Online workshops with Kate are hosted by Smithsonian Associates.
Sign up for Developing Your Creative Practice workshops this fall
starting 29 September 2025 on zoom:
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/developing-your-creative-practice.
or contact Kate for more information.
“I highly recommend this class for beginners because Kate is really encouraging and a great facilitator over zoom with a group. Kate brings a depth and breadth of skill and knowledge to the sessions that allow her to individualize her commentary in real-time for each participant. It’s wise to be prepared for a joyful amount of meaningful homework and schedule your time accordingly!
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“It was the best art class I’ve taken and the highlight of my week. Most importantly, I was able to free up and start painting without any judgement, my own or ANYONE else’s. No inner tapes were playing that hindered me. What a gift!”
“This class exceeded expectations. Kate helped me and each participant define what art means to us individually. That one thought gives me permission to follow my own intuition FIRST! ”
“I highly recommend the Creativity Seminar to any creative who is looking to take their work to a new level, or to re-engage with creativity that has become blocked. This class provides the opportunity to grow in a safe space, be constructively challenged, and gain valuable insight about one’s work through Kate’s observations and those of the classroom community she fosters.
In 2022 I had the pleasure of taking this class with Kate Lewis via Studio Arts at Smithsonian Associates. At the time I was experiencing creative fear as I wanted to deviate from the style of jewelry I had been making for several years but was afraid that in doing so I’d lose my recognizability and/or hurt my brand. During the Seminar I benefited from in-class time with Kate, engaging in discussion & discovery with my fellow students (who were working in other media), and homework assignments that were personalized to my goals. By the end I was able to identify the “DNA” of my work and found the courage to take a new creative direction that I would not have imagined before. Two years later, I am still feeling positive effects as I am engaged in a three-month long project that is a direct outgrowth of the work I did during the Seminar.
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“Kate’s Newspaper Collage workshop was fantastic — really fun, surprisingly relaxing, and quite inspirational. It made me think about art and “making” in ways I had never done before. Each creation was unique, and all reflected the “artist” in us. LOVED it!”
“This class led me to a creative place where I was neither a wordsmith nor a visual artist, deeply whole, with new ideas for inspiration and a bouquet of tools to play with. Kate has a magical gift for providing the insight at the right time through her class teaching and feedback to student work.”
“Kate created a safe space for me to take risks”
