classes & workshops

Height. Precision. Refinement. Take your throwing skills to the next level in 10 weeks.

Explore the body as a site of myth, memory, and meaning through abstract ceramic figuration.

Delve into casting and ornamenting through your own plaster molds in this foundational hands-on course.

Learn the basic techniques of the Japanese tradition of woodblock printmaking with water-based inks. This tradition is associated with the extraordinary lessons of design and color passed on from the earliest Ukiyo-e masters.

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Participants are invited to create their own paper world inspired by Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado's immersive themes. With support from Powerhouse Arts staff, attendees will craft either a pop-up paper scene that recreates the feeling of moving through virtual space or that captures the sensation of stepping inside a painting. Through folding, layering, and storytelling, participants will experiment with paper engineering to bring imagined masterpieces to life.

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Learn to design and transform a digital image into a physical object using Rhinoceros3D software, mold-making, and casting methods.

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Explore the ancient art of fine clay slips, from raw clay to layered, colorful surfaces.

Inspired by the immersive virtual reality exhibition Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado, we’ll bring 2D artworks to life as we transform them into pop-up tunnel books. Part of our series of free, drop-in art workshops for families, kids, and neighbors of all ages.

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Create narrative textile works using the Japanese embroidery technique of Sashiko and patchwork techniques rooted in the compositional elements of Boro.

Using watercolor to create an observational illustration of a live model, experiment with shapes, structures, lines and colors in brush work.

Learn evocative and sensory storytelling techniques to create a mini comic exploring memories as sights, sounds, feelings, and moods.

Inspired by the immersive virtual reality exhibition Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado, we’ll design puppets inspired by Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights. Part of our series of free, drop-in art workshops for families, kids, and neighbors of all ages.

Move beyond traditional flat collage andexperiment with the layering of mixed media materials at the intersection ofpainting and sculpture.

Explore various mosaic techniques through hands-on making and create an individual artwork.

With support from Stained Glass Studio founders Bryane and Jenny Fleming, attendees will learn the fundamentals of stained glass techniques while creating their own glass artwork inspired by the masterpieces featured in Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado.

Taking a software-agnostic* point of view, useboth subscription-based and open-source digital tools to create expressivecollage, patterns, texture and graphic language.

In two sessions, experiment with the traditional art of marbling and then create expressive collages using the marbled designs.

Strengthen the connection between observation and gesture in live model figure drawing, through this session led and supported by an instructor.

Explore the rich possibilities of cyanotypes,as well as alternative photographic printing using organic materials such asgreen tea, coffee, and wine.

Inspired by the immersive virtual reality exhibition Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado, we’ll paint and sculpt small-scale artworks to fill our museum diorama. Part of our series of free, drop-in art workshops for families, kids, and neighbors of all ages.