Workshops
A Look Back at
Our Past Workshops
Fall 2024
Beats & Tracks with Tony Ozier
Date: November 2nd, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 6
Want to make music in a real studio? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll team up with other teens and a pro producer to create a beat and write a song from scratch. Whether you’re into hip-hop, pop, or electronic music, this is your chance to learn how the pros do it and have fun making something totally original. No experience needed—just bring your creativity and get ready to vibe in the studio!
Boo-Decker!
Date: October 11th & 12th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 12
Join us for Boo-decker, a spooktacular Halloween costume-making workshop!
Got a dream costume or character in mind? Share your ideas, and we’ll help you bring them to life! Collaborate with us and your peers to create a show-stopping costume that’s sure to turn heads.
Important note: October 11th is a non-school day for PPS students—what better way to spend a day off than crafting your own Halloween look?
Apply today for this free workshop!
Summer 2024
Lighting Techniques with Morgan Cooper
Date: August 15th and 16th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 8
Aspiring filmmakers! Learn from Morgan Cooper, the creative force behind Bel-Air. A writer, producer, and cinematographer, Cooper will teach the tangible skills of lighting. Get hands-on instruction in lighting in both studio and outdoor settings. Understand diffusion, composition, framing, lens choice, and subject position. Simultaneously, learn about Cooper’s journey into the film industry.
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shahbaz
Date: August 5th–August 9th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 12
This workshop explores painting and drawing techniques while working from pictures of human poses. We will focus on painting figures of people from different races and ethnicities. We learn how to paint a variety of skin tones. We want to provoke a visual discussion about ethnic identities. Color theory, linear perspective, compositional structure, figure/ground relationships, and visual perception will all be emphasized. Students will be able to use watercolor and gouache techniques such as wash, wet into wet, and drybrush. For any student looking to grow in their painting and drawing skills.
Songwriting and Demoing with Lizzy Ellison
Date: August 5th–9th, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm–3:30 pm
Hybrid Monday, August 5th and Tuesday, August 6th
Via Zoom
Date: August 7th–9th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm
At Bodecker Foundation Wednesday, August 7th through Friday, August 9th
Total Number of Participants: 8
In this course, Elisabeth will lead with song-writing techniques to streamline the conceptual beginning stages, teach melody and lyric exercises, and share easy at-home recording techniques for creating the blueprint that will guide you throughout the demoing stage, and later in the recording process. Some musical knowledge will be beneficial, such as a basic ability with an instrument or vocal. If you have access to a computer or anything similar, we will be using free software that can be downloaded, but your phone can also work. Once we’ve completed the online portion of the workshop, we’ll be in person/in-studio to record your demos and discuss the possibilities when developing your work further. This course is for songwriters, singers, and instrumentalists interested in collaborating to write, record, produce, and perform.
Writing in Surround Sound with Deborah Stoll
Date: July 27th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 8
Have you ever felt completely transported while reading a book, listening to a song or watching a film, as if you were one of the characters in the story, experiencing all that was happening, instead of simply following along?
In this workshop with acclaimed artist, Deborah Stoll, you’ll learn how to craft transformational stories by thinking like a novelist, questioning like a journalist, and listening like a lyricist.
Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, journalism or poetry, songs or screenplays, this practice will teach you to tap into your surroundings in order to create unique, inspiring, and dynamic worlds.
There are only eight spots available so don’t wait!
Shoot from the Hip (Pocket): iPhone Filmmaking with Mark Palansky
Workshop 1:
Date: July 15, 2024–July 19, 2024
Time: 10am–2pm
Workshop 2:
Date: July 29, 2024–August 2nd, 2024
Time: 10 am–2 pm
Total Number of Participants: 6
SHOOT FROM THE HIP (POCKET) is a fast and fun filmmaking workshop with writer/director Mark Palansky. Using your iPhone, you will learn the foundation of film-from script to screen!
Soft Sculpture with Jodie Cavalier
Date: July 8th, 2024
Time: 12:00pm–1:30 pm via Zoom
Virtual Orientation via Zoom
Date: July 9th–July 11th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am–3:00 pm
at Bodecker Foundation
Total Number of Participants: 8
In this workshop, participants will create sculptures using accessible materials such as fabrics, cardboard, found materials, and more. We will learn basic 3D skills and techniques like sewing, paper mâché, and color theory.
What is Soft Sculpture? Sculptures are composed of soft materials, such as rubber, latex, or cloth. Such works challenge traditional ideas about sculpture, namely work using materials like marble or bronze.
Lighting Techniques with Morgan Cooper
Date: August 15th and 16th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 8
Aspiring filmmakers! Learn from Morgan Cooper, the creative force behind Bel-Air. A writer, producer, and cinematographer, Cooper will teach the tangible skills of lighting. Get hands-on instruction in lighting in both studio and outdoor settings. Understand diffusion, composition, framing, lens choice, and subject position. Simultaneously, learn about Cooper’s journey into the film industry.
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shahbaz
Date: August 5th–August 9th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 12
This workshop explores painting and drawing techniques while working from pictures of human poses. We will focus on painting figures of people from different races and ethnicities. We learn how to paint a variety of skin tones. We want to provoke a visual discussion about ethnic identities. Color theory, linear perspective, compositional structure, figure/ground relationships, and visual perception will all be emphasized. Students will be able to use watercolor and gouache techniques such as wash, wet into wet, and drybrush. For any student looking to grow in their painting and drawing skills.
Songwriting and Demoing with Lizzy Ellison
Date: August 5th–9th, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm–3:30 pm
Hybrid Monday, August 5th and Tuesday, August 6th
Via Zoom
Date: August 7th–9th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm
At Bodecker Foundation Wednesday, August 7th through Friday, August 9th
Total Number of Participants: 8
In this course, Elisabeth will lead with song-writing techniques to streamline the conceptual beginning stages, teach melody and lyric exercises, and share easy at-home recording techniques for creating the blueprint that will guide you throughout the demoing stage, and later in the recording process. Some musical knowledge will be beneficial, such as a basic ability with an instrument or vocal. If you have access to a computer or anything similar, we will be using free software that can be downloaded, but your phone can also work. Once we’ve completed the online portion of the workshop, we’ll be in person/in-studio to record your demos and discuss the possibilities when developing your work further. This course is for songwriters, singers, and instrumentalists interested in collaborating to write, record, produce, and perform.
Writing in Surround Sound with Deborah Stoll
Date: July 27th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Total Number of Participants: 8
Have you ever felt completely transported while reading a book, listening to a song or watching a film, as if you were one of the characters in the story, experiencing all that was happening, instead of simply following along?
In this workshop with acclaimed artist, Deborah Stoll, you’ll learn how to craft transformational stories by thinking like a novelist, questioning like a journalist, and listening like a lyricist.
Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, journalism or poetry, songs or screenplays, this practice will teach you to tap into your surroundings in order to create unique, inspiring, and dynamic worlds.
There are only eight spots available so don’t wait!
Shoot from the Hip (Pocket): iPhone Filmmaking with Mark Palansky
Workshop 1:
Date: July 15, 2024–July 19, 2024
Time: 10am–2pm
Workshop 2:
Date: July 29, 2024–August 2nd, 2024
Time: 10 am–2 pm
Total Number of Participants: 6
SHOOT FROM THE HIP (POCKET) is a fast and fun filmmaking workshop with writer/director Mark Palansky. Using your iPhone, you will learn the foundation of film-from script to screen!
Soft Sculpture with Jodie Cavalier
Date: July 8th, 2024
Time: 12:00pm–1:30 pm via Zoom
Virtual Orientation via Zoom
Date: July 9th–July 11th, 2024
Time: 11:00 am–3:00 pm
at Bodecker Foundation
Total Number of Participants: 8
In this workshop, participants will create sculptures using accessible materials such as fabrics, cardboard, found materials, and more. We will learn basic 3D skills and techniques like sewing, paper mâché, and color theory.
What is Soft Sculpture? Sculptures are composed of soft materials, such as rubber, latex, or cloth. Such works challenge traditional ideas about sculpture, namely work using materials like marble or bronze.
2023
Song: Kraft Co:Lab with Matt Alber, Jolly Wrapper and Tony Ozier
The Culture of Creativity: Sport Footwear and Apparel
Produce Your Life with Daaron Anthony Battle
Architectural Exploration at PLACE
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shabaz
Developing Song Structure and Demoing with Lizzy Ellison
Be the CD with ArtCenter
2022
Produce Your Life: Intro to Audio Recording and Music Production with Daaron Anthony Battle
The Art of Fashion with Althea Sanford
Sneaker Design with Marni Gerber
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shabaz
Comma Summer: Graphic Design Survey
Music Performance: Vibe Check with Keisha Chiddick (Blossom)
Letters Spell Words + Words Cast Spells with Jason Graham (Mosely Wotta)
Fashion ReWorkshop with Holly Stalder and Kate Towers
Custom Sneaker Lab with Sebo Walker
Into to Voiceover with Susannah Mars and Adrienne Livingston
Mixed Media: Techniques and Exploration with Jenna Gibson
Skin Deep: Intro to Tattoo Design with Virginia Marting
Customize at Home with Sebo Walker
Comic Book Illustration with Steve Weissman
Game Design: Creating Experiences with Will Hindmarch
Industrial Design with Cia Mooney
Songwriting: The MC Workshop with Vursatyl
Illustration: Drawing and Painting Techniques with Jenna Goodman
Photography: Exploring Visual Narratives with Mike Vos
Journalism: Into Creative Nonfiction with Bruce Poinsette
Be the Producer with Chris Funk (January)
2021
Be the Producer with Chris Funk (Virtual)
Be the Producer with Chris Funk
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shahbaz (Virtual)
Watercolor Figurative Painting with Delbar Shahbaz
Skin Deep: Intro to Tattoo Design with Virginia Marting
Skin Deep: Intro to Tattoo Design (Hybrid)
Fashion: The Art of Reconstruction with Holly Stalder and Kate Towers (Hybrid)
Fashion: The Art of Reconstruction with Holly Stalder and Kate Towers
Portland Film, TV and Animation Industry Panel with Chris Funk
Voices of the Elders and Modern Mythology with Mic Crenshaw + Quincy Davis of Rebel Wise
Let’s Make a Skate Video with Sebo Walker
Hot Off the Press: Traditional Printing & Food Connections with Daniela Del Mar/Letra Chueca Press
Echolocations: A Contiuum of Black Arts with Spencer Garland/Brenda Arts
Handsewn Fashion Projects with Alexa Stark
Fashion Illustration and Collection Conception with Alexa Stark (Section 2)
Fashion Illustration and Collection Conception with Alexa Stark
Truth & Dave V5: Experiments and Writing with Laura Moulton
Possibilities: Songwriting with Lizzy Ellison and Christ Funk
Portfolio Development with Mark Smith
Tell Your Story! Risograph Printing and Zine Making with Kate Bingaman Burth and Leland Vaughan
Podcasting: Immersive Soundwalks with Chris Funk
Truth & Dare V4: Experiments in Art and Writing with Laura Moulton
How I Got Over: Documenting Personal and Collective Transformation with Kalimah Abioto
Writing for Sketch Comedy with Dylan Reiff/Kickstand Comedy
Lyric Writing with Chris Funk
Run Out to Sea: Sonwriting with Lizzy Ellison
Echolocations: A Continuum of Black Art with Spencer Garland/Brenda Arts
Vibrant Self, Vibrant World: Movement-Based Performance with Takahiro Yamamoto
Hold Your Doubt Like Gold: Slam Poetry for Uncertain Times with Mosely Wotta
Be the Creative Director: Advertising Intensive with Gary Goldsmith and Z Gevorkian of ArtCenter
Virtual Game Night: The Fellowship
Audio Engineering: Mixing Live From Halfling Studio with Adam Lee (Group 2)
Audio Engineering: Mixing Live From Halfling Studio with Adam Lee (Group 1)
Time Capsule: Found Art Archives with May Maylisa Cat
Intermediate Songwriting with Chris Funk
Virtual Game Night!
Truth & Dare: Back By Popular Demand with Laura Moulton
Socially Enganged Art with Patricia Vásquez Gómez
Lyric Writing with Chris Funk
2020
Surviving Isolation: Zine Making in the Time of Remote Learning with Inés Paulina Ramírez
HOMA with Spencer Garland/Brenda Arts
Mini-Workshop: Customize @ Home with Sebo Walker
Mini-Workshop: Self Portraits with Carson Ellis
Mini-Workshop: Repurpose: New Perspectives of Found Art with May Maylisa Cat
Truth & Dave Volume 2: Further Experiments in Arts & Writing with Laura Moulton
Into to Design Thinking & Careers with Mark Smith
The Ultimate Playlist: Music Supervision for Film, TV and Advertising with Chris Funk*
Beats, Rhymes and Changing Times with Mic Crenshaw
