Friends of Peirce Mill

06/20/2026

These photos of Peirce Mill may look ancient, but they were actually taken last Saturday by Mt. Plantry, a Mount Pleasant-based group that experiments with alternative photographic processes. These images were captured with a pinhole camera during Create by the Creek!

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Next time you're in Rock Creek Park, check out the corn at Peirce Mill. This year we planted an Indigenous variety called Puhwem--watch it grow this summer!

06/15/2026

Saturday was a beautiful summer day to Create by the Creek. Thank you to the wonderful local artists who helped visitors create art in a wide range of media. We made nature prints, experimented with pinhole cameras, wove tapestries, shaped clay, and practiced photography--all in lovely Rock Creek Park!

06/13/2026

Tonight's rain should take away some of this humidity--tomorrow looks like a beautiful summer day to Create by the Creek! This day-long celebration of art and community returns to Peirce Mill on Saturday, June 13, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Most of the workshops are full, but we'll have free art supplies to borrow and the mill will be open all day.

06/09/2026

Create by the Creek is coming back to Peirce Mill this Saturday, June 13! We still have a few spots left in our 2:30-4:00pm Tapestry Weaving workshop with Hillary Steel. Visit the Friends of Peirce Mill website or click here to learn more about this FREE workshop in Rock Creek Park: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990529544451?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/08/2026

Looking to add some strength training to your Rock Creek Park workout this weekend? We're looking for a few volunteers to help set up for Create by the Creek at Peirce Mill this Saturday morning from 8:00 to 9:00am. We also need folks to help clean up at 4:00pm. And BTW this volunteer work is eligible for service-learning hours for volunteers over 16. Message us to learn more! ⛺⛺⛺⛺

06/06/2026

We're looking forward to welcoming veteran DC photographer Francesca Scott back to Peirce Mill next Saturday, June 13 for Create by the Creek! Fran will be teaching Photographic Portraits in Nature, a special walk in Rock Creek Park starting at 2:30. Reserve your spot in this FREE workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990532554454?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/03/2026

Join us for Create by the Creek on Saturday, June 13, for workshops taught by local artists at Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park. Visit our website for more information: https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/event/create-by-the-creek-26/

Workshops are free, but space is limited--reserve your spot today!

05/28/2026

Thank you Tommy McFly and NBC4 for visiting Peirce Mill!

And if you want to trade corny puns--or just mill about--we're open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

https://youtu.be/A5STJ5evfvw?si=GxDLLjknqxLBNylT
Tommy McFly

With thousands of visitors expected for America250 festivities, News4’s Tommy McFly checks out some lesser known attractions, like Peirce Mill._______NBC4 Wa...