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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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This online discussion-based class will focus on composition principles and critique of both in-progress and completed work. Nandini will address how to integrate parts of an artwork into a unified whole, achieve balance of elements, and conceptualize and create cohesive series.

PHA Advocates members and above ($1,500+) are invited to an intimate salon-style reception with artist Jean Shin and PHA Printshop Director Luther Davis. Hosted in the PHA Printshop, the evening will feature an in-depth conversation about their creative process and collaboration on Tidal Reflections, the inaugural PHA Benefit Collector Edition.

A pop-up to celebrate the launch of Istria Napoli, a jewelry line founded by Laura Raicovich. Istria Napoli's signature style is inspired by Raicovich's Italian heritage, family heirlooms, and her own travels, where she sources materials serendipitously.

This 8 week class will introduce students to a variety of printmaking processes. We will explore monotype, collagraph, and relief. Emphasis will be on developing skills both on and off the press, from creating plates, to inking and editioning, becoming a responsible member in a community studio will be emphasized.

This 9-week class is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of silkscreen and its versatility. Through the course of three projects, we will explore new methods and build up skill intentionally.

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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Experienced etchers will utilize traditional and contemporary methods such as non-toxic photo-etching, viscosity printing, and Xerox-transfer in this class. Students may undertake in-depth plate work that allows for extensive work on a single plate, multicolored printing, and various experimental techniques.

An immersive virtual reality exhibition developed by ACCIONA Cultura in exclusive collaboration with Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado, Masterpieces invites visitors into a multi-sensory reimagining of one of the world’s greatest museums, including fantastical, in-depth explorations of its most celebrated, and rarely traveled, masterpieces.

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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DJ and community builder April Hunt brings her Mixtape series to Powerhouse Arts for Delighted, an evening of music, conversation, performance, and spectacle. Along with a DJ set by Hunt, the evening features Wardell Milan, Teedra Moses, and DJ Saint James Joy.

Inspired by Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado and featuring artists and arts workers Jazia Hammoudi, Ruby J. Thelot, and Wendi Yan, with moderator Rubén Polendo, this conversation will consider how emerging tools and innovative approaches in arts organizations can deepen, rather than replace, our relationship with art.

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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.