Events

In this 3-hour online workshop, led by Justin Phillips, students will explore the art of Notan design which is a Japanese design concept involving play and placement of light and dark shapes or elements. Students will create designs and use black paper to cut out shapes and place them in a way that the positive and negative cut shapes will mirror and balance each other out on white card stock. This is a great workshop for creative makers that want…

In this workshop, led by artist Beth Hacker, we will explore automatic drawing to expand our creativity, break down artistic resistance in the creative process, and simply make art. Students will learn the history behind automatic drawing as well as techniques to bring elements of this process into their own work. During this three hour workshop, students can expect to watch a presentation, participate in art making, and brainstorm ideas. This is an online workshop which will be hosted in…

Residencies provide dedicated time and space for artists and writers to produce creative work. But how do you find these opportunities? How do you apply? What can you expect once you are there? This single-session workshop will help answer these questions and provide students with tools and strategies for applying to artist residencies. Instructor Erin Dorney has been awarded four competitive residencies (Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency, NY; Hewnoaks, ME; Tofte Lake Center, MN; and Spruceton Inn Artist Residency, NY)…

How do live storytellers do what they do? Whether you’re a fan of Story Slams (such as Lancaster Story Slam), or “the Moth”-style storytelling, or you simply want to know how to tell better stories, this online workshop will help you learn the hows and whys of live storytelling. Students will gain an understanding of what makes a “good” story in this medium and walk away with the beginnings of a great story (or two!) of their own. Led by…

In this workshop, led by JenMarie Macdonald, students will transform common stuff they find around them into bookbinding material and tools. Students will learn foundational, non-adhesive bookbinding techniques and will create two single-section books using reclaimed material and repurposed tools. In addition to techniques, tools, and terminology, discussion topics will also include contemporary book arts and artists. This class focuses on using reclaimed and recycled material to demonstrate that students don’t require specialized tools and materials to make books. This…

This online workshop, led by Eliot White, will invite participants to produce poetic works outside of the bounds of genre categories. Exploring hybrid forms will involve crossing and blending forms into new, pliable, more fertile ones capable of capturing the liminality (in-betweenness) of contemporary life and art. This workshop will include generative prompts, discussions of model texts, a taxonomy of hybrid forms, and further writing opportunities beyond the single class session.

In this online watercolor workshop led by Justin Phillips, we will go over the basics of watercolor materials, techniques, composition, and color theory. We will focus our energy into creating a still life watercolor from observation. This is designed to be a good refresher, an introduction to the medium, and a way to “try-it” if you’ve not taken an online art studio course before. This workshop will take place live in Google Meet on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:00 PM.…