DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative

This Spring, students discovered the wonders of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens through a unique, immersive iSpy adventure!

This field trip invited students to explore the gardens using all five senses. Equipped with iSpy game sheets, students solved clues that asked them to use sight, touch, smell, and even sound to uncover natural treasures and habitats within the park.

Guided by Friends of Kenilworth team and National Park Service Rangers, participants sharpened their observation skills, connected with nature in memorable ways, and gained a deeper appreciation for DC’s only national park dedicated to aquatic plants.

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ℹ️ This program was offered through DC Collaborative’s Arts and Humanities Education Programs Catalogue at no cost to DC Public Schools and DC Public Charter Schools.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Join us June 19 from 10am-10pm for a neighborhood block party-style celebration of freedom, heritage, and community.

While the museum stays open late, enjoy a full day of free activities outdoors featuring live music performances, powerful spoken word, cooking demonstrations, front-porch foodways conversations, youth activities, and gardening. The evening culminates with a high-energy outdoor late skate to close out the celebration.

From engaging workshops to powerful performances, Juneteenth at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is a tribute to resilience, creativity, and heritage.

Get the most up to date information, including the line up: https://s.si.edu/3PADosG

LISTEN LIVE @ 3 PM ON WPFW-FM: https://wpfwfm.org/radio/

Tune in for Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum, a nonpartisan voter education live broadcast on WPFW-FM. 🎧 TODAY from 3-5 pm on Something to Say with candidates Rini Sampath and Gary Goodweather.

This forum is organized by DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Social Art and Culture. Partners on this event include: Teaching for Change, Theater Alliance, Critical Exposure, Beat Ya Feet Academy, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Dance Place, Long Live GoGo, Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Spur Local, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Americans for the Arts, and Children’s Legacy Theatre

All mayoral candidates who received ballot access according to the DC Board of Elections' April 24th list of candidates were invited. Participating candidates have been divided between today and May 5th.

The evidence is piling up.... 🔍 We're going to have a SPECTACULAR Teacher Appreciation Celebration today!

Join us TODAY, May 4, from 6 to 8 PM at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC for our annual Teacher Appreciation event. Register so we know you’re coming: https://tr.ee/Xm7ag0qTqI

Teachers, get your tote bag ready because we have prizes to give away!

🎁 100+ brand new books from Barnes & Noble, Inc.
🎁 100+ full-size travel tumblers, thanks to Washington Nationals!

But wait, there's more!

We’re hosting a raffle with over $1,000 worth of prizes from:
- Teaism Tea Shop
- Roaming Rooster
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- The Kreeger Museum
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
- Circle Yoga Cooperative
- International Spy Museum
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Studio Theatre
- and more!

We can't wait to celebrate YOU!

Tune in TODAY at 5 for Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum, a nonpartisan voter education live broadcast on WPFW-FM. Learn about the candidate's perspectives on the arts and culture ecosystem, art education, funding, and supporting creatives in our city.

🎧 Listen on May 1 from 5-6 pm on Darker Than Blue with candidates Robert Gross, Vincent Orange, and Ernest Johnson.

Tune in at WPFW-FM 89.3 FM: https://wpfwfm.org/radio/

This forum is organized by DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Social Art and Culture. Partners on this event include: Teaching for Change, Theater Alliance, Critical Exposure, Beat Ya Feet Academy, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Dance Place, Long Live GoGo, Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Spur Local, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Americans for the Arts, and Children’s Legacy Theatre

Get reminders by registering here: https://tr.ee/Hd9dJSE0mn

All mayoral candidates who received ballot access according to the DC Board of Elections' April 24th list of candidates were invited. Participating candidates have been divided between today and May 5th.

CAH Employment Opportunity:
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

Application Deadline:
Monday, May 4, 2026

Salary range:
$99,513.00 - $139,318.00

Manages and oversees the review and evaluation of assigned grant applications to ensure adherence to grants management polices regulations and statutory requirements and to ensure the selection of grantees with maximum potential for success. Serves as official grant manager for assigned applications.

For complete details on this employment opportunity, please visit https://tinyurl.com/CAHSupervisoryGrantsManagement

Applications may be submitted at careers.dc.gov using Job ID 32238

Happening tomorrow! 🎙️ Tune in to Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum broadcast live on WPFW 89.3 FM

📅 Listen on May 1 from 5-6 pm on Darker Than Blue and continue the conversation on May 5 from 3-5 pm on Something to Say.

🔔 Get reminders by registering using the link in our bio and the one right here: https://tr.ee/Hd9dJSE0mn

This forum is organized by DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Social Art and Culture.

Partners on this event include: Teaching For Change, Theater Alliance, Critical Exposure, Beat Ya Feet Academy, Woolly Mammoth, DancePlace, Long Live GoGo, Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Spur Local, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Americans for the Arts, and Children’s Legacy Theatre

TEACHERS! Get your tote bag ready because we have prizes to give away!

🎁 100+ brand new books from
🎁 100+ full-size travel tumblers, thanks to the

Join us MONDAY, May 4, from 6 to 8 PM at the for our annual Teacher Appreciation Celebration!

But wait, there's more!

We’re hosting a raffle with over $1,000 worth of prizes from:
- Washington Nationals ()
- Teaism ()
- Roaming Rooster ()
- The National Museum of Women in the Arts ()
- The Kreeger Museum ()
- Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens ()
- Barnes and Noble Georgetown ()
- Circle Yoga ()
- Spy Museum ()
- and more!

Register so we know you’re coming!
Use the link in our bio or right here: https://tr.ee/Xm7ag0qTqI

Love the mural in that first photo?
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🧶Join DC-Native artist, Dwayne Lawson-Brown aka “Crochet Kingpin”, as he leads us in a workshop on the art of crocheting wearable art.

✨Participants will learn the basics of crocheting and have an opportunity to practice chains, single crochet, and double crochet. Feel free to bring your crochet works in progress. Experienced crocheters will receive a pattern for lace blossoms to explore and work on. The workshop is suited for ages 8 and up.

🔗Let us know you're joining: https://s.si.edu/4cSdh8j

Earlier this month, we hosted a workshop led by Ashley Cuthbertson at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

The workshop focused on understanding and reducing burnout. Participants were equipped with equity-centered tools and practices that reduce burnout by addressing systemic stressors and streamlining planning and decision-making through culturally responsive approaches.

Titled, “Sustainability in Crisis:
Using Equity-Centered Practices to Reduce Burnout in Arts Classrooms,” this professional learning intensive was designed to help arts educators and teaching artists move beyond survival mode and toward sustainable practice.

Rather than focusing on personal resilience or “self-care,” this session reframed burnout as a systems issue and introduced practical, equity-centered strategies that reduce strain, clarify expectations, and support long-term sustainability.

Participants engaged in hands-on learning, collaborative analysis, and real-time practice grounded in authentic arts education and teaching artist contexts.

Attendees were also offered stipends for participating. This workshop was made possible thanks to funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

DC actors: Studio will be holding Equity Principal Auditions for the 2026-2027 season on May 4 and non-equity open auditions on May 11. Please join us!

Find more information on our website at: https://www.studiotheatre.org/about/work-with-us/audition