Events Listing
May
Workshop: Skin Deep: Intro to Tattoo Design with Virginia Marting
May 2, 2022 @ 5:00 PMAre you curious about tattooing but aren’t sure where to begin? In this three-week workshop, you’ll meet a diverse panel of working artists who will introduce you to designing “flash” and custom pieces. You’ll learn about ink application, linework, shading, and will familiarize yourself with the language, techniques and…
Virginia Marting
April
Workshop: Customize at Home with Sebo Walker
April 11, 2022 @ 5:00 PMLearn how to customize your sneakers in this workshop with artist and pro-skater, Sebo Walker. Sebo will share the different approaches he uses when customizing sneakers, like creating a simple pattern and repeating it, either across the entire shoe or as an accent on desired sections like a swoosh or…
Sebo Walker
Workshop: Comic Book Illustration with Steven Weissman
April 11, 2022 @ 5:00 PMIn this workshop you will learn the skills and techniques involved in comic-strip creation. You’ll develop ideas from rough sketches to thoughtfully composed comic panels and pages, apply concepts of value and color, and engage in improvisational, timed and collaborative exercises. This workshop will provide students with an opportunity to…
Steven Weissman
February
Workshop: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN WITH CIA MOONEY
February 28, 2022 @ 5:00 PMIn this hands-on workshop, you are a design adventurer looking 10 years out to the year 2032. To respond to human needs and the realities of climate change, we will create forward-looking product ideas. Today, it’s not about adding more to an already overwhelmed world. We have to make use…
Leader: Cia Mooney
Workshop: SONGWRITING: THE MC WORKSHOP WITH VURSATYL
February 21, 2022 @ 5:00 PMThe MC Workshop was created to support lyric writing, delivery, and performance for Hip Hop music enthusiasts. Students will work on wordplay exercises and techniques to elevate their lyrical style, live performance, and mic skills. With first-hand insights on how to master your craft from a 40-year veteran of Hip…
Leader: Vursatyl
Workshop: ILLUSTRATION: DRAWING AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES WITH JENNA GIBSON
February 8, 2022 @ 5:00 PMIllustration is the art of telling a visual story. In this six-week virtual workshop, we will start with building a drawing practice, then move into expanding our technical skills with pen and ink, watercolors, and rendering with pencil. Once these foundations are established, we will create three illustrations: one based…
Leader: Jenna Gibson
Workshop: PHOTOGRAPHY: EXPLORING VISUAL NARRATIVES WITH MIKE VOS
February 7, 2022 @ 5:00 PMIn this dynamic workshop, Portland photographer Mike Vos will work with students to create visual narratives using photography and writing. We’ll begin by learning about photography as a form of creative exploration. Students will use digital or cell phone cameras to create collections of images for arrangement and layout. The…
Leader: Mike Vos
Workshop: JOURNALISM: INTRO TO CREATIVE NONFICTION WITH BRUCE POINSETTE
February 1, 2022 @ 5:00 PMThis writing workshop builds skills for effective storytelling with an emphasis on professional applications. Each session focuses on a different journalistic skill, including interviewing, research, and developing your tone of voice as a writer. At the end of the term, students will have developed and completed a nonfiction article for…
Leader: Bruce Poinsette
November
Workshop: BE THE PRODUCER WITH CHRIS FUNK
November 30, 2021 @ 5:00 PMSir George Martin. Dr. Dre. Timbaland. Rick Rubin. These internationally acclaimed music producers are all part of our cultural zeitgeist; but what does a music producer actually do? What skills are required and how do you begin to attain them? In this two-week hybrid workshop, we’ll discuss songcraft, strategies for song…
Leader: Chris Funk
Workshop: SKIN DEEP: INTRO TO TATTOO DESIGN WITH VIRGINIA MARTING
November 9, 2021 @ 5:00 PMAre you curious about tattooing but don’t know where to begin? In this three-week workshop, you’ll meet a diverse panel of working artists who will introduce you to designing “flash” and custom pieces. You’ll learn about ink application, linework, shading, and will familiarize yourself with the language, techniques and materials…
Leader: Virginia Marting
Workshop: WATERCOLOR FIGURATIVE PAINTING WITH DELBAR SHAHBAZ
November 8, 2021 @ 5:00 PMPresented in collaboration with ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena In this four-week workshop, we’ll explore painting and drawing techniques while working from photos of human poses*. We will focus on figures and forms from a variety of races and ethnicities and will practice painting a spectrum of skin tones. You’ll learn…
Leader: Delbar Shahbaz
Workshop: FASHION: THE ART OF RECONSTRUCTION WITH HOLLY STALDER AND KATE TOWERS
November 3, 2021 @ 5:00 PMIn this workshop, you’ll learn basic hand sewing skills and explore ways to manipulate existing garments and transform them into something new using various sewing techniques and tools such as resizing, rouching, applique, and patchwork. We’ll cover asymmetry in clothing design and how to deconstruct/reconstruct garments to make them one…
Leaders: Holly Stalder and Kate Towers
August
Workshop: Portland Film, TV and Animation Industry Panel with Chris Funk (2 weeks)
August 2, 2021 @ 1:00 PMJoin us for a series of discussions with leaders from Portland’s thriving motion picture industry. Each session will focus on a different theme: Script and Screen Writing, Animation, On-Set, and Post-Production. You’ll hear from directors, animators, editors, screenwriters, cinematographers, gaffers, grips and more, who will share their experiences working on…
Leader: Chris Funk
July
Workshop: Let’s Make a Skate Video with Sebo Walker (3 weeks)
July 27, 2021 @ 2:00 PMIn this workshop, we are going to learn the process of making your own skate video. We will dive into some of the history of skateboarding, learn about the evolution of its documentation, and watch classic videos. You will have the creative freedom to film with friends, collect tricks, and…
Leader: Sebo Walker
Workshop: Voices of the Elders and Modern Mythology with Mic Crenshaw + Quincy Davis of Rebel Wise (3 weeks)
July 27, 2021 @ 11:00 AMIn this three-week workshop students will be introduced to the teachings of Indigenous elders and Wisdomkeepers from Africa and Turtle-Island (First-Nation North America). They’ll participate in conversations and talking circles that explore themes of positive transformation through struggle with identity, addiction, violence, and finding a spiritual path rooted in creativity…
Leaders: Mic Crenshaw + Quincy Davis
Workshop: Echolocations with Spencer Garland/BRENDA ARTS (3 weeks)
July 26, 2021 @ 2:00 PMBlack art isn’t made in a vacuum. References, aesthetics, and history echo through the works of Black artists as diverse as Jean Michel Basquiat and Kara Walker. In Echolocations we’ll explore these intersections to illuminate how you and your artistic voice mirror those of great Black artists from around the…
Leader: Spencer Garland
Workshop: Hot Off the Press: Traditional Printing and Food Connections with Daniela del Mar/Letra Chueca Press (3 weeks)
July 26, 2021 @ 11:00 AMWhat do kitchens and print shops have in common? In this dynamic workshop, students will use the vehicle of letterpress printing to explore personal connections to food and food traditions. We will learn the fundamentals of analog design and the importance of book arts in a digital age, then print…
Leader: Daniela Del Mar
Workshop: Fashion Illustration and Collection Conception with Alexa Stark (2 weeks)
July 13, 2021 @ 4:00 PMAre you interested in fashion design but don’t know where to begin? In this two-week workshop, you’ll learn to illustrate the traditional fashion figure, the first step in bringing your design ideas to life as you develop your own personal illustration style. From there we will discuss the ins and outs…
Leader: Alexa Stark
Workshop: Handsewn Fashion Projects and Techniques with Alexa Stark (2 weeks)
July 13, 2021 @ 2:00 PMAre you curious about clothing design, conceptualization, and decorative construction? In this two-week workshop, you’ll learn hand sewing techniques that will then be used to rework and decorate the most commonly worn garment: the button-down shirt. Through this project, you will learn how to design, customize, and make new, unique…
Leader: Alexa Stark
Workshop: Truth & Dare Volume 5: Experiments in Art & Writing with Laura Moulton (3 weeks)
July 12, 2021 @ 11:00 AMTruth & Dare is a creative workshop and community favorite that offers one truth (in the form of a writing prompt) and one dare (an art-inspired challenge to make/do) each week. Taking inspiration from contemporary artists and writers, we’ll generate our own work on the page and out in the…
Leader: Laura Moulton
June
Workshop: Possibilities: Songwriting with Lizzy Ellison and Chris Funk (4 weeks)
June 29, 2021 @ 2:00 PMThis songwriting class is for experienced songwriters looking to create a cohesive body of work. Participants will share songs and concepts for new material – either pre-recorded or performed in class- to workshop with their peers. Group critiques will help develop your songs and inspire new ideas. We will focus…
Leaders: Chris Funk and Lizzy Ellison
Workshop: Portfolio Development with Mark Smith (6 weeks)
June 29, 2021 @ 10:00 AMThis six-week workshop is for rising juniors and seniors who are beginning to think about college and career options in visual and graphic arts, product and packaging, or environments and experience design. Through weekly meetings – including hybrid get togethers in July – and a combination of group and individual…
Leader: Mark Smith
Workshop: Podcasting: Immersive Sound Walks with Chris Funk (4 weeks)
June 28, 2021 @ 11:00 AMIn this four-week hybrid workshop, students will collaborate to create an original audio sound walk that focuses on Portland’s vibrant street art scene. We will use digital recorders to capture in-the-field audio and original narration as we explore four different mural locations, selected in partnership with Portland Street Art Alliance…
Leader: Chris Funk
Workshop: Tell Your Story! Risograph Printing and Zine Making with Kate Bingaman-Burt & Leland Vaughan (3 weeks)
June 28, 2021 @ 11:00 AMThis workshop will focus on risograph printing and zine making, with an emphasis on using printmaking and books as vessels for your ideas and creative experiments. We’ll explore mark making, drawing, not-drawing, storytelling, collage, and more all through the lens of printing and zines! Zero drawing experience is needed—all are…
Leaders: Kate Bingaman-Burt & Leland Vaughan
May
Workshop: How I Got Over: Documenting Personal and Collective Transformation with Kalimah Abioto
May 10, 2021 @ 5:00 PMHow have you experienced change and transformation over the last year? In this workshop, we will explore ourselves thorough film, writing prompts, and other media forms that speak to personal and public change, transformation, and revolution. We will deep dive into our cultural artifacts in the form of documentary film,…
Leader: Kalimah Abioto
Workshop: Truth & Dare V4: Experiments in Art & Writing with Laura Moulton
May 10, 2021 @ 5:00 PMTruth & Dare is a creative workshop and youth community favorite that offers one truth (in the form of a writing prompt) and one dare (an art-inspired challenge to make/do) each week. Taking inspiration from contemporary artists and writers, we’ll generate our own work on the page and in the…
Leader: Laura Moulton
Workshop: Lyric Writing with Chris Funk
May 4, 2021 @ 5:00 PMWhy are some lyrics more evocative and memorable than others? What does the interplay between lyrics and melody sound like in the very best songs? In this workshop, we’ll unpack the secrets of great lyric writing using techniques like sense-bound writing and writing from multiple perspectives in order to develop…
Leader: Chris Funk
Workshop: Writing for Sketch Comedy with Dylan Reiff/Kickstand Comedy
May 4, 2021 @ 5:00 PMWhat makes something funny? How does a comedy writer turn a funny idea into a fully fleshed out sketch? In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of writing sketch comedy including brainstorming, beats and structure, “heightening” what’s funny, and how to draw on your experience of the world around you…
Leader: Dylan Reiff
April
Workshop: Echolocations: A Continuum of Black Art with Spencer Garland / BRENDA ARTS
April 13, 2021 @ 5:00 PMBlack art isn’t made in a vacuum. References, aesthetics, and history echo through the works of Black artists as diverse as Jean Michel Basquiat and Kara Walker. In Echolocations we’ll explore these intersections to illuminate how you and your artistic voice mirror those of great Black artists from around the…
Leader: Spencer Garland
Workshop: Run Out to Sea: Songwriting with Lizzy Ellison
April 13, 2021 @ 5:00 PMThis songwriting workshop focuses on intention setting and organization of structural composition, while maintaining authenticity throughout the process. It is designed for those that are hoping to create a body of work that best represents who they are as an artist, but more importantly discover who they are as a…
Leader: Lizzy Ellison