Register Now for New Arts Classes

Register Now for New Arts Classes
Begins February 6, 2012

CHAW’s next eight-week session of adult and early childhood classes begins Monday, February 6, 2012. Lots of fun offerings in the visual and performing arts.

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40 Free Events in 40 Days

40 Free Events in 40 Days
January 4-February 12, 2012

At CHAW, art is community...community is art. We have learned this over the past 40 years and look forward to what the next 40 years will teach us. We invite the CHAW community to explore how art continually engages, inspires, informs and excites as we celebrate this moment in our evolving story. Please be our guest at as many of these 40 free events as you are able.

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CHAW Thanks Our January Sponsor

CHAW Thanks Our January Sponsor
Gingko Gardens

“Art lives within all of us and is expressed in vast numerous ways,” says Mark Holler, owner of Gingko Gardens. “CHAW is an excellent local avenue for both children and adults to discover what lives within.” Special thanks to Gingko Gardens for keeping CHAW’s grounds looking fabulous.

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40th Anniversary Necklace

40th Anniversary Necklace

You can purchase these necklaces in person at CHAW - 545 7th St SE or through designer Heidi's website. Check out her blog for more information. • sterling silver, dark blue cord, back of pendant says: chaw.org and there is space to engrave a loved one's name. • total pendant diameter: 1" total thickness: 1/8"

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Welcome To CHAW

Welcome To CHAW

Monday-Saturday

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 transforming power of creativity. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and our blog, CHAW Beyond the Walls. CHAW participates in the United Way Campaign (#8618) and the Combined Federal Campaign (#71262).

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Upcoming Events

January 4, 2012

40 Free Events in 40 Days

Jan. 4-Feb. 12, 2012

January 7, 2012

CHAW’s 6th Annual Contemporary Photography Exhibition

Opening 5:00-7:00 pm; Continues until 2/2/2012

January 27, 2012

A 40 Free Events-The Art of Snail Mail

7:00-8:30 pm; Teaching artist Alayna Rasile

January 28, 2012

A 40 Free Event-Space Activation Lab

1:00-2:15 pm; Teaching artist Binahkaye Joy

January 28, 2012

A 40 Free Event-Open Figure Drawing

1:30 - 4:00 pm

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