Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and afterschoolers. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available. Please click through for details / registration.

Writing For Flow | Ages 9-12 | Mondays 4:30-5:20pm | Jan. 22 - May 20 *option for remote participation*

Experimental Writing Lab | Ages 15+ | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | Jan. 17 - Apr. 24

High School Language Arts: How to Read Like a Writer | Ages 14+ | Wednesdays 12-1:30pm | Jan. 24 - May 15

every other Sunday: Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 4, Dec. 18 * 10am-noon * RSVP

For young people ages 11-18. This group meets regularly to share space together while working and to give and receive feedback in a positive and encouraging environment. We invite guest musicians periodically to share tips, talk music theory / composition, offer feedback, etc. Beginners/newcomers are always welcome to come see what it is all about!

Please bring a laptop/tablet and headphones if possible. Bring a project you're in the middle of, and maybe a finished project to share as well.

Please reach out by email to info@rhizomedc.org with any questions.

Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and afterschoolers. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available. Classes meet in-person at Rhizome except where noted. Please click through for details / registration.

Material Vison: Collage, Assemblage and Mixed Media | Ages 11-14 (flexible) | Mondays 12:15-1:45 | two sessions: Sep.11-Oct.30 & Nov.6-Dec.18

Story Structure | Ages 12-15 | Mondays 2-3:30pm | Sep.11-Dec.11

Writing For Flow | Ages 9-11 | Mondays 4:30-5:20pm | Sep.11-Dec.11 * option for remote participation *

Experimental Writing Lab | Ages 15+ | Wednesdays 10-11:30 am | Sep.20-Dec.13

High School Language Arts: How to Read Like a Writer | Ages 14+ | Wednesdays 12-1:30pm | Sep.20-Dec.13

Writing for the Real World – Writing Studio on Exposition, Persuasion, and Making It Matter | Ages 14+ | Wednesdays 1:45-2:45pm | Sep.20-Dec.13

Hands-on Botany | Ages 9-12 | Fridays 11:15am-12:15pm | Sep.15-Dec.15

Summer Arts Camps at Rhizome, in Takoma! Be creative, learn something new, make new friends, have a blast! These will be small, friendly, relaxed camps facilitated by working artists. The focus will be on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the subject matter in a fun, zero-pressure environment. Fees include all materials.

Click through for details. Email info@rhizomedc.org with questions. Registration form HERE.

June 26-30 * 9am-4pm * Summer Art Experiments * $420 * Ages 8-12 [FULL / WAITLIST]

July 5-7 (3 days) * 9am-4pm * Inspiring Art * $250 * Ages 10-14 [FULL / WAITLIST]

July 10-14 * 9am-noon * Expressive Games * $210 * Ages 8-10 [can combine with PM camp and stay through lunch]

July 10-14 * 12:30-4:30pm * Hand Puppets * $250 * Ages 8-14 [can combine with AM camp and stay through lunch]

July 17-21 * 9am-3pm * Outsider Artists * $360 * Ages 10-13

July 24-28 * 9am-3pm * Activist Art * $360 * Ages 10-13

July 31 - August 4 * 10am-4pm * Field Trip Camp * $360 * Ages 10-13

August 7-11 * 9am-3pm * Graphic Novel Camp * $360 * Ages 10-14 [FULL / WAITLIST]

August 21-25 * 9am-4pm * SculptureStories * $420 * Ages 8-12

The Animal Inside You | Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-11:30am - June 6-22 | Ages 6-9
The Animal Inside You is a fun and interactive experience for students to explore blind drawings, collages, sculptures, paintings, and jewelry making, focusing on our wild friends, the animals.

Students will learn from the Animal Inside You how to worry less. We will work freely and animalistic(ly), setting thoughts of mistakes and perfection off to the side and working from the gut.

Let your thoughts guide you directly to work that is free, fun, and full of expression.

Please click through for details / registration.

every other Sunday: Jan.15, Jan.29, Feb.12, Feb.26, Mar.12, Mar.26, Apr. 9, Apr.23, May7, May21 * 10am-noon * RSVP

For young people ages 11-18. This group meets regularly to share space together while working and to give and receive feedback in a positive and encouraging environment. We invite guest musicians periodically to share tips, talk music theory / composition, offer feedback, etc. Beginners/newcomers are always welcome to come see what it is all about!

Please bring a laptop/tablet and headphones if possible. Bring a project you're in the middle of, and maybe a finished project to share as well.

Please reach out by email to info@rhizomedc.org with any questions.

Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and afterschoolers. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available. Classes meet in-person at Rhizome except where noted. Please click through for details / registration.

Introduction to Music Theory | Mondays 9:30-10:30am | Ages 14+ or permission from instructor | January 9 - May 22

Collage, Assemblage and Mixed Media | Mondays 12:15-1:45pm | Ages 11-15 (flexible) | January 23 - June 12

Story Structure | Mondays 2-3:30pm | ONLINE OR IN-PERSON | Ages 12-15 | January 23 - May 22

Writing for Flow | Mondays 4:15-5:05pm | ONLINE OR IN-PERSON | Ages 9-11 | January 23 - May 22

Literature and Resistance | Wednesdays 10am-noon | Ages 14+ | January 11 - April 26

Literature and Composition | Thursdays 10-11:30am | Ages 12-13 | January 12 - April 27

Hands-on Botany | Fridays 10-11am | Ages 9-13 | March 3 - May 26

Writing for the Real World– Writing Studio on Exposition, Persuasion, and Making It Matter | Fridays 10-11:30am | ONLINE ONLY | Ages 14-18 | January 27 - May 19

The Animal Inside You | Tuesdays 10-11:30am | Ages 6-9 | Oct.4-Nov.15
The Animal Inside You is a fun and interactive experience for students to explore blind drawings, collages, sculptures, paintings, and jewelry making, focusing on our wild friends, the animals.

Students will learn from the Animal Inside You how to worry less. We will work freely and animalistic(ly), setting thoughts of mistakes and perfection off to the side and working from the gut.

Let your thoughts guide you directly to work that is free, fun, and full of expression.

Please click through for details / registration.

every other Sunday * Sept.25, Oct.9, Oct.23, Nov.6, Nov.20, Dec.4, Dec.18 * 10am-noon * RSVP

For young people ages 11-18. This group meets regularly to share space together while working and to give and receive feedback in a positive and encouraging environment. We invite guest musicians periodically to share tips, talk music theory / composition, offer feedback, etc. Beginners/newcomers are always welcome to come see what it is all about!

Please bring a laptop/tablet and headphones if possible. Bring a project you're in the middle of, and maybe a finished project to share as well.

Please reach out by email to info@rhizomedc.org with any questions.

For Fall 2022, Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and afterschoolers. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available. Please click through for details / registration.

Seminar: Who Do You Think You Are | Mondays 11:30am-1pm | Ages 15+ & returning close reading students

Story Structure | Mondays 2-3:30pm | Ages 12-15

Writing for Flow | Mondays 4:15-5:05pm | Ages 9-11

Collage / Assemblage / Mixed media | Tuesdays 2-3:30pm | Ages 11-14

Mixed Arts - Sculpturama | Tuesdays 4:20-5:20pm | Ages 8-12

Literature and Resistance | Wednesdays 10am-noon | Ages 14+ | FULL/WAITLIST

Creative Improvisation Workshop | Wednesdays 12:30 - 2pm | Ages 14+ or permission from instructor

Literature and Composition | Thursdays 10-11:30am | Ages 12-13

Painting with Acrylic + Women Painters | Thursdays noon-1:30pm | Ages 10-13

Hands-on Botany (for returning students) | Fridays 10-11am | Ages 9-13

Hands-on Botany | Fridays 11:15am-12:15pm | Ages 8-12

ALL MONDAY CLASSES HAVE THE OPTION OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION.

Sundays * July 10, August 28 (other dates tbd) * 10am-noon * MASKS REQUIRED * RSVP

Rhizome is pleased to announce the first meetings of our Youth Electronic Music Lab, for young people ages 11-18 who have experience making electronic music and are able to work independently on it. We hope to start a group that meets regularly to share space together while working and to give and receive feedback in a positive and encouraging environment. We plan to invite guest musicians periodically to share tips, talk music theory / composition, offer feedback, etc.

Please bring a laptop and headphones. Bring a project you're in the middle of, and maybe a finished project to share as well.

Please reach out by email to info@rhizomedc.org with any questions.

UPDATE - DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ADJACENT TO RHIZOME, OUR FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF CAMP (AND POSSIBLY MORE) WILL TAKE PLACE AT MAIN STREET PEARL, JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ON CARROLL AVENUE.

Summer Arts Camps at Rhizome, in Takoma! Be creative, learn something new, make new friends, have a blast! These will be small, friendly, relaxed camps. The focus will be on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material in a fun, zero-pressure environment. Fees include all materials.

Masks required when indoors.

Click through for details. Email info@rhizomedc.org with questions. Registration form HERE. Morning and afternoon camps can be combined for a full day 9am-4pm. There is no extra charge to stay through the lunch hour.

June 20-24 * 9am-4pm * Paper Mache Sculptures * $420 * Ages 8-12

June 27-July 1 * 9am-noon * Mixed Arts - SculptureStories * $210 * Ages 8-12 [FULL/WAITLIST]

June 27-July 1 * 1-4pm * Mixed Arts - Paper Play * $210 * Ages 8-12

July 5-8 (Tu-Fri) * 9am-noon * Mixed Arts - Color Jam * $170 * Ages 8-12 [FULL/WAITLIST]

July 5-8 (Tu-Fri) * 1-4pm * Mixed Arts - Loose Parts * $170 * Ages 8-12 [FULL/WAITLIST]

July 11-15 * 9am-330pm * Storytelling Camp * $400 * Ages 9-12 [HALF DAY POSSIBLE - 9-noon or 1230-330]

July 18-22 * 9am-noon * Mixed Arts - Lost and Found * $210 * Ages 8-12

July 18-22 * 1-4pm * Mixed Arts - Opposite Week * $210 * Ages 8-12

July 25-29 * 9am-4pm * Printmaking and Patterns * $420 * Ages 8-12

August 1-5 * 9am-4pm * Abstract Painting * $420 * Ages 8-12

August 8-12 * 10am-3pm * Hand Puppets * $275 * Ages 8-14

COVID INFO - For indoor in-person classes, students will be required to be vaccinated against covid-19 or show proof of a negative test result within the 48 hours prior to each class meeting. Masks will be required.

Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available.

Click through for details.

Close Reading II: Goodness | Mondays 10-11am starting Jan.24 | IN-PERSON/ONLINE/HYBRID POSSIBLE | Ages 12-14

Close Reading IV: Fairness | Mondays 1130-1245 starting Jan.24 | IN-PERSON/ONLINE/HYBRID POSSIBLE | Ages 15+

Story Structure | Mondays 130-3pm starting Jan.24 | IN-PERSON/ONLINE/HYBRID POSSIBLE | Ages 12-15

Mixed Arts - Sculpturama | Tuesdays 420-520pm starting Jan.11 | Ages 8-12

Literature & Composition | Wednesdays 10am-noon starting Jan.12 | Ages 14-17 THIS CLASS IS FULL

Literature & Creative Writing | Thursdays 10-11:30am starting Feb.3 | Ages 11-13

Hands-on Botany Level 2 | Fridays 10-11am starting Mar.18 | Ages 8-12 / continuing Fall students / new students with botany experience | OUTDOOR CLASS

Hands-on Botany Level 1 | Fridays 11:15am-12:15pm starting Mar.18 | Ages 7-12 / continuing Fall students / new students with little experience | OUTDOOR CLASS

Rhizome's classes are about putting kids in the same room (or virtual space) with working artists to create room for shared energy and exploration; for kids to get a feel for what drives and inspires them to create and to learn some of the skills that provide the foundation of their artistic practices. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available.

Writing for Flow | Mondays 4-450pm ONLINE | Ages 9-11

Mixed Arts - Sculpturama | Tuesdays 410-510pm OUTSIDE WITH MASKS | Ages 8-11

Mixed Arts - Lost & Found | Thursdays 410-510pm OUTSIDE WITH MASKS | Ages 8-11

Rhizome's classes are about putting kids in the same room (or virtual space) with working artists to create room for shared energy and exploration; for kids to get a feel for what drives and inspires them to create and to learn some of the skills that provide the foundation of their artistic practices. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available.

Writing for Flow | Mondays 4-4:50pm ONLINE | Ages 9-11

Mixed Arts - Sculpturama | Tuesdays 4-5pm OUTSIDE WITH MASKS | Ages 8-11

Exploring Creativity through 7 Elements of Art | Wednesdays 4-5pm ONLINE | Ages 8-12

Mixed Arts - Lost & Found | Thursdays 4-5pm OUTSIDE WITH MASKS | Ages 8-11

UPDATE: ALL CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE OUTDOORS (UNDER A ROOF IN RAINY WEATHER). ONCE IT GETS COLD, WE WILL REASSESS WHETHER TO MOVE THE LAST COUPLE OF CLASS MEETINGS INSIDE OR ONLINE, DEPENDING ON THE COVID SITUATION.

ALL MONDAY CLASSES HAVE THE OPTION OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION AS WELL.

MONDAY STORY STRUCTURE & WRITING FOR FLOW AND THE WEDNESDAY ART CLASS ARE ONLINE ONLY.

For Fall 2021, Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and afterschoolers. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. Please email info@rhizomedc.org with any questions. Scholarships available. Please click through for details / registration.

Close Reading I: Happiness | Mondays 10-11am | Ages 12-14

Close Reading III: Consumerism | Mondays 1130am-1230pm | Ages 15-18 or returning Close Reading students

Story Structure | Mondays 130-3pm | Ages 12-15

Writing for Flow | Mondays 4-4:50pm ONLINE | Ages 9-11

Mixed Arts - Sculpturama | Tuesdays 4-5pm | Ages 8-11

Literature & Composition | Wednesdays 10am-noon | Ages 14-17

Exploring Creativity through 7 Elements of Art | Wednesdays 4-5pm ONLINE | Ages 8-12

Literature & Creative Writing | Thursdays 10-11:30am | Ages 11-13

Bodies of Knowledge: Experiential Biology | Thursdays 12:15-1:30pm | Ages 10-13

Mixed Arts - Lost & Found | Thursdays 4-5pm | Ages 8-11

Hands-on Botany Level 2 | Fridays 10-11am | Ages 9-12

Hands-on Botany Level 1 | Fridays 11:15am-12:15pm | Ages 7-10

Summer Arts Camps at Rhizome, in Takoma! Be creative, learn something new, make new friends, have a blast! These will be small, friendly, relaxed camps. The focus will be on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material in a fun, zero-pressure environment. Fees include all materials. Group size limited to 8 children. As of now the plan is to require masks and for as many activities as possible to take place outdoors.

*THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR HAND PUPPETRY CAMP THE WEEK OF AUGUST 9*

Click through for details. Email info@rhizomedc.org with questions. Registration form HERE.

For Winter/Spring 2021, Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and other members of the community. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. All classes will occur remotely. Scholarships available.

Close Reading II: Goodness | Mondays 10-11am | Ages 12-14

Story Structure | Mondays 130-3pm | Ages 12-15

Writing for Flow | Mondays 330-420pm | Ages 9-11 * FULL / WAITING LIST

Exploring Creativity through 7 Elements of Art II | Mondays 430-530 | Ages 8-12

Bodies of Knowledge: Experiential Science | Tuesdays 130-230pm | Ages 8-12

Literature & Crisis | Wednesdays 10am-noon | Ages 16-18

Literature & Inquiry | Wednesdays 230-415pm | Ages 13-15

Literature & Creative Writing | Thursdays 10-11am | Ages 10-12

Click through for details / to register.

For Fall 2020, Rhizome is pleased to offer a range of in-depth programming, facilitated by practitioners, for homeschoolers and other members of the community. These will be small, friendly, relaxed classes focused on creative collaboration and open-minded engagement with the material. All classes will occur remotely with the exception of the Botany class on Fridays. Scholarships available.

Close Reading I: Happiness | Mondays 10-11am | Ages 12-14

Close Reading II: Consumerism | Mondays 1130am-1230pm | Ages 14-16 or returning Close Reading students

Story Structure | Mondays 130-3pm | Ages 12-15

Writing for Flow | Mondays 330-420pm | Ages 9-11

Exploring Creativity through 7 Elements of Art | Mondays 430-530 | Ages 8-12

Bodies of Knowledge: Experiential Biology | Tuesdays 130-230pm | Ages 8-12

Literature & Crisis | Wednesdays 10am-noon | Ages 16-18

Literature & Composition: Inquiry and Creativity | Wednesdays 230-415pm | Ages 13-15

Literature & Creative Writing | Thursdays 10-11am | Ages 10-12

Prop Shop | Thursdays 330-430pm | Ages 5-8 (K-2nd grade)

Hands-on Botany | Fridays 10-11am | Ages 8-12 * OUTDOOR IN-PERSON CLASS *

Click through for details / to register.

Middle Schooler’s Crash Course in People Power (Direct Action): Learn the Creative, Beautiful, Risky, and Clever Strategies That Make Change

Monday: Obstructions and Sit-Ins
Tuesday: Strikes and Noncompliance
Wednesday: Marches and Street Takeovers
Thursday: Protest Art, Music, and Optics
Friday: Action Planning! What would it take to generate change on climate and racial justice?

August 17-21 // Ages 12-14 // Sliding Scale

Our second week of remote arts camp follows on the success of our first. Each day is facilitated by a different working artist dedicated to practices including painting, installation, animation, and movement. Well-balanced between screen time and offline independent projects.

August 3-7 // Ages 8-12 // Sliding scale

Rhizome DC announces our remote Summer Arts Camp.

The Week of June 22-26

Each day will start with a half hour of games and movement over Zoom, led by two wonderful area teens who are longtime veterans of Rhizome programs.

Shortly following, a morning session (~30 minutes) facilitated by a local artist. This will be a different artist each day, each of whom has a longstanding relationship with Rhizome. These artists include sculptor/mixed media artist Caroline MacKinnon (who ran last year's camps); painter Khalid Thompson; musician/instrument builder Jason Mullinax; and poet Leslie Bumstead. The idea is for participants to gain meaningful exposure to a range of different artistic processes in a way that hopefully sparks their interest and appeals to their sense of openness and adventure. The artists will facilitate a brief activity together online as well as provide instructions/prompts for a more in-depth independent offline project/exploration. Participants who engage fully with the offline portion could expect to spend an hour or two working on the day's project.

Each day there will also be a short afternoon get-together (no more than 15 minutes) for everyone to debrief the project and share their work with one another.

The intended age range is 8-12 years old, but please do get in touch if you're interested and have a child outside that age range.

Pricing is on a sliding scale, $50-$150 for the week.

Supplies needed will be typical art supplies and household items. We will send out a list later this week and can help if anyone is going to have trouble tracking down anything.

Timing each day:
930-1030am and 330-345pm on Zoom; independent projects for 1-2 hours in between.

Please email info@rhizomedc.org to reserve a spot or with any questions. Limited enrollment.

Rhizome is offering a special one week middle school film camp over spring break. Participants will create B-style low budget sci-fi/fantasy films in small production teams. Production teams will work with a local artist to conceptualize, design and create original costumes to be used in their films. This will be a very active hands-on fun learning experience in a friendly, accepting environment. Campers will learn to edit using Final Cut Pro X on Apple desktops. They will shoot their films using Canon camcorders and boom mics.

Camp participants will follow the three stages of production: pre-production, production and post-production. They’ll learn how to develop their own story ideas into short well-structured films using the standard screenplay format. We’ll explore story structure, theme, character development and different types of conflict as they craft their ideas into polished short sci-fi/fantasy films. At the end of the week, the films will be celebrated in a special screening at the Rhizome house and will be open to family and friends.  

For strong readers with a philosophical and political science streak, ages 15-18, an Environmental Reading Group covering some of the environmental movement’s “greatest hits” from Chief Seattle to Greta Thunberg, complete with challenging ethical questions (sometimes case studies) such as: What exactly do we mean by Nature, and do we include humans and human behavior? What exactly is technology and when is it “bad” or “good”? What is the balance between individual rights and community rights? (Or an individual species’ rights over an ecosystem’s health.)We will also learn to discern the racist/nativist subtext that sometimes sullies the environmental movement, past and present.

Note: This is a Socratic seminar— cooperative argument between students and challenging texts— but it is not an arena for debating the reality of humanmade climate change.