Drop-In Artmaking

Sat · Nov 7·Los Angeles, California, 1300 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 · Washington

Self Help Graphics & Art’s Día de los Muertos festival in Los Angeles features a procession, Aztec dance, public altars, vendors and live music.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 3 PM·The Link, Concourse, Cascade Café, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Face painting offers hands‑on activities at The Link, Concourse, Cascade Café inside the National Gallery of Art.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.

Sat · Nov 7·11 AM·Moonshot Studio, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

Hands‑on art‑making projects at Moonshot Studio, The REACH, Kennedy Center, celebrate creativity, for all ages.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 12 PM·Anacostia Community Museum, Community Garden · Washington

Participants forage garden objects to create a canvas collage reflecting the living garden as art at Anacostia Community Museum’s community garden.

Sat · Nov 7·10:15 AM – 5:15 PM·S. Dillon Ripley Center, S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW · Washington

Create a 2D contemporary mixed-media mosaic artwork in the S. Dillon Ripley Center studio, learning basics and using varied materials, with all supplies provided.

Sat · Nov 7·12 PM – 3 PM·National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Bison Bead Workshop at the National Gallery of Art offers hands‑on bead crafting featuring bison designs.

Tue · Oct 27·2 PM – 3 PM·East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore modern and contemporary art in the East Building atrium at the National Gallery of Art.

Tue · Oct 27·3 PM – 4 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.

Tue · Oct 27·5:30 PM – 6 PM·National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.