An Innovative Collaboration of the Arts
Art galleries, classes, theater & music performances, history museum, community events, and more!
Art of Movement
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
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
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
On view till July 21
This exhibition is a collaborative effort to humanize our hometown of Washington, DC.
Lucy Burns Museum
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!