Open Studio Workshops

Classes held on a recurring, sometimes drop-in basis, with minimal instruction

Figure Drawing Open Studio

Mondays, 9:30am–12:30pm January 9–February 27 (8 sessions) and/or March 5–April 30 (9 sessions)

Coordinators: Ellen Borison & Lee Berry

These open model sessions offer participants the opportunity to practice drawing from the nude model without instruction. The first hour will typically be spent on 1, 2, and 5 minute poses; the second hour will be spent …

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Mud Pies: Clay Play for Parents and Children

Wednesdays, 2–4pm January 18, February 1 & 15, March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18

Facilitator: Karen Abel

Enjoy the wonders of clay with your child and do something fun on early release day. Clay and basic instruction will be provided for an afternoon drop-in of clay exploration. Clay items that are …

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Pondering Pub

Third Thursdays, 6–9pm January 19, February 16, March 15, April 19

Facilitator/Host: Reisha Holton

Think. Reflect. Breathe. Write. Sketch. Dream. Doodle. In other words, ponder.

Snuggle up to lamp lit tables and lose yourself. Write or sketch what you want to without interruption. Join with others in the Eastside arts community in this new, …

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Art for the Soul

Fridays, 9:30am–12pm January 20, February 3 & 17, March  2, 16 & 30, April 20

Instructor: Michelle Brode

This ongoing workshop invites participants to use the creative process as a means of self-exploration. Each session begins with writing an intention for this creative time—what is your desire, what is your wish for the time …

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Art Critique Group

Third Tuesdays (4 sessions), 6–9pm February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15

Monthly Coordinator: Susan Walker

Join a small group of working artists each month for an evening of collaboration and critique facilitated by a guest artist each session. The guest artists are professional artists and/or faculty members at UW, …

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Practice, Practice, Practice

Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30am February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3

Instructor: Reisha Holton

We practice the piano, we practice yoga, we practice sports. Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in …

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Glass Fusing Open Studio

Friday, March 16, 10am–1pm, 1–4pm, and/or 4–7pm

Facilitator: Karen Abel

Open studio sessions are an opportunity to work independently on projects of your own choice, using the instructor’s tools, materials, molds and firing services. Sessions run all day from 10am to 7pm, divided up into three-hour segments. With the prerequisite satisfied, students may …

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