Back to School
Phillips after 5
Remember the days of planning the first day of school outfit and choosing new notebooks? Relive that back-to-school excitement (minus the homework!) with Phillips after 5: Back to School!
Enjoy Spotlight Talks, live music from Michael Bowie and the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra, a tasting of Lost Boy Cider, and test your Double Dutch skills with DC Retro Jumpers. Get crafty in the art workshop—make your own glass locker magnet, experiment with composing artist’s books, draft poetry using found texts, and more. In partnership with DC Public Library—sign-up for a library card and explore a special selection of art books in the Book Mobile.
IMAGE: Milton Avery, Girl Writing, 1941, Oil on canvas, 48 x 31 3/4 in., The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1943; © 2022 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York