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Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop

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

Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop This workshop is a quick-start guide for artists that want to learn how to move their art in time.  Participants will learn basic animation principals, traditional hand-drawn 2D animation techniques and  tips for creating an affordable home animation studio.  During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create 2 small animation projects. This workshop will be taught by Lori Damiano.  Lori D has an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts and currently teaches in the Animated Arts program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The cost of this two-day workshop is $150. Be in touch with the Program Director to inquire about sliding scale pricing at hquinn@iprc.org

$150

Oh Word!?: a Creative Writing Workshop on Poetry & Media

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

Oh Word!? is a generative & developmental workshop space where writers will bring both original work & create new work from found & provided materials. Each session will feature a creative exercise & dedicated workshop time for works in progress. Structurally, we will be navigating media, poetics & the digital landscapes of which we attempt to make sense. Works created or completed in the workshop sessions will be collected into a small bound zine & participating writers would be invited to read a public installation. Dates: Mondays 7-9pm July 15th – August 12th Class Capacity: 10 Price: Sliding scale $25-50* Audience: QTBIPOC Instructor: jayy dodd *2 scholarships spots available. To inquire about scholarships email hquinn@iprc.org

$25 – $50

It Tells You: Poetry to Script Workshop with Laura Houlberg

third room 707 NE Broadway (Suite 205), Portland, OR, United States

it’s back! It Tells You: Poetry to Script workshop with @lo__lands this August. Learn screenwriting fundamentals! Adapt a poem to a short script! Give & receive helpful peer feedback! Present final piece to your friends! Poetry is for everyone, screenwriting is for everyone, we have a right to visual culture and story telling is ours! We deserve our humanity in image! $25-50 sliding scale, no one turned away! Sign up link bio :-)

$25 – $50

ROUGH DRAFT

Curious Comedy Annex 5229 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art. If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level. If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage. Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories. And because…

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Free

Smith & Bybee Writing Workshop

Smith and Bybee Lakes Wetlands 4949 N Marine Drive, Portland, OR, United States

This is an accessible opportunity for people to spend some time connecting with nature and themselves through several writing exercises and a short walk. Trails are paved, and there is an accessible, gender-neutral bathroom available. More information about the space is available here: https://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/smith-and-bybee-wetlands-natural-area We will be focusing on an embodied approach to writing practice (a fancy way of saying paying attention to your body and breath, and writing from that space). Participants are encouraged to write in whatever forms and genres feel good to them (prose, poetry, memoir, speculative fiction, you name it). Bring a writing utensil & something to write with*, water, and something to sit on that you're okay with getting dirty/potentially a little muddy (a picnic table cloth/rain poncho/something somewhat water-resistant…

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Free

Humor and Gag Comics: A Miss Anthology Comics Workshop (all ages)

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Jenny Vu from the Portland Mercury will be teaching Humor and Gag Comics this year! Like to draw? Like making jokes? Gag comics are for you! In this workshop we’ll focus on putting words and images together in a way that is funny and unique to you. All ages, free for youth, enrollment required* Saturday, August 10th, 1-4pm *Limited to 30 participants on a first come, first served basis. Enroll here: https://missanthology.wordpress.com/august-10th-with-jenny-vu/

Free

Recognizing & Honoring Life Transitions

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We transition from the wet womb to open air, sucking in first breath. Relationships form. Some endure. Some end. Our sense of home and belonging shifts. What gives life meaning—school, career, family, beauty, creativity, service—ebbs and flows as we age. Our lives are full of transitions. Some weave in and out of our world seamlessly, going unrecognized until years later. Others create a temporary loss of balance. Then there are the transitions that leave you feeling like the GPS of your life has gone haywire. Taking time to recognize life transitions by naming them can offer relief, release, or an invitation to honor a part of your life journey that you may not have considered relevant. In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to the archetype…

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$80

Comics and Zines for Middle Schoolers

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

9am-12pm (Breakfast and snacks provided) What better place to learn about comics and zines than the region’s largest Zine Library? Using the library as inspiration, youth will have workshops in character development, layout, lettering, inking & coloring, and risograph printing. They will produce several original comics and zines by the end of the week. Space for 12 youth – aged 11-14; $200/week (partial and full scholarships available – email showtell@iprc.org)

$200

Oh Word!?: a Creative Writing Workshop on Poetry & Media

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

Oh Word!? is a generative & developmental workshop space where writers will bring both original work & create new work from found & provided materials. Each session will feature a creative exercise & dedicated workshop time for works in progress. Structurally, we will be navigating media, poetics & the digital landscapes of which we attempt to make sense. Works created or completed in the workshop sessions will be collected into a small bound zine & participating writers would be invited to read a public installation. Dates: Mondays 7-9pm July 15th – August 12th Class Capacity: 10 Price: Sliding scale $25-50* Audience: QTBIPOC Instructor: jayy dodd *2 scholarships spots available. To inquire about scholarships email hquinn@iprc.org

$25 – $50

Passing Our Stories Down: A Mandarin/English Bilingual Workshop

APANO Office 2788 SE 82nd Ave, Ste 203, Portland, OR, United States

Passing Our Stories Down: A Mandarin/English Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop with Write Around Portland When: Tuesday, August 13th, 6-8pm Where: APANO Office, 2788 SE 82nd Ave "Do you have stories to pass on to the next generation? Have you ever wanted to write these stories down?" Based on the acclaimed Write Around Portland model, this workshop provides 2-hours of guided writing time for English and/or Mandarin speaking individuals, with opportunities for sharing and feedback. Open to all levels of writers. For more information about Write Around Portland, visit writearound.org.

Free
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