This is a 2-part workshop that meets on August 10th and August 17th. Get certified to laser-cut various materials on the Epilog Mini AND learn how to use the vinyl cutter to make stickers and signs! This class will cover the basics of using the cutters safely, techniques for different materials, and relevant software tools. You can do a project of your own design with both systems or sample projects will be made available. You can make personalized gifts or start your own business. All attendees will receive a free personalized iPhone stand.

This is a 4-part workshop that meets on August 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th. Students will learn the basics of 35mm black and white negative film photography, handing, development and silver gelatin printing. They will learn how to photograph using a 35mm camera, hand process rolls of 35mm negative film, and make at least one print from an enlargement. Students will gain familiarity with darkroom safety processes, chemistry, equipment, and best practices. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to work independently in the black and white darkroom.

This is a 2-part workshop that meets on July 31st and August 7th. Cyanotype is a photographic printing technique used by artists, botanists and architects for almost 200 years. In this course, you’ll learn all the steps required to create your cyanotype prints: from the preparation of the solution to the creation of images on transparent media using both digital photographic negatives and hand-drawn negatives, to exposing to light and fixating color. Discover how to use different surfaces such as paper or fabric with the use of photos, plants, flowers and even objects.

This is a 3-part workshop that meets on July 17th, 24th, and 31st. Design your own images for letterpress using a light–sensitive polymer plate and learn to use the Vandercook press! This workshop will cover the old and new uses of the letterpress using light-sensitive polymer plates to be printed on our Vandercook press. Students will get a basic foundation for Letterpress printing by focusing on the production and printing of the polymer plate. You will leave this workshop with a working knowledge of press operation.

This is a 4-part workshop that meets on July 22nd, 24th, 29th, 31st. Students will learn the basics of 35mm black and white negative film photography, handing, development and silver gelatin printing. They will learn how to photograph using a 35mm camera, hand process rolls of 35mm negative film, and make at least one print from an enlargement. Students will gain familiarity with darkroom safety processes, chemistry, equipment, and best practices. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to work independently in the black and white darkroom.

This is a 3-part workshop that meets on July 17th, 24th, and 31st. Design your own images for letterpress using a light–sensitive polymer plate and learn to use the Vandercook press! This workshop will cover the old and new uses of the letterpress using light-sensitive polymer plates to be printed on our Vandercook press. Students will get a basic foundation for Letterpress printing by focusing on the production and printing of the polymer plate. You will leave this workshop with a working knowledge of press operation.

This is a 2-part workshop that meets on July 13th and July 20th. Get certified to laser-cut various materials on the Epilog Mini AND learn how to use the vinyl cutter to make stickers and signs! This class will cover the basics of using the cutters safely, techniques for different materials, and relevant software tools. You can do a project of your own design with both systems or sample projects will be made available. You can make personalized gifts or start your own business. All attendees will receive a free personalized iPhone stand.

This is a 4-part workshop that meets on July 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th. Students will learn the basics of 35mm black and white negative film photography, handing, development and silver gelatin printing. They will learn how to photograph using a 35mm camera, hand process rolls of 35mm negative film, and make at least one print from an enlargement. Students will gain familiarity with darkroom safety processes, chemistry, equipment, and best practices. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to work independently in the black and white darkroom.

Build a version of the Atari Punk Console synthesizer that fits in an Altoids tin. You'll get all of the necessary materials and detailed instructions. The synthesizer runs on a 9V battery and is made to plug into a guitar amplifier via a quarter inch jack.

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

Spend a leisurely morning learning how to do this ancient Egyptian binding technique to make a beautiful sketchbook. This binding features an exposed spine and visible chain stitching that lays flat when open. In addition, we will learn how to laser cut our book covers.

In this intermediate course, students will learn how to create a reduction cut print. Students should already be familiar with basic relief techniques and printing processes. In this course students will learn how to plan and execute a three-layer Reduction Cut print. By the end of the course students will have an edition of prints and will have built the skills to continue their woodcut practice.

Intro to Silkscreen "Get Printing" provides a comprehensive introduction to screen printing set up, techniques, registration, and troubleshooting for you to get your design printed! Participants will prepare a stencil of their digital or hand drawn two-color designs of a maximum dimension of 8" x 10" each and practice printing with silkscreens to get their projects printed.

Learn how to make your own folding wooden stool to take home and use! You will leave this workshop with a finished stool and basic woodworking skills. This stool design incorporates simple joinery to create a stool made from fir that folds flat and can be hung on a wall. Try different cutting and sanding techniques as well as a clamped “glue-up” to bind the pieces together. Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, sharp pencil, no metal jewelry.

This is an intensive introduction to bookbinding in miniature format. Students can use decorative paper and colorful thread to personalize their tiny books. Students will learn three types of bookbinding using glue and non-glue methods, and samples of 3 tiny books: the accordion, pamphlet and Japanese stab binding. This intensive includes the addition of a drum leaf book. Students can bring decorative papers or items for collage.

Make your own analog tank reverb in an 8p Eurorack module. This sounds warm & rich and of course, reverb goes well with everything. With controls for mix and sustain, you can shape your synth sound to fit your unique style.

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

This workshop will give you the skills to create Computer Aided Designs (CAD) for CNC milling applications. Create furniture, signage, manufacturing jigs, artwork, and much more. The course includes an overview of the history and capabilities of modern manufacturing, CAD design principles and practices, and CNC operation and safety protocol. Once the course is complete, students will be authorized to use the 4'x8' shopbot cnc independently.

Start to Finish" is an introduction to screen printing for artists who want to learn the full process from emulsion coating to screen cleaning and go home with their finished prints. Class screens are provided but you are invited to bring your own if you'd like to continue printing at home!

Learn basic frame making techniques (great for artists with a ton of work but no frames!). You'll make a simple frame and learn techniques applicable to more complex frames, using AS220 woodshop tools. No prior experience necessary! Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, remove metal jewelry, sharp pencil.

Forget the outdated acting classes that lack the practical skills you'll need on set! Learn actionable techniques taught by an actor who has worked in Hollywood for over a decade on hundreds of film sets as a principal performer. Students can leave with material for their reels and we'll also discuss editing, self-taped auditions, and much more to prepare you for the set. This is a great workshop for those new to acting as well as experienced performers.

Chase the winter blues away by making your own cyanotypes or sunprints. Cyanotype is a photographic printing technique used by artists, botanists and architects for almost 200 years. In this course, you’ll learn all the steps required to create your cyanotype prints: from preparation to the creation of images using both digital photographic negatives and hand-drawn negatives, to exposure to light and fixating color. Discover how to apply your prints onto different surfaces such as paper, fabric and wood.

The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer. Would you like to make your own theremin in an Altoids tin? Once complete, you can make sounds like an old scifi movie.

Students will receive a comprehensive introduction to woodcut printmaking. At the end of the course students will have learned how to plan a woodcut, how to safely carve out their design and how to print either using hand printing techniques or using the etching press.

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

Learn basic frame making techniques (great for artists with a ton of work but no frames!). You'll make a simple frame and learn techniques applicable to more complex frames, using AS220 woodshop tools. No prior experience necessary! Please bring: KN95 mask, closed toed shoes, hair ties, remove metal jewelry, sharp pencil.

Paper marbling is a decorative technique from the Middle East and Europe that uses water or a viscous solution to create patterns on paper like stone or marble. The patterns are created by floating colors on the surface of the liquid and then being transferred to the paper. This technique is used by designers, painters, bookmakers, creative postcards and Posters backgrounds, calligraphy, and more.

In the Intro to Screenprinting class you will learn every step to the process of screenprinting. This class will walk you through it from a blank screen to a finished product and back to a blank screen again. Feel free to bring items of your own that can be printed on such as T-shirts, Tote bags and other fabrics!

Build an analog fuzz effect pedal for guitar that fits in an Altoids Tin. The fuzz sound was popularized by the psychedelic movement by bands like Jimi Hendrix and The Cream. We will build a fuzz circuit that produces those saturated harmonic overtones. Bring your guitar or use ours to try out your Altoids Fuzz right after you build your circuit.

Start to Finish" is an introduction to screen printing for artists who want to learn the full process from emulsion coating to screen cleaning and go home with their finished prints. Class screens are provided but you are invited to bring your own if you'd like to continue printing at home!