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Risograph Basics @ Outlet!

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to our Risograph Basics course: a printing, collage, experimentation, and mark making extravaganza! Get to know Outlet and our RISO sisters (Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Tina) and learn the basics of this fun and unique print method with Kate Bingaman-Burt! This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso, or if you’d like a refresher! We’ll take a deep dive into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is EXPERIMENTATION. We’ll share print and zine inspiration, favorite mark making tools and how to use them for riso, and we’ll walk through a print demo on two of our…

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$85 – $100

Community Art Day

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Community Art Day is bringing people together to connect and create every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 2-6 pm. This free event is open to the public and features art classes, collaborative projects, supplies to do your own thing and a creation station made just for kids! There will be a different art form with support from a local artist every time.

Free

Risograph Basics @ Outlet!

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to our Risograph Basics course: a printing, collage, experimentation, and mark making extravaganza! Get to know Outlet and our RISO sisters (Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Tina) and learn the basics of this fun and unique print method with Kate Bingaman-Burt! This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso, or if you’d like a refresher! We’ll take a deep dive into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is EXPERIMENTATION. We’ll share print and zine inspiration, favorite mark making tools and how to use them for riso, and we’ll walk through a print demo on two of our…

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$85 – $100

Summer Series: Practical Origami

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Register here Instructor: Yuki Martin This workshop will be taking place via Zoom, PST Capacity: 25 Sliding scale $5-30 5 no-cost spots available; BIPOC & 2S prioritized Tuesday, 8/16 Part 1; 6:30 – 8pm Tuesday 8/23rd Part 2; 6:30 – 8pm Join Yuki Martin for an origami workshop focusing on origami made with materials that can easily be sourced from home including standard sized copy paper.  For this virtual origami workshop series participants will simply need letter size (8.5″x11″) copy/printer paper and a cutting tool. Featured models including but are not limited to a photo stand, lamp shade, collapsible box, basket, and more. No origami experience necessary.This is a two-part workshop, with the first workshop geared towards beginners, and the second workshop designed to build on the skills in the…

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$5 – $30

Summer Series: Practical Origami

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Register here Instructor: Yuki Martin This workshop will be taking place via Zoom, PST Capacity: 25 Sliding scale $5-30 5 no-cost spots available; BIPOC & 2S prioritized Tuesday, 8/16 Part 1; 6:30 – 8pm Tuesday 8/23rd Part 2; 6:30 – 8pm Join Yuki Martin for an origami workshop focusing on origami made with materials that can easily be sourced from home including standard sized copy paper.  For this virtual origami workshop series participants will simply need letter size (8.5″x11″) copy/printer paper and a cutting tool. Featured models including but are not limited to a photo stand, lamp shade, collapsible box, basket, and more. No origami experience necessary.This is a two-part workshop, with the first workshop geared towards beginners, and the second workshop designed to build on the skills in the…

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$5 – $30

Community Art Day

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Community Art Day is bringing people together to connect and create every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 2-6 pm. This free event is open to the public and features art classes, collaborative projects, supplies to do your own thing and a creation station made just for kids! There will be a different art form with support from a local artist every time.

Free

Tech Support Group

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Tech Support Group Register here Mondays, 7-8:30pm PST via Zoom August 29th – Sept. 19th $30 – $75 sliding scale 3 no-cost spots available (BIPOC & 2S Prioritized) In this four-part workshop meets peer support group, we will gather to cultivate community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing and exploring creative prompts aimed at inviting curiosity, embodiment, experimentation and play into our interactions with our phones. The monthlong group will conclude with a collaborative Tech Support zine, which may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc that are reflective of experiences from the course. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes. Instructor description…

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$30 – $75

Ghost Print *Youth* Studio Time

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

👻 The IPRC will be open Sunday 9/4 for special Ghost Print Zine studio time! 👻 Kids and teens are welcome to stop by between 2-5pm to hang out and make art to go into the next issue of the zine. 🎨 Feel free to bring what you like to create with! Basic art supplies and collage materials provided. Please share with young artists you know! *Masks required. Proof of vaxx for those eligible will be checked at the door. RSVP Here (Appointment encouraged but not required)

Free

Tech Support Group

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Tech Support Group Register here Mondays, 7-8:30pm PST via Zoom August 29th – Sept. 19th $30 – $75 sliding scale 3 no-cost spots available (BIPOC & 2S Prioritized) In this four-part workshop meets peer support group, we will gather to cultivate community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing and exploring creative prompts aimed at inviting curiosity, embodiment, experimentation and play into our interactions with our phones. The monthlong group will conclude with a collaborative Tech Support zine, which may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc that are reflective of experiences from the course. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes. Instructor description…

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$30 – $75

Virtual Risograph Basics!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

About the Workshop Welcome to our Risograph Basics course: a printing, collage, experimentation, and mark making extravaganza! Get to know Outlet and our RISO sisters (Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Tina) and learn the basics of this fun and unique print method with Kate Bingaman-Burt! This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso, or if you’d like a refresher! We’ll take a deep dive into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is EXPERIMENTATION. We’ll share print and zine inspiration, favorite mark making tools and how to use them for riso, and we’ll walk through a print demo on…

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$15 – $100
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