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Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop
2025-07-26 13:00:00 2025-07-26 14:00:00 America/New_York Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden

Saturday, July 26
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-26 13:00:00 2025-07-26 14:00:00 America/New_York Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library

Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden

Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums.

Life can be overwhelming. Learn techniques to transform your thoughts, feelings, and experiences into creative expression with this month's guest artist. Perfect for solo teens and adults or family groups to share and learn together!

This workshop will be held outside in the Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden. You are encouraged to bring a water bottle to hydrate. In case of inclement weather, this event will be moved to the Story Room.

 

Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshops are held in partnership with Dope Focus and are designed to supplement the Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career series, a 10-workshop program that provides teens with the tools to develop their artistic career and a chance to vend at Art on the Avenue. Participation in Avenue Ambition is not required to attend this workshop.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Maker | Art & Music |

TAGS: | Teen | Dope Focus | Craft | Avenue Ambition | Art |

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
dprice@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
Branch manager
Diana Price
Hours
Mon, Jul 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 19 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue Lines 3.2 miles); Van Dorn Station (Blue Line 2.1 miles)
  • Metrobus: 29K/N, 21C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 32

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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