Teen Workshops

AGES 13 TO 17

Whether your teen is exploring their creative interests for the first time or preparing a college portfolio, Peninsula School of Art’s teen program offers opportunities for students to expand their artistic potential. Intensive handson experiences encourage teens to explore new concepts, develop new skills, exchange ideas, and develop a lasting studio practice.

Across all media, instructors challenge students to become more confident risk takers through technical skill building exercises and creative experiments. Project prompts and individualized feedback help teen artists find their unique voice. Each week closes with a brief conversation about the work created, challenges and triumphs, and what each student is excited to explore next.

Graphic Arts ID: YA2137 Jun 14 - 18 • 1 - 4 pm Members: $150 • Non-Members: $170

In this workshop, teen artists investigate how imagery and text are used in the world of art and advertising. Discover how powerful images can be as you study the work of Keith Haring, Takashi Murakami, Shepard Fairey, and more. Create initial logo and poster design sketches as you experiment with typography, imagery, and painting style. Take your sketches and transform them into finished works of art using colored pencils, markers, acrylic paint, and printmaking techniques.

Mastering the Potter's Wheel ID: YA2138 Jun 28 - Jul 2 • 1 - 4 pm Members: $150 • Non-Members: $170

This workshop offers the opportunity for teen to refine their skills on the potter's wheel. Basic throwing techniques are reviewed and more advanced methods introduced as students create a series of mugs, bowls, and plates. Students design and decorate the surface of each piece using hand built embellishments, texture tools, and brightly colored underglazes. A final clear glaze ensures all pieces are food safe.

Cut and Paste ID: YA2139 Jul 19 - 23 • 1 - 4 pm Members: $150 • Non-Members: $170

Teen artists explore basic and more advanced collage and montage techniques in this workshop. Students learn how to use found papers, recycled materials, and printmaking methods to communicate their artistic vision. The works of Robert Rauschenberg, Hannah Hoch, Henri Matisse, Max Ernst, and more are referenced for instruction and inspiration throughout the week.

Sequential Illustration ID: YA2140 Aug 2 - 6 • 1 - 4 pm Members: $150 • Non-Members: $170

In this workshop, teens learn the process of illustrating a sequential story from writing, layout, and sketching to the final finished pages. Techniques in colored pencil, ink, markers, and watercolor are shared and practiced. From there, students design and roughly sketch a multiplepage story with illustrations and using the media of their choosing with instruction throughout the process.