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Short non-credit courses at the Corcoran are a great way to become acquainted with the basics of a given subject. They're generally only several sessions long, and offer handy tips and insights into some of the Corcoran's most popular subjects.


The Touchscreen Artist: Sketching in the Gallery

No sections available this semester

PT0821 (non-credit)
Explore using your iPad or other touch-screen device, to digitally draw and paint directly from the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s permanent collection.

Drawing Workshop

DR0800 (non-credit)
Beginning students focus on how to create form and space while more advanced students receive guidance in composition and in refining their technical skills.

Seven Sessions with Charcoal

No sections available this semester

DR0805 (non-credit)
Explore the versatility, fluidity, texture and power of drawing with charcoal.

Academic Drawing Workshop

DR0810 (non-credit)
Students explore the traditional methods of studying drawing used by the European art academies, and focus on the relationships between form and tonal values.

Drawing at the Corcoran Gallery

No sections available this semester

DR0815 (non-credit)
Use the Corcoran Gallery of Art, its collections, and special exhibitions as sources of inspiration and subject matter.

Color, Color, Color: Expression and Creativity!

No sections available this semester

DR0825 (non-credit)
Students develop their personal style and creative vision through the use of various color media.

Short Course: Drawing

No sections available this semester

DR0831 (non-credit)
For beginners and students seeking to improve their skills, this course emphasizes gesture, contour, mass and volume.

Figure Drawing Short Course

DR0835 (non-credit)
Students learn to capture the human form with quick gestures, develop a quality of line with contours, and become familiar with proportions by measuring and foreshortening.

Seven Sessions with the Sketchbook

No sections available this semester

DR0865 (non-credit)
This course will explore the artist's sketchbook with the dual goal of creating handmade books and mapping out ways to utilize them in the art-making process.

Collage/Decollage

No sections available this semester

DR0875 (non-credit)
Students explore collage as a fine art medium and learn practical ways of structuring compositions with a range of papers.