saturday sessions →

saturday sessions →

make art
in good company

For two Saturdays during DC Design Week, we’re inviting local artists we admire to join us for a drop-in session at Living Room, where they'll work on their own projects and share the space with you.

DC Design Week celebrates design as a way to spark dialogue, exchange, and connection. That spirit feels right at home here: some of our favorite conversations happen while people are making things side by side.

Book a special drop-in session below, explore the Art Library, work alongside our visiting artists, and learn a little about their practices. Wherever you are in your own creative process, you’re welcome to join us.

Use code DCDW26 for $5 off an Art Library session. With the code, it’s $10 to hang out in the space and bring your own project, or $25 for full Art Library access, including curated collage materials, beads, fabric, watercolor supplies, and more.

Photo by Natalie Gomez

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saturday, october 3

11am-2pm

Katty Huertas (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist born in Colombia and based in D.C., whose work explores identity, folklore, and double standards, among other subjects.

Check out Katty’s work:
Website | Instagram

katty Huertas

2:30-5:30

Jaswant Pakki (he/him) is a self-taught artist based in D.C. He approaches each material as a new way to build playful, abstract worlds populated by small figures, bold color, and unexpected textures.

Check out Jaswant’s work:
Website | Instagram

jaswaNt pakki

6-9pm

Sara Diani (she/her) is an Afghan-American artist based in Northern Virginia/D.C., and her work explores intimacy, desire, and the emotional architecture of attachment.

Check out Sara’s work:
Website | Instagram

saRa diani

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saturday, october 10

11am-2pm

Mahkai Dominique (sher/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer from PG County, MD, who’s curious about the unfiltered human experience.

Check out Mahkai’s work:
Website | Instagram

maHkai dominique

2:30-5:30

Mark El-Rayes (he/him) is a creative, entrepreneur, and community builder existing at the crossroads of design, storytelling, and belonging.

Check out Mark’s work:
Website | Instagram

maRk el-rayes

6-9pm

Gibson Scisco (he/him) is an artist and scientist interested in emergent complexity through repetition and abstraction, exploring the divide between individuals and society.

Check out Gibson’s work:
Instagram

gibsoN scisco