Marwen | Courses & Workshops

EXPLORE OUR COURSES

+ All courses are offered virtually, include art kits, and provide opportunities to work both through Zoom studio spaces and independently off-screen.

+ Spring term courses started the week of February 22 and end the week of May 12.

+ Each course meets once a week and runs for 11 weeks.

Dream up designs for cards, patterns, and art pieces! Using typography, digital illustration, and letterpress block printing, we will take inspiration from our families and communities to explore the question: What history do we hold? Apply for this commissioned course by February 13.

Design to Print: Illustrating Our Histories: Authentic Designs

Sarita Garcia

Grade: 10, 12, 11

Sat

12 PM - 2 PM

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Harness the magical power of TIME! Learn mystical techniques in experimental and traditional animation using flip books, storyboards, GIFS, modeling, and stop motion. Use your phone/tablet camera if you have one (totally fine if not). We can all have fun!

Living Pictures: Traditional and Experimental Animation

Eason Bragg

Grade: 7, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Sat

2 PM - 4 PM

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Spring 2021 Course Highlight

Marwen Lab is a 2-term program that gives you the opportunity to work with an experienced teaching artist and your peers to develop your own art-making techniques and concepts. You will have access to all of Marwen's studios and art-making resources to help you complete projects for your portfolio. Your work will also be featured in a special exhibition! Marwen Lab is open to students who will be in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade in the 2019-2020 school-year.

Marwen Lab SP21

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Fri

AM - AM

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Explore and celebrate Queer identities through fiber-crafts like sewing, painting, and mask-making. Express, explore, and reflect on your identity through cute, wearable accessories, including tote bags, pins, masks, and squishy plushies.

Homemade Queer Crafts

Mikey Anderson

Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Fri

4 PM - 6 PM

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How do you connect to the land around you? Use coffee and tea paint, found objects, sculpture, and nature-based artmaking to consider themes of sustainability, sanctuary, and self identity. #KeepingIt100%Sustainable

Dreaming Sanctuaries: Nature Based Artmaking

Abena Motaboli

Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Fri

4 PM - 6 PM

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Create playful garments and accessories that represent your alter egos. Experiment with embroidery, fabric paint, and sculptural techniques to tell stories through wearable art. Learn new techniques every other week and present your work in a showcase!

Story On Your Sleeve: Wearable Art

Ishita Dharap

Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Sat

11 AM - 1 PM

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In this sci-fi and fantasy inspired class, collaborate to create the world you want to live in, complete with characters, storylines, illustrations, and maps. Utilize painting, printmaking, drawing, and creative writing to build their masterpiece.

Imaginative Futures in Sci-fi and Fantasy: World-Building & Character Design

Jasper Goodrich

Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Thu

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Collaborate on a storytelling project! Learn to photograph, film, and edit video as we explore, uplift, and document our neighborhoods through stories and visuals. Use your phone/tablet camera if you have one (totally fine if not). We can all have fun!

Exquisite Media: Experiments in Visual Storytelling

Jose Chicle Corcoles

Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 11

Sat

10 AM - 12 PM

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