Fridays, May 1 & 15 – DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING – The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) hosts a drop-in “Working from the Figure” session on Friday, May 1 and 15, 2015 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at CHAW, 545 7th Street, SE. Work on drawings or paintings in front of a live model in a session without formal instruction, facilitated by artist Will Fleishell. Please bring your own drawing materials. Easels are available. The session is $20 for drop-in students and $76 for a four-class pass. For more information, visit www.chaw.org or call (202) 547-6839.
Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2 – STENCILS & STREET ART FOR ADULTS – Join teaching artist Kate DeCiccio in a two-day workshop exploring the art of stenciling and its urban applications. Learn the process of stencils as well as the techniques various street artists use to create tongue-in-cheek messages and subversive social commentary by putting art in unlikely places. Class 1 will focus on positive & negative stencils and stacking to create patterns & simple images. Class 2 will be about large-scale stencil techniques, text & more complex cutting styles. You’ll collectively create a beautiful panel to be displayed at CHAW & make posters to bring home. Both days will include spray painting, because let’s be honest: that’s the most fun part! Classes take place on Friday, May 1 from 6:30pm to 9:30pmand Saturday, May 2 from 3pm to 6pm at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003. Cost is $125 and includes both days and all materials; adults of all experience levels welcome. For more information and to register, visit www.chaw.org, or call (202) 547-6839.
Saturday, May 2 – THEATRE OPENING – Taffety Punk Theatre Company Presents Hamlet, Q1. The so-called “bad quarto,” or first printing of Hamlet, has mystified scholars for hundreds of years. It’s half as long and far less poetic than the “normal” Hamlet. Competing theories speculate that it may be a touring script or an early draft that was never meant for printing. One theory maintains that it is a pirated version of Hamlet—a very poorly pirated version. The brevity and—admittedly—peculiar language of this version jar both actors and audience from the comfort of the play they know so well, which means it’s the perfect opportunity to reconsider what Hamlet is.
The show will be held at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE.
Show dates are as follows:
Pay-what-you-can previews on Thursday, April 30 & Friday, May 1 at 7:30 pm.
Opening weekend Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3 at 7:30pm
Performances continue Wednesdays-Saturdays, May 6 through May 23, at 7:30pm
Matinees will be held Saturdays, May 9, 16 & 23 at 3pm
Tickets are $15. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.chaw.org or http://www.taffetypunk.com/shows/shows.html, or call CHAW at (202) 547-6839.
Saturday, May 2 – PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW OPENING – Join the George Washington University School of Nursing in celebrating “Safekeeping: Images from the LGBT Photovoice Project.” The project is a participatory action research study that concludes with a presentation of participants’ photos and findings to policy makers, public safety officials, health care providers, faith community leaders, and other community stakeholders through this public gallery showing. The opening will take place at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE, 3pm to 5pm. It is FREE and open to the public, and the photographs will remain on view in the Dance Studio at CHAW after the reception on May 2nd. For more information, visit www.chaw.org.
Sunday, May 3 – ART & INNOVATION DAY WORKSHOP – Sewing Tote Bags for National Bike Month is part of an ongoing series of collaborative workshops led by the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in partnership with the DC Public Library—SE Branch. Art & Innovation Days present joint programming that taps into both the trend in libraries to provide “maker spaces” for their patrons and CHAW’s desire to support activities that demonstrate arts as a way of life for a lifetime. All workshops take place at the DC Public Library—SE Branch, located at 403 7th St. SE at the Eastern Market metro (orange/blue/silver lines) from 1:30-3:00pm. FREE and open to youth and adults of all experience levels. For more information and to register, visit www.chaw.org, or call (202) 547-6839.
Friday, May 8 –Friday ARTnights: PAINT & SIP – Join the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) for Paint and Sip, part of CHAW’s newFriday ARTnights program, for an evening of painting and wine on Friday, May 8, 2015 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at CHAW, 545 7th Street, SE. Receive step-by-step instruction from CHAW teaching artists Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear as you create your own masterpiece, all while enjoying snacks and wine. $30 includes all materials and refreshments. Please call CHAW at (202) 547-6839 to register. For more information, visit www.chaw.org.
Friday, May 8 – Friday ARTnights: 1960’s GO-GO DANCING – In the 1960s, go-go dancing was all the rage. Break out that fringe and those go-go boots and let’s bring it back. This class will show you all the classic moves with a modern twist. No dance experience required. Wear comfortable shoes. $25 includes a fun 2-hour dance workshop fit for all levels and a little history on the form on the side. Class will take place at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. For more information or to register, visit www.chaw.org or call (202) 547-6839.
Friday, May 15 – Friday ARTnights: CLAY & CABERNET – Join the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) for Painting Clay & Sipping Cabernet, part of CHAW’s new Friday ARTnights program, for an evening of clay tile painting and wine sipping on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at CHAW, 545 7th St., SE. In this workshop, teaching artist Clay Hollenkamp will introduce attendees to the frisket technique–using stencils and paint on clay tiles–in a relaxed and fun happy hour atmosphere. $40 includes all materials and refreshments. Tickets available through our event page on www.chaw.org, or by calling CHAW at 202-547-5839.
Saturday, May 23 – UNLIKELY ACTION HEROES ADULT WORKSHOP– Since the ’60s when the first GI Joe was introduced, action figures have been a fixture in American toy boxes. They embody qualities of superheroes and idealized social values, for better or worse. This is your chance to make your own personalized action figure. You’ll make action figures complete with packaging and propaganda designed to celebrate the people who you decide deserve recognition but don’t get proper accolades. The workshop will take place at CHAW, 545 7th St. SE from 3pm to 6pm. The $65 cost covers the workshop and materials; adults of all experience levels welcome. For more information, call CHAW at 202-547-6839 or visit www.chaw.org.
Since 1972, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) has provided arts education to thousands of children and adults in the Washington region, especially from the greater Capitol Hill area. Through classes, performances, and exhibitions in visual and performing arts, CHAW brings together diverse segments of the population to connect through the transformative power of creativity. CHAW offers a tuition assistance program and flexible payment plans. CHAW is funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. CHAW is a featured charity in the 2014-2015 Catalogue for Philanthropy,mentioned as Best Venue to See on the Cheap in DCist’s 2014 Best Theater Venues in DC, the 2014 Hilly Award winner for Best Arts Organization/Venue, and the winner of 2012 Best in the City awards for “arts classes for kids” and “arts classes” in The Washington Post Express.