CHAW is closed Saturday, December 21st through Wednesday, January 1st for Winter Break. We will reopen Thursday, January 2nd.

Feels Like Summer 2025 CHAW Resident Artist - Yewande Kotun Davis January 3rd - February 22nd, 2025 CHAW Art Gallery   Yewande will use her time as the 2025 CHAW Resident Artist to develop a new body of work, titled “Feels Like Summer.” Inspired by the work of authors, Nayyirah Waheed, Tricia Hersey, and EbonyJanice […]

CHAW is Closed today, Tuesday 1/7 due to the snow storm. All classes, lessons and activities are cancelled. The building will reopen when DCPS reopens.

CHAW will be closed on Monday January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday January 21st.

Residency Workshop: "Postcards from Summer" - Yewande Kotun Davis | Saturday, January 25, 2025 - 10:00am-12:00 noon | Register by calling 202.547.6839. Space is limited | “Postcards from Summer” is an interactive workshop for all ages where participants will create their own “postcards” from an imagined or remembered location that brings them peace or joy.  […]

Art Reception for "Feels Like Summer" by Yewande Kotun Davis (2025 CHAW Resident Artist)   | Saturday February 15th, 5:30pm-7:00pm, in the Gallery | Free and Open to the public | Light refreshments provided.   | Biography: Yewande is an American Nigerian visual artist, curator, and social practitioner using her creative practice as a means […]

CHAW will be closed on Monday February 17th in observance of Presidents' Day. All classes and lessons are canceled. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday February 18th. Note: CHAW will be open in the evening for a staged reading in the Black Box Theater (at 6:30pm)

Greg Skrtic: Retrospective 1999-2024 On Display February 24th through March 22nd, 2025 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Art Gallery 545 7th St SE Washington DC 20003 Reception: Saturday March 1st, 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm Note from Greg: The work included in this is indicative of my creative journey over the last 25 years. It represents a major shift […]

Join us from 6:30-9:30 pm; work on drawings or paintings in front of a live model in a session without formal instruction, facilitated by local teaching artists. $15/pp. You can pay in advance with a credit card. If you want to pay in person, you must bring exact cash. Bring your own drawing materials. Easels available, first come […]

Journaling: A Creative Writing and Art-Making Workshop Friday, March 21 - 10:00am-12:00noon Teaching Artist: Nancy After creating short prose and poetry vignettes about recent thoughts, feelings and experiences, we'll incorporate […]

Join us from 6:30-9:30 pm; work on drawings or paintings in front of a live model in a session without formal instruction, facilitated by local teaching artists. $15/pp. You can pay in […]

Join us from 6:30-9:30 pm; work on drawings or paintings in front of a live model in a session without formal instruction, facilitated by local teaching artists. $15/pp. You can pay in […]