An Innovative Collaboration of the Arts

Art galleries, classes, theater & music performances, history museum, community events, and more!

Art of Movement

Sound Bath

Every third Sunday of the month.
“Personal Freedom” is the focus for the Sound Bath this month. Cultivating sovereignty and recognizing the liberty we truly hold within our roles - despite or even because of our circumstances.

Performing Arts

New Comedy Musical

Workhouse Performing Arts is excited to present a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

Arts Education

Open Life Drawing

First Four Thursdays of the Month

Join us for one of our Open Life Drawing sessions to practice drawing (and painting) with a live model.

Exhibitions

Magnificent Distances

On view till July 21
This exhibition is a collaborative effort to humanize our hometown of Washington, DC.

Lucy Burns Museum

91 Years of Prison History

The Workhouse began as a Progressive Era reformatory and gained visibility by holding suffragist Lucy Burns. Admission is free; guided cellblock tours are available.

Workhouse Receives
ArtsFairfax Jinx Hazel Award!

Current and Upcoming Events

Support the Workhouse Arts Center

The Workhouse Arts Center, a project of the Workhouse Arts Foundation, raises funds to fuel inspiration and provide engaging, multidisciplinary community arts experiences for nearly 100,000 visitors every year. Make a tax-deductible contribution to support Workhouse and its programs today!

Workhouse Arts Foundation is grateful for the support of the following partners: