kids & family
by Kathleen Donner
Kids on Ice Winter 2021
Kids on Ice Winter 2021, brought to you by the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, is three sessions for ages five to seventeen with unique at-home virtual challenges over six weeks. Through March 7, choose a session and complete a task or complete them all--It’ s up to you. Earn points by submitting a picture of your work to either bgreene@fdia.org or tagging Fort Dupont Ice Arena in a photo on social media. Prizes awarded. Read more and register at bit.ly/koiwinter21.
Introducing... Stokely Carmichael and Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Each week the National Portrait Gallery shines a light on some of this country’s lesser-known history makers
and their portraits. Join them on YouTube every Wednesday at 11 a.m. for Introducing… with a Portrait Gallery educator. Children will learn more about art, hear the stories behind the portraits, and even learn some new vocabulary. Select story times will be in Spanish. For children ages three and up and their families. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m., learn about Stokely Carmichael and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Free. npg.si.edu/event/introducing-20.
Arena Stage’s Winter Classes for Kids
Write the next hit musical. Get ready for your close-up or get up and dance. Online classes at Arena Stage allow young Young Artists Gallery: Junk Art Club people to try something The Hill Center has a Young Artists Gallery that features rotating exhibits new or explore a favorfrom local schools. They’ve teamed up with the Junk Art Club from Eliotite artform more deepHine Middle School to stage their first Young Artists virtual art show. The ly. Classes offered are Junk Art Club’s work speaks to climate change and the effect of human acActing for the Camera, tivity on the environment. Each piece is designed to convey the serious enHip-Hop Dance, Fashvironmental impacts of climate change, or to show hope that climate change ion Design, Mini Musican be slowed or reversed. For materials, the students relied on recycling a cal, and Sign and Song. diverse array of discarded items. While the public won’t be able to enjoy it Classes are $120. Needin person, they’re pleased to open this virtual gallery. hillcenterdc.org/artist/ based scholarships are young-artists-gallery. available. No experience is required. Classes are one hour and meet once a week for eight weeks via Zoom. Zoom links are emailed to registered participants. arenastage.org/education/202021-winter-classes.
Arena Stage’s Family Creativity Workshops
Club members Jackson Sanders and Marcus McQueen with their project “Plant a Broken Tree”.
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On Saturdays, Feb. 20 and March 13, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., create and play as a team in this interactive drama workshop designed for families. Using theater games, visual art and imagination, family members will build connections while they explore what makes
Lighting up Lanterns for Tet
On Sunday, Feb. 21, 10 to 11 a.m., celebrate Tet, Vietnamese Lunar New Year, in this family workshop. Honoring the power of hope in dark times, this holiday reminds us that the light of a lantern can offer cheer and the promise of better times ahead. This program, led by artist Khánh H. Lê, will include an interactive lantern-making workshop and information about how the holiday is celebrated in Vietnam. Designed for children six and older with adult companions, one registration per family. A Zoom link and a list of suggested materials will be sent to registered participants 24 to 48 hours in advance of the workshop. This program is part of Lunar New Year DC, organized by the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. asia.si.edu/eventsoverview/kids. Emma Natalya Stein, Hoi An Lanterns
their family unique. This workshop is open to participants ages five to adult. Though the workshop is virtual, family members should be in the same physical space. Space is limited to six families. Registration is available up until the day of class based upon availability. $25 to $30 per family. arenastage.org/education/202021-family-workshops.
Artists on the Rise Exhibition Call for Entry
Montpelier Arts Center presents Artists on the Rise, an annual juried teen exhibition held in the galleries of Montpelier, designed to provide teens with an opportunity to showcase their work in a professional setting. They welcome students in public or private middle and high school or home school who are residents of Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia to enter one piece of origi-
