Fall 2008 Art Classes

The WASHINGTON STUDIO SCHOOL is a community of artists and students dedicated to the practice of Fine Arts with conscious awareness of both historical traditions and contemporary experience. Founded in 1985, WSS has offered classes in drawing, painting, monoprint and drypoint printing and sculpture to adults and serious teens in Bethesda/Chevy Chase. By relocating back to Washington in 2007, WSS's larger, more convenient space promises to accommodate more students in the years ahead.

WSS's educational approach is unique in the Washington area. Our intimate studio environment encourages dialogue between instructors and students in an ongoing process of discovery. Our range of programs includes classes, lectures, and workshops.

No less than 3-hour weekly classes provide the opportunity to strengthen technical skills and, through demonstration, critique and lectures, to comprehend the principal tenets behind the major deliberations that shaped our visual heritage and form our future.

Students of all levels develop skills and gain mastery through serious and focused instruction. Working from direct observation in the studio, outdoors and in the study of masterworks at Washington museums, students develop visual perception and understanding of all the ingredients that make artwork.

WSS conducts classes in two 12-week terms in the Fall and Winter, and two 8-week terms in the Spring and Summer. We also offer a Drawing Marathon and a Portfolio Development for Teens workshop. Our CERTIFICATE PROGRAM offers committed students the opportunity to pursue a directed curriculum in drawing, painting and sculpture.

Faculty at WSS are all practicing artists with degrees in Fine Arts. They are eager and accomplished in sharing their knowledge and experience, yet do not attempt to provide students with easy formulas. In providing their students with an arsenal of skills, they maintain sensitivity to each student's individual artistic inclination.

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Washington Studio School
2129 S Street
Washington, DC 20008

Phone: (202) 234-3030
Fax: (202) 234-1088

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