Workshops

Ongoing

Inspire your creativity, engage your senses, and expand your ideas.

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Upcoming Events

  • Saturday, March 19, April 2, and May 21

    Watercolor Workshop Series

    Join Art Lab facilitator and local artist Micaela Martinez Saavedra for a series of three peaceful workshops exploring the expressive potential of watercolor.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

Past Events

  • Friday, May 6, 5:30 PM

    In Song Sing On: A Songbook Sing-Along

    Come join us for an inclusive group sing-along using the In Song Sing On songbook, an ever-growing collection of well loved and newly loved songs selected for the purpose of singing together.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Sunday, April 24, 1 PM

    The Power of Posters & Civic Engagement with Lena Wolff and Miriam Klein Stahl

    In this workshop, Bay Area artist couple Lena Wolff and Miriam Klein Stahl share their public poster work and lead the group in a project to help create the future we want through poster art.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Friday, April 22, 2–7 PM

    Earth Day Block Print Workshop

    Join Art Lab facilitator and local educator Nelli Astvatsatrian in some block printing fun on Earth Day.

    BAMPFA

    Ages 12+, Drop-in

  • Sunday, March 27, April 17, and May 15

    Risograph Zine Making Workshop Series

    Learn the basics of risograph printing with BAMPFA Art Lab facilitator and local artist Alayna Tinney. 

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Saturday, March 19, April 2, and May 21

    Watercolor Workshop Series

    Join Art Lab facilitator and local artist Micaela Martinez Saavedra for a series of three peaceful workshops exploring the expressive potential of watercolor.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Sunday, March 6, 1 PM

    Weaving Together with Travis Meinolf

    Artist Travis Meinolf hosts a weaving gathering with twenty simple looms prepared for use; together we will weave something big, or many smaller things, or perhaps some combination of bigger and smaller things.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Saturday, February 5, 12–4 PM

    Community Valentine Mail Art Party with No School

    Come to the Art Lab for a Valentine’s Day mail art making extravaganza hosted by experimental arts education program No School.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • February 2, 3, 4; 3:30 PM

    Valentine Mail Art Mini Camp with No School

    Join us for one, two, or all three days of this afterschool mail art intensive as we make connections between the history of avant-garde, experimental mail art practices and classic Valentine’s Day traditions with celebrated arts education program No School. 

    BAMPFA

    Recommended for ages 7–17. Limited Space, RSVP required.

  • Saturday, January 15, 11 AM

    Foam Stamp Making

    Learn how to cut foam to create simple abstract stamp designs in the Art Lab.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in

  • Sunday, December 12, 11 AM & Sunday, January 9, 11 AM

    Collaborative Postcard Printing: A Risograph Workshop

    Learn the basics of risograph printing in the BAMPFA Art Lab and go home with a collaboratively designed set of postcards.

    BAMPFA

    All ages, Drop-in