A pedestrian promenade of 27 art studios representing local & independent artists, makers, crafters and more
The Studios
Located at 716 Monroe St NE in the heart of the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, DC. Each studio has unique hours, but many are open Saturdays from 10am-4pm. The Brookland Arts Walk also hosts special events + festivals throughout the year. Want to collaborate on an event with us? Fill out this form!
Studios are listed below in order of their studio number.
Right Place Studio
rightplacestudio.com
@rightplacestudio
Saturdays 10am-3pm
Right Place Studio is a watercolor and calligraphy studio by Samantha Testa specializing in DC inspired landscapes, calligraphy + watercolor workshops, and live events. We offer an array of stationery goods, hand engraved glassware, and Samantha's favorite art supplies.
Guerilla Arts
guerilla-arts.com
@guerillaartsink
By appointment only
Guerilla Arts Ink is a full service media, arts and education consulting agency. They recruit, train and hire local artists and professionals to serve as teaching artists for youth and underserved communities through innovative arts and cultural programming, training, and community engagement. Guerilla Arts is run by Gabriel "Asheru" Benn, M.Ed, a Peabody award-winning hip hop artist & writer, U.S. State Department Global Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador, and Halcyon Arts Lab Resident.
Kicheko Goods
kichekogoods.com
@kichekogoods
Open Saturday 10-2pm and by appointment
Inspired by moments of genuity and deep joy, Kicheko creates beautiful pieces in small batch and makes an impact by supporting access to education.
AKarts
facebook.com/AK-arts
By appointment only
AK Arts is the shared project of husband and wife team Avner Ofer and Kate Krezel. Avner Ofer Photography specializes in images from around the world. Udacha Designs creates beautiful and functional one-of-a-kind pieces using reclaimed and salvaged leather.
Analog
shopanalog.com
@shopanalog
UPDATE OPENING HOURS
Analog is an independent shop and studio featuring handmade stationery, paper goods, vintage clothing and accessories, and home goods.
Tolbert & Bing Studio
tolbert.bing@gmail.com
By appointment only
Tolbert & Bing provide professional photography services, including headshots for models, actors, singers and other professionals. They specialize in event, wedding photography, workshops and exhibitions. They offer fine art prints for sale. “Remember, Photographs are Forever”
ixöq
www.ixoqboxi.com
@ixoq.boxi
hello@ixoqboxi.com
Open Fridays 2-6; Saturdays 9-3; by appointment & adhoc when working in the space.
ixöq (ee-sh-auk) is a women owned & operated social enterprise that sells unique, colorful & functional handmade totes, planters and decorative storage containers, designed locally by founder katie leary sebastian & hand woven by artisans in Guatemala, using recycled plastic cord. The mission of ixöq, which means woman in the Mayan dialects Kaqchikel and Tzutujil, is to honor the traditions of and provide support to women artisans through a partnership focused on the design, production, and sale of practical & fun ethically made goods. We sell an array of items in store & also work directly with clients to create storage solutions unique to their needs & decor.
Tim Kime Art/Transformation Junkies
transformationjunkies.net
@timkimeart
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
We are all about repurposing, rethinking and reusing second-hand furniture and other household items, taking them from trash to treasure, drab to fab. Our mission is "Changing the World, One Upcycled Piece at a Time."
Kucheh Art Studio + Shop
kuchehdc.com/shop
@kuchehdc
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
Kucheh (Persian for "alleyway") is a studio & shop with roots in Iran. Find fine art photography, linocut prints, paintings in the studio—bold, minimal, and mostly black and white. Prints, apparel, and accessories from the shop make great gifts. We believe in the power of art to share stories and culture within kuchehs, like the Arts Walk.
Bicycle Trash LLC
bicycletrash.com
@bicycletrashdc
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
BicycleTrash is a brand of accessories and durable goods, made from locally sourced used bicycle parts. Items are handmade by owner and maker Topaz M. Terry, using original designs.
Sio Ceramics
sioceramics.com
@sioceramics
Open Saturdays 10am-3pm
Sio Ceramics is a creative brand that creates handcrafted small batch ceramic art that ranges in function and use. Sio Ceramics pieces include ceramic jewelry, pins, dishes, and more.
Maroulla Sculpture
maroulla.com
@maroullasculpture
By appointment only
Artist Maroulla Morcos is a sculptor who works primarily in stone, marble, wood, and bronze. Artistic services include classes & workshops, commissions, and restorations.
Jungle & Loom
jungleandloom.com
@jungleandloom
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
Jungle & Loom is a houseplant shop that also sells handmade, mounted tropical plants, macrame' wall decor and plant holders, handmade planters, and vintage glass. We also offer repotting services, plant rentals, space rentals, workshops, and custom installations.
Marcella Kriebel Art + Illustration
marcellakriebel.com
@marcellakriebel
Current Hours
We offer art and goods created by Marcella Kriebel including her Illustrated Feast Watercolor Prints, Kitchen Towels, Stationery and Illustrated Cookbooks. We also carry select art supplies, gifts, and accessories for home.
American Roadtrip Pillows
americanroadtrippillows.com
@americanroadtrippillows
Open Saturdays 9am-4pm
American Roadtrip Pennant Pillows is a small women-owned, handmade business with a love of vintage pennants from roadside attractions and National parks. They create custom pillows using these pennants for your home.
Caravan Organics
caravanorganics.com
@caravanorganics
Open Saturdays 9am-4pm
Caravan Organics creates small batch vegan artisan soaps, body butters candles, journals and more. Made with ingredients that nourish your skin.
The Female Power Outlet at Black Lab
ledablack.com
femalepowerproject.com
@thefemalepowerproject
facebook.com/BlackLab
Open most Fridays 1:00–7:00 and Saturdays 10:00–4:00 and by chance or appointment
Since 2014, Black Lab has been the creative laboratory and emporium of word and digital artist, Leda Black (Creatrix). Here the visitor will find art about transformative women and divine females in many mediums, including digital original prints, garments, sculpture, and gifts. Really, the message is the medium. These works are iterations gesturing toward the question that Mary Beard asks in Women & Power, A Manifesto, “If women aren’t perceived to be within the structure of power, isn’t it power itself we need to redefine?"
Yinibini Baby
yinibinibaby.com
@yinibinibaby
Open Thursdays & Fridays 12-7pm, Saturdays 9am-2pm
Yinibini Baby makes handmade, organic cotton, clothing and accessories for kids, from newborn to 4T, and carries a unique selection of curated items for kids. You'll find books, rompers, soft toys and more in their cute little baby store.
Kuzeh Pottery
kuzehpottery.com
@kuzehpottery
Open Saturdays 10am-3pm
Kuzeh Pottery creates artistic and functional ceramics including tableware, kitchenware, and bakeware. Owners, Pegah Shahghasemi and Lisa Ramber create their work with influences by Persian culture, Mediterranean patterns and nature.
Rebound Designs/Bookland
rebound-designs.com
@rebounddesigns
By appointment only
Rebound Designs is a second chance for well-loved books. We rescue old and unwanted books, and turn them into novel gifts like Recycled Book Journals, Book Page Coasters, and the original Book Purses. All items are handmade in our DC studio, Bookland Workshop.
Lisa Farrell
lisafarrellstudio.com
By appointment only
Lisa Farrell works directly and from memory drawing and painting subjects from nature or still life objects, out-of-doors in the early morning or late afternoon to evening light. Her work is personally expressive; some work is made spontaneously as a sketch, and other work is more highly developed.
Randy J Mueller
randyjmueller.com
By appointment only
Randy Mueller is a skilled craftsman with nearly 30 years of experience in band instrument repair, as well as complex custom brass and woodwind modifications. He has worked with some of the best known and respected music stores and repair shops and has built a loyal following of professional musicians from top symphonies and ensembles. Randy has also serviced horns for numerous school districts and takes pride in his focused attention to detail from student, to professional, to artist level instruments.
Handmade Habitat
handmadehabitat.co
@handmadehabitat
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
Handmade Habitat is an all natural soy wax candle and beauty goods company rooted in slow, mindful living. Their work is consciously crafted to be healthy for the body, home, and Mother Earth. Their in-studio shop at the Arts Walk also stocks a variety of mindful self care goods from small independent maker oriented brands.
Cedric Baker Studio
cedricbakerstudio.com
@cedricbakerstudio
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 12-7pm and by appointment
Award-winning fine artist specializing in expressionistic figurative and minimalist abstract contemporary painting. Commissions, gallery exhibits and corporate consults available upon request.
Terratorie Maps + Goods
terratorie.com
@terratorie
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm
Terratorie is a design studio + stationery shop celebrating provenance and place. We create colorful illustrated maps of neighborhoods in celebration of local community and city pride.
American Poetry Museum
apoetmuseum.org
@americanpoetrymuseum
UPDATE OPENING HOURS
The American Poetry Museum is an outreach museum that serves as a space for exhibitions and education centered on the subject of American poetry. The Museum collects objects centered around American poetry and presents events and educational poetry writing workshops for learners of all ages.
Sue Wrbican
suewrbican.com
@suewrbican
By appointment only
Sue Wrbican is an interdisciplinary artist who works in photography, installation, sculpture and video. Large sculptural works can be seen at the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art in Reston, Virginia and the Seligmann Center in Sugarloaf, New York. Her work is in various collections such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Wrbican has held residencies at the Robert Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva, Florida, Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California, The Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Marta Staudinger / Latela Curatorial
martastaudinger.com / latelacuratorial.com
@martastaudinger / @latelacuratorial
By appointment only
Marta Staudinger is an independent curator, arts organizer and artist working and exhibiting internationally. In her art practice, she explores the depths of the feminine psyche and conscious connection via the mediums of painting, sculpture, photo, video and performance. Marta is also the creator of Latela Curatorial, a full service art advisory and curatorial firm based in Washington DC with an international presence. Specializing in mid-emerging women artists, LC provides a variety of art consulting and project management services including collections management, acquisitions, public art, large-scale art procurement, grants, and exhibitions.
Visit Us!
716 Monroe St NE
at Monroe Street Market
Washington, DC 20017
Many studios are open from 10am-2pm during the Monroe St Farmers Market
Want to collaborate? Contact us at brooklandartswalk@gmail.com