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  • Print & Sip: Explore Gelli Printing & Mixed Media Art

    Print & Sip: Explore Gelli Printing & Mixed Media Art

    Second Saturdays at the Lab • April 12 • 6-9PM • 21+ • $50 – $75 sliding scale

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  • MINI WORLDS: A Sip & Make Diorama Workshop

    MINI WORLDS: A Sip & Make Diorama Workshop

    Second Saturdays at the Lab • March 8 • 6-9PM • 21+ • $50 – $75 sliding scale

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  • Set It Up: A Workshop in Repurposed Materiality

    Set It Up: A Workshop in Repurposed Materiality

    with Luka Vergoz ONE DAY SESSION, OFFERED TWICE • 11/16 & 12/7 • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM All Ages • FREE Drop-in Set It Up: A Workshop in Repurposed Materiality, is an opportunity to meet Luka Vergoz and learn their process. They will demonstrate how to use discarded and recycled materials to create objects,…

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  • EDIBLE PIGMENT PAINTING

    EDIBLE PIGMENT PAINTING

    with Elissa Callen ONE DAY SESSION • 9/14 • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Ages 14 & up • $35 – $75 sliding scale Join us for a morning of painting and experimental printing using paints made from plant materials. The ingredients we will use will focus on 3 edible plant sources, including plant scraps…

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  • INTRO TO PROCREATE – 3 PART SERIES

    INTRO TO PROCREATE – 3 PART SERIES

    with Zoe Oliver-Grey THREE DAY SESSION • 9/7, 9/21, 9/28 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ages 9-13 • $75 – $125 sliding scale Using iPads and physical art supplies, students will create their own short animated stories! Students will create physical characters using clay, paper, pencils and paints and then upload images of their…

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  • DRAWING: MAKE, CREATE, AND REPEAT

    DRAWING: MAKE, CREATE, AND REPEAT

    with Luka Vergoz ONE DAY SESSION • 8/17 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ages 12-17 • $10 – $25 sliding scale Drawing: Make, Create, and Repeat is a drawing class focused around the idea of repetition. The class uses repetition as a tool to learn drawing as well as a method of expression art-making.…

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  • DRAG STORYTIME + CRAFTING

    DRAG STORYTIME + CRAFTING

    with Kico Le Strange & Cy Berspace 6/29 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ALL AGES • FREE W/ RSVP Happy Pride! Come celebrate with the Junior Center of Art and Science! Junior Center Teaching Artist Marco Garcia AKA Kico Le Strange, and friend Cy Berspace, will be reading 3 LGBTQIIA+ children books, one of…

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  • CABINET OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITIES

    CABINET OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITIES

    with Sigrid Hubbell & Julia Marchand ONE DAY SESSION • 11/11 • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Ages 18 & up • $40 – $60 Join us for an enchanting day in the Cabinet of Botanical Curiosities. Explore a curated collection of unusual plants, flowers, and seeds, all home grown in Oakland by local horticulturist,…

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  • Costume Designer’s Boot Camp

    Costume Designer’s Boot Camp

    with Stephanie Verrieres & Marco Garcia TWO DAY SESSION • 10/14 – 10/15 • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ages 8-16 • $50 – $70 Join us for the Costume Designer’s Boot Camp and discover the magic of turning your imagination into reality. Learn the art of transforming everyday fabrics and found materials into extraordinary…

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  • Rent our Space

    Rent our Space

    Learn more about our space rentals.

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  • Celebrate your birthday with us!

    Celebrate your birthday with us!

    Book your next birthday party with Junior Center! Ideal for ages 5 – 12, our Teaching Artists lead each party through an age-appropriate project which will leave your child and their friends feeling inspired and confident in their creative abilities.  Our 2 hour birthday party packages come complete with everything you need for your young…

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  • Carpentry, Visual Arts, or Creative Technology – Register for Summer Camp today!

    Carpentry, Visual Arts, or Creative Technology – Register for Summer Camp today!

    CAMP JCAS 2025 1 week & 2 week full day camps from June 9 – August 15 For rising 1st-8th graders, the Junior Center of Art and Science Summer Camp (CAMP JCAS) offers full day, arts-integrated engagements for young artists, makers and thinkers. Our projects are led by professional artists and educators who inspire a…

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