Third Thursday
On every third Thursday of the month, Hillyer is open for extended hours between 5 and 8 p.m. During this time, visitors can view our current exhibitions and/or participate in public programs and events. You can also enjoy Third Thursday at The Studio Gallery, The Phillips Collection, Washington Studio School, ADA Art Gallery, Heurich House, and The Korean Cultural Center. To find each location, download the map.
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Hillyer
Artist Talk with Darlene R. Taylor
Third Thursday, July 17, 6:15 pm
Free to the public ($10 suggested donation)
During our monthly third Thursday program, Darlene R. Taylor will lead an artist talk about her exhibition For the Beauty She Gave Us. In her exhibition, Taylor engages with mid-19th century forms, including silhouette, dressmaking, and quilting that reimagines mothers who have no song or poem to honor their legacy.
Studio Gallery
Collage Workshop: Create with Joy
Thursday, July 17, 6 to 8 pm
You’re invited to My Heart Leaps Up, Studio Gallery’s All Member Summer Exhibition and creative workshop series celebrating joy, wonder, and artistic expression.
Inspired by William Wordsworth’s poem, this show features work by Studio Gallery members that reflects what brings each artist delight—nature, cityscapes, color, animals, architecture, and more—across a range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, and collage.
Collage Workshop: Create with Joy
Join us Thursday, July 17 from 6 to 8 PM for a hands-on collage-making workshop led by Sabiha Iqbal, a Studio Gallery artist.
Explore texture, form, and color using newspapers, magazines, paints, charcoals, and more. Whether abstract or representational, your piece will reflect your unique vision—and you’ll leave with a finished artwork. No experience necessary, all materials provided.
We look forward to welcoming you for an afternoon of art, creativity, and inspiration.
ADA Art Gallery
ECHOES OF LIGHT, by Anice Hoachlander
Thursday, July 17, 5 to 8 pm
The Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery, presents its June-August 2025 exhibition: ECHOES OF LIGHT, by Anice Hoachlander, a noted DC architectural photographer whose work is widely published. She is now creating fine art photography and showing her work in DC area galleries. Driven by a desire to observe the natural world more closely, Anice explores the intricate patterns found in tress, fungi, flowers, vegetables, leaves, and even building materials. Her fascination with the miniature complex her to magnify overlooked objects, allowing viewers to experience their hidden complexity.
You can learn more about the artist at EdithGraves.com. This exhibition is at the Washington Center in May at the ADA Art Gallery at 1627 21st Street, NW on Gallery Row. For more information about ADA Art Gallery contact 202-445-8557. @WashigntonCenterADAU
Washington Studio School
Third Thursday with Paula Mans and Vanessa Villarreal
Thursday, July 17, 7 to 8 p.m.
Join us this upcoming Third Thursday in Washington Studio School Gallery on July 17th from 6–8 PM for an engaging conversation with artists Paula Mans and Vanessa Villarreal, reflecting on their joint exhibition Fragmented Realities. Learn about the materials, themes, and inspirations behind their powerful works that explore identity, ancestry, and the act of mending through mixed media and woven denim. This event is free and open to the public.
Heurich House
HOME/BREWED: How the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. Witnessed DC History
Thursday, July 17, 5 to 8 p.m.
Visit the Heurich House Museum Biergarten and Carriage House Gallery during Third Thursdays from 4–8pm! Inside the gallery, you’ll find our biergarten bar, 1921, nestled within our exhibit, “HOME/BREWED: How the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. Witnessed DC History.” The rotating exhibition of over 1,000 items – including bottles, cans, signs, and branded objects of every kind – from the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. (1873-1956), Washington, DC’s hometown brewery.
Guests with pre-purchased tour tickets can visit the historic Heurich mansion (built from 1892–94), and can explore our exhibit, “Working Title.” The exhibit reframes the Heurich family home as a central juncture for the people who lived and worked there – men and women, immigrant and natural-born, Black and white, rich and lower-income.
The Phillips Collection
Third Thursday
Thursday, July 17, 5 to 8 p.m.
Visit The Phillips Collection on Third Thursdays during our free extended hours from 5-8 pm. Explore Vivian Browne: My Kind of Protest and Essex Hemphill: Take care of your blessings.
Bread Furst café will be open and serving their full menu, aperitifs, wine, and beer.
Image credits: IA&A at Hillyer, Darlene R. Taylor, Low Limb of the Old Tree, 2024, mixed media heirloom and quilt-maker textiles on paper, 66 x 48 in; Studio Gallery, If You Only Knew! by Wayne Paige; The Washington Studio School, flyer courtesy of the gallery; ADA Art Gallery, Anise Hoachlander, East Wing Geometrics, metal print, 26 x 32 x 2 in; Phillips Collection, Vivian Browne, Umbrella Plant, 1971, Oil on canvas, 48 3/4 x 40 3/4 in., Collection of John and Susan Horseman.
