Roses, Concrete, & Poetry | Airbnb Street Art Workshop
Are you looking for a fun activity in D.C.? Are you a lover of all things Hip-Hop culture? Here at Words Beats and Life, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Create beautiful artwork in an Airbnb social impact experience through poetry or music!
Join us in a street art workshop where we’ll cut and manipulate flowers to make temporary flower based public art installations in the Columbia Heights neighborhood that include poetry or lyrics from songs. Select flowers, designs, a poem or song and be guided through the process.
This workshop will allow D.C. residents and visitors to learn and make art pieces that speak to you and the community!
What to Expect:
This is roughly a 2 hour workshop that will take place in the St. Stephens Church and will conclude with installations of flowers on the two square blocks that surround the church.
We will provide all the supplies you need including multiple kinds of fresh cut flowers and books of poetry. Feel free to bring your favorite pieces!
Guests ages five and up can attend, up to 10 guests total.
This experience is a lot of fun especially for people that are or want to be makers. In an abundance of caution we are requiring all participants to present proof of vaccination to enter our experiences.
About Your Host, Mazi:
I am the founding Executive Director of this 20-year-old hip-hop nonprofit. We have offered classes to thousands of children and hundreds of adults. We would love for you to visit our headquarters and have a one-of-a-kind experience making art in the Nation's capital.
Your Impact:
By booking this experience, you will be directly supporting Words Beats and Life as we near our 20th year of operation. Words Beats and Life is a hip-hop non-profit that teaches and presents the core elements of hip-hop. For most of its history, it has taught young people, offering classes in graffiti, street art, and photography.
100% of what you pay goes directly to the non-profit organization. Airbnb isn’t charging any fees for these experiences. Learn more about the program. Your purchase will go directly to investing in the next generation of artists in D.C. and helps keep our arts programming free for D.C. youth.
Hear From Our Patrons:
“Absolutely amazing! A fantastic experience for my teen kids, my mom and my self. Plus you support a great non profit organization! A must do to take a break of museum visits. Highly recommended and worth coming back. Thank you!!”
— Paola
“This is an engaging, creative experience for out of town guests and locals alike! Mazi was very approachable and communicative when booking this experience. I’ll definitely try other WBL events when I’m back in town!”
— Olivia
Please Note:
Our organization is proud to have worked with the community since 2002. We are unapologetic advocates for the hip-hop arts and we welcome you to join our educational experiences.
In an abundance of caution, we are requiring all experience participants to present proof of vaccination to enter our experiences.