Workshops
Ongoing
Inspire your creativity, engage your senses, and expand your ideas.
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Events
Upcoming Events
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Sunday, December 7, 1 PMSimple Loom Weaving
Take inspiration from the weavings on view in the exhibition Lee ShinJa: Drawing with Thread and learn how to use a lap loom to make a small weaving in this workshop with textile artists Stacey Sharman and Vanina Doce-Mood.
Space is limited; first come, first served.
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Sunday, December 14, 1 PMIntro to Risograph Workshop
Join local artist and Senior Art Lab Facilitator Alayna Tinney for a beginner-friendly dive into risograph printing.
Space is limited; RSVP required.
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Sunday, February 8, 1 PMLight Catcher Workshop
Join Tara Baghdassarian for a workshop where photography and light meet ancestral memory. Create magical glass dream catchers inspired by MATRIX exhibition artist Andro Eradze’s surreal, dreamlike world.
Space is limited; RSVP required.
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Sunday, February 22, 1 PMConcrete Poetry with Lindsay Choi
In this two-hour generative poetry workshop led by poet Lindsay Choi, discover a selection of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s concrete poetry, artist’s books, and performance pieces, taking inspiration from her work to generate drafts, notes, and other forms of new material.
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OngoingTheresa Hak Kyung Cha Special Print Mailer
Occasioned by the exhibition Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings, BAMPFA’s Art Lab digs into the museum’s Cha archives to create a special edition risograph print mailing.
Sign up by March 1, 2026, to receive a copy of the print mailing (limited edition; first come, first served)
Past Events
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Saturday, November 1, 1 PMVisible Mending Workshop with Jane Yu
Join local textiles artist and educator Jane Yu of Niche Knits in a visible mending workshop to personalize your clothes and save them from the landfill.
RSVPs are full. Please stay tuned for more Art Lab workshops!
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Sunday, October 19, 1 PMRisograph Workshop with Reprographixxx
Join Sylvia Santillanez and Rena Tom of Berkeley’s Reprographixxx print studio for an introduction to risograph printing. Make a two-color poster using collage, transfer lettering, typewriters, and other analog methods.
RSVPs are full. Please stay tuned for more Art Lab workshops!
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Sunday, September 28, 1 PMMixed Media Drawing with Anjelica Colliard
Experience mixed media drawing with Oakland artist Anjelica Colliard. Explore making spontaneous drawings, playing with different media and building on the magic that comes from their interactions.
RSVPs are full. Please stay tuned for more Art Lab workshops!
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Sunday, September 14, 1 PMPatchwork Doll Making with Violette Alby and Eliza Fernand
Taking inspiration from the exhibition Routed West and from dolls everywhere, participants will make their own improvisational doll using DIY iron-on appliqué, hand sewing, and their imagination
Space is limited; RSVP required
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Sunday, September 7, 12–4 PMFabric Postcards with AAQGO
Make and take fabric art on a postcard with members of the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland, who will provide instruction and materials. During your visit, check out some of their work, on view in Routed West.
Drop-in event!
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Sunday, August 31, 1 PMBundle Dyeing with Summer Flowers
Join local artist Melinda Supanee Katz for a magical class exploring color, repetition, and abstraction through the process of bundle dyeing silk with flowers and steam.
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Saturday, August 16, 1 PMDream Dioramas with Caro Yagjian
Join local mixed-media artist and photographer Caro Yagjian for an imaginative workshop inspired by the mysterious and surreal nature of dreams. Participants transform a memorable scene from a dream into a real-life three-dimensional diorama.
Ages 10 and up
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Sunday, July 27, 1 PMImprovisational Quilt Print Workshop
Join artist Matt Katsaros for an afternoon of improvisational quiltmaking through the lens of collage and risograph printing.
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Sunday, June 29, 1 PMFabric Postcard Workshop
Discover the joy of working with fabric and thread and create your own miniature quilt!
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Friday, June 6, 4:30 PM; Saturday, June 7, 1 PMPerfume Workshop with Zapah Lab
Create your own scent in this hands-on experimental perfume workshop led by olfactory artist and researcher Arianna Khmelniuk (Zapah Lab). Go beyond basic blending and explore conceptual scent design. All levels are welcome.
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Sunday, May 25, 1:00 PMFabric Marker Jam with Cone Shape Top
Bring a garment to draw on or embellish using our fabric marker collection, scissors, fabric scraps, and hot glue to explore the expressive potential of your style while Cat Lauigan and Matt Brownell of Cone Shape Top provide the energy and inspiration to go deep with a live DJ set and a presentation of Lauigan’s fashion work.
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Saturday, April 26, 1:00 PMFloral Impressions with Tara Baghdassarian
Embrace the vibrancy of spring with the ancient Japanese technique of tataki-zomé, or flower pounding, combined with the softness of watercolor and other mixed media.
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Sunday, April 6, 1:00 PMWearable Workshop with Lisa Rybovich Crallé
Join us for an afternoon of knotting, coiling, folding, bending, braiding, and bundling materials to make your own wearable art inspired by the exhibition Making Their Mark.
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Sunday, March 16, 1:00 PMRisograph for Writers with Neko Natalia
Oakland-based risograph printer and photographer Neko Natalia leads a risograph printing workshop for writers and poets.
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Sunday, February 23, 1:00 PMShaped Papermaking with Julia Goodman
Local artist Julia Goodman shares a step-by-step process to make unique pieces of handmade paper. Taking inspiration from artworks on view in the exhibition Making Their Mark, participants explore techniques for making shaped paper.
Space is limited; RSVP required