Tag: Adult

Create & Protest: Community Poster-Making Event!

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date April 17, 2025

Join us for Create & Protest, a FREE hands-on workshop where art meets activism. This all-ages gathering is a chance to raise your voice, stand up for immigrant rights and free speech, and connect with others through the power of art.

We’re protesting mass deportations and standing in solidarity with immigrant communities—and we’re doing it with bold visuals, loud messages, and collective energy.

🎨 What’s Happening:

Live screen printing with a professional artist!
Bring your own T-shirts or tote bags, or make a poster—we’ll have paper and ink ready to go.
DIY protest station with all the materials you need: poster board, cardboard, paint, markers, and more.
Community connection: Meet others, share your story, amplify your message.

Whether you come with a message in mind or just want to create in solidarity, everyone is welcome. Youth are especially welcome to join to create posters for May Day!

Date: Saturday, April 26th

Time: 12pm – 3pm

Location: 558 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA (Lake Merritt)

Cost: Free!

Open to all ages – families, teens, and first-time protesters encouraged.

Meet the Artist

Yael Levy is a mixed media artist, storyteller, printmaker and art teacher based in Berkeley, CA. She believes the creative process to be its own reward and the act of making an incredible tool for healing and growing.

About Saturdays at the Lab

Saturdays at the Lab is a unique series of weekend art workshops connecting professional artists with our local community. Designed to foster creativity and collaboration, these hands-on sessions welcome participants of all skill levels to explore new techniques, exchange ideas, and experience the transformative power of art.

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The Junior Center of Art and Science (JCAS) is a 501c nonprofit dedicated to cultivating curiosity and creative exploration through the arts and sciences. By blending creativity with experiential learning, we inspire big ideas and illuminate the everyday connections between art and science.

Your participation in these events not only nurtures your own creative potential but also supports our mission to provide equitable access to art and science programs for youth and families across Oakland and the greater East Bay Area. Learn more about us.

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Artful Cards: A Digital Workshop

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date March 31, 2025

Unleash your creativity in our engaging Digital Art Card Creation class! This hands-on workshop is designed for adults who want to explore the exciting world of digital art while crafting beautiful, personalized cards for any occasion. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a complete beginner, this class welcomes everyone. Throughout the course, you will learn essential digital art techniques, and by the end of the class you will have completed multiple digital art cards that showcase your individual style and creativity. Join us for a fun and inspiring experience, where you’ll not only develop your art skills but also connect with fellow art enthusiasts!

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Your ticket includes all materials and refreshments, so just bring your creativity! This guided art-making experience offers plenty of flexibility, allowing you to explore and create at your own pace.

Meet the Artist

Zoe Oliver-Grey is an Oakland-based visual artist, with a focus on painting and digital arts. Zoe teaches Creative Technology classes and camps with Junior Center for ages 7-13.

About Saturdays at the Lab

Every Second Saturday of the month, we unwind with a Sip & Make session, blending artistic exploration with a relaxed, social vibe.

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Print & Sip- Linoleum Edition

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date March 26, 2025

Discover a fun and creative way to upcycle fabrics while giving new life to stained or worn textiles. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the art of linocut printing—a relief printmaking technique where designs are carved, inked, and printed onto fabric or paper.

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This community class covers the full process, from transferring your image and carving the linoleum block to inking and printing. You’ll create your own custom prints and take home tips for easy at-home printing. Perfect for all experience levels. We will have paper and plain tote bags for you to use, but feel free to also bring in your own garments as well. This guided art-making experience offers plenty of flexibility, allowing you to explore and create at your own pace.

Meet the Artist

Kelly DeFayette has been showing art in the Bay Area for the past 25 years, while painting is her main passion, her art background encompasses all of the disciplines. She is focused on color theory and shape, which translates into whatever medium she is working with.

About Saturdays at the Lab

Every Second Saturday of the month, we unwind with a Sip & Make session, blending artistic exploration with a relaxed, social vibe.

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Zen & Tonic: A Sip & Make Terrarium Workshop

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date March 26, 2025

Join us for a fun and hands-on terrarium workshop where you’ll design and build your very own glass terrarium to take home! Using a mix of air plants, succulents, soil, rocks, sand, and decorative elements, you’ll learn the art of layering and composition to create a thriving miniature ecosystem.

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Throughout the class, you’ll explore different terrarium styles and techniques, gaining the confidence to experiment and personalize your creation. This workshop is a perfect opportunity to connect with nature, express your creativity, and learn plant care tips.

By the end of the session, you’ll have a beautiful, low-maintenance terrarium to brighten up your space and bring a touch of greenery indoors.

Your ticket includes all materials and refreshments, so just bring your creativity! This guided art-making experience offers plenty of flexibility, allowing you to explore and create at your own pace.

About Saturdays at the Lab

Every Second Saturday of the month, we unwind with a Sip & Make session, blending artistic exploration with a relaxed, social vibe.

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PROJECT UTER at the LAB

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 14, 2025

Join us for a presentation of PROJECT UTER, a huge collaborative drawing on the struggle for reproductive justice by Tonina Matamalas and Carles Garcia O’Dowd, a sister project of the Beehive Design Collective.

The gigantic portable mural will be on display from Feb 19 – Feb 22 11 – 5pm, culminating in a presentation on Saturday, Feb 22 from 4-6pm, before it heads off to another stop. You don’t want to miss this opportunity!!

From Carles:

This project took almost two years to make, it maps out the complexities and forces that operate when it comes to deciding over our own bodies. It started amidst huge protests in Spain for the right to access safe abortions. We interviewed people about the issue and slowly crafted a mind map that was then translated to drawings. Each scene represents a “small” picture, and interconnects with every other scene to give us the “big picture “. We have been giving oral storytelling presentations with it around the world ever since. This project was a huge learning experience and one I’m deeply proud of.

Micro Bouquets: A Sprout & Bloom Workshop

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 13, 2025

Celebrate spring with ecologically grown, freshly harvested, Oakland-grown botanicals! In this workshop, you’ll explore the unique textures, scents, and forms of flowers, herbs, and seed pods grown by our host, Sigrid Hubbell, just two miles from JCAS. Drop-in to design a micro bouquet to take home and tend. All botanicals and small glass vases provided. No experience necessary and children are welcome!

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A Sprout & Bloom Workshop

This community workshop is part of our Sprout and Bloom gallery exhibit. Learn more about Sprout and Bloom.

Be sure to also check out Container Gardening 101 with Lana Williams on May 17th!

Meet the Artist

Sigrid Hubbell

Awestruck by the endless diversity, adaptations, and resilience of the natural world, Sigrid Hubbell spends the majority of her time in her urban garden cultivating flowers, herbs, food, medicine, and habitat. Growing and preserving the botanicals that comprise her work, she observes the vivid lessons revealed by natural rhythms. She hopes that noticing the contour of a leaf, the color of a petal, or the plumage of an individual seed invokes deep appreciation for the elegant intelligence and healing qualities of plants.

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Print & Sip: Explore Gelli Printing & Mixed Media Art

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 10, 2025

Experience the revolutionary technique that transformed monoprinting! Gelli printing is an easy, addictive way to create stunning monoprints—no printing press required.You’ll be amazed by the fine-art quality prints you’ll make with affordable materials. We will play with plants, stencils and stamps to create textures, patterns and shapes and even some photo transfers! Gelli prints offer endless possibilities for expression and exploration resulting in unique layered prints. They also require some patience between layers, so while we wait for things to dry, we can sip on our wine.

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Meet the Artist

About Saturdays at the Lab

Every Second Saturday of the month, we unwind with a Sip & Make session, blending artistic exploration with a relaxed, social vibe.

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Mini Worlds: A Sip & Make Diorama Workshop

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 10, 2025

Escape the slog and step into a world of creativity! Join us for a Sip & Make crafting workshop led by the ethereal Judit Navratil, where you’ll dream up your own miniature world in a pint-sized diorama.

Whether it’s a cozy home, a whimsical forest, or an otherworldly landscape, the possibilities are endless. Drawing inspiration from 3D artists like Joseph Cornell and Mohamad Hafez, we’ll use an eclectic mix of materials—paper, magazines, colored pencils, paint markers, and more—to bring your vision to life.

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Meet the Artist

Artist Judit Navratil has been working with social VR building collaborative virtual reality art spaces, cyberhomes, and digital nests for the Grandchildren. This time, we will explore these concepts in a physical diorama-making workshop. What tiny world would you like to make?

About Saturdays at the Lab

Every Second Saturday of the month, we unwind with a Sip & Make session, blending artistic exploration with a relaxed, social vibe.

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Edible Pigment Painting

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 10, 2025

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 commonly tossed out in kitchen compost. Participants will have the opportunity to examine the use of other edible plant sources in this class, as well. Instead of using plastic-based paints and toxic materials, reconsider natural materials under your nose that have provided color for millennia.

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Cabinet of Botanical Curiosities

Post author By Rachel Holmstrom
Post date February 4, 2025

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, Sigrid Hubbell. In This interactive workshop you will explore building your own botanical arrangements and dive into the world of botanical illustration as our Teaching Artist, Julia Marchand guides you through drawing plants and flowers in your vase. Step into a realm where nature’s secrets come to life. Leave with a hand selected bouquet of dried flowers and an illustration.