BODECKER FOUNDATION VIRTUAL & HYBRID WORKSHOPS
June
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
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: 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
July
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
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
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