Play, create, discover, and have fun! Families and friends are invited to visit SVMoA's Hailey Classroom, explore various art materials, and create art inspired by SVMoA's summer exhibition Hidden Gems: Sun Valley Collects. Projects will change monthly. Age & Ability: all ages, families encouraged to attend together. FREE! Drop in anytime between 1:30–4:30pm; no registration required!
Have a collection of personal artwork and don’t know what to do with it? Thinking about applying to art school and need to organize your work? Join artists Brie Schettle and Benjamin Hunt to learn how to build an artist portfolio and develop application materials for professional practices. This workshop is an introduction to writing artist statements, photographing artwork, and organizing art to share in a portfolio. Participants are welcome to bring in-progress artwork for feedback. “Building Your Portfolio” is a great opportunity to prepare materials for both college applications and professional opportunities in the arts! Age & Ability: 15-18 years (rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates), all levels, beginners welcome! $50, pre-registration required
Have a collection of personal artwork and don’t know what to do with it? Thinking about applying to art school and need to organize your work? Join artists Brie Schettle and Benjamin Hunt to learn how to build an artist portfolio and develop application materials for professional practices. This workshop is an introduction to writing artist statements, photographing artwork, and organizing art to share in a portfolio. Participants are welcome to bring in-progress artwork for feedback. “Building Your Portfolio” is a great opportunity to prepare materials for both college applications and professional opportunities in the arts! Age & Ability: 15-18 years (rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates), all levels, beginners welcome! $50, pre-registration required
Grab your art supplies and get outside! Painting and drawing nature are ways to develop an informal art practice that connects us to the ecology of the places we inhabit. Sign up for one or both of these 4-hour workshops! In workshops offered on July 5 and 6, students will tap into observation skills and learn basic drawing or painting techniques as we sketch plants and vegetables growing in our backyards. Students should come prepared to carry their art materials for sketching and exploring the blooms in The Hunger Coalition’s Hope Garden, just steps from SVMoA’s Hailey Classroom. Age & ability: 16 and older, beginners welcome! $100 member / $125 nonmember
Grab your art supplies and get outside! Painting and drawing nature are ways to develop an informal art practice that connects us to the ecology of the places we inhabit. Sign up for one or both of these 4-hour workshops! In workshops offered on July 5 and 6, students will tap into observation skills and learn basic drawing or painting techniques as we sketch plants and vegetables growing in our backyards. Students should come prepared to carry their art materials for sketching and exploring the blooms in The Hunger Coalition’s Hope Garden, just steps from SVMoA’s Hailey Classroom. Age & ability: 16 and older, beginners welcome! $100 member / $125 nonmember
Originally a game invented by Surrealist artists in Paris in the 1920s, “Exquisite Corpse” is a collaborative activity designed to stimulate creativity. In this 2-day workshop, examine the history and concept behind the Exquisite Corpse, subjectivity and color theory. Participants will create collages and paintings in a collaborative environment, developing design and color relationship skills, collectively assembling words and images. Participants are encouraged to bring images (drawings, photographs, magazine materials, etc.) to be used in the collaborative projects. Age & Ability: 13-18 years, all levels, beginners welcome! $30, pre-registration required
In this 2-day printmaking workshop, participants will spend the first day making printing plates using various substances and surfaces, such as fabric, bubble wrap, wallpaper, leaves, and more. On day two, ink up and begin printing, either by press or hand. Each time your plate is inked will create a unique monoprint, revealing varying tones, textures, and values of color. SVMoA will provide the necessary materials (included in enrollment cost). Age & ability: 16 and older, beginners welcome! THIS 2-DAY WORKSHOP TAKES PLACE SAT, MAY 13 & 20, 10AM–2PM. $200 member / $225 nonmember
In this 2-day printmaking workshop, participants will spend the first day making printing plates using various substances and surfaces, such as fabric, bubble wrap, wallpaper, leaves, and more. On day two, ink up and begin printing, either by press or hand. Each time your plate is inked will create a unique monoprint, revealing varying tones, textures, and values of color. SVMoA will provide the necessary materials (included in enrollment cost). Age & ability: 16 and older, beginners welcome! THIS 2-DAY WORKSHOP TAKES PLACE SAT, MAY 13 & 20, 10AM–2PM. $200 member / $225 nonmember
Go Figure! Elevate your Tuesday evening and join SVMoA for a creative studio session that will explore the human figure in variations of lighting, pose, and setting. SVMoA provides a clothed or unclothed model, refreshments, and an open, self-guided studio setting for participants of all abilities. Open to anyone interested in working from the model, regardless of experience level. Familiarity with basic drawing fundamentals is recommended. Bring your own supplies; drawing boards will be provided. Age & ability: 16 years and older, all skill levels welcome! Participants under 18 years of age need to provide a waiver signed by their guardian. CLICK HERE to download.
Join SVMoA Interns for an evening of creative fun! Using air-dry clay and acrylic paints, we’ll be making small sculptures of creatures both real and imaginary. Drop in anytime – no experience necessary. Snacks and all materials will be provided. Open to all teenagers.
Play, create, discover and have fun! Families and friends are invited to visit SVMoA’s Hailey Classroom, explore various art materials and craft away. Project suggestions will be provided and change weekly. Age & Ability: all ages, families encouraged to attend together
