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- EIN 52-2231679
- (301) 654-1998
- 12276 Wilkins Avenue Rockville MD 20852 USA
- www.washingtonartworks.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Education, Higher Education, Vocational & Technical Schools
Mission: Washington artworks provides studio and gallery space to local artists, along with workshops and classes in topics such as photography, glass, painting, and jewelry. It also offers a certificate program, approved by the maryland higher education commission, in professional photography.
Programs: Offers a certificate program, approved by the maryland higher education commission, which leads to a diploma in professional photography. Students attend a 12-14 month program of required and elective classes. Also offers public courses and workshops for hobbyist through advanced photographers.
washington artworks is home to over 75 working artists who rent space in 55 studios. The public is enriched by visiting and engaging the artists, who also teach art classes, provide demonstrations to the public, and host a free art fair twice a year.
washington artworks provides two formal and one "pop up" gallery, which is open to the public, for no charge, every day of the week. Shows open once a month in all three spaces, and include work by community groups, guilds, and clubs, and juried shows with artwork by local artists.
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