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Build + Stretch Your Own Canvas in the Woodshop

October 30, 2025

Break free from the restrictions of canvas sizes you buy at the store and learn to make your own! We'll learn how to use the tools needed to build a wooden canvas frame. Once the frame is built, we will go over the proper techniques for stretching a tight canvas. At the end of the […]

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

October 30, 2025

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique, or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback, and group discussion.

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Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

October 30, 2025

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in the history and practice of visual journaling. Participants will be introduced to exercises that explore sequential text, automatic drawing and collage as aspects of the journaling process. We will begin the session with a short presentation on visual diarists, their techniques, and their significance.

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Vision Boarding Workshop (Limited Offering) – New!

October 30, 2025

Join Preston for a playful and inspiring Vision Boarding Workshop where creativity meets intention-setting. This workshop is all levels, and invites you to come solo or bring friends to spend time imagining your year ahead! Using magazines, paper, stickers, glue, and collaging, you’ll craft a vision board that reflects your goals, dreams, and desires. Think: […]

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Photographing Your Artwork (Limited Offering)

July 06, 2025

This class is perfect for artists looking to document their artwork. You'll learn how to make better photographs of your artwork for prints, web, social media, or anywhere else you want to share them. We will discuss lighting, composition, common mistakes in photographing artworks, and best practices for documentation.

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

July 06, 2025

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique, or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback, and group discussion.

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Build + Stretch Your Own Canvas in the Woodshop – New!

July 06, 2025

Break free from the restrictions of canvas sizes you buy at the store and learn to make your own! We'll learn how to use the tools needed to build a wooden canvas frame. Once the frame is built, we will go over the proper techniques for stretching a tight canvas. At the end of the […]

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Introduction to Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

July 06, 2025

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in the history and practice of visual journaling. Participants will be introduced to exercises that explore sequential text, automatic drawing and collage as aspects of the journaling process. We will begin the session with a short presentation on visual diarists, their techniques, and their significance.

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

April 02, 2025

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique, or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback, and group discussion.

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

April 02, 2025

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diaris

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Lasercraft + 3D Printing: Make Custom Tools for Ceramics

April 02, 2025

Learn how to use VisArts' laser engraver and 3D printer to design and create custom logo stamps, tools for construction, cleanup, or textural surface decoration in clay. Use your own designs or choose from countless available open source options.

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

February 04, 2025

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique, or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback, and group discussion.

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Unblock Creativity: Make Your Own Digital Coloring Sheets

February 04, 2025

If you have felt stuck creatively this class is for you. Franchell teaches one of her methods for unblocking creativity. Using group discussion, students will identify creative blocks. Students will learn how to take a drawing and creating a coloring page from it on iPads, and use coloring books designed by Franchell. Students will create […]

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ONLINE: Share, Show + Tell: Painting + Works on Paper

February 04, 2025

Are you looking for some fresh eyes on your artwork? This class is for you! Designed for artists of all levels, this class will offer you insights and advice regarding materials and technique for your in-progress artworks. We will begin the session with critical discourse regarding an anonymous piece of art. From there, each participant […]

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ONLINE: Share, Show + Tell: Painting + Works on Paper

November 03, 2024

Are you looking for some fresh eyes on your artwork? This class is for you! Designed for artists of all levels, this class will offer you insights and advice regarding materials and technique for your in-progress artworks. We will begin the session with critical discourse regarding an anonymous piece of art. From there, each participant […]

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ONLINE: Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers

November 03, 2024

This course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We'll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique, or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback, and group discussion.

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