; Nonmembers $275

Circular Weaving

By Renate Maile-Moskowitz

The socio-political slogan “resist and unite” can also be used to describe two techniques of wet felting: using a resist to keep fibers from felting together and the uniting of fibers to create a form. Learn these methods to create a trivet or small wall hanging.

ONLINE: Sat., April 22 and 29, 1 p.m.; Renate MaileMoskowitz; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V00UJ; Members $115; Nonmembers $135

Botanical Illustration in Redwork

Learn the history of redwork quilts and how this type of embroidery—primarily done in red but also in blue and black—can be used to make beautiful, delicate botanical illustrations. Students create designs based on plants native to their area, transfer those designs onto fabric, and then make a basic small quilt using their embroideries.

By Tea Okropiridze

Circular weaving is a fun and versatile technique for new weavers as well as experienced fiber artists. Learn how to warp and weave on several sizes of circle looms as you create projects from coasters to cushions to home décor.

ONLINE: Tues., June 6 and 20, 6 p.m.; Tea Okropiridze; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0TX; Members $125; Nonmembers $145

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Introduction to Pointed-Pen Calligraphy

Learn how to use the elegant Copperplate script and take your personal correspondence to a whole new level. Sessions focus on basic tools and mechanics; working with color; and using this hand in different sizes and in various applications. No prior calligraphy experience is needed.

ONLINE: Sat., April 22–June 17 (no class May 27), 1:30 p.m.; Sharmila Karamchandani; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0SQ; Members $235; Nonmembers $265

ONLINE: Thurs., June 1–15, 10 a.m.; Heather Kerley; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UR; Members $105; Nonmembers $125

By Heather Kerley

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Wirework Intensive: Creative Chains

Washington’s Marvelous Mosaics

A beautifully crafted chain can adorn a handmade pendant or be worn alone as a unique and expressive piece of jewelry. Learn to create three different chain designs using wire-working, forming, and texturing. Wire fusing is also demonstrated and instructions for a complementary clasp are included.

By Mïa Vollkommer

ONLINE: Sat., April 29–May 13, 12 p.m.; Mïa Vollkommer; details and supply list on website; CODE 1K0-0SU; Members $195; Nonmembers $215

Wirework Intensive: Rings

Learn to create three different ring designs using wire-working, forming, and riveting. Designs can be embellished with beads and easy texturing techniques. Students leave the class with several finished pieces that are ready to wear.

The Washington, D.C., area contains a surprising number of works that together provide a picture of the styles and techniques of an art form that’s been practiced since ancient times. Take a virtual tour that highlights local mosaic treasures at notable public sites, contemporary spaces, and federal and private buildings.

ONLINE: Tues., May 2, 6:30 p.m.; Bonnie Fitzgerald; details on website; CODE 1V00TY; Members $20; Nonmembers $30

Summer Orchid Care

By Mïa Vollkommer

ONLINE: Thurs., June 1–15, 6:30 p.m.; Mïa Vollkommer; details and supply list on website; CODE 1K00US; Members $165; Nonmembers $185

Growing Show Orchids

If your orchids are thriving and blooming and you’re wondering what’s next in your orchid adventure, this class is for you. Learn about the conditions necessary to raise vigorous, healthy orchids for shows and tips on transporting competition-ready orchids.

ONLINE: Sat., June 10, 2 p.m.; Barb Schmidt; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UT; Members $30; Nonmembers $40

Just in time for summer, discover the pros and cons of moving your orchids outside in the hotter months. Learn about the extra care orchids need while they are outside and when they are ready to be brought back indoors.

ONLINE: Tues., May 23, 6:30 p.m.; Barb Schmidt; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0UG; Members $35; Nonmembers $45

The Art of Floral Design

Explore the spectrum of floral design in this class that covers such practical areas as sourcing (with a focus on sustainability), making the most of seasonal flowers, creating centerpieces, wiring techniques, and photographing your work.

By Arrin Sutliff

ONLINE: Wed., April 26–May 31, 7:30 p.m.; Arrin Sutliff; details and supply list on website; CODE 1V0-0ST; Members $155; Nonmembers $185

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Introduction to Lightroom

Taking Better Photos

Learn to develop your photographic vision and take better photos more consistently. After fostering a more deliberate approach to composition, balance, lighting conditions, and ”keeping it simple,” students see improvement in their photographs of people, landscapes, gardens, architecture, and more.

By Joe Yablonsky

By Eliot Cohen

Adobe Lightroom is a useful program for organizing and editing either RAW or JPEG image files. The workshop offers users an overview of Lightroom, with a focus on working with the Library and Develop modules. Functions such as importing, exporting, deleting, and grouping files; sorting and ranking files for quality; and attaching keywords for easy retrieval are covered.

TWO ONLINE OPTIONS: Sat., April 22 and Sun., April 23, 9:30 a.m. (CODE 1V0-0TC); Sat., June 24 and Sun., June 25, 9:30 a.m. (CODE 1V0-0UZ); Eliot Cohen; details on website; Members $275; Nonmembers $295

Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera

Learn how digital SLRs or mirrorless cameras can help you achieve better picture quality and control. Sessions cover ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and depth of field; raw vs. jpeg files; and white balance and auto focus modes. Several photos can be uploaded before the second session, which features suggestions for possible improvement.

ONLINE: Wed., April 12–26, 1 p.m.; Eliot Cohen; details on website; CODE 1V0-0SV; Members $255; Nonmembers $275

By Eliot Cohen

ONLINE: Wed., April 19–May 3, 6:30 p.m., Joe Yablonsky; details on website; CODE 1V0-0TA; Members $125; Nonmembers $145

Introduction to Photography

By Andargé Asfaw

Whether you want to work in digital or film, this course offers a solid foundation for new photographers ready to learn the basics. Topics include camera functions, exposure, metering, working with natural and artificial light, and composition. Critiques of assignments enhance the technical skills you learn.

ONLINE: Wed., April 19–June 7, 10:30 a.m.; Andargé Asfaw; details on website; CODE 1V0-0SY; Members $225; Nonmembers $255

Aspect Ratios

Gain an understanding of aspect ratios (digital sensors and film). The class explores changing the aspect ratio in camera, aspect-ratio constraints in cropping and post-production, and use of the Photoshop image size and canvas size commands. Class discussion explores how aspect ratio affects print sizes and presentation methods (mat board, frames, etc.).

ONLINE: Thurs., April 20, 6:30 p.m.; Joe Yablonsky; details on website; CODE 1V0-0TB; Members $45; Nonmembers $55

Introduction to iPhone Photography

iPhone cameras are continually improving and replacing point-and-shoot cameras with convenient and easier ways to capture, post-produce, and share images. Learn how to use a well-designed secondary camera app to further improve the basic iPhone camera.

World Art History Certificate elective: Earn ½ credit Hands-On History of Photography: The Cyanotype