Family Programs

Family Workshops

10:30 a.m.–12 noon

Join us on select Saturday mornings throughout the year for themed, 90-minute workshops designed especially for kids and families! Family workshops begin in the galleries with an interactive tour followed by an artist-led activity in our art studios. Take home your own work of art inspired by your visit to the Gallery.

Workshops are limited to children ages 8–12 and their adult companions. Re-entry to the exhibitions after the workshop is not permitted without the purchase of an admission ticket or Family membership. (Workshop fees can be applied to the cost of a Family membership.)

Space is limited and advanced registration is required. To register online, please select a workshop, or register by phone at (202) 639-1770.

10:30 a.m.–12 noon
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

Sunrise Impressions

Saturday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. – SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 20, 1- 2:30 p.m. – SOLD OUT
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

Hurry to the special exhibition, Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, to catch colorful sunrises of pink, purple, blue, and orange. Following the tour, create your own dazzling display of light in an Impressionist sunrise using watercolor ink and plant fiber paper.

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The Art of Inventing

Saturday, May 15, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.- SOLD OUT
Saturday, May 15, 1 -2:30 p.m - SOLD OUT
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

Join us on a tinkerer’s tour of the special exhibition, Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change. Then in our inventor’s lab, construct your own optical illusions using special tools and templates that spin, twirl, and amaze.

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Flip It!

Saturday, June 12, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.- SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 12, 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. - NEW SESSION
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

See the beginnings of motion graphics in the special exhibition, Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change. Observe animals in action and acrobats in mid-air. Then in our pre-production studio, bring your drawings to life by illustrating your own animated flipbook.

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Pulp to Paper

Saturday, July 10, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

Paint and canvas are not the only tools artists use to create. See portraits made from wood blocks, strings, and even paper pulp in the special exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. Following the tour, create your own hand-made paper from bits of paper pulp.

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What a Relief!

Saturday, August 14, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
$8 per child, Corcoran Members at the Family level and above
$12 per child, general

Come face to face with the many colors and shapes that make up a portrait in the special exhibition,Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. Then in our printmaking studio, create an original relief print and remember to sign each edition for your friends and family!

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