In this workshop, participants will explore the history, making, and sharing of zines. Zines are self-published booklets that share ideas, art, poetry, comics, and resources without the barrier of high costs or professional publishers. Zines come in many shapes and sizes, with the most common style being an 8-page booklet made from a single piece of 8.5×11-inch paper. This workshop aims to provide participants with techniques to: fold and make zines out of paper; generate ideas to fill the pages; develop a short story narrative; and make copies to share with their friends and community. At the end of the workshop, participants will make a portfolio to store their zines, and an extra copy of one of their zines to put in the Little Free Library outside PCA&M!

Learn how to combine collage, painting and printmaking with Gelli plates! Whether you’re making art pieces or junk journaling, Gelli printing is a great way to play with found objects, stencils, and magazines. Join class ready to experiment and create one of kind art pieces!

Designed for artists of all levels who want to enhance their linework and illustration skills. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to use a lightbox to refine pencil sketches and confidently ink over them with various tools and techniques. We’ll cover line weight, texture, and creating depth. Whether you’re into comics, illustration, or just love clean, bold artwork, this class will leave you with a finished inked piece and the skills to keep creating on your own.

In this one-time class, we will dive into the exciting realm of conceptualizing creature designs through drawing. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or simply have a love for imaginative creatures, this workshop will ignite your creativity and expand your artistic horizons. Over the course of the session, we will guide you through techniques for brainstorming ideas, sketching thumbnail concepts, and refining your creature designs. We will delve into elements such as eerie anatomy, haunting proportions, and visual storytelling to bring your creatures to life.

Dive into video editing with our One-Night Adobe Premiere Fundamentals Workshop, perfect for beginners looking to get started with professional video editing software. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the basics of navigating the Premiere interface, importing and organizing footage, cutting clips, adding transitions, working with audio, and exporting your final project. Whether you’re creating content for social media, YouTube, or personal projects, this workshop will give you a solid foundation to start editing with confidence.

Get creative and self-expressive in our One-Night Digital Zine-Making Workshop for beginners! You’ll learn how to design and assemble your very own zine using digital tools—perfect for sharing your art, writing, photography, or ideas in a unique, DIY format. We’ll cover basic layout design, image and text integration, and how to format your zine for print.

In this workshop, students will explore handbuilding ceramic techniques by making catch all trays for a variety of functional uses. Students can take the lead and make a piece that best fits their lifestyle, since these catch-all trays are suitable for anything: for storing jewelry and trinkets, organizing board game pieces, or easily accessing spices while cooking.

Feeling like you still need more time after class has ended to get the perfect image prints? In this workshop extension of Intro to B&W Photography, students from the winter term Intro to B&W Photography classes will have time to continue processing film and printing images in the darkroom under the guidance of instructor, Changgeon Keum. Spend the day in the photo lab continuing your darkroom photography education and building the confidence needed to progress to our Intermediate-level black and white photography class. We hope to see you there!

This class is not available for online registration so we can verify your status as a winter-term student. Please give us a call at 412-361-0455 to sign up!

 

Join Liz Wells in the studio for an afternoon family clay play date! Together as a family, participants will have the opportunity to create a clay object using basic handbuilding techniques. This workshop is geared towards children ages 6 and up to be accompanied by an adult. Clay and glazes provided, no prior clay experience needed. Children must be accompanied by an adult, adult participation is required. Each registration is for one parent and up to two children.

In this one-session workshop, Al Middlemiss will guide students through creating watercolor paintings featuring spring flowers. Students will learn foundational watercolor skills while making pieces perfect for hanging around the home for spring cheer.