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Spring 2021 Virtual Art Courses

Registration for Spring courses is open February 10-17, 2021. REGISTER HERE

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

+ Courses start the week of February 22 and end the week of May 12.

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

    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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